Emerson Fittipaldi

I believe that hard work pays off, almost every time. Last winter, I joined my local select basketball team, Ballard select. I didn’t have to try out, the coach just saw me play and asked me to join the team. After a few months of playing with Ballard, I became very committed and grew very close to my teammates. Finally spring came, and so did try outs. My coach Taylor, and the founder of Ballard Select, Sara, had told us only eight of the twelve girls on the team were going to make the team this spring. Everyone on the team had to try out again, but I wasn’t worried, I was sure I was going to make the team. So, day one of tryouts began and I played really well and grew even more confident I would make the team as the next few days of tryouts approached. I won when we played one on one, and I scored more than half my team's points when we scrimmaged. I worked harder than I had worked in practices for a long time, to show the coaches my skills. It was the last day of tryouts and I continued hustle and played my game. When tryouts were over I went up to Sara, and said thank you and asked her if she knew if I was going to make the team. She said probably, but they weren’t sure because I apparently had a bad attitude and messed around at practice. When I heard this I was confused, if not shocked. I’m a loud and energetic person and I like to talk to my friends at practice, but I focus better than half the team. Also, I generally have a good attitude and am a good teammate. I told…

“Just smash him in the head Taylor! You’re a ginger for goodness sake, you can do it!” “Well, it’s day 13 of the zombie apocalypse… I’m not dead yet, so that’s good I guess. We’ve started decking out the school, and right now Smith is setting up computers so we can view CCTV from the Drama department. Taylor is wrestling with chairs from the Sixth Form common room, and Alex is asleep. End of the world, what a thrill.” I shut off the camera and sighed, spinning around on the desk chair. As much…

"TEEMO STOP I need a break" coughed Rumble breathing heavily to catch his breath."Rumble we can't stop here the noxus is on our tails" Said Teemo Looking back to see if everybody is safe". "You Go" Said Rumble."I swore to Poppy im keeping everybody safe you included" said Teemo. "No I give up" said Rumble still breathing heavily. "What on MotherShip did you just say" said Teemo picking Rumble up voilently by his chest fur. "Ow Ow Ow"said Rumble unable to get out of Teemo grip." The noxus chased…

Forever Forever, lifetime, infinity– are words we use to convey a strong feeling of affection or love .It is a very special word with many variations and depth of meanings. Taken out of context naturally the dictionary defines forever as “without an end” and it is mostly associated with the words time and love I know that a lot of us would rather disagree and shout out there is no forever, # Walang Forever. Guilty as charged, I myself thought of it and said it many times – but haven’t you ever…

“A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell was written in 1916, a time where women had virtually no rights and any minor movement to tirade against the upper echelon was strongly disparaged. Being a woman during this time period was, therefore, nearly impossible. Glaspell was born in 1878 and became well-educated, attending Drake University despite the presiding belief that college made women unfit for marriage. She became a reporter, and it was not until she covered the John Hossack murder story…

potential perfectibility of the human. They considered man 's relationship to God a personal matter established directly by the individual himself. Another core belief was to aim to inherit the goodness of both people and nature. Transcendentalist tended to put much emphasis on nature. Transcendental writers expressed themselves seriously and intensely through their writing,which was usually written in essay form.The Transcendentalist centered on the divinity of each individual; this divinity…

been the same. But by this time, I had reflected about my life before and after the incident and this taught me that being true to that was much more important than any friendship, especially a friendship that is very unsupportive. These months allowed me to solidify my opinions, views and most significantly decide the kind of person I really am. These new discoveries also enabled me to understand the kind of people that I wanted to surround myself with. People that support one another, and make…

“Henry David Thoreau devoted his energies to exploring the spiritual relationship between humanity and nature and to living by his political and social beliefs.” As said by Sam Erickson. Thoreau was a transcendentalist and is known today as one of the “Big Three” in American Literature along with Walt Whitman and Ralph Emerson. Thoreau devoted his life to explore the importance of humanity and nature. For two years Thoreau lived in a cabin he built at Walden Pond. It was here where he wrote…

The beauty of history is found in the lives of those who have lived it. History is the account of lives that have been lived, events that have been recorded, and how those lives and events have changed the course of the world to bring it to where it is today. Millions have lived and died unremembered, but yet millions are remembered today for the life they lived. These millions are the one who make a difference in the world. Among these individuals who have impacted the creation of today are…

“The Speech of Polly Baker” by Benjamin Franklin is a leading example of how American writers challenged notions of social injustice and attempted to bring social change. Franklin writes this fictional story about a woman being convicted for giving birth to an illegitimate child and criticizes the laws that punish them. Polly Baker has been convicted of this same crime four times previously but each time, argues that she is not the only one responsible for this transgression. Women are…