The Swing

In the preparatory phase motions that will be analyzed are the grip of the bat and the batting stance. In the action phase the stride, arm motion, wrist action, hip action, and leg action will be analyzed. The final stage of the swing is the follow through phase and during this phase the proper follow through techniques will be analyzed to help prevent injury. Chapter Two: Literature      In 1887 George Hancock invented softball as an indoor sport

never made it pro was because he was African- American. Troy refuses to accept that he simply missed the fence and whenever an African-American major league baseball player is brought up he dismisses it labeling the sport as racist. Troy's failure to “swing for the fences” leads to his refusal to accept Cory's dreams of playing professional football. Troy does everything in his power to undermine Cory's goals, which places a large strain on their relationship and ultimately places them both on opposite

Today, 66 years after the peak of his career, Nat King Cole remains to be a household name. Most anyone you ask will recognize his iconic baritone vocals. Although he is best known for his vocal style, Cole was also an extremely talented piano player. Along with his elegant presence, Cole was able to break the strong barriers of racism in the 1960s, leaving a legacy for artists behind him. Cole was raised in an extremely religious household outside of Chicago. His mother was the choir director

1. Describe the ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. There were many ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles, retail marketing, fashion, dance, and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around

The Development of Swing Jazz through Benny Goodman Although the conception of jazz occurred well before the 1920s, swing style jazz did not exist until the 1930s. This style was brought about by elaboration on the style of the 1920s era and the use of “big bands” and swung eighth notes. The emergence of this sub-genre is often attributed to individuals such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Glen Miller. The music of Benny Goodman helped develop what we think of as swing jazz today, through

Turkish-born Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a distinctive Grammy-nominated composer, vocalist, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based in Boston, has been getting wide recognition through his palpitating fusion of jazz and world music. His new installment with the project Whatsnext?, whose new members include Dave Liebman, Anat Cohen, Tiger Okoshi and Antonio Sanchez, is now out and fully grown to conquer more listeners. Sanlikol demonstrates his vast creativity by putting together a 13-piece jazz combo

Electoral College is swing states (A state where the two major parties have similar levels of support from voters and switch their voting tendencies, important in determining the election). Because swing state citizens know they have a higher voter efficacy, therefore they educate themselves on policy and issues before following a party. Finally, while Republicans in Democratic states and Democrats in Republican states may feel silenced, “citizens vote to express preference, not to swing elections” (Prabhushankar

because ever since the camping trip that they went on they became the best of friends. There was a moment of silence between bob and billy so billy said “How have you been? I haven't seen you in a while.” He said this as he started to sit down on the swing next to him. Billy started Bob and billy slowly grew apart because they didn't know where each other lived so they didn't really see each other so then they stopped talking, seeing each other and just communicating all together. So they never saw

Map Assignment This year’s Presidential election is defiantly going to be one for the books no matter who wins in the end. There are so many people who believe that their candidate is so much better than the other and it feels like this country is pretty much divided in half. People who support Clinton, are finding ways to make Trump sound like the nastiest person alive and he is unfit to be the president and it is the same way for Trump supports about Clinton. I believe that they both have their

now, he would work the crowd. When they were all charged up into a great frenzy, he pointed at the toy above their heads. Together, they would play for many days to come. He would aim, they would cheer, and on and on it would go. He was going to swing as far and as high as possible. He had many targets. He would hit one at a time, hard enough to knock, flatten, and obliterate it forever. Far beyond the adoring crowd were those others who jeered in spite. He looked over and took aim at the women