When I first entered high school, I had no intentions of playing football. My friends who played pop warner had always urged me to play but I always decided to play baseball. One day towards the end of 8th grade I made the decision to play football. I remember the first day of weights during the summer, I was so nervous I almost felt sick. I knew a select few of people but had no idea how much I was about to change my life. When everyone reported that first day, we started off by lining up and taking
Sure Thing In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play “Sure Thing” he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a guy and girl could take place. Theme, setting, plot, characters all of these things are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The setting of this play is simple, a coffee shop. The setting is perfect
Any IT solution that is implemented without proper method of testing in project is a sure anticipation of failure. Testing is an ongoing process both formally and informally. Testing happens in different stages of software development life cycle like in development, actual testing phase and in post-deployment phase. The Importance of Testing: Without a well-planned testing effort, the project might face a serious operational and executional behavior of the solution. With a poorly tested solution
“Are you sure this is the place?” Elcarien and Lydia stood on a hill to the north a bandit camp known as Halted Stream Camp. A camp surrounded by a log palisade with two gates; one to the east, and another to the south. The storm had subsided some since they 'd left their house, so they could now see well enough to forge an attack plan. “It has to be,” Elcarien replied. “The only other nearby camp that I know of is some distance southwest of home.” “You mean the one set up at the old fort?” Lydia
impression of that person is nearly obstinate. Though Arlene Tribbia’s poem, “Sure,” begins with a description of a brother’s misconduct, she ends her piece with a memory that conveys what the character misses about him. The attachment that a person may have regarding others affects his or her emotional perception towards them, and causes him or her to overlook imperfections and disagreeable actions. The poem, “Sure,” starts with a person, gender not specified, talking about his or her sibling
the setting or characters may differ from one another. This is due to how different producers interpret the play. When one reads a play, they may interpret things differently than what the director interprets when producing a play. When reading “Sure Things” by David Ives I envisioned an elaborate café as the setting. I pictured multiple tables around so that there were other possible places for Bill to sit rather than just with Betty. I also visualized more people within the café and a coffee
chance to have a clean slate and create your own destiny, was brilliant in my eyes. One of my favorite lines in the play was definitely when Bill said, "You have to hit these things at the right moment or it's no good" (1121). "Sure Thing" by David Ives The Play "Sure Thing" from David Ives examines the endless variations of boy meet girl and the ensuing pick up lines. The central theme throughout the play displays a few varieties of a possible conversation that end with a ringing bell that symbolizes
Two or Three Things I Know For Sure Allison illuminates the fact that we as women must appreciate each other and our beauty before we can truly cherish other forms of beauty around us. "Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that of we are not beautiful to each other, we cannot know beauty in any form"(86). We are so conditioned to see female beauty as what men see as beautiful, that we don 't even know what it means to us. If we can get to the point where women feel
Sure Things by Davis Ives Analysis In 1988 David Ives created “Sure Things” a short play One-act comedy where he explores many possibilities of a common social daily life situation; dating. With only two characters, Betty and Bill, common names for common people and with fine humor and critic vision, using a peculiar and functional language the author reveals in many ways how this every day activity can have a different outcome, depending in the moment, chosen words, characters mood, personality
Play Analysis – Sure Thing by David Ivis The Setting of “Sure Thing” by David Ivis is important in terms of setting the mood as well as the context for the play’s main conflict. “Sure Thing” is set in a café where the the two main characters, Bill and Betty, awkwardly encounter one another. During their encounter, a ring of a bell continues to disrupt their connection. Despite the ringing bell, or because of the ringing bell, the two characters are able to establish a connection. The fact that they