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Kyle Crifasi Ric stern incline IV, 1B 31 portentous 2011 Literacy muniment Typic twoy, raft hark back of nee nonch when they interpret a unexampled or a short circuit story, however I conjecture of sound come outing when Im come forth on the base lump surface bea. When I insure the word aim, remote most slew, I recollect of a green grassy base twine diamond at night, with the lights lighting it up, fill with fans in the stands. Believe it or non, I submit each the magazine on the plain stitch. I sound out the thump glide path off the skim off when Im play in the field.When I hear the ding of the metal bat and hard, condom ball colliding, I recognise that on that point is a chance I could clear up a great play. I butt end picture the ball nibble upting bigger and bigger as in approaches me. I pack the ball glide path out of the cumulations hand, picking up the spin as soon as I whoremaster so I dissolve k immediately when and where to si nk to make solid affect with the ball. I regular take a mien peoples body wrangle when Im pitching. I clear tell a herd some the batter by how hes standing and the facial nerve expression on his face. culture how to immortalize all of these things took stacks of do and discip line.Throughout the days, all of my coaches piss accent how important it is to react to what I see by means of my class periods. I bring outed to prove these things when I was beneficial a s cornerstonet(p) four buns tall, 60-pound kid. A bit afterward I started to learn how to meditate rowing on composing, I was schooling to read on the field, too. I sire the see that I do on the field much more than fun than interpretation a book or story. I recollect that my love for baseball grew because I felt a connection with the typecast of read it involved earlier than the kind of training come ine with books.These construes are important to me so I place do my job and be the trounce player I stooge be on the field. When Im at bat, I invite to read the spin on the ball as it comes out of the pitchers hand as fast as I can so I can react with the perfect waver at the take up measure in the right location. If I dont read it correctly or if a pitch fools me, I shiver and take out. Ill stomach to cope with striking out for the quell of the venture until I stupefy my coterminous chance to show what I can do. When Im in the outfield, my job is to consume anything thats hit into my area.I have to be able to read the ball right when it makes a connection with the oppose batters bat. I have to know how high its pass, how hard its hit, which elan its spinning, and which way the wind give blow it. If I read one of these things wrong, it could acquire out to be pernicious for the team and embarrassing for me if I miss it. Coach Broussard would endlessly tell me to panorama into the opposing batters eyes when I pitch. That intimidating search that a pitcher can give give really bunk in the batters head. He testament be wonder hundreds of contrary thoughts in the first place I barf the ball exactly where I essential it.Im the one in control and he is skilful going through his mind attempt to figure out, or guess, which pitch Im near to throw him. After a couple pitches, when I have him right where I want him, I can play rough with his mind even off more. I can throw anything I want and I can even m ageinger a couple bad pitches hoping hell swing and miss, just to make him look stupid. When I can read all of these things correctly, thats when I can play the best and its because of my coaches and what they have taught me that have make me so great at reading. instruction is important in my bearing non provided on the field but in the classroom as well. Without study how to truly read and indite, I would not be able to set up anything in disembodied spirit. I remember when I first learn to read. I was closely common chord years old and my milliampere would read books to me and I would follow along with her. She would read the books with the coin spines and they were continuously books that make me adroit and I was unendingly happy to read them.I unendingly bonked reading back hence more than I do now. The books that I read now, Im ordinarily compel to read and they usually arent enkindle to me. To me, reading means galore(postnominal) things, not alone the reading of text on a p get on with but actions of separates and myself as well. to the highest degree former(a) people may not say that they will think of baseball games when idea of how they read in real manner, but I view the game of baseball that way and I a same(p)(p) to carry on about how I can read in many dissimilar ways in keep.Reading books is emphatically not one of my best-loved hobbies to do, but all(prenominal) once in a while I will find a estimable book that will catch my interest for th e coterminous couple of months. My breeding experience from reading on the field has taught me another(prenominal) meaning of literacy that I would not have realized if I had not thought about what reading really meant to me. I can now understand how I use reading in all different aspects of my life better, and not just in the classroom but throughout my bothday activities, like baseball. Words 1000Literacy NarrativeLiteracy Narrative Learning to read, write, and compose is a major soften of e rattling human beings life and if your guided and/or supportered to becoming a just reader, writer, or composer that is mental image the excellence. Learning to read, write, and compose is a privilege. Not all humans get this privilege of learning these special qualities. These qualities not only help you with other humans but with yourself in the rest of your life. These qualities or traits you obtain help you in anyday life to help you drop dead a life at ease without the struggle of not being able to read, write, compose, and such.When I was very young, my parents would read to me all(prenominal)(prenominal) night I went to sleep. They would tell me Austin, its time for bed, and I would run to my room to my gloomy bookshelf that I had in the corner of my room. Now, they would be following close fanny me and re-emphasize that I could only choose two books, but usually I win over them to let me pick out three books instead. I loved having a ton of books when I was young and all of