Cross Country/Track and Field - I have been an student-athlete for the last three years at Bishop Sullivan. These sports opened me up to my athletic potential and have always been a part of me. Now in my junior year‚ I have been a captain for both teams where I get to help lead and share the experiences I have obtained in a sport I love. Boy Scouts - I joined cub scouts back when I was in third grade. Now eight years later‚ I have gained knowledge‚ leadership skills‚ and once in a lifetime experiences
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Results If ski wax can be applied by rubbing‚ pasting‚ spraying‚ or melting then the melt on wax should reduce friction the best because it coats the skis more evenly and creates a thicker protective barrier to the bases of the skis. Consequently‚ this hypothesis was correct because the data captured displayed that the hot wax reduces friction the best‚ see appendix seven‚ eight‚ and nine. Hot melt on wax had the fastest time when the ice disc was slid down the ski and had the highest velocity. It
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member of the Saint Joseph Cross Country team. I consistently finished in the last five runners‚ and despised every moment that I spent training for the race season. Even though I began running cross country in elementary school‚ I was never a natural. After years‚ I was allowed to quit. By the time I was a freshman in high school‚ I had forgotten my hatred of running. After much enticement from my mother - a runner herself - I joined Bowling Green High School’s Cross Country team. Halfway through the
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“ Over the river and through the woods” hills‚ more woods‚ more hills‚ and another river”. This is how I feel in Cross Country. I’ve started getting faster‚ Which is awesome. The first meet I ran I got an overall PR But‚ The second meet I hurt myself by tripping in a pot hole falling onto my hip. I when I made contact with the ground‚ all I felt was pain. Pain was flowing through my hip over and over again in that race‚ I felt pain and I haven’t been able to run correctly since. My Dad had me walk
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Every year‚ the world-famous event called the Encierro or the Running of the Bulls takes place in Pamplona‚ Spain. The city of Pamplona and surrounding area has ties to Roman times‚ and this is evident in its architecture. The tradition that became the Running of the Bulls originated from the festival of Saint Fermin‚ who was from Pamplona and eventually beheaded. In the 13th century‚ the religious ceremonies in honor of Saint Fermin (also called Sanfermines) were on October 10th‚ but they were changed
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Cross country practice started a week before school started for most people; for me and many others‚ it started a couple weeks into summer. Eventually‚ when the season actually started we all started running together more and do harder workouts. Then in a couple more weeks we started having a couple meets‚ sometimes two a week. Then at the end of the season‚ we had our conference meet and for most people that was their last meet of the year. I was top four on JV though‚ so that meant I had a
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OF THE THESIS Using cross-country data‚ I examine how foreign aid affects economic growth in developing countries over the period from 1975 to 2000. I find evidence that foreign aid significantly and negatively correlates with growth in developing countries. However‚ foreign aid to inland countries as well as to South Asian countries during the period of 1992-2000 is found to have a positive impact on growth. In addition‚ a strong divergence trend is found among countries in the data set. The
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The Hobby of Running Running as a hobby is recommended because it is beneficial in helping to improve health‚ helps you to meet new people and is versatile and relatively inexpensive. Running is also a useful tool in reducing stress and provides other psychological benefits. Running is a relatively easy hobby to take up. Running requires no new skills. You can begin running at any age with many people over 40 taking their first running steps as they embark on the path to health and a new and
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Always Running “There are choices you have to make not just once”- Luis J. Rodriguez In 1993‚ Luis Rodriguez wrote an autobiographical book Always Running. Within months the Book Banning made Always Running their number one target calling it ungodly‚ antifamily‚ radical‚ and harmful. Rockford school district member‚ Ed Sharp‚ went to the extent of stating‚ “I challenge anyone who knows how the mind works‚ after reading this book‚ not to be more likely to assume the lifestyle of a gang person
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Running the Race I believe running the race means following God’s path set for my life. God gives each of us a choice to follow him or to choose to follow our own path throughout the course of our lives. Christian’s choose to run the race with a finish line in God’s kingdom. The path for this race has already been set for us through God’s word. Others‚ such as non-believers and those who have strayed from the path of the Lord‚ are running the race of their own will and have chose to follow
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