Decathlon

of Sharpay's affection. In order to cement Gabriella's clique as being that of a "Freaky Math Girl," Sharpay places articles in Taylor's locker that expose how smart Gabriella is and this results on Gabriella becoming involved in the Scholastic Decathlon, a group of people that Troy's friends look down upon. However, this does not stop Troy from maintaining his friendship, or singing practices, with Gabriella, and, as the date of callbacks draws nearer, Sharpay becomes panicked. Not only is she…

correlations between the performance in the Shot Put event and the nine other events of the decathlon ranged from r(107) = .042 to .789. The two strongest correlates of the performance in the Shot Put event were the performance in the Discus Throw event, r(107) = .79, p <.001, and the 100m Dash event, r(107) = .50, p < .001. The effect size of the correlations between the performance score in the Shot Put and these two decathlon events are large, which suggests that there is a strong…

In today’s society, strong leadership is necessary more so than ever before, especially in the younger generation. The ability to communicate with others effectively, coordinate resources and manpower, give guidance to those in need, and assisting in reaching a more beneficial outcome or future are all important tasks and qualities that a leader must have the capacity to do. Without effective leaders, the world would progress nowhere, and hoping for others to take such a position is unreliable.…

Supplemental Questions 7. Proposed field of study/vocation/occupation My dream is to attend the University of San Francisco and major in sociology with a minor in criminal justice studies. I believe my passion for social justice and love of problem-solving will allow me to be successful within the field of sociology, and I hope to help others in need by advocating for the rights of those incarcerated. I plan to use my degree to recognize patterns in crime trends and consult local police…

The Activities of Johnston Highschool Eliminating extracurricular activities would have a disastrous effect on the life of teenagers in Johnston. In order to prepare us students for the future the schools must give us experience outside of the classroom that will teach us life lessons. Without extracurricular activities there would be many lessons that students would miss as a cause of this. In order for schools to best prepare students the administrative board must decide on a more balanced…

there is a majority of Millennials that want to be something else than male or female. Bruce Jenner change genders was affected of my life because how and why he wanted to do it. Before Caitlyn he was a handsome, athletic person that won the 1976 decathlon, 39 years later he became Caitlyn. It is just confusing of pronouns to use like he or she, but I call…

The Entertainment Industry plays a huge role in our culture and society today. It is a tool that can be used to inform, voice opinions, and promote products using hidden advertising and product placement. The entertainment industry is very powerful and influential to its audiences. One obligation that the entertainment industry has failed to provide is the politically correct portrayal of minority actors. It is argued that the dominate race in the entertainment industry is white actors, which…

When discussing who the greatest athlete of all-time, two names come to mind: Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan. Although they grew up in different time periods and played different sports, they both dominated in their respected professions, in which they performed at levels that no one has ever seen before. Jackson and Jordan both displayed crazy statistics over and over again throughout their career but physically watching them helps to truly understand their greatness. Besides being great…

I’m privileged to write this letter of recommendation for my dear friend and former professor, James Newman. I was fortunate enough to have Mr. Newman as a world geography teacher during my freshmen year of high school. The first time I met him I had no idea that we would develop a long-lasting friendship, something that went further than the casual student-professor interactions. As a recent immigrant from Mexico, my first year in high school represented a big challenge as I struggled to adapt…

winning gold medals in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4x100 meter relay. She became the first american woman to win 3 medals in 1 Olympic games. The star of the 1912 Olympic games held in Stockholm was Jim Thorpe an American Indian who won both the decathlon and pentathlon. Jim died 29 years after he was officially pardoned by the IOC. In the year 1920,…