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    Olympia, is a special part of Greece that is the site for the ancient Greek gods. The main part of Olympia was dominated by the people of Zeus. The games are part of a tradition which aimed to have good relations with the gods by showing the cities of Greece and gods that the youth has physical qualities of a god and the performances accomplished by the youth. The Olympic Games were held every four years which gives the people plenty of time to train, which still is till this day at the ancient…

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    forcefully withdrawn from the Olympic Games. The relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States at this time was very tense. The Soviet Union wanted to maintain a friendly and socialist government on its border, and with Afghanistan in the midst of a civil war, the Soviets would be able to support the war and influence a socialist government. The Soviets then invaded Afghanistan, and the United States responded with the threat to not send a team to the Olympics, which are to be held…

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    In that team there was one special girl whose dream was to get to the Summer World Olympics and win the gold medal, but it wasn’t as easy as she thought it would be. This special girl’s name was Katie Ledecky, she was 14…

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    Ancient Olympics Ever thought about when was the Olympics created, where it originated or why was it created? How many sports were included and what were the roles of women during this vital period in history? The Ancient Olympic were based on religious beliefs, filled with many competitive sports and had stringent rules for women during the games (Goldman). The first ancient Olympics started in 776 B.C. ancient Greece. The event was very important to the Greeks and it was so special that…

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    Bicycle Motocross (BMX) has different ranks, novice; intermediate; expert; A Pro; and last but not least AA Pro. I am in the intermediate class. Once you’re intermediate you can get clips, those are basically a pair of special shoes and pedals making it so that your feet can’t come off the pedal without doing a certain motion, I myself have those. At first they are very difficult but, once you get used to them they are quite helpful. Now BMX is fun for me because I get…

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    Greek Virtual Museum

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    During my visit at the virtual museum, I learned a great many things about the Olympic Games. The reason behind choosing this topic, is that the Olympic Games continue today, even though they originally started many years ago; it fascinates me that we as human beings have kept the tradition of organized sports and athletic competitions for so long. Before I recant my experience, I would first like to give a little description on the museum that I chose. The website that I used is merely a…

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    The practice issue I will be exploring in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is the active participation of children in their own learning, with an emphasis on the importance of appropriate differentiation. I have chosen to investigate this fundamental issue as it strikes me that I have seen little evidence of children with SEND being encouraged to actively participate in their learning. Firstly, I will attempt to define inclusion and what it means to be engaging in…

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    word training, and their results. Sight word practice is a commonly used teaching strategy for improving reading and word fluency in special education classrooms. However, finding which approach best teaches special education…

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    right to receive an education.” (Spring, 2001 p. 158). Therefore, I think to specifically include the word ‘duty’ in this provision creates some accountability. This eliminates the mentality that it is up to everyone else to provide an education for special needs students, and places accountability on the families and the students themselves. Thus, I think these changes will have a positive and a necessary approach. The amendments that we propose are as follows: The first amendment is about…

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    The aim of this task is to assess whether my school fully adopts the 2014 Code of Practice (CoP) (DfE, 2014) to meet the needs of all learners. The school I work in as a teaching assistant (TA) has Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream classes and some in the Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) Unit. I will analyse the school’s inclusion policy which like most mainstream schools in England has been updated by the guidelines of the national policy and carefully look at how…

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