The Rookies

Back in 2014, my sophomore year in high school, was when I first started playing softball. I never thought a sport was going to make a huge impact in my life. I’ve always had a huge passion for sports, but sadly I didn’t join any sports until I got to high school. Not to brag, but I was a good athlete and still am. The very first time I stepped on a softball field, it was love at first sight. I didn't really know what to expect since it was my first time playing softball. I was one of those shy…

For my whole life I have always wanted to be a professional basketball player. Playing basketball is something I love to do and I can get paid money to do so. I remember being a little kid and seeing Lebron winning all these championships. I wanted to do the same but win more. Lebron is 6’8 and I am 6’3 in the 8th grade, I think I have a pretty good chance to be his height. I like how lebron plays he plays defense, he hustles, passes the ball well, and can score when he wants. My whole family…

The Boston Celtics are currently ranked as the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Made up of a roster of veterans, rookies, and bonafide superstar in point guard Kyrie Irving, they are expected to make a deep playoff run this year with the NBA Finals in their vision. In addition, with being highly successful on the court, the Celtics organization has made their presence known on social media platforms. With a following of 2.4 million on Instagram, and 3.19 million on Twitter, the Celtics…

In both plays Shakespeare presents the heroes as losing their dominance and manhood through another character villainy. As both heroes identities are built around manliness, for the villains to insult their manhood would hurt them severely. In Act 4 Scene 1, Othello is stating that “A horned man’s a monster and a beast”. In the Jacobean era, the image of a cuckolded man was a man with horns which indicates a bestial and monstrous nature. It is a physical indicator that he is less than a man. He…

Imagine losing not one, but two of your loved ones to the system. A system that was built to serve and protect the community instead murders one of your loved one cold bloodedly and sentenced another for wrongful accusations, within less than twelve hours. A devastated family witnessing the murder of their loved one who was shot cold bloodedly by the Stockton Police Officers seconds after being stopped by the officers’ canine dog. The same family received devastating news that yet another…

Connor Bedard is regarded as one of the best hockey players in the world. At the age of only 18 years, it is a wonder how he gained this title so quickly. I will be telling you all about Connor and his accomplishments throughout youth hockey, junior hockey, international hockey, and finally, recently in the National League. Bedard was born on July 17, 2005, and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents, Tom and Melanie, and sister Madi. Connor's uncle James Bedard played 22…

The Journey of Packers Training Camp As I pull in the parking lot of Ray Nitschke Field, I am thinking of where I am going to set my stuff up and stay there. I am also thinking of the main guys that I want to get. It isn't a easy process, especially sitting in 85-90 degree weather for two and a half hours, outside not doing anything besides waiting for the buzzer to blow, allowing the packers to come out off the practice field. It is a great day to watch a Packer practice, and I get my stuff…

This paper will be an introduction into the behind the scenes of what people thinking of becoming officers should know, the way they speak, the way they crack cases, etc. Most of the nation receives their information on law enforcement from television. That’s why I knew the Maranda rights by heart before I was even 12. Law and Order, Criminal Minds, NCIS, and shows similar to this are why some enter into the law enforcement field they want to be like the famous profilers that solve cases in one…

team would be nothing and without the surrounding players he wouldn’t be Dwyane Wade. Both the servant-leader and the people around him play a huge role in achieving their goal. Dwyane Wade doesn’t have to stay late after practice and show the rookies new skills. He doesn’t have to because he has already proven to himself and everyone else how great he is. However, he chooses to be a part of theses younger player’s lives. He wants to be a part of their journey just as much as they do.…

The antidote for the Angst of Las Vegas: Reno's Atlantis Casino I've been to Las Vegas on several occasions and every time I go, the same panicky feeling comes over me about 24 hours into the trip. What's next? What must I do? Have I gone to the New York place, been inside the big green lion head? Did I see Paris? What's going on with the new gravity-defying roller-coaster in the sparkling new 80,000-room theme hotel that was built in about 16 days? I always feel as though I haven't done…