Curveball

able to go out and explore because that is how the child is going to learn new things by experiencing the things life has to offer. He would rather not bother her or get in the way of the things she wants to do simply because, if life throws her a curveball he wants her to learn on her own what to do and how to react towards it. Although, this article sparks a major controversy because parents are now more concerned about letting…

Overwhelming, sometimes startling, questions posed in class encourage us think beyond the box and push ourselves further to examine the ethical issues of a variety of topics. During the first official class of the semester, we were thrown a curveball with questions like “is it wrong to have sex with a dead chicken?” or “is it wrong to have sex with your siblings?” The class discussion, an endless back and forth between students debating the ethicality of these subjects, pointed to how our…

Descent and Kinship in Hmong and Minangkabau Culture Kinship and Descent patterns within a society provide a strong base from which other aspects of a culture can branch. How a family is run, whether it be matrilineal, patrilineal, or neither can provide insight to a societies basic political processes and social norms. These factors decide the familial roles within a community, and determine who holds power within the family, tribe, and nation. As far as matriliny goes, the Minangkabau are a…

Every individual learns differently, processing information uniquely and possessing different strengths and interests. Though this is the case, the modern education systems attempt to regulate and conform youth from such a young age, resulting in the suppression of the creative minds because there are no regulations for “thinking outside the box”. Standardized tests are shoved down students’ throats, and a simple number as a result from their answers on a multiple choice screen deems how…

cousin was diagnosed with Leukemia when she was only three years old, cursed to never experience a normal childhood. She traded Barbie dolls and plastic playsets for IV needles and chemotherapy. I learned from her how to be strong no matter what curveballs are thrown. Too many simple tasks are taken for granted, but they can be easily snatched away when cancer strikes. Nonetheless, the list continues because at seven years old my grandfather, whom I called Pop-pop, suffered from prostate…

There are many moments in life that I look back upon and I don't realize their significance until later. When I hurt my shoulder last year pitching and was referred to physical therapy, I was not looking forward to waking up an extra hour earlier to go to a place that I had been to five years before. When I was nine years old I was diagnosed with a collapsed vertebra in my neck that turned out to be a rare form of cancer called Histiocytosis. I had to wear a cervical collar for a year and the…

When I was in the seventh grade I had an English teacher who was not bad at her job, but she was also not amazing. I do not remember her name as it has been years since she has been my teacher. The thought of her does bring back memories, though. English was my favorite subject, so I really enjoyed that class. My memories had nothing to do with the class, however. Often times I found myself in that class thinking about all of the ways that I could improve it. Instead of calling names by my…

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” (Darwin). How does one survive all the obstacle they face in life? Obstacles such as not having a job to pay the bills, stress from school, or even a fight one has with a friend or a loved one. What does it take to not only survive but thrive through the highs and lows of life? With purpose, tenacity, and adaptability anyone can have the ability to survive any obstacle in life…

Throughout my life, I have experienced many situations that have shaped who I am as a person. The event that sticks out the most is when I was 7 years old and I got adopted. I remember being scared to get in a car with strangers because I did not know them. Therefore, when I got in the car, I started bawling my eyes out because I knew that I was never going back to my foster family, who had lived in Texas, and when I went to bed that night my life would be changed forever. Being adopted has…

Life can throw you some curveballs and sometimes you hit a grand slam but sometimes you get hit and this is just how life goes. However some of those curve balls make you a stronger person. If you do not fail you do not get better, if you always win you will become cocky and act like you are going to win every time and then when you don’t win you act out. One time in my life I had gotten a curve ball and got hit was very recently. I was doing the sport that I love and that I am captain of the…