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    Today anyone that watches professional wrestling knows that it is sport mixed with entertainment. Over the years the sport has become popular worldwide but nowhere more than North America‚ Europe‚ and Japan. All the way into the 1920s professional wrestling was very much considered a sport that was real. It was after the 1920s that professional wrestling became associated with what we call fakery‚ which in other words is theatricals or admitting to fake outcomes. For a while it seemed that because

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    since your father has been sick‚ you’ve been slacking on everything‚” she scoffed. If the crazy bitch only knew the things I did for my father. My father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 21 years ago and had been getting worse ever since. His body was attacking itself‚ and all we could do is sit there and let it happen. When grandma came‚ she always showed up with bags of weird gluten free‚ dairy free‚ soy free‚ flavor free foods. She was convinced that everything we ate just made my fathers

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    Bombard | Wrestling | English 1104 MWF 9:00am | | The mind boggling anticipation before a wrestling match is such a heart thrilling emotion. As you’re waiting for your name to be called‚ every wrestler is there with their coach warming up. I prefer jumping rope; this is a fun and fast way of getting muscles loosened and the sweat pouring. However‚ at the same time my mind is racing and my thoughts are wildly adventuring from one scenario to another. As I hear the announcer call my name‚

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    Not only is this a part of my life but it has taken control of my life. As a child at the age of eight‚ I had not experienced many things nor had I the knowledge to know of all the great opportunities life has to offer. Things come at you when they’re not expected; that’s life. Actions that you may do in the present could affect you in the future. Noises‚ shouts and grunts could be overheard from a distance and my curiosity grew as they increased intriguing me to peek into the door of the burgundy

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    I can’t help but wonder what this country would be like if we didn’t have great leaders such as Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there

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    down and earns two points. The sport of wrestling has been around for along time and dates back to 700 B.C.E. It was mostly used for military fighting and combatant techniques in ancient armies. In ancient Greece‚ it became a sport to where the opponent was forced to submit to tears. It was a great sport back in the day and it still is. American wrestling was introduced during the Second World War when a few soldiers witnessed the Japanese performing wrestling moves and it looked fun. So‚ the soldiers

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    In my father was a writer memoir‚ Andre Dubus III was young when events in his life starts to mold him. Starting early moving to different places having three other siblings and one parent that was a captain in the military. At the time his father was depressed and didn’t enjoy being a captain in the military in Andre’s eyes. After Andre granddad passed away it was an instant change in the family. Andre dad retired from being a commander in the marines. In Andre’s eyes‚ his daddy became happier‚

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    Icing My Arm Failure was not an option. If I wanted to play quarter back‚ I knew what I needed to do. Playing quarter back for Heritage High School’s (HHS) Junior Varsity team required an immense amount of perseverance‚ versatility and dedication. It all began at the HHS football field. My parents arranged for coaching lessons with Coach Fogelstrom‚ who is a Los Medanos College quarter back coach and teacher at HHS. My mother dropped me off on a Tuesday morning. I met with him for the first time

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    Do you know what a Coat of Arms is? Coat of Arm is a shield that was often used by the knights in the ancient days. Nowadays‚ we don’t use them anymore‚ however we do use them as a decoration. Each shields has different designs which make them unique from others. In my Coat of Arm‚ it consists of Wheat ear‚ Geranium and a Globe. The color I chose was yellow and the symbol I have chosen was Dancette. These symbols‚ color and design represents me. In my Coat of Arm it consists of three symbols

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    First They Killed My Father.. quotes Death and Revenge: * P 146 - I hate the soldiers... I etch their faces into my memory and plan for the day when I come back and kill them. * P 159 – We are all different now... I am sad and many days I wish I am dead. * P 143 – My hate empowers and scares me... Rage makes me want to survive. * P 251 – Holding on to my hate for the Khmer Rouge soldiers also allows me to go on living the mundane details of life. * P 168 – I need the new memories

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