The presenter of the workshop “What Baseball Taught Me About Diversity” was Antonio D. Evans. He has played Baseball since he was five years old up to his finish in College. Baseball was what helped him become more culturally diverse. Evans said that Baseball was the reason why he wanted to be more diverse because he wanted to be more powered to knowledge not by listening but by applying. Evans started by talking about his journey through baseball. Evans also talked about the life lessons that the
different landscapes, such as the Stanislaus River. The Central Valley also has several characteristics that are seen regularly in our daily lives. The characteristics that the Central Valley offers include the culture, ethnicity, and the economic diversity that are seen through the Central Valley. First of all, the Central Valley has varieties of different cultures. Some cultures that we see in Central Valley could be native from California while the other culture that we see in Central Valley could
In order for a parks and recreation department to be successful and make the population it serves is to have diversity. Diversity can come in many shapes and sizes such as, diversity by population with people of different race, ethnicity, and background. Also, diversity can be supported through the programs provided with having a plethora of programs and users to choose from. With the responsibility of having a diverse population and programs comes the duty of providing a fun, family safe environment
with people all thinking about the same thing on their minds the World Series. This years championship puts the Cincinnati Reds, considered a non contender at the beginning of the season, against the one of the best teams in history of the sport of baseball, the Chicago White Sox. The Reds who surprised everyone, were able to host their first World Series in franchise history. 30,511 people packed into Cincinnati’s Redland Park for game one of the series, as the White Sox players adorned the field,
many more. People realize their talents at different stages in their lives. Talent is a gift and everyone has at least one thing they are really good at. When each of us brings our individual talents together, the world becomes a masterpiece of diversity. In the text, “A Perfect Future, it talked about how a young girl tried to turn her baby brother Corey into a child prodigy. She taught him most of the things she did, but Corey was different and didn’t like to do them, such as when his older sister
that are “Normal” in Canada. Multiculturalism India is a largest democracy in the world with diverse populations and constitutes major religions. The population consists of diverse physical features, racial diversity, linguistic diversity, religious diversity, caste, colors and customs diversity. Every religion has a strong bond with India. There are 200 languages spoken and has a tribal culture. Every citizen has a freedom to follow
The author Jerry Spinelli once said, “I never became a cowboy or baseball player and now I’m beginning to wonder if I ever really became a writer. I find that I hesitate to put a label on myself, to define myself by what I do for a living,” but that is exactly what Jerry Spinelli became famous for, his writing. During Spinelli’s life he wrote many children's books. His style of writing was interesting, and he was most known for his ability to precisely talk about, in his books, of what it is like
excited this year with the Cubs being good. Most children nowadays are spoiled (not saying I’m not) but in different ways. Both parents will say no to almost anything except equipment for sports. Every Christmas I get football stuff, then birthday is baseball. It is just a cycle that I am used to and gives me expectations of the next holiday. It’s not just that I like watching a sport, but I LOVE to play them. It does not matter what it is, as long as there is physical activity, I’m in. My identity to
town of Denison, Texas. One of six brothers, Dwight quickly became accustomed to the late 19th century lifestyle. In 1891, one year after Dwight was born, his father moved the family to Abilene, Kansas where Dwight grew up in a town where social diversity was essentially nonexistent. White, Christian, and Republican people of mostly European decent dominated the town of Abilene during the late 19th century. Dwight’s father, David, and his mother, Elizabeth, raised their six sons through their honestly
In the movie 12 Angry Men the viewer is able to witness twelve different personalities of the members of the jury. The goal of this jury/group is to come to a consensus as to whether or not the eighteen year old defendant is guilty of murder. According to Bruce Tuckman, healthy work groups need to go through four stages of development: forming, norming, storming and performing. This paper will examine the specific examples of these stages in the movie. Who were the 12 Angry Men? • Juror 1: Foreman