Dugout

Sparks Nevada, golden Eagle Complex. As I got out of the car butterflies began to grow in my stomach. I opened the back door to the car and heaved my big softball bag out. My dad told me good luck as I headed off to go warm up. My eyes wandered as I walked into the complex. The long dull concrete was scorching hot, it seemed like it was never ending. I could feel the heat radiate off of the turf as I walked towards the field, the whole placed smelled of burning rubber. Beads of sweat collected…

William and Mary Jane Flint in Farmington Early in their marriage, William and Mary Jane Flint made their home in Farmington, Utah. They lived in a dugout until he could get logs to build a house. To say there were a lot of snakes in the area would be an understatement. One evening, the snakes joined them for dinner. They were seated at the table when a large snake dropped from the roof by the tail and hung over a pan of milk which was on the table. On another occasion there was a snake…

Donald Woster, the Hall of Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas, once said “Suddenly there appeared on the northern horizon a black blizzard, moving toward them; there was no sound, no wind, nothing but an immense ‘boogery’ cloud.” This quote sums up the horror of the infamous Dust Bowl. However, this was not the first time that a natural disaster had a personal or economic effect on the country. In 1896 when The East St. Louis tornado hit Missouri, ten…

that they used to get wool from had a resemblance to a pomeranian.The Salish also made the masks that were used in the dances, and the masks were usually colored and were carved into an animal or an object.The Salish people also used to make bark or dugout canoes that were used for fishing and transportation. Hunters also carved wood and other materials to make a bow and arrows.They Salish people also used wood and stone to make enclosures that would store fish.The people used to make snowshoes…

thrown out and first and the Cubs score no runs. I was devastated. Indians have been hot the last 2 innings. I watch in horror as it’s the Indians turn. Luckily, they don’t score either, and we go into the tenth. However, right when we all run to our dugouts, the tarps come out because of the worsening rain. I scream in anger. Now, I have time to become a nervous wreck and pray that we…

“I hate soccer!”, Jim yelled. Jim stood in the dugout alone with his arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed, focusing on the ground. Being Jim’s partner for the my high school’s Special Olympics program, I ran over and convinced him to come play soccer with us for just five minutes, promising that we would do something that he wanted to do later. I led the practice along with five other soccer players, practicing as a team with eight of the special education students at our high school. Each of us…

Throughout my four years at Freeburg I have been involved in various clubs and organizations. Currently I am involved in six clubs, Student Council, Spirit Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, and Service Club. While I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the clubs the two in particular that I have enjoyed more are Student Council and Spirit Club. Throughout my senior year I have help presidency's in both of these clubs. Student Council…

After first contact with the Europeans, the diverse cultures of North American Indians began to undergo vast and various forms of change. European colonization and Western contact introduced novel materials, new techniques were developed in order to incorporate them into their material cultures. Thus, designs changed as the techniques and materials changed. However, the change with the largest impact was the change in purpose of art. Before one can understand the changes in Native American Art…

was not something that could be easily forgotten. Sadly war ends up messing up more lands, lives, and people than should be worth anything that the winner of the war could receive. Where the battles were fought, the land would be covered in bodies, dugouts, trenches, barbed wire fences, and supply trash. There is so much cleanup that needs to be done after a war. The lost generation World War I created was a time when men were lost in their purpose for the world. They could not find their way…

Some critics did not care for the movie, The Natural; however, I really liked it. My thoughts are it is a classic on morality, good versus evil. The cinematographer emphasizes this through lighting. The first scene with Robert Redford, Hobbes on the train platform is in low-key lighting suggesting a drama. Then shifting to the exact opposite of high-key lighting while a young boy practices baseballs. These first two scenes delineate the two extremes of good and evil or right and wrong. The…