We were literally forced to fight each other constantly, the only difference between actual fighting and what we did was just the name, we called it practice. The whole point of training camp was to weed out the weak and earn each other respect, something which was no small task. For me, earning respect was particularly difficult at the beginning; I was smaller than most of my teammates and physically weaker. It was not until we did a something called the “Oklahoma drill”, that I was able to prove myself. The Oklahoma drill is famous for being extremely violent and brutal, it takes guts to willingly take and deliver hits, but somehow I thrived in that environment.
“Tough.” Whenever I hear this word my mind wonders to the sport that showed me it. Many people see wrestling as just a sport, but I have found it to be much more than that. Wrestling has helped me in many aspects of my life. It has taught me to discipline myself, how to work hard, and to keep myself physically fit and healthy. At wrestling practice we practice technique for an hour and a half and then condition for the last half hour.
Graff changes the rules to make Ender work harder. Ender thought, “Everything they can do to beat me, thought Ender. Everything they can think of, change all the rules, they don't care, just so they beat me. Well, I'm sick of the game.” They make Dragon Army fight earlier and more often than any other team. Ender feels like his competition isn’t just against the other boys – it’s against the whole school.
However, as a group fitness instructor it is much harder to do this in a class setting. I often have classes of all experienced, fine tuned lifters with the exception of one or two. I cannot stop the entire class for the sake of one or two. When I have limited time in a fast paced class, it is hard to teach people on the move. Athletic injuries, particularly in the weight room, are not given enough attention.
Socializing with friends and going out to have fun was another reason why I did not learn how to write proficiently. While in high school, I worked two jobs that consumed most of my time. My past focus on playing sports, socializing with friends, and working, instead of focusing on reading and writing, has caused me to have problems writing today. First, one of the reasons I am aliterate is because of playing sports. Playing sports in school took up time for practices and games that took away from learning and school work.
I feel that this is really important for people to know, because I feel that when I play sports I am always aware of my body so I never accidentally harm someone else. I also have obtained a very calm mind when it comes to serious information, and I can see situations before they escalate. When I started taking class I was also going to class with my brother and two of our friends. As the years went on my brother eventually quit the school, because he did not care for the school. Then both of my friends quit as well.
I am a student with a heavy load of classes, however I still plenty of time for myself. But in the past I had spent all that time engaging in pointless activities such as going on facebook or watching television. I can easily read someone’s status update about important news or any type of current event, but those explanations are so brief. The powerful thing about reading is that tools like books and articles actually provide detail and accurate information about almost everything. I cannot hope to read accurate information on my newsfeed.
The gym Have you ever thought about running away? Running away to a place where it is just you and your thoughts. I have many of times. The one place that I can go to whenever I just need to breathe and think about everything that’s going on in my life is Morrow High School gym in. The gym is where I go to relieve all my stress, clear my mind, and think happy thoughts.
Vishal was called a very bright student by many of his teachers. However, he was addicted to his technological devices. He had to make the decision every night to either pursue his passion of filmmaking or to do his homework. Most of the time he chose to edit, revise, or shoot a film instead of doing his homework that was due the next morning. He found his passion through his addiction to filmmaking, but it came at a price of making poor grades in school.
In my class and staying in the ESL class only became harder and harder for me to bear. I knew I could speak, but being called out every day for the ESL class reminded me of my struggle. Without question, I always read, I listened to everything in English and I also joined an after school-tutoring