Curveball

necessarily have to get involved; I could just pay out of pocket. My parents would never have to know. Besides, according to Google, the worst case scenario would only cost me the five-hundred-dollar deductible. Unfortunately, life likes to throw curveballs even Google cannot…

the fastest fastball in the league. JoJo Joseph threw harder than any eighth grader, I had ever met. After CJ C. Jay struck out we took the field. His first pitch was perfect in the warm ups as were the next 6 he threw, including a drop dead curveball and slider. “I’m ready,” he said. I yelled, “balls in,”…

slow, quiet but loud as at the time they were so short the speed at which the ball was thrown would make the soft, wet, green grass move. I would watch the ball drop down when being released from their hand almost as if they accidentally threw a curveball. I’d watch by the hour as the ball flew by my face, wishing air into my eyes. One subtle day I decided to ask them if a could participate in the game that they had been playing. Everyday I saw them play this mysterious game I would ask, but by…

Fishing provides me with a certain type of satisfaction that I cannot acquire in any other activity. From a young age, I have fished. At age eight, I caught my first sailfish in Costa Rica, at age eleven, I caught my first roosterfish in a kayak and at age fourteen I purchased my first boat. Dropping bait in the water helps relieve the stress put on me from daily life. Nothing brings on the presence of life alive and helps to rebuild my personal reserves like a day spent interacting with nature…

it was a strike, I jumped in the air as if we had already won. The last batter stepped into the batters box. This was it, I threw the first pitch, another strike. Then another one and at this point I knew he was panicking. So I decided to throw a curveball to throw him off and it worked. The umpire had yelled. “Strike three, you're out.” That was the game, I ran and jumped into my coaches arms in celebration. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, it did! I was named MVP of the…

“The best teacher are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” In the movie Pressure Cooker the culinary instructor Mrs. Wilma Stephenson portrayed exactly that. Pressure Cooker is a documentary film based on a high school in Northeast Philadelphia in a lower class neighborhood. Mrs. Stephenson loved her children but indeed had a funny way of showing it. Mrs. Stephenson treated her student like they were her children and she wanted to make sure that they succeed in life…

Life within itself is not fair it, many view it as a curveball not only in the United States but internationally as well. Moreover, discrimination is prevalent in 2016 despite the fact that many assume that all employers enforce federal laws. For many, Blacks, the law was merely a political act to cover the guilt of southern folk who felt indifferent towards a race of people because of their color. The writing is this paper presents a summary of the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964;…

punches per say, but being a diverse person I am able to push through and overcome problems as they arise. As a coach and teacher I learned very fast that life isn’t always going to serve up the perfect pitch, in fact sometimes that pitch will be a curveball. In today’s society technology is that curve ball. While it is a great asset to use to teach and learn, it’s also a crutch we rely on in everyday life. I am diverse enough to overcome situation in which technology is not available without…

Successful organizations all require 2 things: a strong team and strong leaders to direct the team to victory, and the Marching Pioneers is no exception to this rule. With an ensemble as large as the Marching Pioneers, there is no physically possible way 4 top tier leaders can give everyone the attention they need. Section leaders are necessary for the success of our fine organization, and there’s nothing more satisfying than being part of a leadership team that can add to the already growing…

“He sounded just like a white boy, she thought, which is what he’s always wanted to be anyway.” (p.130) Terry McMillan decides to throw a curveball as John leaves Bernadine for a white woman. This brought dimension to the story line as interracial dating at this time was rising. The author showcases the struggle Bernadine has to face as a single mother when she has to face the real world and…