Chariot racing

The Luxury of Childhood It was a bright and sunny Monday morning; a sermon was playing on the car radio though we were not paying so much attention because we were lost in our thoughts. My uncle was driving to work and was going to drop me and my four-year-old cousin, who was sitting in her car seat with a bowl of fruit loops in her laps, in school. This Monday morning, like every other morning, I was reflecting on my day and week, checking in my head for assignments and readings to make sure…

"Race till the end....it comes from within." In Chariots of Fire, they did portray Christian themes. Whether it was running for the LORD or Eric Liddell not running on Sunday to honor God, each displayed the Christian message. Liddell wasn't swayed from his belief and showed great discernment. It was said…

Switzerland and occupied his time with studying ancient holy writings. While he was a manager of a five-star hotel, he wrote his first book "Chariots of the Gods" in 1968, which quickly became a best seller in the United States and Germany. He received fame and recognition for a TV special called "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was based off of "Chariots of the Gods" in 1993. It's also said that Von Daniken is a compulsive traveler and travels around 100,000 miles every year to remote…

Horse racing can seem very glamorous. Some Cups are even celebrated with public holidays. Millions of dollars are spent on the fancy ceremonies, champagne, outfits, and gambling on the outcome of the race. However, not many people realize what goes on behind the scenes. Body Paragraphs- Horse racing is an ancient sport. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Horse racing was popular enough to be included in Ancient Greek…

Racing There are a couple reasons why I enjoy racing. I enjoy the class I am in and the competition in this sport. Racing is a skilled and competitive sport. I love the competition so I can improve my skills in racing and hopefully continuing my racing career to full size cars. What my dreams are for my future in racing. My dream is racing in the World Of Outlaws. I prefer racing wing better than non-wing due to the wing cars can go faster. In the wing class, since you have a wing…

Racing is a thrill ride. However, in technological terms, racing is a competition in which one aims to surpass the other to the finish line. The truth is I’ve always been a fan of racing. I feel a great rush overwhelm me as I speed forward to the finish line every single time. The key component to racing is competition. In a competition, everyone strives or competes to be the winner. However, there can only be one that leaves with the golden trophy. I’ve always treated life like a race in order…

There are many types of racing in this age; from NASCAR and Formula 1 grand spectacles, to Pinewood Derby and CO2 small scale drag races. Despite the differences between all the different types and the rules and restrictions, they all still share connections that branch over several spaces. One of these, and the most relevant to racing itself, is Physics, in particular how it affects the racing vehicles. These forces have always existed, but have been discovered relatively recently. And…

My Passion for Racing There are a couple reasons why I enjoy racing. I enjoy racing for the competition in the sport. Racing is a skilled and competitive sport. The competitiveness can help to improve my skills and hopefully be able to continue my racing career to a full size car. My dream is to race in the World Of Outlaws. There is basically two styles of racing in this area, wing and non-wing. I prefer racing wing better than non-wing due to the potentially faster speeds of the wing…

dreamy romantic movies that capture your imagination and vigorously strive to meet popular demand. But once I saw the Walt Disney film, Secretariat my mind completely changed, Secretariat opened up my eyes to the history of our world and the horse racing industry. (2)(play part of the race) (3)Secretariat was a horse that defied all odds to be the first horse in 25 years to win the triple crown race. Even with a poor start, being sixth out of the gates, he demonstrated his endurance by…

Until I was ten years old, I lived on a farm just northeast of a small town called Medaryville (population: 565). First, it was a solely a pig farm, then a cow and pig farm, then a horse, cow, and pig farm, and lastly just a horse farm; we had horses for the majority of my life, about seven years. Many things happened on that farm. When it was a horse farm, we would keep retired race horses there kind of as a retirement home if you will, and we would keep race horses that were being trained and…