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The first thing that I put on my poster was the map. I chose the map because I want to travel the world. There is so much more to the human race than what is in the United States. I want to know about other cultures and learn the ways of them, I want to try new foods and listen to new music. I’ve fallen in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met. The next thing on my poster is the sand and seashells. I am in love with the ocean, I want to be a divemaster after I graduate…

Imagine a nine years old and playing in the championship game with some of their best friends. The team is down by one in the last inning and there is a line drive hit right over the center fielder's head, the runner on second scores and the crowd goes ballistic. As a kid most people played sports and experienced something like this. Most of the time kids start out playing recreational sports and then transfer to competitive. Anyone can play sports but it takes a lot of dedication to play…

because i finally won the long jump. Freshman and sophomore year i was hurt, so it was difficult to do anything. I broke the school records in the 100m, 200m and Long Jump. Junior year comes around and I get hurt with a minor tear in my hamstring but I didn’t want to give up, like it was very important for me to continue. Being injured a lot does something to you and let’s just say I had my mind focused and really prepared to win first place. It's the day I have to jump at the meet and I was…

Some days it's easy to get up and do what you have to do. And other days, it can feel really hard to get motivated to do much of anything. It's only natural. Doing the same thing in and out can get boring. Doing new things can be scary. Doing important things can be exhausting. Doing things that you have no desire to do at all can be annoying. In those states, it's hard to get anything done. But, often, doing what you least want to do will have a big payoff for you. You just need to get…

In “The Existential Anguish of the Tattoo”, I found many interesting ideas, but I thought there was a hint of biases in some cases. Overall, I thought it was a superb article even though there were some things I did not agree with. It was beautifully written and the “Existential Anguish” was apparent as you read on. It gave me a great sense of nostalgia and wonder; it makes you think quite deeply. It was eloquently written and its subtle use of pathos was lovely. Dan Brooks’ use of metaphors and…

death-defying situation where he begins to express his indefiniteness of God. While on a smaller boat as an oarsman, Pip, who doesn't have the courage of whaling, decides to jump out of the boat leaving himself stranded at sea and causing the harpooned whale to escape. Moments later, the harpooners catch another whale, causing Pip to jump into the sea once again. Unfortunately, this time Pip is left stranded in the middle of the sea as Stubb and Tashtego continue pursuing the whale. After being…

I have been fascinated by Jordan’s style of playing ever since I first watched his games and highlights. Many people view Michael Jordan as a premier athlete who can run fast, jump high and routinely deliver in the clutch. To them, he's simply physically superior, but Jordan has great understanding of team concepts, his competitive drive and his compassion are what make him just a great player..Another major ability is he can rise to every competitive occasion. Another of the qualities I most…

How to Prepare Your Muscles for Athletic Performance Dynamic Stretching Dynamic stretching consists of functional based exercises which use sport specific movements to prepare the body for movement. Dynamic flexibility has been used successfully by trainers and coaches to increase flexibility and possibly lower the incidence of injury. The main benefit of using dynamic stretching just before a sporting event or fitness routine is that, because dynamic stretches use motions…

as the rules. For example, at the foam pit, it was my job to instruct people when to jump in to avoid injuries. Unfortunately, the customers often jumped in without my permission. Parents were sometimes rude when I told their children what or what not to do and teenagers frequently ignored my instructions. At the free jump station, one of the safety rules was that only one person per trampoline was allowed to jump at a time. Regardless of what I said, some customers felt they could make their…

normally do and because certain situation cause elevated fear we get very negative effects. Fear affects us in more ways than one it makes us emotional such as crying, weeping, upset, or angry all because of Fear. Fear can make us irrational, making us jump from one crazy idea to the next. Fear can make us primitive, forcing us to act out in a way we didn't even know we could, fear can have and effect on us in many…