Blue Jay

airport at 4:30 in the morning, we traveled by plane and bus for approximately sixteen hours before reaching Fila Tigre at midnight. Because part of this experience entailed learning about the villagers’ culture, each person was paired with a fellow Blue Jay and lodged in a homestay. Each morning my roommate and I rose at 5:30 A.M.; ate breakfast, which typically consisted of rice and beans; and walked a mile uphill on a dirt road to continue constructing the court. When we reached the elementary school

Mouse”, and “The Tortoise and the Hare”. In “What Stumped the Blue Jays”, a short story written by American author Mark Twain, the blue jays represent human nature. The blue jays represent human nature with their behaviors, emotions, and characteristics. The blue jays have behaviors that are reminiscent of human behavior. The blue jays in this story were trying to solve a problem and each one tried to help in a different way. The first blue jay worked really hard to fill the hole up, but eventually gave

Toronto Blue Jays were established back in 1977, the team has been World Series champions only twice which was in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Those back to back championships are the last World Series the team has reached. Despite the success of the Blue Jays in the past couple seasons where they made it to back to back appearances in the ALCS (American League Championship Series), this 2017 season has been very disappointing. With an aging and injury-prone roster, it is time for the Blue Jays to start

it is a sin to kill a Mockingbird” -Harper Lee Mockingbirds are only here to sing their songs and to bring us joy. A Blue Jay is someone or something that preys on the week. Mockingbirds have to be shielded from the Blue Jays. Although Mockingbirds don't always need to be protected they do have to be protected from Blue Jays because they are gentle creatures whereas the Blue Jay is territorial and corrupt. Mockingbirds are only here to sing their songs and to bring us joy. A Mockingbird is innocent

After more than two decades of waiting for what seemed to be a never ending situation, Toronto Blue Jays fans finally witnessed their team end the longest playoff drought in North American sports. As the only major league baseball team in the country, the Jays do not lack any means of fan support. Tens of thousands of fans had tried to purchase tickets but were unable to acquire them because they had sold out so quickly. The scarcity of playoff tickets caused more than half the fans demanding tickets

Fictional Story It was tied three to three in the series. The Toronto Blue Jays vs. LA Dodgers. Star Jackson a center fielder, that is 6’2 and weighs 190 pounds, is the best player on the team. It was three days before game seven and Star is very nervous about the game. His mom and dad calm him down on the phone and say “It is just a game sweetie, whatever happens happens.” That calms Star down. That night, pretty late around nine o'clock, he goes to the field to get some batting practice in before

It was a cold, windy afternoon a couple days before we were leaving to fly down to Florida. I was so thrilled to get away from the bitter Midwest. I was thinking in my room and thought about heading to Toronto Blue Jays game over the summer to see my favorite player, Jose Bautista. Jose Bautista has been one of my favorite players for a couple years, and I just really wanted to see him in person. I asked my mom about heading to one and she actually looked up a game to go to, but for Spring Training

society. "People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for..."(232) This quote represents how people view mockingbirds and blue jays. Although there are many shameless ‘mockingbirds’ the two that stand out the most are, of course, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Unlike the several ‘mockingbird’ characters, there is one clear blue jay, which is Bob Ewell. Representing the symbol of the mockingbird, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are significantly impacted by Bob Ewell, the symbolic

Assigning blame is bench cleaning brawls like the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texan Rangers is extremely difficult, If not impossible most of the time. There is always a video, reaction and context to work from, nut there is plenty we don’t view and know. This most recent brawl occurred in the top of the 8th inning, games almost over but not quite yet! The Texas' 7–6 win on Sunday after Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista went in hard to second base on a take-out slide and was punched in the face by Rangers

I traced the knife over the scars before finally digging in, before breaking the skin. I watched as a tiny bubble of blood appear and fall to the floor and the skin begins to break and join it's former neighbor. The stinging pain lingers on the skin I had just traced over. I hiss out in pain when the warm water flows over the recently opened cut. The blood circles around the drain and the stained water finally disappears. The only trace left is the scars that I had left on my skin. I stare at it