First ball

Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘Her First Ball’ introduces us to Leila, a country girl on her way to her first ball with her cousins, the Sheridan sisters. A range of language features convey Leila’s attitude of naive and excitement as the ball begins, and her transition to a young woman who is more socially experienced and mature by the end of the story. The story conveys the message that loss of innocence is an inevitable and vital part of the transition from adolescence to adulthood. At the

Who is Leila from Her First Ball? Leila is a dynamic, well-thought out character. She is new to town, so she is trying to fit in and feel comfortable. With Laura, Laurie, and Meg, her cousins, as mentors Leila begins to understand the social aspect of her new home. However, at times, she doesn’t seem to be enjoying herself. Her First Ball is the story of a nervous, shy, and excited young girl learning how to fit in in her new home. While, the girls are getting ready for the ball Leila seems to be a

Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘Her First Ball’ introduces us to Leila, a country girl on her way to her first ball with her cousins, the Sheridan sisters. A range of language features convey Leila’s attitude of naive and excitement as the ball begins, and her transition to a young woman who is more socially experienced and mature by the end of the story. The story conveys the message that loss of innocence and youthful fantasy is an inevitable and vital part of the transition from adolescence

Background Report In 1855, Charles Goodyear invented the first soccer ball made out of rubber. Charles was in jail for debts, but while he was in jail, he asked his wife to bring him rubber, and a rolling pin.There, in his cell, he made his first rubber experiments , kneading and working the gum hour after hour. If rubber was naturally adhesive, he reasoned, why couldn’t a dry powder be mixed in to absorb it’s stickiness? Perhaps the talc-like magnesia powder sold in drugstores? Out of jail, he

is to construct a passive ball sorter in groups of two people that will sort hollow practice golf balls from golf balls into separate bins. 2. The goal for the passive ball sorter is to sort hollow practice golf balls from golf balls into separate bins. There is a total of seven balls that need to be sorted correctly to receive the points in that category. The balls will be released from a tube at an angle of approximately 30 degrees. The constraints of the passive ball sorter are the following:

The Physics of Kicking a Soccer Ball Alexander Trifu Physics 1000 Professor Terry Arnio Friday, February 19, 2016 Introduction Soccer is the most prominent game on the planet. Soccer players all work hard to stay as fit as possible and constantly train to enhance their skill. A large portion of players don 't consider the scientific concept of this amazing sport and the soccer ball itself. I inquired about the material science of soccer and found some exceptionally fascinating

the measurement. The highest bounce was the hot ball that was 111 ̊it bounce high. The lowest bounce was the frozen ball that was 12 ̊ because it barely bounced. Introduction Many athletes use basketballs, soccer balls, and volley balls to play their sports. The balls need to have the right temperature and air pressure inside in order to work best. When a ball drops gravity pulls it down to the ground. After the ball hits the floor the ball gains motion that is

from when I was younger and observed a second grade physical education class and their teacher Mrs. McFarland. It was a rainy day so the lesson was held in the cafeteria. I observed Mrs. McFarland teach the first lesson of basketball to her class, before class she told me that this would be the first lesson of a 6 part lesson. When the students walked into the cafeteria they immediately sat down in their assigned spots on the floor, Mrs. McFarland stood up at the front of the room by the stage area and

whistle begins to blow for the girl on the other team to serve the ball. Right when she hits the ball I noticed the ball was heading straight towards me “Mine mine mine!” I said. My arms extended out into the playing position and I passed the ball to Nicky which is our setter. The setter on the team has a hard position because they constantly hear us call for the setter to set us a ball to hit and they have to be able to get to the ball to receive a second hit. Unfortunately Lee County got the winning

Clear the ball!” Coach yelled. The large girl Sprinted to my goalie cage and passed it to one of her teammates. I began to get stiff. Suddenly her bright stick smacked the ball and flew toward me. “We are ready, we can beat them.” I whispered to myself. Quickly, I raised my arm up and used my purple padded hand to push it away. The ball bounced back right to Raina who was playing mid. As she dribbled the small ball down the field, I felt relieved. “Yeah Amanda