What makes us who we are? I believe the events throughout our life create us, build us and mold us into who we are today. Throughout our lives, there are certain events in which define us. They make us upend our beliefs and totally rewrite who we are. These new methods of how we live our lives then become part of our Code of Chivalry. Humans even long ago possessed these understandings of what they are and are not supposed to do. Take King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table for an example. These knights living in the 5th century AD produced the idea of a Code of Chivalry. Their code was more tailored to the knightly lifestyle, but the main idea has carried throughout the ages. I personally have had my fair share of belief altering events …show more content…
This included basketball, soccer, cross country, a little bit of baseball, and tennis. At a young age, I didn’t really understand the concept of being able to rely on others. I also didn’t really realize how to fully communicate with others effectively. I was the shy kid who never branched out beyond the select few friends. This continued all the way through elementary and middle school. Sports were the only place in which I could truly be who I was. When I was around others who had the same common interests as me, I found it a lot easier to keep up a conversation. Conversations outside of sports rarely lasted very long unless they were my close friends or people I wanted to be included in my circle of close friends. This all changed as soon as I began high school tennis though. When the fall of 2014 came around and I was insanely nervous about my first year of high school, who wouldn’t be though? Tennis helped me transition from having only two grades in one school to having four. The team dynamic helped me become accustomed to being the new freshman on the block. Tennis also helped me form new friendships, and learn to break out of my shyness when it came to new people. Without tennis, I feel as if I would be a completely different person than I am
Hello again, I am so sorry I’ve emailed you so many times but I would really really like to meet one on one with Gerardo. My initial meeting that was scheduled for February 14th, I had to cancel due to being very sick and not wanting to spread it to him or his family. Are there any open slots? God bless, Rachal Adent
Crackle, pop the fire sounded as I placed new logs on top of the hot embers. This was the fire the children of my village sat around and told stories before they went to sleep, and tonight was no different. All of their eyes stared at me expectantly as they waited for me to start telling them a story. “Two Rivers Running, tell us the Story of the Great Battle again,” the little ones asked. All eyes were on me as I sat down next to them, everyone silent as I told them the story of the Great Battle.
As I grew older, I came to the realization that sports were not just a game, they with life lessons. Without sports, I would not have been in the same place I am today. They have taught me the importance of teamwork, attitude, and perseverance. In almost every sport, a team is a family and with them you are nothing. You learn to rely on the person
The team receives little public attention and as a result, the tennis program receives less funding than the more popular soccer or football programs. Perhaps this is because of stereotypes around the sport. Tennis is regarded as a “noncompetitive” and “ladylike” sport. These stereotypes crossed my mind as I hesitantly joined the tennis team during my freshman year. I did not know what to expect, but I hoped to make new friends
I’m still a quite person by nature, but now I am sure to speak up when I want or need something. I also feel that sports helped me develop a well-balanced locus of control and made be better at dealing with loss or defeat. Playing soccer was my favorite pastime, and was an important aspect of my life.
The same aggression to improve that I put into rising in ranks academically, I also put into my new sport of choice; Tennis. I have been determined to improve as a player and have thrown myself at any opportunity to do so. This drive has helped me transition from the bottom of varsity to the top-ranked male player and team captain both junior and senior years. I may not be playing baseball today, but I have taken the lessons I learned from leading my team and applied them to other aspects of my life, such as my position as Tennis Team Captain.
How Sports Have Affected Me When entering high school I knew that I wanted to be involved. Being involved meant that I would make unbreakable bonds with teammates and find out what I had to offer them, my team. My high school had so many activities to offer, so I decided it wouldn’t hurt to try a few. The sport that I will never forget is cheerleading.
My strive for perfection was dismantling me. It started with small things that eventually spiraled out of control. I began to take hours before deciding what clothes to wear, only to put on one of the same three outfits I always wore. I wouldn’t let anyone else use my pencils out of fear that they would turn my perfect eraser into a rubber shaped dome. Decisions became too hard to make and mistakes to me were worse than having a group of sharks slowly tear apart my body.
I remember when my brother introduced me to Brother-to-Brother, an affinity group for men of color to create a community within themselves and get involved in the broader Nobles community. The group made me feel welcome and now as a senior, I try to be that same mentor to all the new kids. I enjoy connecting with the group through meaningful activities such as participating in the Walk For Hunger to raise money for hungry people. This group has played a big role in the success of my Nobles career and I hope to find a similar experience in college.
While school has taught me numerous things, other experiences has taught be skills and life lessons. Athletics has taught me tremendous amounts of things. Throughout my childhood, I always was an athlete. From soccer to ballet to cheerleading and finally volleyball. In fourth grade, I decided to start playing volleyball; little did I know it would change my life.
When you play tough matches that last about two hours or more every part of you is tested. Being in tennis you have to shake your opponent 's hand win or lose. Tennis has taught me how to control my anger and to always be the better person. I learn how to respect my coaches because all they do is try to help us improve mentally and emotionally. Also, I understand that not everyone one is taught to have good sportsmanship, but one of us have to be respectable.
Is chivalry dead or is it just rarely looked upon? Also if you say chivalry is dead did you look into it? Do you even know what chivalry really means? If you say chivalry is dead you need some facts because I believe chivalry is still alive and going strong. Courtly love is not dead it is just called the same thing in today's generation.
We can take the instance of rat-hole mining. We are well versed with why the practice is bad and how people are being exploited but have we ever stopped to ask ourselves if the decision to ban the practices has had an impact on those going into the mines? Yes, they are risking their lives. Yes, they are being abused by the overlords who couldn’t care less about their well-being so long as they turn a profit. But what about the miner who was able to put together something that kept him and his family alive by going into the mine?
Vacation on a cruise Terror fled over the people as the boat went down. People were screaming and trying to find the life jackets. Chloe, Aubriee, and Amanda dropped the lifeboat… they hit the water with a big SMACK!!! “ Come on, we have to go now!’’ Amanda shouted, “ We can’t go shopping today, Chloe and I have to work” said Aubriee
What makes us humans? There are many factors that make us human. Different factors tie us and separate us from the rest of the environment. All species have evolved in some way or another