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Imagine you are walking down the aisles of a bright, crowded grocery store. You grab the last box of Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies. The guy next to you has something bulky in his pocket and grabs the box at the same time as you. He gets really mad and throws a punch at you, so you throw a can of lotion back at him. Suddenly, for defense purposes he pulls out a pistol and you know that something bad is going to happen. Scenarios similar to this have been witnessed all over the world because of…

Never Give Up On Your Goal The final school bell rang. I just got done with gym and walked into the locker room to put on my Hillsborough High School soccer jersey. This was just one game in my freshman season and was expected to be like any other. We were expected to win as our record proved that we were a strong and athletic team. I am ready for the game with my soccer bag packed with my gatorade and training gear. My other teammates begin to fill in the locker room preparing for the game…

gym we did lay-up drills. The other team had arrived and entered the gym. I looked at the other team I glanced at the 6 foot2 player that coach told us about he was very tall. I became really edgy. Coach told me that I was going to be in the starting lineup. The game started. The ball escalated in the air during jump ball. Both our team and the other team were playing excellent. The crowd was chanting for us and we were feeding off of their energy. The game was going back and forth. During one…

I learned a lot! Did I love it every second? No! Some children are very challenging; however, the challenges are a learning experience! I made several mistakes. Finally, towards the last few weeks, I feel like I 'm not completely lost. I 'm starting to understand how to effectively instruct and how to be strict! (This is my weakest teacher attribute!) A few students in the past three weeks have said “Woah, Mr. Rader, you 're getting strict in your old age!” Am I there yet? No! Most teachers…

school came to an end, so did my time playing for The Dragons. My summer break consisted of a ton of soccer because I wanted to be prepared for the high school team. The countless hours of practice paid off. I made the freshman team and was on the starting lineup. The first game started our season off great. We won seven to zero and I scored three of the goals. The JV team, varsity team, my friends, and older students were all watching. My team and I received…

album, they could fairly safely say that it is, in fact, a metal band. The songs embody nearly every element of the guidelines for defining a metal song, right down to their influences. It has even been said that Led Zeppelin II was the “musical starting point for heavy metal.” If the same person were to look exclusively at Led Zeppelin III, released only a few years later, they might be so confused with their previous classification that they would hemorrhage. The contrast of “Immigrant…

Toyota Prius: The Toyota Prius started as a car model in 2000 but is now a sub brand of Toyota. At least in my mind it was since I own a Plug-In and thought I had read that Toyota was making it its own little brand. But to my surprise Toyota includes the Prius line up (Hybrid (original), V (Versatile – larger like the first minivans), c (City – shorter to fit into those hard to find curb parking spots in urban areas) and Plug-In (Hybrid with 4.4 KwHr battery for 10 miles on battery only) under…

and you were allowed to go for more than a single. My nine year old team was the Pirates and I was number 11. My coach was my best friend's dad and I had a lot of others friends on the team. In our first game we were facing the Angles. I was the starting pitcher for our team and I was batting third. In the first half inning I pitched great with three strikeouts. In the second half of that inning I was up to bat. I used a grey and orange Easton Typhoon bat that was 29 inches and 18 ounces. I was…

shortly after my team did. Coach Spencer called me over to tell me that he had a fantastic feeling about this game for me. I sprinted back onto the field into my position. I jumped up and down to try and get warm before the whistle blew. Montgomery was starting with the ball. The field was so quiet, as I even heard the wind blow. That is when the whistle blew and the game began! The game started off quickly with Montgomery kicking off the ball and playing it right back to their defense. We…

A cool, cloudy, but dry night rolls over the friendly confines northern Chicago. Two rabid packs of fans starved, and now frothing at the mouth as the taste for his or her team to finally take the title back home becomes more of a reality every night. With either outcome a drought will be ended, and a flood of emotion will consume the nation. It was Game 5 of the 2016 World Series and there can only be one! Which team will ultimately break the curse? Will the Indians be able to hold onto…