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Matt is a junior in the Engineering school at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and he recently made the decision to join the club baseball team. I received his consent for an interview and asked him questions that gave me more information about the decision and the problem that he wanted to solve. Matt’s problem derived from his change in the amount of pleasure he received from his usual routine. He mentioned, specifically, that he is currently in a RST class that influenced him to think…

What softball? There's nothing soft about softball. For me softball is nothing without dedication. I love softball. Softball has gain my confidence with friends and peers. It can’t be explained what i feel in the field. Softball has taught me valuable lessons not just physically but mentally. It has taught me to stand up for myself. I love every moment i spend on the field . When am in the field am completely a different person . I forget about my glass slippers because this princess wears…

Baseball has been America’s favorite pastime for nearly 150 years, and though the specifics of the game have evolved, the overarching physics allowing the ever-popular sport to achieve the exciting feel it boasts, has not. How well a baseball is hit depends on four factors: angle of contact, location of contact, bat speed, and pitch speed. By looking into the forces of physics that dictate this well-known sport, I hope to gain a better understanding of how and why hitting a baseball works and…

It is hard to keep a commitment without making sacrifices. This can be seen by looking at a few elements of the movie Radio Flyer’s plot. Radio Flyer, directed by Richard Donner, is a film about two boys named Mike and Bobby, their mother and their abusive stepfather, who likes to be called The King. Mike, as the older child, promises to protect Bobby and help him achieve his goal of escaping from The King. First, Mike and Bobby sacrifice their safety by not telling their mother of The King’s…

Mike Trout In this essay I will talk about Mike Trout. Mike Trout is my favorite Baseball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I have liked Mike Trout since he came in the league. Some things about him are he wears number 27, plays Center field, and bats 2nd in the Mike Trout has won a lot of awards. Such as, Al MVP, Silver Slugger, 4 time all-star, Rookie Of The Year, AL player of the year, and Al Hank Haroon Award. Wow, that’s a lot of awards! If you can tell…

Complete the following problems. 1. Write C++ statements to do the following: a. Declare an array alpha of 15 components of type int. int[] alpha = new int[15]; b. Output the value of the 10th component of the alpha array. System.out.println(alpha[10]); c. Set the value of the 5th component of the alpha array to 35. alpha[4]=35 d. Set the value of the 9th component of the alpha array to the sum of the 6th and 13th components of the alpha array. Alpha[8]=(6*13) e. Set the value of the 4th…

Falling a Little Short Most young children grow up recieving participation medals with pride while listening while their parents tell them that they tried their best. I guess that you could say that I was not raised like most children. Ever since I was able to walk my father had me running bases and playing catch. When I was 7, since there were not any softball teams available for me to join, my father even signed me up to play for a boys baseball team. It might have been weird that I was a…

Back when I was in the fifth grade. I had three injuries back to back. First I broke my index finger, then ring finger, and finally my right collar bone. The first two where due to sports, but the last one was due to the fact that I was stupid. So pretty much I stayed hurt in fifth grade. I had found it to be so hysterical that all my injuries happened on my right side of my body. Well let me explain how I got them three injuries. Well, I have played baseball from Tee-ball from Babe…

The author Michael J. Mooney creates a dominant impression of the character Bill Fong by giving details regarding Mr. Fong’s “quirks” throughout the story The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever. Mooney refers to a few peculiar actions made by Fong. These acts include, taking notes when there is the slightest error, the character making adjustments to how he is bowling in the game, his approach while bowling, and how Fong refers to himself as “lucky” regarding a few incidences. In the story, the…

needs that come with such large population. Many men and women commit themselves to work long hours to be able to help the sick, solve criminal cases, or just being the average family member working hard to help their family. These men and women work hard to keep this country moving working 8 to 12 hours plus in just one job. The average person nowadays works 2 jobs to fulfil their family's need. Have we ever asked ourselves how much do these people really rest in between jobs, or better yet…