Although, to his dismay, despite his power establishing play on the field, his grades weren’t up to par enough to receive college scholarships. So, still with his love for the game, he played his first two years of college football at City College along with his childhood friend Al “A. C.” Cowlings. He played as a star. So much so, that “by the end of his sophomore year, he had garnered so much recognition that he received offers from fifty colleges (U*X*L Biographies).
Coming to the finish line I pushed myself to hard and fell over the finish line. I had made myself a big cut on my knee. It was embarrassing for me that I knew I didn’t beat my brothers time. The following day, the times were up and I checked mine and I got 6:01. I thought to myself that I had tried this whole season and that it was my first year.
He suffered from a bursa on his kneecap which is very painful from his knee hitting the mat constantly. He would also go and fail English 11 due to a corrupted teacher and so called plagiarized decades project. He went to summer school and passed the test telling what needed to learn the first week. There wasn’t anything he really needed to learn so they just gave him extra work so the money he paid wouldn’t be wasted. He also kept up with his exercising daily along with doctor appointments for his left
After about a year, Kanan is back and playing on the Varsity Soccer Team. Not only is he working hard every practice and every game, but he now realizes how lucky he is to have the ability to play once again. “I see john working as hard as he can on the field but I also notice that while he is giving everything he has, he is in a lot of pain,” said Andrew Cornwall ’14. Even Today Kanan is having minor difficulties with his knee, but luckily he was gifted with a successful recovery. “I never realized how fortunate I was to be able to play soccer without having a constant pain in my knee,” said Kanan.
We earned the number one seed in the section and were on our way to our goal. We got to our first game in sections against a much worse Truman/Martin Luther team. Nerves got to use in the first half and we were only up by ten points on a mediocre team. After our coach got on us during halftime, we came out in the second half and dominated the game winning 73-48. We had a great week of practice looking forward to the second game of the section playoff.
Friday Night Lights provided all three of these themes plus a whole list of others. This movie also helps to decode why football has such an impact on the youth of America, especially high school football. The 1988 Permian Panther football team deserved to win this game yet they lost, but yet they gained much more out of this experience than the victors did. They learned that football helped turn them into men; it helped them to become much more diverse human beings. Teaching them the basics of being a man while at the same time teaching them the importance of team work and perseverance through whatever life throws at you.
I know for a fact that my Grandma is also what makes reading so easy for me. Almost as if it’s a second nature! Whenever I become stuck or draw a blank when writing an essay I like to give my grandma a call and she always does know the right thing to say or other terms write. I also then thank her for giving up that time when I was younger for teaching me how to read and how to write. If it wasn’t for that time spent as a young kid living with my Grandparents, reading and writing, I honestly don’t know where I would be as far as writing, reading, or even as far as attending Purdue Calumet University.
Puerto Rico was more about beaches and spending time with family. I like to keep myself busy by doing hands on things such as basketball or writing what’s on my mind. Last year I was in a standard class with Mrs.Gorr and I was doing really well by turning my homework on time and also when it came to writing. So she had told me I should move up my junior year so I went for it to see how I’ll do and give it my all. The books that I love to read and that keep my interests are real life stories , drama , teen books , and most important is something thatI can connect to.
I slapped myself in the face to give myself some sense. I began to realize that even though I couldn’t play because of my injury I was still out there playing. I still helped the team win by drawing up the final play. I still helped the team win by teaching Lee about the offense. I was so selfish when I got hurt and didn’t realize I could still be a part of the team.
The fourth quarter is very boring compared to the rest of the game and we easily hold on to win 48-34. After the game we go back and set up all of the tailgate food again and eat for about another hour and a half before we pack up and go home. The game was one of the best games I have gone to in a while and we played great. Gio Bernard had a career high of 262 rushing yards and a