Ball culture

water color and black ink cartoon style painting entitled “Broken Windows” by cartoonist Barry Blitt on its cover. (Mouly, 2017) It is a multi-dimensional caricature with the back side of President Donald Trump in the foreground as he hits golf balls towards the White House which sits as a target in the background. The New Yorker, a magazine that has been in circulation since 1925 is published by Conde Nast and although geared to New Yorkers as it’s name implies, it receives national…

Student Name: ______________________________________ Objective Cues Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Commendable Excellent Earned Points Competency in hitting Square stance with knees bend and rear elbow down, watch the ball, stride when you hit, hold the bat correctly, follow through 1 point Almost never demonstrates competency in skill (doesn’t know how to hold the bat correctly, no stride, etc.) 2 points Rarely demonstrates competency in skill…

sight to behold as the purple and gold glows enveloping each character’s body shift in and out of the screen, culminating in Goku unleashing a ravenous blue wave of energy—the Kamehameha technique. This was the climactic scene of the 2013 film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. It just so happened to be both the first DBZ movie since the 1990s, as well as my first experience seeing my favorite TV show of all-time on the big screen. I started watching DBZ when I was about eight years old, and it…

Oxford Dictionaries define golf as, “a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course” This sport has remained popular throughout the centuries. Over time the sport has advanced in its techniques, strategies, scoring rules, and equipment, yet the fundamental objective to win has remained the same. Because there are many early records of…

Bam homerun, the crowd goes wild. One day my family and I bought tickets for a baseball game it was at Dodger stadium. It was the Cubs Vs Dodgers and my dad’s favorite team is the cubs so we decided to surprise him with the tickets. He got excited and as the days past by before you knew it we were off to the game. So then we were ready to go to the game we drove to dodger stadium. We were still driving to dodger stadium we finally got there it took us like an hour to get there. We gave the…

“That’s ball four,” the umpire called. I sighed, watching the runners advance to the next base on the field. I tossed the softball into my right hand, getting ready for my next pitch. I swung my right arm back, forward and around my head, finally releasing the ball with my fingertips as I had been taught. I watched as the ball spun in the air, travelling higher and higher, and then as it dropped behind the umpire. “Ball one,” the umpire exclaimed. Three pitches later, the batter walked to first…

do not wear protective gear because the chances of getting hit with the ball are low. Mr. Embry’s did not assume a higher risk when he decided to retrieve the ball. Ms. Weiss, the instructor, told Mr. Mitchell that he should alert his playing partners that he had a shanking problem so they should remain behind him while he was hitting the ball. Also, Mitchell did not inform the group that he intended to hit a second ball from a tee box. These rules are there to prevent players from being…

and led the team out to right field for stretching. While we were warming-up, Upper Perk’s team walked out. As soon as they started to stretch, the teams started to have a “which team is the loudest” contest. I stopped us and we started to throw the ball around.…

Elizabethan era. Known today as the masquerade ball, the event involved a dance and celebration by a collection of varying characters dressed in intricate costumes and masks that usually lasted through the night. The first ever masquerade ball was held by King Charles the IV of France, to celebrate the marriage of one of his ladies in waiting. Masquerade balls then proceeded to grow in popularity and spread to other countries. Throughout the 1500s, masquerade balls acted as popular social…

With over 70 bowling centers operated by Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation worldwide, you can hardly throw a rock on an Army post without hitting one. Bowling is a “lifetime sport that anyone can do,” according to Jim Einhorn of the Galaxy Bowling and Entertainment Center on Panzer Kaserne—which goes some way to explaining its popularity. Einhorn knows something or two about the enduring appeal of the game. The former Army Europe Men’s Bowling Champion previously managed a facility in…