Breast Stroke The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes‚ beginners learn either the breaststroke or the front crawl first. Since the breaststroke can be swum with the eyes almost always above water‚ it is important in lifesaving‚ as it allows the rescuer to approach
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Emily Chuang Mechanics of Swimming The crawl‚ also known as freestyle‚ is often regarded as the fastest swimming style. The legs perform a fluttering movement called the flutter kick to propel the body from behind while the elbows take turns moving in a semicircle movement in the swimming direction. One arm relaxes while the other is driven forward. The head is to be kept down in the water when not breathing. To breathe‚ the head turns sideways out of the water and air is to be taken in by the mouth
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The Captain visited today. He had a nice little chat with Montag while I fixed up the room. I found a present behind his back. I tried to ask about it‚ but he yelled at me like my family does when they argue. So‚ I went back to the parlor. Who likes talking to other people? Not me. As I sat‚ fireworks‚ galaxies‚ ad men exploded all across the screen. This was real entertainment. The wonderful and familiar sounds of my family surrounded me and took me to pretty places I had never seen or heard of
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Bauby was a master of the elements of mind. This is how he was able to write a book with only his left eyelid. If he was not a master of the elements of mind‚ being able to write The Diving Bell and the Butterfly wouldn’t have been possible‚ and I believe this book is why he stayed alive. Bauby’s story is an inspiration to all: he could have given up on life‚ but he believed that his work would benefit the world or positively impact people; he found a way to communicate with the nurse to write
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ironic situations to make candid observations about how women are just as capable as men to do what society defines as “men’s” work. In The Time of the Butterflies is set in the era of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic‚ where the Mirabal sisters assist in organizing a rebellion against the regime and are soon known as the “Butterflies.” Despite the bravery they demonstrated‚ the Mirabal sisters were ordinary wives and mothers who did not take the passive role of a woman but instead
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essay will examine three of the stages that every revolution seems to go through; unhappiness‚ catalyst‚ and action. The historical focus will be on multiple revolutions in the enlightenment era and the literary focus will be on The Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. Unhappiness with the status quo leads to social change because governments are not doing their job of protecting the natural rights of the people. John Locke‚ a famous enlightenment philosopher believed that governments were put
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Roles of Women The Mirabal sisters became role models to many women all around the world. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a somber historical novel showing the role of women in society and their household in the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic‚ men had absolute authority over everything in the early 1900’s. They were considered dominant and almighty‚ while women were expected to be elegant and inferior. Men were able to live whatever lifestyle they wanted
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MY SPECIAL PLACE There are so many place that one can go to find tranquility and inspiration‚ people can go to a church‚ to the peeks of Kilimanjaro‚ some may find inspiration at a New York fashion show or an art gallery of Kustiv Klimt‚ or one can find tranquility by meditating in the oddest of places‚ like under a bypass or on the streets of a rural Columbian village‚ others by picking fruit without a corporate business suits on their back. But however they find their own special place‚ there
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PM586 Project Management Week 5 Risk Matrix Analysis Identification | Assessment | Response Plan | Risk | Consequence | Probability | Impact | Trigger | Resp. | Response | Overtime and Cost | Going Over Budget | Low | High | Rise in Resources and Labor | PM | Continues follow up of spending and hours’ work. Monitor Financial atmosphere for price hikes. | Permit Delay | Could cause progress to cease momentarily causing schedule date to be pushed back. | High | High | Permit not being
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As the end of the year 2012 approached‚ the passing of the Sin Tax Bill grew into being the “talk of the town” – or perhaps‚ of the entire country. On the 20th of December of the same year‚ President Noynoy Aquino finally signed Republic Act No. 10351‚ better known as the Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012 which was implemented on January of the year 2013.The sin tax law is expected to raise 30 billion pesos ($750 million) which will be used for the health care services for over 5 million poor families just
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