2010 Winter Olympics

The appalling maritime disaster of the twentieth century, the sinking of Titanic is remembered for the failure of an engineering marvel equipped with technological advances that were, at the time, deemed it “practically unsinkable.”(Delgado, n.d.) On April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York city, largest ship destined on her maiden voyage. The most luxurious and with latest technology of her time, cruise liner set sail for the United States with the pleased passengers all aboard. The…

Manon Rheaume is a female ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being the first woman to play in the NHL. Manon was born in Beauport, Ontario on February 24th, 1972. Manon was the second child in her family of five. Her parents, Nicole and Pierre Rheaume also gave birth to two boys. Martin, who is older than Manon, and Pascal who is the youngest. Manon always grew up with a passion for hockey. She trained with boys and played on boys’ teams when she was in minor hockey because, at that…

“Push with the legs!” the coxswain screeched. “bend those oar handles!” she screeched again. I begins to say to myself “focus, accelerate, focus, accelerate…”! And this was just the beginning. This October I rowed in the Head of the charles for the first time. The Head of the Charles is the main event! For me it was just another three-mile row that was not no big deal. In the end I accomplished a big goal, I learned new skills. In Boston, the Head of the Charles is the “Big Kahuna” for…

The article titled Athletic Scholarships discusses the beginning of volleyball and how it was originally referred to as mintonette. Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts. William Morgan was a graduate of Springfield College of YMCA (n.d). In another article called History of Volleyball it mentions that Morgan was trying to invent something that was less strenuous than basketball for older people, so they could exercise without overdoing it (n.d). Morgan…

are first of all Captain Smith. Second,the seaman. And third, Captain Lord. First, Captain E. J. Smith. “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course, there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accidents … or any sort worth speaking about. I have but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never had been wrecked…

The movie is based on the true story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Englishman Harold Abrahams, who is Jewish, overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice in order to compete against the "Flying Scotsman", Eric Liddell, in the 100 me Opening in 1919 England, Harold Abrahams enters Cambridge University, where he meets with anti-Semitism from the staff, but enjoys participating in the Gilbert and Sullivan theatre club. He becomes the first person to ever…

As one of the three judges during the fight between Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas, I believe the representative for the Boys’ Club should be announced to the audience. From what happened during the boys’ fight, Felix Vargas should be declared winner. Although both players were equally matched in skills, Vargas had more punches than Cruz. During the fight, Felix was the first person to injure his opponent. He trapped Antonio between the ropes of the ring and started punching his midribs with…

Ari Garcia /EID: ajg2762 May 04, 2017 Weight Training Risks and Benefits Involved During Weight Lifting Weight lifting is an exercise that is practiced all over the world today.. It is used by athletes, professional bodybuilders, and even the average person. The art of weightlifting has been used for as “long as humans have existed”[1] in one way or another, because it builds great strength and power in one’s body. Although the art of weightlifting might have been different in the past,…

The 1910s was at the end of the Progressive Era where it introduced a plethora of new events and forms of technology. This decade proposed new ideas and concepts that had not been talked about before in the history of the United States such as the fights for women's rights and poor working conditions for white-collar jobs. This decade had its boom and bust cycles along with new presidents that shifted the course of America. The 1910s had many events that make it history, the sinking of the…

Talking Star Jones, Financial Mistakes and Lessons Learned It sounds funny to say that Star Jones is trying to "keep up with the Joneses". The lawyer, talk show host, and corporate president didn't find it too amusing when she was in the midst of the rat race, though. According to Black Enterprise, Jones owed over $75,000 in student loans and had maxed out her credit cards by the time she finished law school. Sadly, the cards had been used to pay for more than school supplies and necessities.…