Dreams Can Come True Everyone has at least one dream that they want to fulfill in their lifetime. The interesting thing about a dream is that, as long as you do not stop trying to reach it, it is going to come true. I have several dreams, and one of them was to play high school baseball at A. Se...

Change for the Better Changes come about everyday of my life. Some of the changes are good, some are bad, and the rest do not affect me in a positive or negative manner. Some of the changes concern my friends, some my family, and some my employment, but the one thing in my life that has signific...

For this assignment I wanted to focus on baseball coaches. However, I was unable to attend two games each on a different level because at this point in time only the college season is underway. So instead of attending a game at a level other than college, I attended a high school practice ses...

John Leane, one-time Mesa County commissioner and now owner of Colorado West Custom Sports, provides officials for most sports in School District 51 and contracts with other school districts for officials. He has umpired baseball and softball games at various levels for many years. He says there has...

There has been many people in life that has help me get where I am today. Whether it was when my brother talked me into playing three sports in high school. My teacher always sticking by me in school so I can graduate. And my parents by being strict and not letting me get into any trouble. All o...

Teenage Drug Abuse I find drugs to be a readily available source of self destruction for teenagers. Often, teenagers misuse drugs and find themselves in bad situations. Sometimes, the bad situations result in hospital visits and even death. Drugs are a force pushing teenagers into peer pressur...

The Underlying Qualities of Sports Any competitive sport takes practice and experience to play. Although some people are born with the coordination that gives them a little head start, all who attempt to pursue a sport must devote ample time to it. The introduction to a sport starts as a child g...

Stress is in everybody's life. From the President of the United States to the farmer, we all have stress. Webster's defines stress as a factor that includes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in the causing of disease. There are many different types of stress that comes from ...

Throughout my high school career, I have made many decisions on what I want to become as a mature adult. These would include where I want to go to college, what I want to specialize in, and how I can obtain these goals. Also in my high school, the administrators have talked about putting a ban on ...

How Does Your Child Act? First of all I think that in the back of every parents mind are questions concerning their child's future. Like will it be a doctor, a lawyer, or the next president of the United States. But with these questions there are also more questions that are not di...

Do athletes engage in more deviance than non-athletes? In the study of athletes and drugs, one major topic that was discussed was the use of drugs by athletes at all levels. With much controversy dealing with the issue of drug testing in high school, college and professional sports, many people are ...

This book is called Painting the Black. It is about a senior boy name Ryan who likes to play baseball. In this book, he will face many problems ahead of his life during senior year in high school. He will encounter problems that might effect his baseball year and friendship too. He is very ...

Every child goes through the same routine with school until the age of sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen. It is an unwritten law our society abides by to send your children to grade school, up until high school. High school begins the transition from teen to young adult where kids choose numerous de...

Personal Philosophy I was born March 10, 1986 in Havana, Cuba. I was raised in a small town called Guira de Melena until the age of nine. My mom won the lottery and my sister, my dad and mom and myself came to Miami. My first school was Coral Terrace Elementary; I started there in fourth grade. I...

When people think about discrimination, they usually associate it with prejudice and connect it with race and gender. But discrimination can take another form. For example, a person can gain an unfair advantage at a job interview by being attractive or by being able to talk about something that ha...

During high school many kids just hang out with a certain type of group. The popular kids only hang out with the popular kids and the jocks only hangout with the jocks. I just don't get that. Many teenagers today try so hard to be popular. That seems to be the main goal a lot of high school student...

A wise man once said, "For everything lost something is gained, and for everything gained something is lost." That famous statement, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, illustrates a very important fact of life. Throughout my life I have experienced several life changing events that I have gained or lost s...

Sports have played a role in the lives of millions of people all over the world. For some people, the stint is brief. For others, sports are not just hobby but become a way of life - a part of who they are. Some people reach a level of love and obsession for a team or individual athlete that it star...

The word 'population' is defined as a group of people who live in a particular town, area, or country. For example the population of the United States is around three hundred and fourteen million people. A community, however, "is a unified body of people with common interests living in a particular ...

Canevin Catholic High School offers many extracurricular activities. Those students geared toward physical challenges may choose from various athletic programs such as basketball, soccer, and football. On the other hand, there are additional activities for those more interested in a mental challeng...

I recently read a biography on Michael Jordan by Mitchell Krugel. This book gives out accurate info on Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan know as the best player in the NBA recently. He retired with no specific reason. He was a phenomenal superstar with many extraordinary abilities. He was the most ...

I started high school with every intention to make the most of it and I did. I was playing football, I got straight A's first quarter and even had a girlfriend, just like in the movies, but halfway through my freshman year thing started to turn. My parents decided to separate. My mother and I ...

When people ask me what sport I play, they are always expecting something like basketball or baseball the main and more known sports. So when I say I play tennis they are seemingly quite shocked. Tennis has always been a big part of my life ever since childhood till now. In this essay I will show...

Some people say that family is the most important influence on teenagers, but I feel that their friends influence them the most. The majority of teenagers are influenced by their friends, as they spend most of their time together, and friends determine a teenagers' social standing. Teenage...

My future as an architect. That is now my goal that I hope to reach hopefully very soon, at first I hadn't considered architecture has a career. When I started high school I was really thinking about becoming a chef because I like to make my own creation in food but then I changed my mind when I exp...