Forward pass

hope is a never-ending force within us that can help us open our eyes to see that there will never be a bad situation that last a life time everything will pass. Even when the odds are and we see only negative signs pointing toward a bad situation we need to have hope so that even on the darkest of days we will continue to take that next step forward, no matter how hard it may be, in pursuit of something…

Over the past few years my academic standing has been at jeopardy due to a mathematical learning disability. In 2013 I was advised to get tested for a learning disability. I took the initiative and did my own research, which led me to enroll at Santa Monica Community College in the summer of 2014. I enrolled in a developmental math course, contacted the learning disability center and that same semester was introduced to George Marcopulos, which is one of the examiners. After having several…

Musculoskeletal Institute at the UConn Health Center says that there are 6 phases the body must go through. Phase 1 is the wind-up. This is where your knee comes up and stores potential energy. Phase 2 is the stride. This is where you reach the foot forward and make contact with the ground to change the potential energy into mechanical energy. Phase 3 is the cocking of the arm to reach maximum external rotation of the shoulder. This is done to reach maximum power and the foot that was planted in…

through sixth grade year. Sadly, sixth grade was the year that I faced the most challenges, real world challenges at least. The obstacles I had to overcome was getting distractions out of my mind, finding out who I wanted to be, and trying my best to pass sixth grade. Although I may not be a hero, my journey was a lot similar…

There are several days in the year that most people look forward to all year long. After Christmas, Mother’s Day and my birthday, Opening Day of baseball season is the best day of the year. Normally, I get two opening days a year; the one that all baseball fans look forward to in April when their pro-team starts, and the one where I get a new batch of kids to who I am privileged to pass the love that I have for the game by being the Coach of my sons’ team. This year, I get to share another…

From the time I was six years old, soccer consumed my life. I started at a recreational level, advanced to a competitive division, and eventually on to high school. I’ve put countless hours into learning the game. I never thought my soccer career would include coaching until one summer when two friends and I signed up to coach a recreational soccer team of nine year-old girls. Initially, I thought it would be a cakewalk, my previous coaches managed my teammates and I with ease. I soon realized…

will be brought back to American River College and shared among my peers, mentors, and instructors. My views and perspective within the field of gerontology will broaden, along with the growth of my gerontological understandings. I will be able to pass on my own experiences from my professional, educational, and personal learnings. The growing field of gerontology will only benefit from knowledgeable and well…

Football Techniques Football is a very popular, if not the most popular sport in America. When watching a game of football, it may not seem no complicated, but it really is. Football players have numerous amounts of techniques to use when they play. Football players also have to know when to use certain techniques. Every player has a role. No matter how simple and unimportant a player’s role might seem to a viewer, every player’s role is extremely crucial to the entire team. One…

The third entry in the "Psycho Pass" franchise is an anime film this time, which actually amounts to a 113-minute episode. This time, Akane Tsunemori, is sent on her own to the Southeast Asia Union, a country incorporating a number of former countries of the region, which is about to implement the Sibyl System, after an incident occurring in Japan, which involved terrorist from the Union. Tsunemori, however, has another agenda, as through a memory scoop on one of the terrorists, it is revealed…

and it is like second nature to them. The Curtis parents do not have much money so they can not take their three children on exotic vacations, to the waterpark, or anything of that sort. The chocolate cake is a way of giving them something to look forward to. The Curtis children, Ponyboy(12), Sodapop(15),Darry(18), are waiting at home dreaming of biting into the rich chocolate cake. While these children are at home fantasizing about cake, something truly horrifying just happened. The Curtis…