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    factors that were tied up into all of this too. One factor was that I use to be so nervous playing, that it affected my game in a negative way. Another factor that tied into this was that I never got a true opportunity to really show how I can could play and help the team. The last factor that tied into this was that I wasn’t part of the clique of players that always played and hung out with each other. All these factors affected my love for the game of basketball and I knew I had to do…

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    In 1950, classic play theorist Johan Huzinga expressed the position of play as a cultural phenomenon. Children’s play varies from culture to culture and is one of the major factors that influence young children’s development and learning. Children learn and incorporate social norms, values and roles through play. It is essential to understand the dynamics of culture and its influence on child development especially in the contexts of family ethnic culture. Through play, children reflect and…

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    I have played soccer for as long as I could remember . One way or another at 12 years old, however,I was never good at it. 6 years after you would see me as an experienced player. You are wrong for some odd reason because, I missed out on the everyday routine at practice,I did not know how to play soccer,and I did not have any play time. I never had any faith in myself, Even though, I was a very fast runner . Every time in practice, I kicked the soccer ball into the goal like 2 or 3 times out…

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    One of the possible negative side effects associated with playing video games is eye stress. Those who tend to play video games for extended periods of times are most likely staring at a computer or TV screen for long periods of time without taking that many breaks. This can be stressful on your eyes and can lead to, Computer Vision Syndrome , which is “The name for eye problems caused by computer use (WebMD, Computer Vision Syndrome).” The symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome include blurred…

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    school sports each year in the U.S., 460,000 make it to play in college and only a fraction will go pro” making everyone else dream still a dream. You have to be one of a kind, have the best talent in the country and have a go hard work ethic at what sport you play everyday for the rest of you career even in the offseason. With all of this hard work that you put in since the beginning of school and you get to college you should be paid to play. No one wants to put in that amount of work and…

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    original play was built upon. The TV movie adaptation remained true to the plot line of its theatrical play write version. The cast isn’t as precise in depicting the characters exactly as described, but the film brings to life the homosexual undertones of the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which could not be explored into because of the censorship codes during the 50s. The movie also touched on major themes, such as the infamous mendacity and family hood. In previous works of the play, critics…

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    refer to individuals engage in a game for long hours to create experience while casual players refer to those who engage in a game for a short time but still gain meaningful experience. Jesper established that many people did not engage in video games because of the amount of time one needed to play which best-suited hardcore players. The need for casual games developed so that it brings enjoyment for game lovers but do not have enough time to allocate for play. Casual players are willing to…

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    really long, there was many pit stops to go get gas and other things we might need like water. The drive there took longer than I expected, there was traffic and the ride was boring, since there was nothing to do. Near my surroundings, there wasn’t much to look at, unless you were interested in looking at dirt and…

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    I was on a trip to Dodge City for a baseball tournament. It wasn’t a long trip in my mind, most of the baseball players stayed in the same hotel called the Dodge House. It’s a really nice hotel it doesn’t look like on the outside, but wait till you go inside. In the center of the hotel it’s a big open space, it has a half court basketball, has volleyball, it even has arcade games to play, but they cost money to play, it has a weight room, it has a hot tud and a pool with two slides and has a…

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    starting in 6th grade. The first time I have ever played was in gym and I never got to get my hands on the ball because I was the smallest one. I was really bad so nobody passed me the ball. The people who were in my gym class played basketball for a long time. I am still trying my hardest and persevering through the hard times. I also played a summer league when I was 11. Basketball is not just a sport to me it is more then that. I find it to be a fun learning experience and it is a place…

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