Jose Llama 10/25/13 Mrs. Veve Kite Tournament in Afghanistan In Afghanistan there is a famous sport they practice a lot which is Kite Flying people may think its just a regular kite flying like we are accustomed to‚ but its actually more complex than that. It consist of two types of comepetion there is the kite fighting competition and the kite running. This is a famous sport practiced in Afghanistan and lots of people get involved with it. It’s a big celebration when They do these tournaments
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“The South” by Jorge Luis Borges portrays the life of Juan Dahlmann‚ a librarian from Buenos Aires‚ wherein a sequence of unfortunate events brings him‚ eventually and triumphantly‚ to the South. But the story might be as mundane as Dahlmann’s northern life without its stunning conclusion: rather than living happily in the South like he’s always longed for‚ Dahlmann willingly dies the first night he gets there. Dahlmann dies just before his promised life can even begin‚ yet he finds joy in it. His
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Irving "Irv" Blitzer was an American bobsled two time Gold Medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics who finished first in two events again during the 1972 Winter Olympics but was disqualified from the latter for cheating and retired in disgrace to Jamaica‚ where he leads an impoverished life as a bookie. Irving is approached by two Jamaican athletes: top 100m runner Derice Bannock‚ who failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics when another opponent tripped him at the trials‚ and Sanka Coffie‚ a
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person/ who would also be a blessing/ to the future generations.// We remember today/ the legacy of the writer‚/ the linguist‚/ the anthropologist‚/ the journalist‚/ the biologist‚/ the artist‚/ the son‚/ the Filipino icon‚/ our national hero‚/ Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda.// He was a fighter.// He fought /and died for a nation.// But when he died‚/ he left his heart/ and gave his spirit back/ for the people he loved so dearly.// He is our liberator.// Intelligent that he was
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Baseball player Alex Rodriguez went from having a salary of twenty nine million to ending his career shortly‚ all because of the embarrassment of using Performance Enhancement Drugs (P.E.D.). He was caught using a banned substance and it cost him a season of baseball. Performance Enhancement Drugs are any type of drug that an athlete can take to increase the abilities or performance of themselves. The punishments for violating the Drug policy in sports should be intensified because of the damage
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In his essay Richard Rodriguez narrates a particular event in his life using specific details throughout his writing to present the complications present in his family. He illustrates how when things begin to change from generation to generation a once united family can grow farther apart to the point of becoming detached‚ uncomfortable‚ professional and distant. Just as they grew wealthier their culture was lost and Rodriguez manifests this culture through one particular event: Christmas. Rodriguez’s
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Ask Oscar Rodriguez about the dot-com burst and he may grin at you as if to say‚ “What burst?” Rodriguez‚ a 38- years-old entrepreneur‚ owns an Internet business that sells loose diamond to various buyers. Business is booming for Rodriguez‚ In 2004‚ he has sales of $2.06 million-a 140 percent increase from 2003. Rodriguez’s database of almost 60000 diamonds is one of the largest and is valued‚ according to Rodriguez‚ at over $350 million. Needless to say‚ Oscar Rodriguez is optimistic about
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Modern day competition caused many people experience bilingual education. Richard Rodriguez‚ the writer of “Aria‚” is one of them. Rodriguez refers “private language” as his native language and “public language” as what he will use at school. His “private language” is Spanish and his “public language” is English. He argues that it is unnecessary for student to be taught in two different languages. He said‚ the foreign language that will be taught diminishes the value of the native language; lower
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Reaction Paper on the Movie Rizal The movie “Jose Rizal” is all about our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal – Hislife and works‚ his struggles in order to free his countrymen from abuse‚ until hisdeath under the hands of the Spaniards who occupied our country for a very longtime.Most of the scenes of the film took place during Rizal’s imprisonment atDapitan wherein he meets Taviel‚ a Spanish officer‚ who will eventually defendhim on his trial in court. During their meeting‚ Taviel asks Rizal everything
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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda JOB OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the nationalism and patriotism of the Filipino people; to inspire the Filipino youth of today. PERSONAL IDENTITY: Sex: Male Place/Date of Birth: Calamba‚ Laguna/ June 19‚1861 Religion: Roman Catholic Marital Status: Single Address: Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Mother’s Name: Teodora Alonzo y Quintos Father’s Name: Francisco Mercado Rizal EDUCATION: (1869 – 1872)
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