Soccer was one of my first loves in life, so when I was given the opportunity to pass this love on to someone else I jumped at the chance. During the spring soccer season of 2016 I was given the opportunity to coach a competitive U12 girls soccer team. The team consisted of fifteen girls between the ages of ten to twelve. I’ve played soccer for eleven years; in the past, I coached two recreational soccer teams. I figured I was up for the challenge of coaching a competitive soccer team.…
An invasive species is an organism that is not native and has negative effects on an economy, environment and health of an individual. Moreover, an invasive species can be a plant, animal or other organisms that might create negative impacts to the society. Furthermore, the definition can further be enumerated as a species that is non-native to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction creates results that are inefficient to those surrounding it. The impacts that are often created…
Shooting is easy as one, two, three, but not for some people, but I know how to make a shot awesome! The shot will need steps ,but the steps are easy. All you will need is one good goal keeper so it's not so easy to score on. Also, a soccer ball will definitely be needed. Of course, a soccer net and cleats too. Something that might be needed is a helper like a brother or sister, to tell you what is right and wrong. Now with all them items your shot is on the way. First, when you kick try to…
At a young age I had goals to achieve. One of my many goals was to become a better soccer player. That is still my goal 9 years later. I started playing when I was 4 and from then on I gained experience. I played Rec soccer for so long but my goal was to play competitive soccer where I could actually play with competitive players and a competitive game. That all happened one day when I least expected it. When I first moved here Rec…
Accelerant detection dogs are used by fire departments, and other fire investigators to aid them in the detection of substances used to expedite fires and underscore the spreading of the destructive flames. Dogs are used due to their special skill set in detecting odors that humans are unable to; their ability to differentiate sets of different scents, and locating scents even after some time has passed since those smells were deposited. In 1993, evidence gathered with the help of accelerant…
Everyone has a passion, and some even have more than one passion. Passions are not only a huge influence, but are a way of life. My passion is soccer. Soccer has been one of the biggest influences on my life. Although soccer is a very fun and entertaining sport to play, it also has some downsides, which have unfortunately affected me. It was the fall of 2012, and I played on a select travel soccer team called Tupelo Futbol Club (TFC). Our team was selected to play in a really big tournament in…
Calculation Walkability Indices Using GIS-Based Methodology Walkability is a multidisciplinary research subject in several fields such as transportation planning, urban and transportation geography, public health, GIS and commercial interests. As such, it is relevant to insist that walkability is a contested definition. Walkability refers to how friendly an area is for pedestrians. In more detailed definition, walkability as the extent to which the built environment supports and encourages…
Joseph Bloggs seeks a land use control consent to develop a retirement village at 12 Smith Street, Palmerston North. The proposal is to construct 20 units (10 single storey double attached dwellings) on a single site legally described as Lot 1021 DP 50032, that has a net area of 2300m2. The site is currently vacant and has frontage to Smith Street and Jones Place. Retirement villages are provided for in the provisions contained within Section 10 (Residential Zone) of the Palmerston North City…
American’s today are the definition of consumers. Each day billions of dollars are spent across the country at shopping malls, department stores, specialty stores, and restaurants located within these consumerist havens. Are shopping centers today however, the civic centers that they should have been? Or are there clear elements of market segmentation and class differentiation present in the malls that American’s have grown so affectionate towards? Using Lizabeth Cohen’s article “Commerce:…
During my last meeting with my partner we discussed kinship terms and created our family trees. My partner lived her entire life in Saudi Arabia only spoke Arabic before she came to the United States six months ago. Asking questions about the kinship terms that she uses revealed both similarities and differences about how our families are set up. This discussion showed that the ways that our families are structured are very different. We discussed the terms that my partner uses to with regards…