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    Sprint interval training (SIT) is a subclass of high intensity interval training (HIIT), defined as “4 to 6 repeated bouts of high intensity, short duration (<30 s) sprints followed by a relatively long recovery time (~4min).”1,2 In contrast to SIT, traditional endurance (TE) requires more time and is typically performed at submaximal levels. Past research has shown that SIT typically improves anaerobic performance while TE typically improves aerobic performance.3,4 However, more recently…

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    in Greensboro staged the first sit-in at a Woolhort lunch counter. The event received no attention. However, it inspired other sit ins to take place. Students in Nashville who had received more training were able to execute more successful sit-is that caught media attention. The Nashville sit-ins propelled the tactic to the main stage of American news. As this method of resistance proved successful, violent outbursts became increasingly common. The February 27 sit-in marked the first times that…

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    death of SNCC. In this book the author, Cleveland Sellers, acknowledges his life experience during the Civil Rights Struggle in the 1960s. One of the most memorable Civil Rights Struggle, that is revealed throughout this book, is the Sit-In Movement. The Sit-In Movement was started by four young black college freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College. Cleveland called the four-brave college students known as, Ezell Blair, Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph…

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    The bus boycott was an effective protest against segregation. In “The Long Walk Home” every character had a different reaction to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Miriam made a bold decision during the bus boycott. During the bus boycott Miriam made a courageous choice. She started out by driving Odessa to work, and she kept driving Odessa until her husband found out. Miriam defied her husband and continued driving her until she saw some other black people and decided to drive them where they…

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    How to Train a Dog If you have a dog, you know how fabulous having a dog can be. People may say that having a dog is also tough. A dog does not always follow what people say. Treat your dog with respect while training. Do not expect a dog to get the hang of it right away. Be patient with your dog while training. There are around 77.8 million dogs in the United States. Tons of dogs assume the world revolves around them. If you instruct them to do something, they will know you are the master of…

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    extraordinary sit-ins were to achieve rights for colored people who suffered atrociously. Can you imagine sitting at a diner counter with someone you love and knowing you might get beat to death? In the short story, “The Welcome Table” by Lee Martin from his collection, The Least You Need to Know, explains a seventeen year old boy experiencing this first hand, by displaying the atrocious acts on colored people. I assume he wrote this short story to exhibit how it was in 1960, during the sit-ins…

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    Melinda, at the beginning of the book, seems insecure because on the first page she contemplates where she should sit, “Where to sit? I’ve never been a backseat wastecase. If I sit in the middle, a stranger could sit next to me. If I sit in the front, it will make me look like a little kid, but…” (page 3). She also mentioned, “I know enough not to bring lunch on the first day of high school. There is no way of telling what the acceptable fashion will be” (page 7). I think she might be…

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    dog to do whatever you wish. This command is by far the most used and the most well-known skill that a dog should know. It is the simple direction to sit. When you adopt your dog, he/she will not know what the word sit means. It is not an instinct or a sound that they recognize. So, you are going to have to step by step instruct your dog how sit. First, you should use treats that is to the dog’s liking. Dogs will do anything for treats, and if you supply a delicious on that he/she likes, it…

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    The general argument made by Jaweed Kaleem in his work, “In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem?”, is that it is okay and not okay to sit out for the national anthem. More specifically, Jaweed argues that Colin Kaepernick should or should not sit during the national anthem. He is suggesting that some people believe that the American flag is sacred and not standing during the national anthem is insulting it. Others believe that everyone has the freedom of speech,…

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    number of personnel that are present at the time, however there are some duties that all host regardless of their shift need to perform. The opening duties of a host/cashier include making sure that the closing host and servers cleaned all booster sits, high chairs, customers tablets, tables/booths and that dining room was vacuumed. If the closing host or servers didn’t finish cleaning these items, the opening cashier will clean these items before the restaurant opens. Also because during the…

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