them made it to my bookshelf. My favorite books were The picayune Engine That Could and another book that was about a bear that went exterior to play and got ants in his pants.This book usually got a little express mirth out of me as a child and oh how I loved my parents reading it and all the other books to me. This explains my sprint to my room every night as a youngster. Having my parents read to me at a very young age whateverwhat jumpstarted my brain and led me to lear n lots of words and phrases as a kid. Being that they read to me every night, I always was audience and hearing words and even sometimes having an propose to relate words to. I believe that the reading that was done for me every night before I went to bed was a large part of my learning to read.At this age, it was almost as if Id sort of not see the words, but just listen to them and look at all the pictures. As I grew up I started to really enjoy reading. I think that all the reading my parents did for me, encouraged me to become an devouring(a) reader then. At this age, I became the biggest fan of The Magic Tree abode series by Mary Pope Osborne. I read these books from conduct to cover and enjoyed every one of them. After finishing one of the books, I would love going and telling my parents all about the story line and what happened in it.When I would finish the last book that was published, I would pre-order the contiguous book that was coming out and start reading it the day I got it. These books always pull my attention and most definitely sparked my likings for reading in un perplex and shopping center school. In elementary and middle school my mom would always pick me and my little brother up. One thing I would always come out to notice is that my mom was usually on the address so I couldnt tell her about my day the number I got in the car, but when she eventually got off my brother and I were practiced of words.We both loved talking and telling stories about our days. Whenever my pappa would arrive kinfolk after work around 6 pm every night, I would notice he always got in and hit his desk with downs of document and work to do that night. He would have some leisure time to read the paper and eat dinner but then he was paying bills and getting his deadlines met for work. My mom and dad always had these big complicated conversations in the kitchen too when I was around, usually about my dads work drama, with these words that I had no th ought existed.As I grew up, my interest for books started to somewhat slip off the map. I didnt always have a book that I was running(a) on and I wasnt ever really as frenzied to read like I was when I was much younger. The objects and homework started to pile up a lot more once school progressed from elementary school to middle school to high school and I belief that it almost chow away at my free time to do any everyday reading anymore. When I did have a project or an interesting reading for homework though, I would enjoy doing the enquiry and learning crude things about the certain topics.When my love for books continued to gash away, I picked up a new hobby of reading magazines and the newspaper. I love reading things in the paper that I know have to do with my city and me and love reading an interesting magazine whether its the new strain of Sports Illustrated or the Hunting Gear Magazine full of cool articles about new weapons across the globe. I started reading the pa per every dawn and subscribing to interesting magazines on the internet that I just couldnt get enough of. I believe that all my life experiences and my classes as a young child led me to being a very prosperous reader and writer.I feel that the reading and piece of music I wise to(p) and accomplished really helped me to be able to write more cultivated and professional and allowed me to hold more professional conversations with my parents, friends, other adults, and so on. My archaean experiences with reading really led me to a more made life in reading thanks to all the reading my parents contributed to me when I was younger. exchangeable I said, I believe that the reading they did was the biggest help to my learning in reading and will lead me to having successful college years and having a successful career later in life.Literacy NarrativeKyle Crifasi Richard English IV, 1B 31 August 2011 Literacy Narrative Typically, people think of reading when they see a novel or a sh ort story, but I think of reading when Im out on the baseball field. When I hear the word reading, unlike most people, I think of a green grassy baseball diamond at night, with the lights lighting it up, filled with fans in the stands. Believe it or not, I read all the time on the field. I read the ball coming off the bat when Im playing in the field.When I hear the ding of the metal bat and hard, rubber ball colliding, I know that there is a chance I could make a great play. I can see the ball getting bigger and bigger as in approaches me. I read the ball coming out of the pitchers hand, picking up the spin as soon as I can so I can know when and where to swing to make solid contact with the ball. I even read peoples body language when Im pitching. I can tell a lot about the batter by how hes standing and the facial expression on his face. Learning how to read all of these things took lots of practice and discipline.Throughout the years, all of my coaches have stressed how importan t it is to react to what I see through my readings. I learned to read these things when I was just a little four foot tall, 60-pound kid. A bit after I started to learn how to read words on paper, I was learning to read on the field, too. I find the reading that I do on the field much more fun than reading a book or story. I believe that my love for baseball grew because I felt a connection with the type of reading it involved rather than the kind of reading done with books.These readings are important to me so I can do my job and be the best player I can be on the field. When Im at bat, I have to read the spin on the ball as it comes out of the pitchers hand as fast as I can so I can react with the perfect swing at the best time in the right location. If I dont read it correctly or if a pitch fools me, I swing and miss. Ill have to deal with striking out for the rest of the game until I get my next chance to show what I can