When Brent walked into our class room, you could not tell he had any type of disability. He began talking about his high school and college days, how he participated in all sports, played baseball at UNO as a pitcher, and eventually made it to the minor leagues. He decided that he was not getting anywhere with baseball, so he made his way back to Nebraska. One day his life completely changed on his way home from Lincoln to Omaha. When traveling home, the car in front of him spun out of control, and landed in the ditch. Brent got out to help, and on his way back to his car to call for help, another car slid of the road, and hit Brent, which threw him. After 10-12 surgeries and spending a month in the hospital, Brent now has a prosthetic left leg from the knee down, and his right leg is full of pins and his ankle is bone on bone. Eventually, he will have to get a prosthetic leg on his right as well. After the accident, he was tired of people feeling sorry for him, and tired of people trying to do everything for him, especially when he was …show more content…
Once it was over, they went to the bar, and that’s when he realized that they were no different than him. From that moment, everything changed. He realized sports and a team is what he really needed. He continued playing wheelchair softball and even won national championships with the team. Softball pushed him to try other sports, which led him to sit volleyball. Brent made the USA team and traveled the world win them. Winning many matches and being captain of the team for 10 years. He eventually decided enough was enough, and stop playing, but he is now a representative of the USA sitting volleyball team. In the end, Brent said, the accident was the best thing that has ever happened to him. It allowed so many doors to open, which would not have been there if the accident never occurred. I thought that was very interesting to hear, especially when he said that he is better off now, than he was
Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, last night, Abigail Williams accused Goody Proctor of an attempted murder by witchcraft. The charge included a needle in a witch poppet and one in Abigail’s abdominal. Today, I will prove Goody Proctor’s innocence of this malignant and malicious charge of attempted murder.
Eric Lagrand was a very well known football player. He was loved by his fans and teammates then tragedy struck. Eric was tackled hard during a game and was paralyzed from the neck down. This caught attention from many people on T.V shows and radio stations. Since he was admired by his team, they put up his football number in the stadium and retired his jersey. Lagrand went into a coma after his injury so he was not able to continue with school. Even though he did take a breat from school, he was excited to go back and is still on the road to graduating. Since he was completely paralyzed from the shoulders down, he goes to physical therapy to learn to get some of his strength back. He is learning to find his balance and to use his arms. His
Live reports from Wolf 2 news, reporter Lee James has full coverage of the arrest of the top terror fugitive James Knowles.
Since America left Britian, Britian wasn't very happy, but they didn't think the Americans would be able to form rules and a government. America formed and established the Constitution. Since America was a thriving country Britian was a little bit mad. Overtime British started doing things to prevent America from becoming all powerful. A reason why British started impressment, which was part of creating the War of 1812, had to do with the Constitution. Without the War of 1812 the National Anthem might have never been made, because of the Battle of Fort McHenry, which was in the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote about the battle and how the Americans didn't quit. Without that war, there would have been no battle of Fort McHenry with Francis
The civil war did reduce sectional antagonist a huge amount but it also made the United states One Nation. The war was a test for the nation or in this case ANY nation for those dedicated to see if they could endure and a final resting place for those who died and for the nation to live. There was division between the north and the south which eventually brought upon the Brutal Civil War. In president Andrew John’s Amnesty proclamation, the Union forgave the confederate and made them swear on an oath to faithfully support, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States. “The union eventually showed that they had no “antagonist” against the south which made the United States One nation once again. The soldiers that risked their lives
Two men, Anyi Howell and Elmer, were once at a train station when a police officer approached them while Howell was parking his vehicle. The officer glanced at Howell’s face and began to write down the vehicle’s license plate. In the process of writing down the plate, the officer made a mistake by noting a wrong letter on the plate. As a result, the officer believed that the vehicle was stolen. Howell and his friend then became subject to the “barrel of this officer's
Allan Bakke recorded suit in the wake of discovering that minority competitors with bring down capabilities had been admitted to medicinal school under a program that saved spaces for "impeded" candidates. The California Supreme Court requested the school, the State-run University of California, to concede Bakke. The college at that point engaged the United States Supreme Court.
