Olympic Swimming In P. H. Mullen's Gold In The Water

This want to balance both Joe’s personal story and the historical event of the 1936 win, is what influenced Daniel James Brown to write The Boys in the Boat the way it was written. In conclusion, The Boys in the Boat is an American novel based on the life of Joe Rantz, a gold medalist of the 1936 Olympic games. The book was written not only to inform the reader about the events of the rowing section of the Berlin Olympic games, but also the underlying lesson of how hard work and dedication can able one of doing extraordinary things. This is shown not only in Joe’s countless hours spent improving his technique and bonding with his teammates, but also in Joe’s overcoming of abandonment and his ability to emerge triumphant into adulthood from

The wind that day was a perfect day for a photo finish. The boys of the University of Washington rowing team had made it this far and they were ready to become the gold medal winning team. The lane assignments for the race were posted and the United Sates had gotten the unfavorable 6th lane. The United States would be racing against some of the best rowers from England, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Switzerland. From the very beginning of the race, the United States and Great Brittan had a terrible start.

From reading the book, and having seen Luke Zamperini speak on behalf of his father, I have grown to look at Louis Zamperini as a respectable, inspiring man. The story of Louis Zamperini is an amazing life lesson of learning to overcome the barriers we all face in life, some more difficult than others. Starting young Louis was a troublesome child and later overcame this using his passion to run. Louis ran himself all the way to the olympics and this was not even close to the biggest moment in his lifetime. After being stranded at sea for 47 days Louis was captured as a war prisoner of the Japanese.

On the reading, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown brought great story of Joe Rantz and Roger Morris and crew mates who brought a gold medal from Olympics during the time of the great depression and war. After reading the chapter 1 & 2, I have learned a lot things about Joe from his background life which also relates me back to the attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth as I learned from last week lecture. In the theory of attachment, I found patterns of insecure avoidant in Joe’s life that impact him who he is today. Insecure avoidant took place childhood year, when Joe was four year old; he had a small glimpse of memories’ of his mother passing away during in lung cancer which alternately changes his life upside down and leaves

Joe boy is brave vinny is not example joe boy jupes vinny doesn 't. Vinny is afraid of heights joe boy isnt example joe boy had no problem jumping vinny didn’t jupe. Joe boy has a girlfriend vinny doesn 't. They have a lot of similarities .They are both 15 teen it’s in the front of the book. They both like to swim example they are at a pound.

Motivation is always spurred by a form of determination. Determination is a firmness of purpose, when working towards a goal individuals are motivated by that purpose. The narrator in “Touching Bottom” swam competitively for years. She was enrolled in Red Cross swimming lessons at an early age, and joined a swim club after that. Her training was vigorous, practicing every day and eventually twice a day.

In my opinion, I believe that Coach Hayes’ source of power comes from seeing his swimmers succeed. When he sees someone reach a goal, qualify for championships, win a tough meet, or break a record, that’s what gives him the power and energy to keep leading the

Danny, Honolulu High 's volleyball team captain, received a chorus of various affirmative responses and nodded. Henry, one of the freshmen on the team, turned to Kentaro, another freshman and highly skilled setter, and grinned, "Toss to me!" Ever since elementary school, Henry Song had been a big fan of volleyball. He 'd never been on a proper team before and so, when he began high school, he tried out for the team and barely made it. Henry knew his height was his biggest flaw as a volleyball player.

Much like the treacherous wine dark seas of middle school,my nerves were frayed and worn with the anticipation of the upcoming race; my Odyssey down the lane and into the finish line was about to begin. As I raced toward the other end of the pool, I felt the others pulling ahead of me, and as I reached the wall I went to do my flip turn and slipped. Consequently everybody was ahead of me, and, similar to Odysseus never giving up on Calypso’s island, I found the strength inside of me to pull forward and win the race. I learned that it is always possible to change the way things are looking for you, and that anything can have a good outcome as long as you keep trying. That leg of my middle school journey showed that in order to succeed, you must be confident in your abilities, and that a little bit of bravery can change

After that we decided we wanted to have a jumping contest, we invited our brothers of course, Ben saying “of course” Nathan saying “sure why not”. Chloe and I start laying down the law, starting with “if any part of your body touches the water you 're out” Chloe says, after we lay down the law we start jumping starting with the tube as close to the boat as it can go. Ready Set START We all make it the first, second, and third round but then at the fourth round Chloe, Ben, and I all made it but Nathan did not. His feet hit the water like a bird diving for fish, so slight but you could still see it. The water hauls him in, almost forces him in, holding on for dear life, Nathan’s hands slip, the water won the game of tug a war they were playing.