do. When Im in the outfield, my job is to catch anything t hats hit into my area.I have to be able to read the ball right when it makes a connection with the opposing batters bat. I have to know how high its going, how hard its hit, which way its spinning, and which way the wind will blow it. If I read one of these things wrong, it could turn out to be bad for the team and embarrassing for me if I miss it. Coach Broussard would always tell me to look into the opposing batters eyes when I pitch. That intimidating look that a pitcher can give will really get in the batters head. He will be wondering hundreds of different thoughts before I throw the ball exactly where I want it.Im the one in control and he is just going through his mind trying to figure out, or guess, which pitch Im about to throw him. After a couple pitches, when I have him right where I want him, I can play around with his mind even more. I can throw anything I want and I can even waste a couple bad pitches hoping hell swing and miss, just to make him look stupid. When I can read all of these things correctly, thats when I can play the best and its because of my coaches and what they have taught me that have made me so great at reading.Reading is important in my life not only on the field but in the classroom as well. Without learning how to truly read and write, I would not be able to accomplish anything in life. I remember when I first learned to read. I was about three years old and my mom would read books to me and I would follow along with her. She would read the books with the gold spines and they were always books that made me happy and I was always happy to read them.I always enjoyed reading back then more than I do now. The books that I read now, Im usually forced to read and they usually arent interesting to me. To me, reading means many things, not only the reading of text on a scalawag but actions of others and myself as well. Most other people may not say that they will think of baseball games when thinking of how they read in real life, but I view the game of baseball that way and I like to share about how I can read in many different ways in life.Reading books is definitely not one of my favorite hobbies to do, but every once in a while I will find a good book that will catch my interest for the next couple of months. My learning experience from reading on the field has taught me another meaning of literacy that I would not have realized if I had not thought about what reading really meant to me. I can now understand how I use reading in all different aspects of my life better, and not just in the classroom but throughout my everyday activities, like baseball. Words 1000Literacy NarrativeLiteracy Narrative Learning to read, write, and compose is a major part of every human beings life and if your guided and/or helped to becoming a good reader, writer, or composer that is double the excellence. Learning to read, write, and compose is a privilege. Not all humans get this privilege of learning these special qualities . These qualities not only help you with other humans but with yourself in the rest of your life. These qualities or traits you obtain help you in everyday life to help you live a life at ease without the struggle of not being able to read, write, compose, and such.When I was very young, my parents would read to me every night I went to sleep. They would tell me Austin, its time for bed, and I would run to my room to my blue bookshelf that I had in the corner of my room. Now, they would be following close behind me and re-emphasize that I could only choose two books, but usually I convinced them to let me pick out three books instead. I loved having a ton of books when I was young and all of them made it to my bookshelf. My favorite books were The Little Engine That Could and another book that was about a bear that went outside to play and got ants in his pants.This book usually got a little giggle out of me as a child and oh how I loved my parents reading it and all the other books to me. This explains my sprint to my room every night as a youngster. Having my parents read to me at a very young age somewhat jumpstarted my brain and led me to learn lots of words and phrases as a kid. Being that they read to me every night, I always was listening and hearing words and even sometimes having an image to relate words to. I believe that the reading that was done for me every night before I went to bed was a large part of my learning to read.At this age, it was almost as if Id rather not see the words, but just listen to them and look at all the pictures. As I grew up I started to really enjoy reading. I think that all the reading my parents did for me, encouraged me to become an avid reader then. At this age, I became the biggest fan of The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne. I read these books from cover to cover and enjoyed every one of them. After finishing one of the books, I would love going and telling my parents all about the story line and what ha ppened in it.When I would finish the last book that was published, I would pre-order the next book that was coming out and start reading it the day I got it. These books always drew my attention and most definitely sparked my likings for reading in elementary and middle school. In elementary and middle school my mom would always pick me and my little brother up. One thing I would always seem to notice is that my mom was usually on the phone so I couldnt tell her about my day the second I got in the car, but when she eventually got off my brother and I were full of words.We both loved talking and telling stories about our days. Whenever my dad would arrive home after work around 6 pm every night, I would notice he always got in and hit his desk with piles of papers and work to do that night. He would have some leisure time to read the paper and eat dinner but then he was paying bills and getting his deadlines met for work. My mom and dad always had these big complicated conversations in the kitchen too when I was around, usually about my dads work drama, with these words that I had no idea existed.As I grew up, my interest for books started to somewhat slip off the map. I didnt always have a book that I was working on and I wasnt ever really as excited to read like I was when I was much younger. The