Are concussions the number one killer of athletes? No not quite‚ but close; concussions are proving to be the most common and dangerous injury in sports and in everyday life. Not long ago concussion weren’t thought to be as dangerous as they are now. However now‚ doctors and athletes that have or are dealing with this situation are learning that these injuries are a lot more dangerous than they seem. I happen to be one of the athletes that are sitting out for the season for an injury no one can
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I want to be a gymnastics teacher or an olympian when i get older. Here are some things about the sport.Gymnastics is the practice of athletic exercises for the development of the body and it also helps make your body more bendable and flexible. Exercises such as rings‚ pommel horse‚ bars‚ and balance beam help with balance and flexibility. Although gymnastics is different in ancient Egyptian and Chinese cultures. The word gymnastics comes from from the Greek word gymnazein.Which literally means;
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Kickboxing brings a variety of images to mind‚ from the totally ripped muay thai fighter launching devastating blows within the ring to Billy Blanks yelling out encouragement to people in their living rooms as they practice Tae Bo. However‚ one thing that all these varieties have in common is the incredibly good shape kickboxing gets you into‚ from the lean‚ cut upper bodies to the powerful core to the strong legs that are necessary. Cardio kickboxing is distinct from the martial art in that you
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Arnold Schwarzenegger once said‚ “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something‚ you can do it‚ as long as you really believe one hundred percent.” Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most recognized bodybuilders ever. He has won seven Mr. Olympia’s‚ one less than Ronnie Coleman. Bodybuilding and Weightlifting started with just picking up rocks and stones. Strength training‚ the popular bodybuilders‚ the popularity of the bodybuilding sport‚ and the early
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Achievement Standard 91475 (3.4) ;Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops‚ sustains‚ and structures ideas. Informative writing; Human Trafficking This informative essay will cover the topic of human trafficking‚ informing the reader in many different aspects of this social issue‚ including; global effects on individuals‚ ways of preventing/reducing human trafficking globally‚ and the overall processes within human trafficking and its
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Trevor Corso Ms. Teresa Wells ENG 1113H 300 8 October 2013 RFID’s Usage in Modern Society With the rise of new electronic devices that have amazing features and functions comes greater and more abstract implementations. RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags are a prime example of an abstract implementation of technology. These devices have been used for tracking the past‚ but they have other capabilities like storing information and analyzing variables. RFID tags have been around for
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Facebook We all use social media web sites. They have been around for years. The first big social media website that we all used was Myspace. But then another one came along. At first only a few people converted. Then more and more people made the switch. The few people still holding on to Myspace where forced to switch‚ because there was no one left to message. Myspace was digitally killed. Killed by non-other than‚ Facebook. Facebook became the top of social media websites‚ and it has
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S is for sai’s I really like sai’s there a type of weapon if you don’t know it’s the weapon that Ralph the ninja turtle has I have a pair of sai’s I I know how to use them really good it’s cool when I record my self playing with it then watching me and also Ralph is my favorite ninja turtle out of all of them because he is awesome with sai’s he fights really good and he’s not scared of nothing ok let me tell you a little something about sai’s The Sai is a three pronged martial arts weapon useful
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Today we use several ways to fight off cancer like Radiation therapy‚ Kimmo therapy‚ or surgery. These are effective ways to fight off cancer‚ but the barrier that comes into play is that some of these affect the body in a negative way and it doesn’t Keep cancer from coming back. I bet you’re wondering what immunotherapy is? How long has it been around? Immunotherapy is the changing of the immune system to find and eliminate foreign cancer cells. There have been early attempts to try and change the
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I chose the topic on tattoos because I’m really fascinated with them and have been planning on getting a few myself. I thought this would be a great opportunity to look into the history of tattooing and where exactly it originated from. There are many things that come to mind when I think about the topic. I could talk about the tattooing process‚ the different styles‚ the tattooing equipment‚ the methods used in different cultures/countries‚ the aftercare‚ the tattoo ink and what it can consist of
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