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    4). Good leaders constantly adjust to the new technological changes that transform industry norms. In sports, Sir Alex Ferguson exhibited the ability to adapt to technological advancements through advancements in Manchester United’s training facility, Vitamin D machines, player vests with GPS systems, and other means. Former CEO of Manchester United stated, “Ferguson…

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    from his wagon. Tom’s daughter Cynthia is the first of the family to go to college. She met Simon Alexander Haley and married him after World War I. They move to Ithaca, New York, and in 1921 come home with a baby. This baby is the author of Roots, Alex Haley. The last few chapters of the book are Haley writing about his life. He was a journalist and in the Coast Guard for twenty years. He decided to research where is own ancestor Kunta Kinte came from. He located his ancestry and connected with…

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    When you think of steroids you probably think of bodybuilding or wrestling but in the last 10 years, Major League Baseball and steroids scandals have become linked. MLB players like former stars Mark Mcgwire and Jose Canseco as well as former NY Yankee Jason Giambi came clean and admitted to using steroids in their careers. The Mitchell Report, a file that was published by former US Senator George Mitchell that investigated the use of drugs in MLB was published in 2007 and revealed a number of…

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    Jose Canseco, a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who admitted to the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), once said, “I don 't recommend steroids for everyone, but for certain individuals, I truly believe, because I 've experimented with it for so many years, that it can make an average athlete a super athlete. It can make a super athlete incredible. Just legendary” (Bodley). PEDs promote muscle growth without the fatigue that comes with normal muscle building activities, allowing…

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    I plan to create awareness, share information, and I hope to motivate people within the range of my voice to engage in the concept and calling of The Upside Down Kingdom. I further hope to engage the congregation, as well as individuals, in new ways of thinking about liberation, ethics, and justice. Within the context of the Abundant Life Center, I believe the true meaning of these words have been minimized or lack of direction given in our ministries. Kraybill states, for example, “Justice…

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    Steroids By Athletes

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    Many people think performance enhancers create only positive outcomes for an athlete, but do they? Everyone has heard of professional athletes using steroids, but for high school athletes, it is hard for them to get acquire steroids. Since they can’t get steroids, they turn to other performance enhancers, such as Adderall, which gives athletes higher energy levels than they would have without them. Another drug used by athletes is Hydrocodone, which is used to take the pain away. They use this…

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    this next mission. The clock is ticking! Alex Rider, a 14 year old british spy does just that. He execpts the mission and is sent to the exoctic mountains. Alex is heroic. He saved the world in his last mission when he stopped Herold Sale from taking over everything and everyone. At the beginning of Point Blank Alex is sent to a private school in the mountains where all the wealthy families send their kids. Alex got a call from M16. The call said, “Alex your mission is to find out why the two…

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    “30% of college and pro athletes use steroids” says one study by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Many people think steroid use is wrong, but there are many reasons why pro athletes should be allowed to use steroids, including the fact that most Performance Enhancing Drugs are legal, Its their bodies so it should be their choice and risk, and every athlete has great pressure on them to win. Most people caught using PEDs are using completely legal ones. Most likely athletes will use HCG or…

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    Martin, Malcolm, and Me written by JD Lawrence displayed a remarkable production. JD Lawrence and his team did an impressive job in one hour to show the play. There are multiple things to discuss like the acting, directing, scenic, playwriting, costume, lighting, and sound design. The first thing I looked at when I walked in the theatre was how the lighting had been arranged. When we sat down and the play started the main focus is on the stage. All the lights pointed to the stage while the…

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    Victor Frankl was a man that found joy during all phases of life. He was a man that worked his way through struggles and found a reason to live. One of his greatest reasons to live was to finish writing the manuscript. Frankl had his life’s work written in a manuscript. Since the Nazi soldiers were searching people and removing their belongings, he sewed it into his jacket, but eventually had to throw it away. His main goal now was to write a new one, which had the same context as the old. The…

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