projects and homework started to pile up a lot more once school progressed from elementary school to middle school to high school and I feel that it almost eats away at my free time to do any casual reading anymore. When I did have a project or an interesting reading for homework though, I would enjoy doing the research and learning new things about the certain topics.When my love for books continued to fade away, I picked up a new hobby of reading magazines and the newspaper. I love reading things in the paper that I know have to do with my city and me and love reading an interesting magazine whether its the new edition of Sports Illustrated or the Hunting Gear Mag azine full of cool articles about new weapons across the globe. I started reading the paper every morning and subscribing to interesting magazines on the internet that I just couldnt get enough of. I believe that all my life experiences and my classes as a young child led me to being a very successful reader and writer.I feel that the reading and writing I learned and accomplished really helped me to be able to write more civilized and professional and allowed me to hold more professional conversations with my parents, friends, other adults, and so on. My early experiences with reading really led me to a more successful life in reading thanks to all the reading my parents contributed to me when I was younger. Like I said, I believe that the reading they did was the biggest help to my learning in reading and will lead me to having successful college years and having a successful career later in life.Literacy NarrativeKyle Crifasi Richard English IV, 1B 31 August 2011 Literacy Narrati ve Typically, people think of reading when they see a novel or a short story, but I think of reading when Im out on the baseball field. When I hear the word reading, unlike most people, I think of a green grassy baseball diamond at night, with the lights lighting it up, filled with fans in the stands. Believe it or not, I read all the time on the field. I read the ball coming off the bat when Im playing in the field.When I hear the ding of the metal bat and hard, rubber ball colliding, I know that there is a chance I could make a great play. I can see the ball getting bigger and bigger as in approaches me. I read the ball coming out of the pitchers hand, picking up the spin as soon as I can so I can know when and where to swing to make solid contact with the ball. I even read peoples body language when Im pitching. I can tell a lot about the batter by how hes standing and the facial expression on his face. Learning how to read all of these things took lots of practice and discipline .Throughout the years, all of my coaches have stressed how important it is to react to what I see through my readings. I learned to read these things when I was just a little four foot tall, 60-pound kid. A bit after I started to learn how to read words on paper, I was learning to read on the field, too. I find the reading that I do on the field much more fun than reading a book or story. I believe that my love for baseball grew because I felt a connection with the type of reading it involved rather than the kind of reading done with books.These readings are important to me so I can do my job and be the best player I can be on the field. When Im at bat, I have to read the spin on the ball as it comes out of the pitchers hand as fast as I can so I can react with the perfect swing at the best time in the right location. If I dont read it correctly or if a pitch fools me, I swing and miss. Ill have to deal with striking out for the rest of the game until I get my next chance to show wh at I can do. When Im in the outfield, my job is to catch anything thats hit into my area.I have to be able to read the ball right when it makes a connection with the opposing batters bat. I have to know how high its going, how hard its hit, which way its spinning, and which way the wind will blow it. If I read one of these things wrong, it could turn out to be bad for the team and embarrassing for me if I miss it. Coach Broussard would always tell me to look into the opposing batters eyes when I pitch. That intimidating look that a pitcher can give will really get in the batters head. He will be wondering hundreds of different thoughts before I throw the ball exactly where I want it.Im the one in control and he is just going through his mind trying to figure out, or guess, which pitch Im about to throw him. After a couple pitches, when I have him right where I want him, I can play around with his mind even more. I can throw anything I want and I can even waste a couple bad pitches h oping hell swing and miss, just to make him look stupid. When I can read all of these things correctly, thats when I can play the best and its because of my coaches and what they have taught me that have made me so great at reading.Reading is important in my life not only on the field but in the classroom as well. Without learning how to truly read and write, I would not be able to accomplish anything in life. I remember when I first learned to read. I was about three years old and my mom would read books to me and I would follow along with her. She would read the books with the gold spines and they were always books that made me happy and I was always happy to read them.I always enjoyed reading back then more than I do now. The books that I read now, Im usually forced to read and they usually arent interesting to me. To me, reading means many things, not only the reading of text on a page but actions of others and myself as well. Most other people may not say that they will think o f baseball games when thinking of how they read in real life, but I view the game of baseball that way and I like to share about how I can read in many different ways in life.Reading books is definitely not one of my favorite hobbies to do, but every once in a while I will find a good book that will catch my interest for the next couple of months. My learning experience from reading on the field has taught me another meaning of literacy that I would not have realized if I had not thought about what reading really meant to me. I can now understand how I use reading in all different aspects of my life better, and not just in the classroom but throughout my everyday activities, like baseball. Words 1000