Swinging

“They’re gonna lose,” my teammate commented, referring to the team we were about to play. “You never know. They might win today.” I said sarcastically, while we walked into the gym. My teammate scrunched her face at me as if I was insane. “I’m kidding,” I said smiling. We sat, our faces fixated on our phones’ screens on the gym floor of LP Wilson, waiting for the last game to finish so we could get ready and be prepared for the start of the first quarter. Beeeeep! The third quarter was over.…

In the early 1500’s the plum nation was born. It originated in china and slowly spread about asia. The plum religion was pluminissum. Pluminissim had a great culture of sacrificing otters to their god, lord squaw. Squaw cultists (what pluminissim followers were called) spread their religion around to humans. Some group of teenage boy’s in the metro early college high school and middle school are still following pluminissim have been heard making the squaw oath. (said by shouting lord squaw's…

I was supposed to leave during 5th period to go on the bus for Track and Field prelims, but instead went straight home after school ended. The race was at a late time towards the evening. I thought that I didn't need to go on the bus, because there was so much time I had before my race even started. Plus anyways, my 5th period was a computer class which I was behind on a few of the assignments, so I certainly didn't want to leave that class early. When I got home, I told my dad to drive me…

Annotated Bibliography Altonji, Chris. "Is Dance a Sport? Opposing Perspectives from Dancer and Football Player." The Oracle. FLEXWordPress, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016. In this article high school football player Chris Altonji states “Dancing, however, passes this one. Every time I see Poms or De La Cru perform, I am extremely impressed by their flexibility and coordination. Dancers clearly have to go through strenuous practices to be able to pull off those performances. But that’s…

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy can 't be created or destroyed. All energy types can only be transformed or transferred. There are serval forms of energy that exist which benefit us in everyday life. Some energy’s however are more efficient than others in the way they use their energy to either transfer it or transform it into another useful energy. An object can possess more than one type of energy, some energy’s cause and affect others. For example, if someone what’s…

I would hear from beyond the dugout as I took the first pitch at bat. The pitcher wound-up and threw in the second pitch and I swung. I missed terribly, and my coaches thought so, too. “C’mon Matt, that was practically in the dirt, what are you swinging at?” I thought back to the first pitch and the chants that followed it, “Good eye, Matt” and “Way to watch the ball come in, Matty Boy.” I couldn’t help but think of all the irony surrounding these comments. The fact of the matter was my eyes…

There’s something amazing about doing what you love and being around other people who share this passion for the activity you’re both involved in; however, this feeling is heightened by being able to teach the basics of the activity and watching others fall in love the way you did. As I enter my senior year this will be my fourth season as a color guard member and my third season as an assistance coach to the Great Bridge Middle School (GBMS) Color Guard. A few weeks before tryouts for marching…

By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. How to stop a baby crying? Babies cry, because that is their primary means of communicating to their caregivers. While some babies are fussier than others, all babies cry. For the reason that babies cannot talk, it is easy for people to overlook their needs and wants. Understanding why the child is crying in the first instance may be particularly demanding for parents, especially those who are first timers. At birth, crying is a sign that a baby is alive and is at…

The Australopithecus is an extinct hominin that lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago. They were believed to have lived in Africa. These lived from 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago. They had a small braincase, and a small brain. They have an ape like face including a flat nose, and a strong projecting lower jaw. They had long strong arms with curved fingers which helped them climb trees. They also had small canine teeth and a body that stood on two legs and can walk upright. The…

her left shoulder. reminding him of three years ago when they were playing on a tire swing they found in the middle of the woods. it was connected to a rickety old tree that was half dead, that they were specifically told not to touch it. She was swinging to high. she fell off 9 feet in the air falling on each branch that was in the way. when she stood up she had a huge gash that had sticks and leaves in it. the blood would not stop pouring out. so David took off his shirt wrapped her up and…