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    Isabela pulled me with her right arm then holding my hand to the storybook station. When we arrived at the station she sat down on a blue pillow and she patted the spot next to her and told me “Sit down over here.” I sat down and she said “close your eyes.” I did what I was told to do and after a minute Isabela told me “Ok you can open them now” I opened my eyes and in my lap I saw a book called “The Biggest Snowman” She then pointed at the book and looked at me and said “Can you read me this…

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    I was at the top of the mountain watching the countdown 1…2…..3 go. I wake up look over at my clock and realized that I was already late I get out of bed put on my clothes gear grab my bike and get out on the mountain.Today was the first day of the 2017 mammoth mountain down hill games. There is already a long line for the chair lift And, after 30 minutes of waiting i'm finally going up.When I get to the top of the 6 min gondola ride I start to feel my heart racing and the cold morning wind…

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    The question has been asked by many, “Is climbing Mount Everest worth the risk?” In the news, on television, and in movies, you see many people that climb mountains and some even climb Mount Everest. In these hollywood reenactments, you see that the weather is horribly dangerous. Some have the ability and some don’t even have the strength to climb a hill at the park. So, now we ask the important question, “Should just anyone be allowed to climb Mount Everest?” Many say that all of these facts…

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    Snowboarding is a very interesting sport there are many professional athletes out there. There are also many different styles of it like Freeriding, Freestyle, Alpine Snowboarding, Slopestyle, Big air, Half-pipe, Boardercross etc. Snowboarding is like surfing but on snow. It's shaped kinda like a surfboard but made for snow and your feet buckle into it, on a surfboard u just stand on it and balance. However slopestyle includes many varieties of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other…

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    Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding are two fun winter sports and are both in the Olympics. You might think that the two sport are polar opposites, but they actually have just as many similarities as differences. Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding have several similar traits. Athletes in both sports ride on slick polished pieces of wood that require special boots and can get going very fast. In snowboarding both feet are on one wide, straight piece of wood and you don’t need poles to propel you.…

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    Snowboarding I looked up at the huge hill with my snow pants, coat, gloves, boots and hat. My new orange and yellow digital Camo snowboard was in my hand.As I stared in stun at the hill, I thought it might be quicker to fly to Mt. Everest and climb that then climb this hill. We were in my grandparents backyard that was probably big enough to make a football field. I felt butterflies flying around in my stomach as if they were in prison trying to escape.I heard footsteps behind me. “Get up…

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    Snow Globes Research Paper

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    My first experience of snow was like a snow globe, except it seemed whoever was shaking it wasn’t going to stop. Snow Globes are a model of a scene surrounded by particles of fake, white matter resembling snow, but when shaken it turns to a magnificent snowstorm. While I have many snow globes at my house collected from my childhood, this was the first one I was in. I think a lot about the countless times my dad has told me of stories of his childhood. His numerous adventures of snow days,…

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    Roller Coaster Biome

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    Would you like to try the most terrorising ride of your life?. Or how about the trend of blood pulsing through-out your whole entire body, Bring back memorise of the first time you rode a roller coaster. We have answered your prays in the form of the new biome coaster, The largest, fastest and most ruthless ride that has ever been created, The coaster consists of four different biomes which are; jungle biome desert biome grassland biome and a snow biome. As you start your journey, climbing…

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    Springhill, Colorado where freestyle skiing was the norm. The lodge where I stayed was one of the lesser popular resort for skiing because my mother refused to let myself or my father ski in fear of injury. On the contrast, I felt immersed in the winter culture, and this article brings back those fond memories of my vacation. The author, Henry Fountain is able to catch the reader’s attention by illustratively breaking down the incredibly difficult sport of freestyle skiing into simple constructs…

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    Norway Research Paper

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    capital. Norway is located on the western coastline of Scandinavia and about 9 miles from Russia. Norway is most known for Skiing but more specifically cross-country skiing. Almost every man, woman, and child can ski. Many have lots of free time and spend their time outside enjoying the outdoors. Football (soccer) is a very popular sport played in Norway but cross-country skiing is still widely loved. Work hours here and in Norway don’t differ much. Most Norwegians work five days a week…

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