2004 Summer Olympics

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    respected because, it helps you with other sports and everyday life, it’s an Olympics sport, and it improves confidence. To begin with gymnastics helps you with other sports and things in life. Michael Strauss says “ Gymnastics helps with running, jumping, swimming, throwing, wrestling, and weightlifting.” To do gymnastics you have to be very fit and athletic. “ Gymnast are among the strongest, pound for pound, of all the Olympic athletes.” says Wm A. Sands, Ph.D. Motor Behavior…

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    the times of Ancient Greece, a symbol of the olympics was the flame. The flame was a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. Picture The olive wreath is another symbol of the ancient Olympic Games. It is a branch of an olive tree that formed a circle and is an ancient and sacred award for Olympic champions. An olympic athlete would only receive the olive…

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    than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history, the games…

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    Ola Boola Movie Analysis

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    Ola Bola is a 2016 Malaysia football based film that was directed by Chiu Keng Guan. The movie was to celebrate the glory moment when our national football team made it into the 1980’s summer Olympics. The main characters in the movie are Marianne, Rahman, Muthu, Chow Kok Keong and Ali. The story began with a journalist named Marianne, who wanted to leave the country for England because she was disillusioned by her work in Malaysia. She was told to write one last research on the 80’s national…

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    To be straightforward, the Olympic Games are an international sports competition in which more than 13,000 athletes from over 200 countries compete in a variety of events. But when the history behind the Games, the entertainment witnessed by the spectators, and the dedication of the athletes are taken into consideration, the Games become more than just the greatest athletes competing on the world’s largest stage, they transform into a place for unity, sportsmanship, and extreme competition. For…

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    A Career In Gymnastics

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    Name three careers (not mentioned in the lesson) where gymnastics is important and explain how gymnastics is important in that career. (3 marks) Fitness Trainers- Fitness trainers have to be educated in a variety of sports/training methods. Gymnastics is arguably one of the most important foundational sport that fitness experts should have knowledge in. It contains balance, weight transfer, bodyweight movements, flexibility, and overall body awareness. This is key in many sports and training…

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    and work hard to achieve his goals. I knew it was my time to start training hard in order for people to notice me. When my junior year had ended, I knew I had to work hard in the off season in order to help the team achieve our goals for football. Summer had started and I would not only be working in the mornings from six a.m. to four p.m. but I would also be lifting and running in the afternoons. Giving one hundred percent every day, I knew my hard work would soon pay…

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    I believe that the last candidate interviewed should be the one that is hired. This decision is based upon my evaluation on several factors. First, the urgency of the position that needs to be filled. This position is an integral part of the organization and should be filled post haste. Second, the professional and business like quality of the candidate in question. The candidate in question presented a level of professionality that seemed fit for the position. However, her make-up seemed to be…

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    Narrative Essay On Acirema

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    When we land in Acirema, I am tired. I couldn 't sleep on the boat, something from the party didn 't add up. The guy who yelled "Is that the one they thought had both powers?" how had he known about that? I try to tell myself that the only reason he knew was because most people there were apart of the Acirema government, so maybe that 's how he knew. But another part of me feels like there 's a sign on my forehead saying "Hey look at me I 'm the freak with both gifts!" Even though I still don 't…

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    My Vacation To Florida

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    My most memorable vacation was a trip to Florida with two of my best friends a few years ago. They were both moving halfway across the country soon, so we decided to splurge on one last trip together. We drove all the way to Florida from New York. It took nearly 24 hours of driving, but we finally made it. We visited Disney World, Universal Studios, and the beach because we had never been to any of those places before. Our vacation was filled with thrills, some disappointment, and ended on a…

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