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    MMA is fast becoming the biggest combat sport in the world and yet it still isn't an Olympic sport which is just bizarre to think about when there are sports like skateboarding and surfing that have just been added to the 220 Olympic games in Tokyo. Does the Olympic committee think that these are bigger and more popular sports than MMA? Or are they just scared of the criticism and backlash that they might receive? One of the main points that people who are against MMA as an Olympic sport say is…

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    Fluorine Research Paper

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    Fluorine is an element on the periodic table. Fluorine atomic number is 9. Fluorine is a chemical that looks pale and yellow. The atomic weight is 18.9984032 and the density is 0.001696 grams per cubic centimeter. Fluorine is a non-medal the period number is 2 its group number is 17 and the halogen. Fluorine is a gas. Fluorine was discovered by Henri Moissanin 1886. Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French chemist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating…

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    Caricature In King Of Kong

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    Felix wins a medal and enjoys the company of the townsfolk while Ralph goes home, alone, to the dump after getting tossed off a building. After thirty years of being the bad guy, but not a bad guy, Ralph decides he’s had enough. He crashes the game’s anniversary party and is told, flippantly, that if he won a medal the town would let him live in the penthouse. Taking the challenge seriously, Ralph visits a neighboring first person shooter game, Hero’s Duty, in order to win a medal. Everything…

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    Doping In Sports

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    substances such as steroids or human growth hormones to get a head of the game. We know that Major League baseball has had a problem with the use of steroids. Even with the greatest athletes in the world. They will do anything to get that gold medal. The Olympics is notorious for having athletes test positive for steroid use. Every since the Greeks and the start of the Olympics athletes have used enhancers, the Greeks used sesame seeds. The Greeks thought the sesame seeds had special…

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    by Charlie Francis track coach and former Olympian. In the 1982 Commonwealth Games where he won 2 silver medals for the 100 metre and the 4 x 100 metre relay for Canada. Ben Johnson has stated to become a real competitor in international athletics. His next big achievements were in 1984 Summer Olympics where he also received 2 bronze medals in 100 and the 4 × 100 He finally won gold medals in the 100 metre and 4 x 100 events at the 1986…

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    constitution. The president has six big roles. The president is the chief of state making him the living symbol of this nation. To all other countries, they see the president’s behavior as the behavior of the United States. The president also gives medals to people who have done great deeds such as Alek Skarlatos, who stopped a gunman on a Paris train, saving many lives. He was awarded with the highest…

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    Desmond Doss: A True Hero

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    more”(http://www militarytimes.com). He would lower them from a 30-50 foot cliff (http://www militarytimes.com). Saving 75 people’s lives especially in extremely in danger situation proves that you are a hero. After the war he was given the highest medal of war. Another time that shows that Doss show he is a hero…

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    Definition Of Honor

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    Definition of Honor There are many definitions of the word honor, and they will vary depending on the people who are defining it. The textbook definition of honor is “respect that is given to someone who is admired” (Merriam-Webster). Some will say it is to be well respected by many people, and have high moral standards. Honor has been desired by people throughout time whether they are fighting for it on the battlefield, or trying to bring honor to their families. Honor was never given out to…

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    fighting. His dedication, mindset, and perseverance were so important in going to the 1960 Olympics and winning the gold medal. Muhammad made many humanitarian efforts during his lifetime. In his early years, he focused the majority of his support, against the war and promoting his religion of Islam. Ali became very active in civil rights and social justice. He was awarded the Liberty Medal for his pursuit of freedom. Another contribution was his large donation to the Negro College Fund. One of…

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    Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a war story that is put together with many different stories of the main character Tim’s deployment in Vietnam. In the book, the author includes stories of soldiers that ultimately changed their lives. He writes stories of love, loss, and mystery along with multiple other themes. But, the main theme for this book is the soldiers’ fear of showing signs of weakness. The soldiers do not want people to see them as weak including: their friends, family, and…

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