Dribbling

The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, is a fictional tragedy about a Scottish general named Macbeth, who is a brave soldier and a powerful man, but he is not a virtuous one. Macbeth possesses four qualities of a tragic hero--extraordinary talents(well known to many), suffering a reversal of fortune, recognizing the consequences of their actions, and a tragic flaw which is overconfidence that leads him to downfall. Based on these character traits, Macbeth can be compared and contrasted to…

The Malchance Brothers “Get up. It 's time for school!” yelled Mrs.Malchance. One of the two 13-year-old short and frail brothers named Nathan prepared to get out of bed, until he realized that he was already out of bed on the floor face down. He had rolled over off their bed in his sleep. The other brother Lucas had slept weirdly and had a large amount of aching pain in his back due to it. “Hey Nathan how did you sleep,” Lucas asked. “Not very well, I fell off my bed during the night” Nathan…

It was the first day. I was aghast the moment I stepped foot into the gym. The buzzing sound of the lights slowly turning on, and it had an old scent to it, the scent of when you walk into an old house or the smell of leather. I had no idea what to expect or what I would be getting myself into. My mom accompanied me, partly because she was my coach at the time. Thankfully she was there or else I would’ve gone into panic mode. When I was younger I was not that outgoing, unlike now anyways, I am…

One Ruptured Helmet, One Intact Head “Are we there yet?” I impatiently asked. “We’ll be there in a matter of minutes. Just make a left turn here,” my Dad yelled. My bike started to turn as I steered my bike handlebars left. In the summer of 2011, my cousins and my family vacationed in Truckee (near Lake Tahoe). My Dad decided to take me on a memorable evening bike ride throughout the forested alpine area. The various conifers began to disappear as my Dad and I rode around a turn…

The film Freedom Writers incorporates various elements of intercultural communication that were discussed throughout the semester, which is why I chose to analyze this film and focus on how the concepts discussed in this course are portrayed in the film. This film is centered on gangs and racial tensions so many elements of intercultural communication are touched upon and integrated into the central theme. Three major issues I chose to examine in this film were the concepts of co-culture,…

one last time before it was bulldozed,” Seth muttered. Twist nodded. “Hmm. Have they stopped the demolition?” “For now,” I said. “While Chizelmen and his men search Gray Meadow Manor for more secret rooms.” Seth got to his feet and started dribbling a basketball on the floor. “So what about the stone? If it’s magic like What’s-His-Name . . . Mr. Shaw says, then why didn’t the captain use its power to save Princess Mei, to bring her back? Or was Shaw talking about a different kind of magic?…

students must master specific rules and systems before they can move on to bigger, more difficult things. For example, when doing a unit on basketball, the teacher would begin by introducing each skill needed within the sport (take time to master dribbling, passing, and shooting.) Students must show mastery in each of these skills before playing an actual game of basketball. The top-down approach is a style of teaching that focuses on providing students with a large view of a subject. To…

On the evening of February 21, 2018, I attended a Jamey Aebersold live jazz concert featuring Howard Levy and Chris Siebol at the music building at UIC. Since, I had never been to a jazz concert prior to this one, I did not know what to expect, but since it was my first time, I was excited. In my opinion, the evening’s program was nicely presented. The musicians started by introducing themselves, Howard Levy, an American multi-instrumentalist who switched off with playing the harmonica and the…

As an African American girl, there are many aspects of my identity others not possessing it do not experience. Of course there is the obvious issue of racism that people can imagine, but my identity involves multiple layers contributing to, but not restricting to the idea of racism. How I perceive my identity may be completely different from how others perceive my identity. Since my identity is something I can’t change, I have to learn to live with the negative aspects and depictions, but also…

“It has been debated, analyzed, proposed and shot down by the National Federation High School Basketball Rules Committee (Obert np).” Each year, the call for a shot clock is evident during high school basketball games. Many people believe that the shot clock would improve the game; nevertheless others maintain the belief that if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. While the game of basketball is constantly evolving, it is essential that the rules evolve as well. Throughout history we can see the…