Summer is the Best Season Essay

in myself in about everything. For the first time in my life I quit a team which was a huge mistake and something I should have stuck out and did regardless. After quitting the team I started hanging out with old friends who weren’t really doing the best thing and who were involved in the streets a lot. We found ourselves drinking and just doing nothing for some months and then I could just feel I wasn’t doing the right thing but continued. I eventually got back into school but still didn’t play…

and could end with him leaving for greener pastures this summer as an unrestricted free agent. But in between, it’s been a heck of a ride for the former first round selection (7th overall) in 2006 as he prepares to play in his 500th National Hockey League game tomorrow night in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. In June of 2007, Okposo reconfirmed his commitment to the University of Minnesota to continue his development for the ‘07-‘08 season under the guidance of head coach Don Lucia. But in…

This Fall, the students got rid of their summer clothes and strapped on their long coats and wind-breakers. For this civies, the trend that seemingly grabbed the attention of many is the “cute but comfy look.” For many high school students, it is safe to say that going with comfort is ‘the right way’. The essential items necessary for such a look are the classics; oversized sweaters, leggings, sweatpants and baggy t-shirts. Why is the comfy look the best option? Well, according to one student…

didn’t make the cut was awful. The fear of having no partner in drills or other activities in practice make it even worse. As basketball practice soon appeared on my schedule, I started to get butterflies. I struggle to want to go to practice in the summer, but with the dad I have I can’t miss one. When I go to the practice, I don’t only see that none of my friends are there, but that the huge 9th grade team practices with us. As I get out on the court, I feel the embarrassment of how my…

been loved or hated. The chants of “MVP” have been yelled at many games. Every player, fan, coach, or manager knows that only one person can reach that every season, and people think they have found the best NBA player. This is why Michael Jordan is the best basketball player in the NBA. To begin with, Michael Jordan had the best basketball season anybody could possibly have. He won six out of six championships he played in, and in that time, Michael retired for two years, then came back and…

baseball. When you play a game that is about winning and losing since early childhood, you will be able to handle the winning and losing of life a lot easier. Losing always make players dream of what it would be like to win a championship and be the best at there game. I experienced the ups and down’s of this game all to well, and wouldn’t be that person I am today without it. In my first year of kindergarten, I played league ball in the spring and fell in love for the first time with the game…

“The Binds That Tie Summer Solstice and Horror Movies” Written by: Paula Limbaugh and Reviewed by Farrah Hardy Horror, how I love thee, so many summer camps, so little time. I grew up in a haunted house and in its hay day, a funeral home and a church. Needless to say, I stick to the horror genre because it makes me the happiest. “Write what you know,” is what I’ve been told. If I had my choice, it would always be horror. The title was what this horror and mystical lover yearned for, and…

circle and felt like the greatest in the world. Of course, I wasn’t. At that age, there weren’t any summer gymnastics classes at my gym. So it began to fade away. Gymnastics began to leave my…

to have planted an extensive orchard outside Agra. And it was also Jahangir's passion, after whom a variety is named. The Mughal Empire declined but the mango's popularity didn't. We Indians eagerly await throughout the year for MAY since the mango season begins but there are hardly a few who wait for some fruits like Lasoda (commonly called bird lime or the Indian cherry) is available in local markets in Rajasthan and parts of northern India for just 15 days a year. It looks like an olive, is…

BALL IS LIFE Since I was a young boy I have always played sports. My first sport I played was soccer; I have played every sport basketball baseball, football and basketball. Out of every sport I played basketball and football was my best sports. I started playing football when I was 7 years old. As I got older I started to become a real good basketball player. In the 8th grade I played varsity for a privet school. I averaged 16 points per game so now I knew that basketball was…