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we said yes so we paid our money and the smell of funnel cake filled my nose as they strapped me into my seat. I knew that if something went wrong that was the end of Lexie. The ride began,” click click click” it went as the engine started. Then it rose to the sky, and right as I thought the ride broke down it flipped me upside down and started spinning. I couldn’t hear anything over my mom screaming that she was going to die in my ear, but the flashing of the camera blinded me. But in the end…

College athletics are huge in the United States of America; sports on a college campus help bring athletes and the student body closer together. Most states in America do not have a professional sports team and most of the state 's citizens devote themselves to their local sports team by endorsing them and purchasing various things that make them somewhat closer to the team. There is a huge issue on whether college athletes should be paid or should they just remain with the way things are…

REGRET. There are many regrets in life ranging from minor inconveniences, like not turning an assignment in on time, to life shattering events, like not visiting someone right before they died. Everyone has regrets, and I am no exception. Although, it wasn’t until I became very sick at school and the nurse sent me home the morning of our district tennis match that I realized one significant regret. This one regret had spread itself through everything in my life. I regret being a disappointment.…

money is stolen by a one-eyed man played by John Goodman, a reference to the Cyclops whichOdysseus meets. Once the third member is recovered and the three friends are again together andon their way home, they disguise themselves as the Soggy Bottom Boys, a folk group whose hitsong “Man of Constant Sorrow”. These are two more references to the original story in that Odysseus himself returns to Ithaca disguised as a beggar, much like the folk of the dust bowl era,and his name, Odysseus, has been…

television viewers of the 2010 World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands — more than watched the Rose Bowl (24.04 million), the NCAA men 's college basketball championship (23.99 million) or the Winter Olympics closing ceremony (21.4 million).”("Soccer by the Numbers: A Look at the Game in the U.S." NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2016.) . The fact…

outstanding performance. Jackie Robinson was born January 31st 1919 In United States Cairo, Georgia Robinson's mother did various domestic jobs to earn a living, and as a boy Robinson helped by delivering newspapers and selling food during games at the Rose Bowl. Had to help his mom so he dropped out of school to make some extra money. A lot of Jackie’s family died in a drug rally most of them were shot and killed (Daily News). Jackie Robinson won an athletic scholarship to the University…

He plays point guard for the Chicago Bulls. At the time of his injury, Rose was playing at a significantly high level, he was averaging 21.8 points per game, 7.9 assists per game, and 35.3 minutes per game, But one day this would all come to an end. During game 1 of the 2012 NBA playoffs, Rose and his Bulls were facing the Philadelphia 76’ers. In this game Rose had put up 23 points, had 9 assists, and 9 rebounds. With 1:22 left to play Derrick tore his ACL while trying…

That same year, President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson visited for Easter, and Joseph and Rose Kennedy spent their honeymoon there. High society guests from along the entire East coast were now choosing The Greenbrier as their vacation destination. Clark 4 “The Old White” was torn down in 1922 and was rebuilt as The Greenbrier…

The South American country of Colombia has usually been recognized for it’s exports of both crude and refined petroleum, coal, and coffee. However, after the life and criminal reign of Pablo Escobar, Colombia became internationally recognized as an exporter of a different good— cocaine. Although the record of cocaine exports from Colombia dates back far past the time of Pablo Escobar, he is one of, if not the most, successful Drug Kingpin of all time, and is responsible for implementing a drug…

showed things that you wasn’t allowed to do or say. The Nobility class was the highest and had the most power besides the king. Their power was hereditary which means it was from blood relations. The non-hereditary was only from somebody who had rose through no-familial means. The knight was to protect over the lands and watch the manor. In the movie William wants to become a knight, so he pretends to be one so he can compete in jousting competitions. He had to act better than his…