Poles

stars’ heads, to become famous in school, and to strut like a big man. The secret is in pole vaulting. It is really fun being able to jump as high as a rocket ship, and fall back to earth like a meteor. Learning to pole vault will both make you look cool and get you a boyfriend or girlfriend.…

Pole VaultTrack and field is one of the most diverse sports in the sporting community. The variety of events makes it a great choice for everyone. With 12 different events, every kind of person is given the chance to shine. Many of the events overlap with body types such as shot put and discus, both require a strong core and muscular arms. Pole vault is an event that uses your whole body and requires maximum focus to ensure no injuries will occur. Pole vault has many different aspects to it and…

represents art. Even though the first look makes Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles painting seem like child's play, a closer evaluation of the contrast, time involved, and interest reveals an effective piece of art. Contrast between light and dark is one of the most important parts of an effective piece; a criteria Blue Poles has effectively used. Without light and dark, there will be no shape and the image will be very flat. For Blue Poles, the dark blue is the darkest shade there is; to counter…

The Truth About Santa Currently, the Postal Office has a program called “Letters from Santa”. This program allows parents send their children’s letters addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole. They also send the response from Santa in the same envelope, and the Post Office return the response to the kids. In addition, the Postal Service has a program named “Operation Santa”, in which, many postal employees respond to the letters by providing a written response signed by Santa, while other Post…

targets): A student will read out loud the goal for the day, which states that students will be able to understand that energy can be elastic and that it can be used to do work. Engage/bell work [≈6 minutes]: I will project a short portion of a video on pole vaulters. The students will: Discuss the “What Do You Think” questions. Write at least 2 sentences for each of the questions. Explore: Students will work individually; however they will be allowed to discuss their work with their table…

The Haida people are an aboriginal tribe that inhabit the northwest coast of British Columbia and Has of Alaska. They are an isolated people that rarely come in contact with civilization. They also live throughout the islands of Haida Gwaii, which means “islands of the people”. The geography of the Haida’s mainland affects their culture because, it affects the animals that can be hunted for food, it makes them need to be able to travel over water, and the climate affects the shelter they need.…

On November 10 I attended Elf the Broadway Musical written by David Berrenbaum and directed by Sam Scalamoni. I attended Elf the Broadway Musical which was put on by Texas A&M University and MSC OPAS. Elf the Broadway Musical was a comedic musical that appealed to audience members of any ages including a range from myself a college student to the family of four sitting next to me. Elf the Broadway Musical was a delight surprise, since I had seen Elf (film) I expected the play to appeal more to a…

States Navy who was held in the highest regard due to his “exceptional talents” (Robinson 118). It was these talents that would lead him to be the first man to claim to reach the North Pole with Matthew Henson. Peary led many expeditions during his Arctic career, which included many to Greenland and to the North Pole. According to Jake Page and Charles Officer, Peary made eight Arctic trips, which was “more than anyone else” (Officer and Page 132). These “publicized trips” (Officer and Page 132)…

In the spring of my sophomore year I decided to rejoin the track team. After the first week, I noticed a new coach was on the far side of the football field working with a few kids teaching them to pole vault, so I went over and started to learn the basics of vaulting. A few practices went by, and my coach thought it was time for the beginners to start vaulting with a bar. My first attempt was an utter disaster; my back hit the bar and I fell straight down onto it, where it left a pretty…

The shackleton Expedition was led by Ernest Shackleton. His dream was to reach the south pole. He was a veteran explorer, he had tried to make it the south pole before with Robert Scott. On That expedition they had to turn back before they made it to the south pole. He got the funds to take his own expedition he wanted to choose his crew. He choose his crew by putting out an ad to get people to volunteer. His ad stated what the expedition conditions would be. He said how there would be many…