Dugout

War does not build courage, turn a boy into a man, or turn soldiers into heroes. It is the The Great War’s terrible conditions, odds, and despair where soldiers distinguish themselves as heroes through many acts of great courage. During battles and in the trenches, soldiers put others before themselves by risking their lives to save them. Charlie and Leo Clarke did everything they could to protect one another in times of need. Soldiers went above the call of duty in order change the course of…

In Beowulf the epic poem (Heaney), there are set characters, cultures and beliefs that are changed in the making of the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarson.) No monk exists, Selma the witch takes no part in the epic folk, Grendel does not have a father, and Grendel definitely has no son in the epic folk. In contrast to the epic folk, the director of the movie Beowulf and Grendel decided that she would add more characters into the screenplay and includes them for obvious reason. In the folk epic…

It was 2014 state was right around the corner. This was our second to last tournament of the year, it was a local tournament in Kimberly Wisconsin. This year we had a good year, we won quite often and we qualified for a lot of nationals but waking up that morning was different. This tournament weekend will forever remain in my mind. I woke on Friday morning. The sun was shining, and the birds were chirping. Such a beautiful day for softball. I did not suspect what we would be in for. None of…

It was the game of the season the game we had all been working hard to play and win, we had made it to the finals in regionals, win one more game and we are going to state. I put on my uniform and headed to the softball fields, nervous but ready to play. It was a home game, home games were always the best because everyone came to watch. We started warming up for the game, our first thing we did was throw the ball back and forth for a while, after that we got a little bit of hitting practice.…

On October 21st, 2011, Theo Epstein took a job that many of his friends called career suicide. Epstein is the boy genius who guided the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series victory in 86 years. Epstein then chose to take on another colossal challenge by agreeing to become the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs, who have been on a 108 -year quest to win the World Series. When Epstein was named the new President of Baseball Operations, Cubs fans would stop him on the…

The nations of the world were divided by two alliances called The Central Powers and The Allied Powers. On the other hand, World War II began in 1939 and last until 1945. Germany was the primary reason for this war, and the alliances of each side fell into place. This war was divided into groups called The Axis and the Allies. World War I was triggered when Francis Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was assassinated in June 1914. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey were called the Central Powers…

A compilation of interviews with the women of early Oklahoma, Women Who Pioneered Oklahoma tells the compelling stories of individuals from a wide range of social groups and ethnic backgrounds. Before 1828, women in present-day Oklahoma created families, nurtured their children, farmed, and engaged with neighbors (Baker and Oliver 4). The signing of the Indian Removal Act of 1930 brought an era of women pioneers who traveled to the Indian Territory with their families. The opening of the…

What is mood? Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature. The feeling a reader gets while reading a work of literature is called mood. Furthermore, a writer may also produce a unique mood with the usage of literary devices such as irony, similes, and personification, which are inserted throughout the story. For the most part, these literary devices help enhance a reader's experience while reading the story. Also, literary devices help act as guides to find the author's…

season. Due to the outcome of the game not much bad talk came from Coach Baker because his team completely dominated the game, so he didn’t have much to gripe about. Both teams displayed excellent sportsmanship. There wasn’t much mouthing from either dugouts. Overall a well-played game with little to no signs of bad sportsmanship. There were several breaks during the game that allowed players to rehydrate. The coaches made sure to keep player fresh by providing sufficient amounts of rest and…

Ruth fan ever since he watched him play as a kid. He would tell me stories about how he would go and watch Babe Ruth play in Yankees stadium. He told me that one time while he was at a game, Ruth asked the hotdog vender to bring him a hotdog to the dugout. My grandfather has thoroughly convinced me through stories and statistics that Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player ever. Both Sports Illustrated and Sporting news have named him the greatest baseball player of all time. On February…