The Last Home Run

Winning our first softball tournament was one of my favorite memories. My coach was a huge factor in our success, and I loved all of my teammates. One of my good friends smashed her first home run that weekend, which made it even more exciting. It was our last tournament of the season, and I am delighted that it ended in our first win. We were so thrilled when we finally succeeded. Our coach was so proud and overjoyed for us. His name was Dean and he was, by far, my favorite instructor. Our team

a double over the third baseman's head. The double gave his team the lead. At mike's last at bat, it was the bottom of the ninth and the game was tied. Mike got into the box and id his ruiten. The first pitch was right down the middle, which lead to mike's first home run. As he was rounding the bases his teammates were surrounding home plate. When he got to home plate his team congratulated his walk off home run to when state

missile over right center field wall. The rookie leads the American League in all three triple crown categories (21 home runs, 47 RBI, .344 BA), while also leading the AL with 54 runs scored and 38 walks with a ridiculous .450 on base percentage. The Yankees lead all of MLB with a +115 run differential (Houston is second at +98), and their offense is first in home runs (102), runs scored (353), RBI (335), slugging percentage (.476), on base percentage (.351) and OPS (.827), despite playing four

Once upon a time there was a man in a field. No, this is not a fairy tale. It’s more like a horror story. You see, this man is a monster. He has the kind of past that makes people run before learning of his future. He has seen and done things that would make even the bravest of children burst into tears and call for their mother. Yes, he is a monster. No, not the kind that breathes fire and terrorizes villagers. He has his demons, yes, but he is not the person he is thought to be. He is somewhat

assume that Roger will perform other illegal acts. Roger has no one at home to tell him otherwise, nor somebody to disappoint. Also, Roger had the mindset of running away with several opportunities to execute. Lastly, Roger didn’t face any consequences for his dishonest act. Instead, he was rewarded for his action during the end of the story. As I was reading, many clues lead me to the assumption that Roger doesn’t have someone at home to tell him what’s wrong from what’s right. Therefore, Roger doesn’t

Bringing home the last cut kite impresses Baba and Amir feels as if he has redeemed himself for causing the death of his mother. This experience makes him feel guilty and, with this guilt travelling with his all his life, he knows he must redeem himself. This causes an internal conflict for Amir which helps the reader to understand the key theme of redemption. Another experience that caused Amir’s internal conflict is the rape of Hassan. When Amir wins the kite fighting tournament, Hassan runs for the

Steroids and PED’s are used today in sports to help athletes gain muscle mass and strength. Other athletes use them to boost their athletic performance. Today, about 30 percent of college and professional athletes still use anabolic steroids, 10 to 20 percent of high school athletes use them (Lewis). There are many reasons why steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs shouldn’t be allowed in sports. When taking steroids, or other types of PED’s they end up become unhealthy. They become unhealthy

The adult pig can run 11 miles per hour whereas the average wolf can run 34 miles per hour, that’s almost three times the speed of a pig! The porker would never survive, or would it? Any pig could live from a chase if it had the reactions and the smarts to live. The short story The Three Little Pigs is about three pigs who made homes out of different materials. These homes were being threatened by the Big Bad Wolf. He blew down the first and second piggy’s house with ease, however, he could not blow

from the age of 19 to 40, they are still able to compete at their best. To add, “In another study NIDA found that 1,084,000 Americans, or 0.5% of the adult population, admitted to using AAS” (steroidabuse.com). This use has quickly increased in the last couple decades especially.

any friends and being bullied at a private school, which he leaves and joins a comprehensive or public one. There he meets another 12-year-old, Bob, with whom he becomes friends. A little later in the book, a cross-country run takes place where Bob and Joe become last/second last. Following this, they decide to go to the kind Newspaper agent Raj, who always has everything. Whilst they are