Polo

or Water Polo. Since everyone thinks Water Polo is the stupidest sport ever created, me included, nobody plays on the team, which leads to no money for the team, which means that Water Polo is not even acknowledged as a real sport, but a “club sport”. My mother and father (being the annoying people they have always been) one day asked themselves; “how can we push our son Andrew to another level of hatred for us” their solution to this easy problem was to recruit me to the “Water Polo” team, why…

adventures and their great discoveries of other countries. Yet Marco Polo is most definitely one of the most well known travellers and traders that had Ever lived, His sense of travel did not occur overnight as his Family was a merchant one it was unavoidable that Marco will follow the footsteps of his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo and join them in their trading business.In this essay I will analyse the processes that lead to Marco Polo becoming involved in becoming an explorer And I will do…

to water polo, hundreds of reported serious injuries and even more minor injuries. With a death rate of 1.06, beaten only by men's softball; a sport to be wary of is water polo because of the constant threat of injuries. Water polo is a game played by swimmers in a pool with seven players on each side. The ball used is like a volleyball thrown into the opponent's net. Sounds simple now but it is not,the game is so much more then that. Three types of players to worry about in water polo are:…

Marco Polo reveals a mercantile approach when describing his understanding of the world. The main goal of this approach was to increase a cities wealth by imposing government regulation concerning all of the cities commercial interests. Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants which is the main reason he encounters this approach and is a privileged member of society. Many societies had tight control of limited wealth and if someone was interested in getting into business, they would need…

_ Female reader; 01 The berserk family that belonged to you consisted of five human beings, including you. In first place was your father, the noisy bald-headed man acted more like a moonstruck fitness coach for someone who was about to enter the olympics rather than an actual Dad. Even though your father acted like a coach with no chill, he still managed to treat your three other bothers- I mean, brothers, with more respect than you ever received. Thus you diligently worked hard ever…

1. Marco Polo He is an Italian adventurer who returned to Europe in 1295 after a 20 year journey to what is thought to be China. He stimulated European desires for a cheaper route to the treasures of the East (11). 2. Montezuma (Moctezuma) is the leader of the Aztecs in their capital Tenochtitlán, but lost to Hernán Cortés on August 13, 1521 (20-21). 3. Christopher Columbus Is a skilled Italian seafarer who persuaded the Spanish monarchs to give him three small ships (La Pinta, La Niña & La…

I had always played in middle school, but when I started high school, I quit basketball to row crew year-round. I loved crew, making new friends at a new school. Unfortunately, in my sophomore year, the team began to crumble as coaches were being replaced. Thus, I decided to join the basketball team for the winter season, taking a break from crew. I was anxious joining the basketball team. I had not played since eighth grade, and even then I was no star player. My fear was furthered when I saw…

“They throw the ball I hit it. They hit the ball I catch it.” By Willie Mays.I won’t tell you every crook and cranny of Willie’s life story but I am going to tell you some things that I’ve found are the most interesting about him and his career, for example his parents and his mentors and achievements.You may or may not know who he person is but let me tell you he is a role model for many to-be baseball players and in fact he has even been in the Hall of Fame. He has accomplished many things in…

banter and friendly arguments. As the pool begins to look like a course, they start their warm up and move with high energy and excitement in their voice. By the end of the day these boys will be tired and broken because of the sport known as water polo. The first of many busses arrives, and the boys pile off. They are wearing head phones, warm up gear, and flip flops. They search for the perfect spot out claim as their own for the day and set up camp. They talk the same as the other teams with…

extremely popular activity: water polo. Me, the girl who has not participated in organized sports since my soccer team in second grade. Me, the girl who had not been in a pool since I was pronounced a “Guppy” at the Y when I was seven years old. Me, the girl who cannot run up the stairs without having an asthma attack, much less sprint across a pool. Me, the 5”2’, 135 pound freshman, with a sprinkle of acne and leftover baby fat that would the most intimidating water polo player the pool has yet…