Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Baseball brings passion, pain, and excitement to people all over the world; from little kids that run the bases at a major league baseball game to a previous President of the United States that throws the first pitch. Baseball is one word in which would describe my identity. The pain that I endured, the struggle that I overcame, and the championships I won have truly made me the person I am today. From the early morning practices to the midnight championships, I have learned how to become a…

The Steroid Era in Major League Baseball lasted from the 1990’s to 2004. It was a time where players from all around the league took performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to improve themselves. It came to an end in October, 2003. According to “Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Baseball” by California State University Professor Paul D. Staudohar, when the San Francisco Chronicle posted that the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) had been giving out illegal performance enhancing drugs to athletes…

brief history of his playing career. It states "Cy Young pitched 874 Major League Baseball games. He won 511 games. Three no-hit and one perfect game in which no man reached first base." It doesn't go too in depth on what a no-hitter or a perfect game is, but anyone who knows about baseball would vouch for how incredible those accomplishments are. The script assumes that…

Gianlorenzo Bernini’s David is a historical piece of marble art that shows great emotion and engages the viewers in action. Bernini’s David could possibly be mistaken as a major league pitcher throwing a 95 mile an hour fastball. He gathers all his strength for each one of his pitches and puts all his effort into it. But this specific life size piece of marble sculpture has a different meaning to it. Some may not know exactly, but the emotion in Davids face tells a whole different story. The one…

A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving, tells the extraordinary story of the walking miracle, Owen Meany and his friendship with John Wheelwright. John met Owen because he was the “runt” of their little league team. One tragic day, Owen hits a foul ball which strikes and kills John’s mother. Owen helps John with coping and grieving, which brings them closer together and they form an unbreakable bond. Together they learn life lessons, test their friendship, and discover new things about…

parts of managing the bowling alley actually comes from their biggest profit: food and beverage. Being able to craft a menu is a lot harder than many would think. Another weakness would be sustaining long term league bowlers because they want to have a shorter season. Most of King’s Lanes’ league seasons last several months. Another fault in the interior environment of King’s is their hire and fire rate. While most of their employees are college students that leave relatively quickly, there are…

societal pressures of an African American family as they maneuver their way through a predominantly white society near the end of the 1950's. At the center of the play is Troy Maxson, a blue-collar worker who was forced to abandon his dream as a major league baseball player due to racial turmoil. Wilson utilizes the character of Troy to expose the "American Dream" as a fallacy perpetuated by society. This desire to fulfill the illusion of the "American Dream" is fueled by his responsibility…

In today’s society people make sports an important part of their life. So much so that we even consider the superbowl and other large events as holidays. Today, contests pushing physical limits are more popular than ever before. Athletes have a tremendous economic, political and cultural influence on us and our society. Watching and playing sports are some ways children, students and adults cope with the stress of their daily lives and come together as a community. Sporting events can…

A Movie Analysis of: If I Had Wings The movie I chose tells about a blind high school student who is determined to run with his cross county track team despite physical limitations. In this movie, there are several aspects of interpersonal communication that can be analyzed. First off, I want to look at both verbal and nonverbal communication between the handicap and non-handicap. Secondly, this movie gives an opportunity to look at complicated relationships and how messages can be conflicting.…

great event can humble you. Now i'm gonna talk about what type of bat I was using and believe this or not me and my parents just bought this bat two days before the tournament and came in handy I guess. Well the bat I was using was called a Easton S1 Junior Big Barrel Bat. This bat was made in 2013 and we baught it from Dick´s Sporting Goods. The bats diameter is 2 ⅝ which is very big for a bat. And those are…