All-NBA Team

If everyone’s a winner, then is there ever a true winner? After a season of any sport, every child is handed out an award. Whether or not they actually deserved it is the true question. They claim that the child needs to be encouraged and build their self- esteem. Build it through what, lies? “You lost and I can see that you didn’t try your best, but here, take this piece of plastic that’s supposed to build your confidence.” In reality, they are not being rewarded for their hard work, they are…

1. Effective Team is key to success not groups. 2. There are many writers on the subject of team working. However, most models of what constitutes an effective team boil down to a relatively small set of aspects which the project leader can focus on. We will consider five important characteristics of an effective team. 1) The team has clear goals, a strong sense of direction and effective leadership. 2) The team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities and skill set they…

their failures and the group lacks the skills needed to improve communication and develop teamwork. Lack of transparent communication threatens the harmonious lifestyle of the team and will lead to its demise.…

I wouldn’t be who I am today without all of the adversity I had to overcome associated with being a “science nerd.” When people started to discover my academic aptitude, I was labeled a “nerd” who couldn’t be athletic. This stereotype frustrated me, because I couldn’t see the correlation between academic talent and athletic inaptitude. Nevertheless, I wasn’t about to let this stereotype define me, so I strived to invalidate it. Since I was a toddler, my mom had signed me up for several…

All my life I’ve played tennis. Usually someone would just think about tennis as two guys or girls hitting a yellow felt ball around a court and grunting/moaning loudly. Not me. I think of it as something much tougher, my greatest challenge. My first visual of the sport happened when I was young. At 5 years-old, I saw my sister at tennis practice (she was 9 years-old) and my big curiosity wanted me to try it. I told my parents I wanted to do the same thing my sister was doing, and they signed…

other sports, but I got over it once we started our off-season work-outs. I thought I could handle anything thrown at my team, until we made it to the Junior Varsity Championship. My team had a great season before the game, but after the game none of that matter. Moreover, I knew I was going to be on a young team with great talent, I just did not know what to expect. Our team was made up of three core players, which were eighth graders, and five solid, complementary players. We started…

play together and begin growing together as a team and they will begin to have a rhythm. Like any player on a team each student will want to be the best player and will begin to take extra time to get better and because the students would not be discriminated against there would be no players that “played like a girl’ or that were only good players because they were “tomboys.” Students would all be measured with the same skills and would then grow as a team. Sports that are typically dominated…

0921604 1. Searching for a college was incredibly stressful for me. I wanted a school where I could happily live, learn, and thrive. None of the campuses I toured felt like they could be a home, until I visited Emmanuel. The campus was beautiful and the food was actually good. But, what really sold me was talking with the student ambassadors. Their knowledge and honesty helped relieve the anxiety I felt about my college search and they allowed me see the possibility of a wonderful future…

realize and appreciate this as they work in its fast pace environment that promotes comradery and team work. The company itself is well established and has a vision that drives it to continue to expand and grow, in spite of an environment that is continuously changing with the desire of the consumer. The vision given to the marketing teams is one of building ‘brand belief’, in which each individual and team strives to not only create new and innovative ideas, but also connect with and create a…

"I do not have control over who makes the team or not; with that being said, returning members may be cut." I knew from the instant my coach said that it was a lie. Of course, she had the control as to who made the team or not. Anyway, I did not think it would matter to me. I have been on the team for two years dancing with the junior varsity, my freshman and sophomore year. I got chosen to choreograph and teach several dances throughout the two years. I was always put in the front for…