The Harder They Come

plate, only anticipating the best strike about to come. The pitcher started her motion, and as she swung around, I was loaded and ready. The ball flies across the plate as if it were lightning. “Strike” Here it comes, I can feel it. The next pitch will be the one. I’m aching to get a hit. As the pitcher lets the ball go, I hear this silence. The silence you hear before any big moment. When the ball travels through the plate, I swing. Harder, harder than I ever have before. The ball glides…

start going, I was being lazy because I didn't want to do the drill. About 30 seconds into the drill I was getting lazier my Legs were thriving with numbness and my arms were tingling as if your foot fell asleep. He notices that I was being lazy and comes to me and says “ You want to be able to grab rim and be able to dunk right?” I told him “yes”. Then, he said “well use them legs and jump high as if you are trying to jump to the moon and finish the hard,strong,aggressive lay up.” I proceeded…

Marijuana was once used for medical purposes only, but is now used mainly for recreational use. Marijuana consists of dry, shredded leaves, that comes from the Hemp plant (Aanstoos). The main chemical found in Marijuana is delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, which is also known as, THC (Aanstoos). This chemical is the main cause of health problems when using marijuana. The debate of legalizing Marijuana has been around for many years, and some states are starting to legalize it for medical use only.…

deliberately done you wrong” While this emotion is known of carrying a negative value, it also have its perks. Anger is actually a motivation to work harder. Telling me what I can and cannot do in life triggers this emotion. Instead of releasing my anger, I actually reframe my mindset into: “If I can't do it now, why not just work harder so that I can do It later ?” For example, if my mother were to tell me that I could not spend the weekend with my friends, my first instinct would to…

childrens to set their goals high, and challenges their children to work harder. Presumably, parental expectations challenge their children to work harder. Through parental ambitions, Jenna is now motivated to drive her body harder in order to get the full recovery needed when it states, “...when I walked onto the veranga without stumbling, Mother cried and said, ‘It’s a miracle. An absolute miracle.’... ‘Be patient. Everything will come back.’... I…

We all know that we want the most of ourselves. But sometimes, it doesn’t all come that easy. We have to push harder than we ever have and try to make the best of it. In my case, the most important thing I wanted was soccer. I wanted to be the greatest in the sport I love. My soccer passion had all started like this… When I was six, I asked my mom if I could play soccer. I really wasn’t the type of girl that wanted to get dirty. My typical days consisted of playing dress up, doing cartwheels,…

Having family members with mental illness Families come in all shapes in sizes. They also come with people with all different personalities, and ways of living. Some of these people have mental illnesses such as: Bipolar 1 or 2, Schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, depression, and anxiety. As the number of people with mental illnesses are rising, so are the number of families where at least one member has a mental illness. Plus, the causes of most mental illnesses are unknown; however…

optimistic, not held by setbacks. According to Dweck, these are the trails of a growth mind-set person, which is to believe in oneself and doesn’t give in to failure. Therefore, grit and growth mind-set come from the belief of one person on their view over the problem, how they would solve it,…

American consciousness (Kelly & Hunt)”. This is an incredibly important statement because it shows us that even when you have nothing to start with, you still attain more if you can dream it. Elvis also showed that if you work hard, good things will come to you because “Elvis and his band were on the road constantly, also doing radio shows and some regional television (Elvis On the Road)”. He was touring so much that he even passed out at a show in Florida (Elvis On the Road). The hard work for…

especially at the K-12 level, can be very overwhelming for students and can cause the student to shut down. This is something that no teacher wants his/her student to experience. A good online teacher is going to want to make sure that his/her student comes to class feeling confident about achieving his/her goals and knows that the teacher is there to support them throughout the entire process. In order to foster online engagement well, a teacher should start the class with clear expectations…