deemed not a sport‚ it is actually one of the most demanding sports out there. If you look up the definition of a sport in the dictionary‚ it will tell you that a sport is a “physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively”. But what it doesn’t include is the trust‚ the teamwork‚ necessary for any sport. Cheerleading isn’t considered a sport because by definition our main objective is to cheer on other teams in their own sports. But there is
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On January 3‚ 1961‚ nine days after Christmas‚ Richard Legg‚ John Byrnes‚ and Richard McKinley were killed in a remote desert in eastern Idaho. Their deaths occurred when a nuclear reactor exploded at a top-secret base in the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS). Official reports state that the explosion and subsequent reactor meltdown resulted from the improper retraction of the control rod. When questioned about the events that occurred there‚ officials were very reticent. The whole affair‚
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Imagine living in the 1960’s fighting for the chance to be able on a hit dance show series. Now‚ imagine fighting for equal opportunities between the blacks and whites‚ in an area where segration between the two races is held up as an important aspect of the community. This is exactly what happened in the hit musical‚ Hairspray. I was able to attend this amazing musical at Washington Lee High School on April 25‚ 2015. Directed by Keith Cassidy‚ outstanding performers showed off their collaboration
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Many people value dance in a different way. When I say the word “dance”‚ I do not mean the jumping up and down at a party; I mean ballet‚ tap‚ jazz‚ contemporary and the many other styles in this world. Dancers are looked at as a piece of artwork‚ when they are so much more. Although they are bringing an artist’s piece to life‚ the dancers are the athletic aspect of the whole piece. Working just as hard or even harder‚ dancers are still not considered athletes. With all of the opportunities that
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‘What is stamina? Describe the distinctive way in which the body of a dancer with stamina functions. Discuss how stamina is developed‚ drawing on your own experience in the dance studio and elsewhere.’ Stamina is the endurance and staying power of the muscles‚ heart and breathing. In order to maintain a high standard of performance and technique‚ stamina is needed as it ensures that the heart and lungs are able to get oxygen to the muscles through the blood‚ to enable them to function to their
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Sitting Bull proposes and leads an idea of peace with the Americans‚ but this all comes to an end when he is accidentally killed by a policeman. The Indians seek a new leader [a strange farmer]‚ and rely on the miraculous Ghost Dance (Carnes‚ 1996). Their enemy views the dance as a superstitious‚ and then massacres all of the Indians. Because of the selfish control of the government‚ led by fear of the Indians and greed‚ the Indians have no freedom; this shows how much people shouldn’t have ultimate
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Tunes For Bears To Dance To – Robert Cormier. Plot – Chapter 1 In chapter 1 of Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier we find out that Henry lives next to a crazy house and sees an old man who is Mr. Levine everyday walking in and out and he wonders why they let him go without anyone else. We find out that Henry had broken his knee by falling down the stairs of where he lives‚ which is on the third floor of a tenement building. Eddie which was Henrys brother had died about a year ago of
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“True love doesn’t have a happy ending because true love never ends.” The story “Wedding Dance”‚ written by Amador Daguio‚ tells us how a human normally acts in dealing with the beliefs and traditions that evolved in the society. Cultural norms have always been used as an excuse to control the behavior of people. They can be constricting and opressive though it was probably not initially the intention of the practices. The tribe’s culture permits man to leave his wife and take another woman hoping
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Sports are played all over the world today. Every country has its primary sport and then others. The most popular sport in the world today is soccer. In America there are many popular sports like baseball‚ football‚ hockey‚ basketball‚ soccer‚ and many more. Sports were a big part of my childhood and my life today. Sports helped me build a relationship with my dad and brother‚ whether it was watching a team together or playing on the front yard. This made memories for the rest of my life.Without
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games and sports is unthinkable‚ as sports and games have become an integral element of present-day education. Formerly teaching consisted of merely imparting the basic skills of 3R’s (Reading‚ Writing and Arithmetic). But true learning is much more than that. Today education is an all-round development of the child. In this respect games and sports play a significant role. It is in this backdrop that most schools organise their Annual Sports Day. Last year‚ my school’s Annual Sports Day was
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