Soccer is a very important part of my life and my families. Both of my sisters play soccer and my dad coaches it. I have been playing on a team since kindergarten and, unlike my sisters, soccer did not come very easily to me. Both of my sisters did practice several times a week, but only with their team. Neither of them practiced soccer on their own. Me, on the other hand had to practice on my own. I was not a very talented soccer player when I was younger. My third grade coach wanted to cut me off the team, a few months later he left my town league and went to a club. He brought the whole team to the club with him except for me and my two other friends. I then had to move up to the older girls team. That summer I really wanted to do well on my new team, so I practiced every single day with my dad. When the summer ended, I practiced with the older girls and eventually became a starter on that team.
That summer was a great way for me to learn an important lesson, hard work. I realized that if I want something I need to work for it. That was the year that soccer became a huge part of my life. My next goal was to work hard for the IC team. Now I have achieved this and it is time to work for the hardest of all, Depaul soccer. Depaul is the best team in the state for girl's soccer and I know it is going to be an enormous challenge. I most likely will be on the JV team, which means I need to work harder and harder to play for the Varsity team. I honestly feel that if my coach in third grade hadn't brought my confidence down and took my team away from me, I would not have had the mindset to work harder. If I did not have that mindset I probably would not have been able to handle IC soccer, which means I definitely would not be able to handle Depaul and I probably would have quit soccer. So, in all that has happened I learned the lesson of hard work. Nothing is luck in life, I am not lucky to be playing on the IC team and I will not be lucky to play on Depaul.
0 Comments
Car safety has changed drastically over the past 60 years. In the year of 2019 there were 6.7 million car accidents only in the United States! There are about 36,000 deaths a year due to car accidents. Because of these tragic data numbers, many safety issues have been modified.
Probably the most important change has been the creation of the seat belt. Seat belts were not mandated until 1973. One of the more recent safety objects are the backup camera. The backup camera became a legal requirement in May of 2018. This allows the driver to see what is behind the car. This helps the most in parking lots. It is very easy for a small child to be behind the car out of the drivers view. Having this camera will make it perfectly clear what is behind you. During this Black History Month I have decided to write my weebly blog on Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Davis was the first African American soldier to become a general in the U.S. Army. I have chosen Benjamin Davis because my dream is to join the military after college. I would love to learn more about the rich history in the U.S. Army, and believe this is the perfect place to start.
Davis was born in Washington, D.C. He was born on July 1, 1877, and died November 26, 1970. Davis enlisted in the Army in 1898 after he volunteered in the Spanish-American War. He moved up the military scale very quickly, and within two years he was a sergeant major, and received a commission as a second lieutenant. Not only was he an officer in the military, but he also taught military science at Tuskegee Institute and Wilberforce University. Davis was completely committed to the U.S. Army. He was an officer for forty years until he became a colonel. Ten years later he got promoted to General. Not only was Benjamin Davis the first black general, but he was also the first black colonel. Davis truly was, and still is, a huge inspiration for so many African Americans who want to join the Army today. Something else I learned while researching Davis is that his son, Benjamin Davis jr, was the first African American to join the U.S. Air Force. His son must have looked up to his brave father and chose to make a difference in the world like him. This is very similar to me because my biggest role model is my father. My father is a detective sergeant for the Englewood Police Department. Over the years I have seen how brave he is and how much he does for our country, so I want to do something similar and serve my country in the military. |