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Cross country running is a team or individuals running sport which may consist on running through grass, wooded uphill and downhill areas and sometimes gravel roads. This is a sport men or women of all ages can participate in year round. Many cross runners become involved in the sport during their high school years and continue doing it as a way to stay fit over the years. Cross county running has been around since the beginning of time it was referred to as “hare and hound” or “the paper…

I’ve run track, and for two years I ran cross-country, both are great sports. The two years I ran cross-country made me wish I ran all four years. If you’re part of more than one sport, it’s natural to choose a favorite. Between the two mine is cross-country. The training, the weather, and the meets were all great. We ran in almost always better weather than we would during track. The first things that come to mind when I think about track, and cross-country is the time of year they’re in.…

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running down the street in perfect stride. As they come near my driveway I see it’s the Cross Country team. Led by one of my closest friends, they stop and asked me four words I will never forget, “Joel Join Cross Country”. They left leaving me mixed with emotions. I know I have lost weight but how could I possibly be a Cross Country runner? After many thoughts and dreams on Monday August 22nd I Joined the Penfield Cross Country team not knowing what to expect. I started practice that day, and…

Cross country is a worldwide sport that has been around since the early nineteenth century. Many people believe that cross country races simple because unlike other sports, running is something that everyone has the ability to do. The truth to running is actually more mental than it is physical and many people don’t understand that until they are in a race themselves. Here are some steps on how to mentally and physically run a successful cross country race. The first step is to mentally prepare…

On November 12, the men and women’s cross-country teams finished their current season. The season ended with the team’s competing in a national meet in Mississippi where the men placed 8 of 17 and the woman’s team 11 of 14. Clint Woods, cross-country coach, stated in an email that this season’s focus to run as a group during meets had a positive impact on the teams. “Developing the ability to run as a team has been our biggest strength. We have a big pack of runners for the guys (group and)…

From my last 3 years of running cross county I have learned a lot of things. One is that you should never give up, second is that if you work hard enough then you can achieve whatever you put your mind to, and third is how you can go from disliking something to loving something. How I've learned these things from cross county is when I first started cross country, my sophomore year I couldn't run to save my life. Coach would always time us on how fast we could run two miles and I would always…

Cross-cultural communication Cross-cultural communication entails communication that occurs between individuals from different cultures. Cross-cultural communication affects an organization if it is made up of a diverse workforce, or plans on conducting global business in the near future. Cross-cultural communication involves an understanding of how people from different cultures speak, communicate, and perceive the world around them. From a business perspective, cross-cultural communication…

exchange of information between two people. Cross-cultural communication can be simply looked at as the study of how persons from varied cultural backgrounds communicate amongst themselves and also across the different cultures. This is of great value as it allows us not only to appreciate the diversity in culture but also provides us with the opportunity to learn from the various cultures. The understanding of someone else's culture smooth's the progress of cross cultural communication and this…

The Red Cross Dawson Cudd Mrs. Terry Westling English IIIA 6 April 2018 Thesis Statement: The Red Cross ,an international organization for the support of human lives in America and in other nations in times of war as well as in peace times, supports all types of people no matter who they are or where they come from. Introduction The origin of the Red Cross How the idea started How the Red Cross organization started II. Examples of aiding nations Aiding in wars Aiding in…