Grand Slam

For example, a negative review of Nora’s grand exit, “But for over a hundred years, Nora has been under direct siege as exhibiting the most perfidious characteristics of her sex; the original outcry of the 1880s is swollen now to a mighty chorus of blame. She is denounced as an irrational and frivolous…

and also the most hunted after ducks. Also that it was almost created as the Nations national bird by Benjamin Franklin, but the Bald Eagle was voted to be it instead. Many hunters who are avid turkey hunters, try and complete what they call the grand slam, which is killing all four birds in the United States. The full classification of the Wild Turkey is, Kingdom: Animalia- Phylum: Chordata- Class: Aves- Order: Galliformes- Family: Phasianidae- Subfamily: Meleagridinae- Genus: Meleagris…

or a dance” (Coeur D 'Alene Indian Fact Sheet). You could also sense that Victor was more of a role model to Thomas. An example of this would be when Thomas told him, “Hey Victor! I remember the time your father took me to Denny 's, and I had the Grand Slam Breakfast. Two eggs, two pancakes, a glass of milk, and of course my favorite, the bacon. Some days, it 's a good day to die. And some days, it 's a good day to have breakfast” (Smoke Signals). When Victor and Thomas arrive to pick up…

then I got on first. The bases were loaded. My cousin Hunter was up next. The kid pitched the ball and “CRACK” The ball flew over the centers head. Isaac made it home, Adam made it home, I made it home, and then Hunter tried for an inside the park grand slam but got caught at home. The game was tied 8-8. The next person in the lineup was up, and he got a double. Then Conner who was another 7th grader, hit for an RBI which scored the final run. We had won the…

the command deck, the empire attacked us with Tie Fighters and Tie Interceptor but no Tie Bombers for some reason. “Captain Jevan, did our plan work?” They planned this? “Yes that’s the Grand Admiral's Star Destroyer,” the Ties stop firing, then a hologram of a woman aparted on the command deck. “This is Grand Admiral Aily of the Imperial Navy, If you surrender now and give up the two Jedi we will let you live. Refuse and we will board and kill you all,” her voice has emotionless and cold.…

Freedom In Baseball This country was founded on the sport of baseball. Baseball has been around forever and has been America’s number one pastime for centuries. It was a warm sunny morning in Oakland, California and I was riding my bike home from the coffee shop on 5th street. It was the summer of my junior year and I had decided I wanted to live with my aunt for the summer. There were all kinds of things to do in the city and I had to choose something to do on the day my aunt was off work. I…

His death was the best way to go for a wonderful all round person, sports fan, farmer, and especially grandpa. I was his first grandchild with him almost missing my birth when he had some errands to run, but my grandma told him she wasn’t missing her first grandchild's birth. He was an amazing person and always showed love and care for everybody even with his stubbornness. He came to every game no matter where the game or tournament took place. Like in Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch…

I am Kameron Stevenson. I am from a small town in Louisiana called Jonesville where everybody knows everybody. I grew up in a single parent home with my one sibling, my brother. I am going to tell you a little about my life as a Block Bear. Softball was my main sport, but I did everything else until it was time to play softball. I fell in love with softball at an early age. I would play every summer and each year my love for the sport grew. When I reached 8th grade I was excited about playing…

Imagine you are playing your favorite sport with thousands of people watching chanting your name and, your friend plays the same sport The stats have proving men should make more in almost every sport in america. Although I do believe in gender equality and equal pay in the workforce; Women athletes should not get paid as much as male athletes because not as many people watch, make less sponsor revenue, and when they do have the same crowd and sponsors they are paid the same. Men and women all…

World Series Championship and he won his third. And once again, Ortiz was a key factor in that world series run. Ortiz had 5 home runs and 13 RBIs while batting .353. In game 2 of the ALCS vs the Detroit Tigers, Ortiz hit a dramatic, game-tying grand slam off of reliever Joaquín Benoit in the bottom of the 8th inning, powering the Red Sox to victory. In the World Series, against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ortiz hit home runs in both games 1 and 2. In the series he had 6 RBIs and batted .688 as…