Well-made play

not very popular on the Sunshine Coast, I started commuting into Vancouver to play for various elite soccer programs. Word quickly spread throughout Gibsons regarding my lengthy commute into the lower mainland to pursue sports. Throughout high school I was labelled as the “jock” type and was only seen in this particular light. During my senior year of high school, many of my peers applauded me for receiving an offer to play varsity sports at a University…

child initiated choices. From 8 to 9 a.m. and from 4 to 5 p.m. children are encouraged to choose the free play that lures them. Active exploration occurs during our outside play from 11:30 to 12:25 p.m. and through our curriculum for our academic work (10 to 10:30). From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the children can choose from our curriculum activities (art, music, sensory, fine motor, and dramatic play). the…

that are well-suited to those with special needs. Such toys go beyond the standard entertainment to aid in development and behavior maintenance. 1. My Bouncer Perfect Little Ball Pit This ball pit from My Bouncer is designed to fit into smaller spaces, and it is made with a child-safe laminated fabric. It works well as a special needs toy as it offers a method to keep kids busy and stimulated. The structure of the unit is soft, and the pit is big enough for a parent to climb in as well. The…

I first not this monologue when we were reading the play ‘Merchant of Venice’ but I only got gripped by this monologue when we watched the movie it really put the immensity of the monologue into perspective. I first noticed the actual gravity of the monologue forces you to give your full attention nothing less. I felt the actual power of the piece comes from how Shylock asks questions and then gives his answers to those questions with reasons of why he hates Antonio and what he has done to…

Devastating Concussion When I was in 7th grade, I was at a basketball tournament at my school. My basketball team had set up a tournament of 8 teams including us. The best 2 teams from each division would play each other in the championship. My team had made it to the championship and we were going to play against the Bettendorf Bulldogs. We were winning almost all the way through the game until 2 minutes were left on the clock. I was in playing the wing and one of my teammates had just fouled…

underneath all of the lights. But two years ago a sophomore had a chance to play varsity football due to a knee problem with the center. That problem moved the slow tackle to fill the centers spot opening a starting position for this new sophomore who's first game was against the Milbank Bulldogs. Well that sophomores was and still is me, I have a been a two way starter for three years now and throughout my years of football I have made plenty and great memories. But the greatest one by far…

different tasks in society. In both plays “A Doll’s House” and “Trifles”, it is obvious how women are not treated as equals by the men. The play “A Doll’s House”, which takes place in a small town in Norway, tells the “happy” life of Nora and her husband, Trovald. Then the other play “Trifles”, which takes place in Nebraska, USA, tells how the men, and the women accompanying them react differently to the life the murder suspect lived. Even though these two plays are in different continents, it…

In the last ten years, video games have made the transition from hobby to way of life in a fashion few other things have. A decade ago, it was almost frowned upon to spend more than a few hours a day playing a game. Today, there are a dozen different careers an enterprising player can make out of those hours, from instructional or entertaining videos to playing on a professional level, and almost all of it is being pioneered by people under the age of twenty-five. Children aren't the only ones…

Basketball was not a part of my life until I was 14. My first experience was not playing a court, but playing with NBA Live. The strategy and dynamics behind the game was captivating, and this inspired me to play with a real ball and real players. I first began playing street basketball with my friends in freshman year. The basics of dribbling, shooting, and passing were difficult for me, especially playing with others that had multiple years of experience. On the other hand, aspects of…

In a study conducted where students would play a game with a risk of losing anything of monetary value, students tend to perform better in fear of losing whatever gains they had accumulated. Risks improve attention, by providing moderate to severe risks within games, this would engage otherwise…