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What obstacles do the people who want to achieve the American Dream face? America, known as the land of the free, where everyone can have an equal opportunity at achieving the desired goal commonly referred to as “The American Dream.” Everyone has a different perspective of what successfully achieving the American Dream means, to some it may be becoming a millionaire and to others it could simply be to have a family. There are many things that can get in the way of someone achieving the American…

2.1 The First Running ‘Boom’ Running initiated as a sport that was mainly practiced by athletes in private tracks and field clubs or as an extracurricular activity in school and university programs (Scheerder & Breeveld, 2015). Road running up to the 1960s was an unfashionable add-on to track running. People who ran on the streets for leisure purposes were perceived as disrupting the social codes between pedestrians since doing any form of physical exercise in public was considered to be…

“ Now, each day I am surrounded by basketballs. These basketballs cause me happiness as well as stressness. They make the “BOING” when bouncing against the wood and the “SWISH” sounds when flowing through the net. I love these basketballs so much. Yet, I still find myself thinking of my favorite faded, orange basketball that I carry by my side everyday. It has a better sound, and it feels better in my hands. Even though is was an animated object,I loved it more than anything. I’ll never forget…

Smack! The ball rolls off my hand and lands straight on the ground. The constant replay of these motions race through my mind. Bump, set, spike, bump set spike! About a year ago, I was sitting on the bleachers cheering on the Morrison varsity volleyball girls team during their ACSC (Asia Christian Schools Conference) tournament. While I was watching I fell in love with the sport and I strived to be like one of those players someday. I played volleyball non-stop since the beginning of middle…

A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Outline: INTRODUCTION: Attention Grabber: In the “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time,” we see a young adult, Christopher, traveling through life and overcoming obstacles he never thought he could. Specifics regarding topic: In my high school today myself along with other high school students overcome obstacles we could have never thought of our freshman year. At the beginning of our college prep four class, students learn that “college…

Dale start at Hickory was like a rebirthing for him personally and professionally. It gave him the chance to do things different this time around. Many of the townspeople did not want him their nor did they want changes being made to their basketball team. From the textbook Harvard Professor Barbra Kellerman said, "I take it as a given that we promote good leadership not by ignoring bad leadership, nor by presuming that it is immutable, but rather by attacking it as we would a disease that is…

Last Place I have enjoyed playing basketball ever since I was a young lad – which is quite a good thing, because I would otherwise sit around all winter doing next to nothing, most likely. It is not that I feel accomplished when I am being lazy. The fact that wresting is really not my thing would be the root of me rarely doing productive things during these cold months if I did not play basketball. I once saw myself as a wrestler, but I am sure my parents and all of my other supporters did not,…

Tonight's game meant everything. The Berwick High School volleyball team was embarking on a three-hour journey to compete against Westlake High School for the second round of playoffs. The town was exuberant for how far the team had come. As the bus took off, we all took our seats, put our headphones on, and got into battle mode. Adrenaline pumped through our veins. A cold chill ran up my spine as I realized that tonight's game could be my last game ever. Time passed and we finally arrived at…

Kanila Gunasekara Lecturer – Prof. Daya Edirisinghe Semester – Summer 2015 Assignment 2 Content What is sports? 3  Benefits of sports 3  Rules and regulations 4  Fair play  Level playing field What is Ethics? 5 Sports and Ethics 5  Olympics 5  Violation of ethical principles in sports 6  Drugs  Advertising  Harassments  Bribery  Positive aspects of ethics in sports 7 Reference 9…

I do not consider myself to be a full-fledged adult yet, but I have had some adult moments in my life. I feel like an adult when I drive my sister to school, when I edit my mother’s essays for college, and when I help teach Sunday school lessons at my church. Nonetheless, I was not prepared for my first volleyball injury. Because of my injury, I have learned the adult skill of patience. Since my first year of freshman volleyball, I have learned to love the game. After receiving the M.V.P award…