Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home is a work that founded on conflicts and paradoxes between outward appearance and meaning. Even the title Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic appears incomprehensible. The phrase “Fun Home” all the same for first Family funeral home, that evidently is not something, a number of us would consider being fun. We tend to contemplate the phase “Fun Home” in relevancy the family’s actual house; it is clear that their family life is not notably fun with its upsides of…
Robbers like to know the territory that they will be in so that it will be easier to get in and escape. Homeowners should take preventive measures to lower the risk for home invasions and protect their family and other valuables. For instance, make your home appear occupied by leaving some lights on while you are out during the night. Locking exterior doors and windows when you leave and exterior lighting or motion sensitive lighting is a good deterrent against…
even harder day and night and his work paid off when he hit a whopping 36 homeruns in his rookie season. Suddenly, everyone was talking about B-Rod and his remarkable talent. Speculations began whether he would have a shot at breaking the all time home run record. But at the end of the season B-Rod was randomly selected for a drug test. B-Rod not knowing he had done anything wrong complied fully to the test. It was only when the test showed up positive for PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) did…
grind it out style to one of power and high scoring games.” He made all the record books from a hitting standpoint and a batting standpoint. In 1920, he bested the home run record he already set by belting 54 home runs. It is said that his 1921 season may have been the greatest in MLB history. That season, he made a new record of 59 home runs, drove in 171 RBI, scored 177 runs, batted .376 and had an .846 slugging percentage. With Babe in the lead, the Yankees became the most recognizable and…
Baseball in the 1930s When the Great Depression hit, it affected the money American people had. This really affected baseball. Ticket sales were the main money source for owners of teams and with less people coming to the games, they had to find new ways to get people to come. There was many changes to the sport in the ‘30s. The 1930s was an important time for baseball. Even with the Depression, the Golden Age of Baseball continued (Banks). With the impact of the Depression,…
The Wizard Go crazy folks, go crazy! From 580 stolen bases, to fifteen time all star, and one World Series ring, Ozzie Smith has done it all. Ozzie also has worked with charities throughout his life and still is today. Ozzie has had many achievements; fifteen time all star, World Series Champion(1982), NLCS MVP(1985), thirteen time Gold Glove winner, Silver Slugger award, #1 retired for the Cardinals in honor of him, and a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown, New York. Ozzie was nicknamed ‘The Wizard…
Sports are extremely time consuming and require dedication and hard work. Baseball has played a critical role in my life ever since I could walk. The older I got, the more baseball has become competitive to me. Baseball is more than just a game to me, it is more like a lifestyle. Day-in and day-out, I work on my hitting stance and pitching form to better my performance on the field. No matter what anyone says, baseball is one of the greatest sports that this country has had the opportunity to…
Baseball Baseball has always been one of my favorite sports, and it will always be the longest sport I’ve played. A total of 9 years in Khoury league and 2 years in high school, so all in all I have been playing this sport almost all my life. I started baseball with the Red Bud T-ball team, the team had a count of 15 people including me and excluding the coaches. Those 15 kids playing on that team became some of my bestest friends and greatest teammates to have. Most of them ended up being…
long term care that only covers personal care needs. Most long term care isn't medical care, but rather help with basic personal tasks of everyday life. Medicare doesn’t cover long-term, custodial care if that's the only care needed. Most nursing home care is custodial care and is not covered unless medically necessary, and the patient is in a skilled nursing…
Baseball is the prefect sport for all season long. Getting dirty in the sand, making awesome plays, hitting home runs, and making your own team, that is cool. It does not matter where you are, as long you have a baseball bat, a glove, ball, time, effort, and leadership, and sport man ship. Does not matter if you are in the street, backyard, garage, or a football field. It also shows you a valuable lesson, even for me sharing. Yep that is it sharing, you take turns to bat, get the ball, and play…