staff reporter: “John Carter visits the village with its own eccentric games”. Fact & Opinion: It is a fact that the second paragraph points to the origins of the Cotswold games in the early 17th Century – thus anticipating “Baron de Coubertin’s Olympic revival by 284 years”. Allegedly‚ the Cotswold games were started as a Whitsun celebration in 1612 by Robert Dover. The games consisted of quirky rustic pursuits like cock-fighting‚ coursing and shin-kicking! These two-day games ran annually for “250
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Musculoskeletal response: Increase blood supply: The increase in blood supply might happen as your body starts to work more efficient than usually . The blood supply has to increase because the blood has to go to the parts in your body which you are exercising the most .For example: If you go for a run‚ the blood supply will increase because your legs will need more energy‚ therefore there will be more blood going into your legs than normal because you are overworking them. Increase in muscle
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Physical Education Activity Log Name: Alex Wallace Week # 4 Date 10-3-14 Workout 1 Workout 2 Workout 3 Workout 4 Workout 5 Date 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 10/3 Total Time 44min 57min 41min 39min Activity- describe in detail *Terrain (runs/walks- uphills/downhills) *waves (size and frequency) swimming strokes‚ length‚ time… *Weight training ( which machines‚ setting of machines‚ frequency‚ in what time..reps etc..)*Tennis (volleys approximately 50 in 15 minutes. Playing singles‚ doubles
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Zumba Zumba is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Zumba involves dance and aerobic elements. Zumba’s choreography incorporates hip-hop‚ soca‚ samba‚ salsa‚ merengue‚ mambo and martial arts. Squats and lunges are also included. Zumba Fitness‚ an organization that sells Zumba videos and products‚ does not charge licensing fees to gyms or fitness centers. Approximately 14 million people take weekly Zumba classes in over 140‚000
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One particular occasion that makes racism evident in the 1936 Olympics is the story of Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was an African-American track athlete that was a part of the United States Olympic track and field team. Owens was a diligent athlete who loved to compete. He grew up in Ohio and set countless high school track and field records through his teenage years. He continued this record setting trend through college competing at a national stage. His successes put him on the radar to compete at
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A very fascinating mural called the "Going to the Olympics" by artist Frank Romero was displayed on a wall in the city of Los Angeles for numerous years. The beauty of his art roused countless other artists and proved to be one of the most beautiful works of art in L.A. Within the mural‚ Romero included significant factors that would show L.A.’s history with the Olympic games. For instance‚ the stamp commemorates the 1932 Olympics that was hosted in the city. The iron from a fictional
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This experiment‚ Cardiovascular Fitness‚ produced the results of the fitness and fitness index of an athlete versus a non- athlete. To do so both the athlete and non-athlete had to preform the step test in which they stepped up and down the stairs at the same pace for the same duration of time. The hypothesis made by my group was that the athlete would have a lower heart-rate and better fitness index then the non-athlete. We guessed this base on the fact that many youth in America who aren’t athletes
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when mental retardation comes into place. In my report I will be talking about mental retardation and the different kids of mental illnesses. Mental retardation is often thought of a disease ( Mental retardation 1 ). Disease would be the wrong term. Mental retardation is a term for wide range or conditions ( Mental retardation 1 ). The meaning of mental retardation depends on what society demands of the individual in learning skills‚ and social responsibility ( Mental retardation
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Over 50 million Americans face daily struggles with a mental illness. In today’s society‚ individuals feel less comfortable going to see a psychologist than they do seeing an eye doctor or a dentist. Also‚ individuals feel worse about needing assistance fighting depression or anxiety than they do about requiring help with cancer. The term “mental illness” has a very negative connotation. Individuals often relate things like self-harm and violence to it without considering examples to support these
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INTRODUCTION A mental disorder is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual‚ and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Mental disorder has a wide scope of illness for centuries. It has many levels of illness and most of the illness are common conditions faced by individuals either they noticed it or not. In Malaysia‚ Ministry of Health did a survey and shows 11% of our people have mental illness. That
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