When you see yourself living out your dream, the thought of what you're most passionate about pulls you in. Passions in one's life change based on what had affected that person. Dreams are defined to change. However, the benefits of these thoughts is that they belong to you and only you. Not one person's opinions matter but your own. Chris McCandless simply was living out his own ideal life, the way he wanted; not to the idea of his parents, his friends or of society. McCandless wanted to escape society and civilization which he felt was tying him down, while also trying to discover himself. McCandless is not by any means a wacko. He was simply defying society and its ideal expectation it holds upon us as a whole.
So, Marlowe Stroker (my 15 year old daughter) looks over at me today while watching the news and replay of Trump's (Billy Bush) talk about women and she says, "Are you voting for him?" No, I am not...but, I cannot vote for Hillary, so I will write in Pence's name when I vote. Hillary may win but I cannot vote for either of them. To me,they are both on the level of egotistical, narcissistic and bigoted jerks. Either way, we as a country do not win. However, I will have taken a stand, a very small stand for my daughter and her future, which is so much better than generations before
Racial inequality, excessive punishment, unfair trials, wrongful convictions and improper treatment of children and the mentally ill are just some of the main reasons why attorney, Bryan Stevenson, decided to found the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI).
In the end, life is too precious to stare at 5 or 50 inch screen, to create, to do, to see, to feel, to learn. Ray Bradbury illustrates this and tries to spread this in a form of a warning to Americans. To make Americans think about the distractions and what humans are fully capable of. whether, the distraction comes from technology, the media, and even people. Humans themselves control their own lives, nobody should dictate, censor and prevent individual thought, It is only up to the person to realize this.
Eddie is a young boy who desires to purchase a new pair of shoes. He is caught in a decision. The shoes Eddie would like to buy are Adidas NMD sneakers. He believes he should buy them, but his mother thinks otherwise. She believes that her son should save his money for an experience rather than an item. Eddie desires to buy the sneakers, but he should not. An abundant amount of joy is found in experiences rather than something bought. Eddie wishes to purchase a pair of Adidas NMDs; however, he should save his money instead.
Unfortunately, Godfrey's idea didn't go over well with his dad. Ole made Godfrey unpack all the duck toys himself, gave it another layer of lacquer and returned it to the toy store. Ole believe in high quality and not cheating his customers. When Godfrey returned, Ole explained that that were not the way to create a good brand. These little lesson opened
(Y/N) and Sherlock shared a desperate look. The woman's eyes practically begged her husband to think of something clever to get them all out of there, but, alas, Sherlock hadn't the slightest sample of a plan. (Y/N)'s eyes watered as she cried silently, nnot caring if her tears were now falling down her cheeks and on her blouse, some of them ending up rolling down her neck as well. Sherlock's eyes had only gone red. God knew if this was due to his anger or his need to cry too. (Y/N) didn't have the time to decided which, she only released a barely audible sob followed by a hiccup. At this moment, a second man got iinside the secret room holding a gun. He violently grabbed (Y/N)'s chair towards him and pointed the gun at her head. "Decide now, Sherlock, or she'll be the first to go."
You say, "Owen is definitely NOT a fan of the glory of battle!" I think that Owen is not arguing that, I think Owen is arguing that there is no glory in this battle. War is often glamorized with imagery of man to man battles in defense of territory. Battles where will or wit decide the result. Battles where patriotism lies at the root of the soldier's drive to go one. Owens is presenting a different set of imagery to the public. Imagery where the enemy is never confronted directly. Imagery wherein one's own death for his country, by means of chemical warfare, there is no room for will or wit, there is no chance for the soldier. This battle is one where the enemy is invisible and inhuman, a chemical that kills. With the increase