American plays

"Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive." -Ender’s Game. Manipulation is a key theme in the book, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Although in this book, it has many themes, Manipulation has a giant role in the life of Ender. The system pits him against the students who highly dislike him for his brilliant intelligence and the teachers just simply make it worse. But with all these thrown at him, Ender is still afraid of Peter and his actions on Earth.…

Last year in mid June, I was watching game 7 of the NBA championship in my living room with my family. The Golden State Warriors were tied in the series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. I was so anxious since my favorite basketball player, Steph Curry was playing. My mom and I were rooting for the Golden State Warriors while my brother Jonathan, was rooting for the Cavaliers. I was also texting with my friend Pam who is a big Curry fan about the exciting game. I was so pumped. I texted Pam“Let's go…

In “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch; “A Hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there”. He wrote about a five second play to express the excitement and passion people have for basketball. Hirsch uses vivid language and metaphors throughout the poem to give the audience an intensified feeling of the game. The poet uses metaphors to give the poem more excitement to the game. “Gathering the orange leather from the air”. (l. 5) he is giving the game basketball more details, describing the color and texture…

George Washington, a prime example of what one regards to be a great leader. Dependable, communicative, and charismatic are all words that surface when asked to describe George Washington. Being an introvert, if I had to be as communicative or charismatic as Mr. Washington, I would be terror-stricken, but that does not mean that I am not an awe-inspiring leader like him.Our first president may have been a heroic leader, however, there are many other remarkable leaders that do not fit within that…

There are many different elements that go into shaping a person’s character. The environment they are raised in, their parents, even their school can determine how a person will carry themselves when nobody's looking. Lots of people have hobbies or talents that have helped shape them into who they are today. Many students, such as myself, have been influenced by sports. Softball has opened up an infinite amount of doors for me, not just on the field but inside the classroom and within my school.…

One day our schools principal Mr. Cowart wanted to invite a celebrity to come speak at our schools spirit week. He told the kids that if we wanted to, we could write a persuasive essay to try to persuade Mr. Cowart to pick the person that you wanted to come speak. So after school I started thinking about it, and decided to pick Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan should come to our school and speak, because according to the NBA website he is the best basketball player ever. I think the kids at my…

When younger kids play recess games like tag, infected tag, and so on helps kids cognitively and physically . Cognitively it can teach them empathy and not to be egocentric. Physically it helps them improve their gross and fine motor skills. Recess is the time for kids to get active and play with each other and explore one’s boundaries. It may seem like kids are just playing tag with their friends but it’s more than that it can teach the kids not to be egocentric. Egocentrism is thinking only…

most likely fail many times before learning a new trick to use when trying to gain possession of the ball, but as time goes on, learn to move beyond the failure and gain the skill. When practicing a skilled shot at the goal, perseverance comes into play because you aren’t always going to have a nice, clear shot at the goal. Instead, most times we might kick it over the crossbar or too far to the right or left. Each time it happens, we have to persevere through the failure and see it as an…

Big, bland, and plan, the MSGA gym had to have at least 50 people in it. Yet I was still Janine's Target. My friend and I were playing basketball together. We let her in the game just to be nice. “I’ve made a team before but i got kicked off because I was too violent.”, my friends and I looked back and forth at each other “Yeah I ushed people a lot.”, Janine Says. My eyes got as wide as saucers when she said that. The game start and hurricane Janine starts brewing. Her first strike was at tip…

dorms of Jones Junior College. My friend name Keo got mad because he was losing most of the games. The other guys were making fun of him, so he suggested we play a real game of basketball to see…