2004 Summer Paralympics

Terence Parkin Adley Rose Terence Parkin is an amazing swimmer who is deaf. Parkin is considered the Michael Phelps of the deaflympics. Terence Parkin was born on April 12, 1980 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a place in South Africa. Parkin is currently 36 years old and he still currently lives in South Africa. His parents are Neville and Bev Parkin. He is also married to Ingrid. He has 2 daughters; Shayla and Leya Parkin, they are also swimmers. Terence Parkin has had many accomplishments…

As soon as the starting pistol fired, the eight competitors in the 100m final took off. A mere 9.58 seconds later, a roar was heard piercing through the stadium. Everyone watched in awe as Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, shattering the world record. The fans cheering him on, Bolt did his famous lightning bolt pose and proudly waved the Jamaican flag. Usain Bolt’s journey to becoming the fastest man in the world required a lot of hard work and dreams. At a young age, he took advantage of the…

Olympic Argumentative Others may argue that the Olympics would be awesome to be held in your own town, but however there are many flaws of having that happen. Just imagine all the building that would have to be done, how much money would get spent, and how hundreds of people will travel to your town for the Olympics, and how crowded everything will become. If you have some important event to go to, you may become late to that event due to all the traffic from all of the tourists. Is having the…

Olympic athletes have been using drugs and steroids to boost performance since the 1968 Olympic Games at Mexico, and since then doping is gaining popularity in professional sports. Using drugs to excel in sports has existed for many years in both Olympic and professional athletics and it has become increasingly tough to regulate due to the sophistication of drugs that go undetected and the number of athletes that are involved. More needs to be done to consequence violators or doping should be…

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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…

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…

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…

After a long grueling work day in the hot summer sun, I was finally driving home up I55 north. Traffic had yet to become congested, so my ride home was smooth sailing. I was thrilled because I knew the moment I got home and walked through that door, the weekend would officially start. Thoughts crossed my mind of what I wanted to do once I made it home. Did I want to play drums, watch a movie, or play a game; then it hit me, there was an amazing deal on new game I had wanted desperately called,…

Throughout My position of the debate, is climbing social-economic Ladder still attainable; I felt I was very strong in my argument. The reason for this was based on my research and also my strong rebuttals. I felt that I made strong domineer to my opponent. In doing my research for the paper it starts out to be positive. At the beginning of debate topic, my partner and I made a decision to do the negative side of the argument. Therefore, I started researching the reasons why the socio-economic…