Something that I describe as a talent that is meaningful to me is cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader for as long as I can remember. Cheerleading‚ over the years‚ has become a very important part of my life. Through cheerleading I have learned the values of hard work and being a part of a team. People often confuse cheerleaders as girls who just stand on the side and cheer; but it’s so much more than that. With every tumble pass and stunt we put ourselves through extreme levels of difficulty
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A memorable time I experienced GRIT was when I decided to quit baseball in ninth grade and start playing golf. I remember going out on the golf course swinging the club and having people laugh at me due to the terrible golf swing which looked more like a baseball swing. That first time‚ I finished nine holes with a very high score which‚ is not the goal of golf. For the next weeks of summer‚ I practiced chipping‚ putting‚ and working on my swing. I began to develop a passion for the game watching
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progress and are oblivious to the daily humiliations that African– Americans endure when treated as second-class citizens” (Kristof 2). We tend to reduce blacks to a mere stereotype and don’t give them the benefit of the doubt. We can all agree that if you are white‚ your run-ins with the police are a lot less frequent and more professional than that of a black person. “White Americans may protest that our racial problems are not like South Africa’s. No‚ but… the black-white gap today is greater than
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My parents have always been very supportive of me. I think their mantra is "We only have one kid‚ let’s not have regrets." Because of this I was one of those kids that played almost every sport. Most of them didn’t work out considering I have asthma‚ but that didn’t stop me from trying! In middle school after trying soccer for a few years we decided it wouldn’t be good for me. On a whim my parents decided to put me on a recreation league volleyball team‚ and I thank them every day for it. I played
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I wanted to write something different‚ something new. Mrs. Jones‚ my sixth grade teacher‚ focused on writing the most‚ so I came to her for my dilemma. She taught me writing techniques that I still use today. I had a journal full of sample writings that I would show her and have her tell me things I could do to improve. I wanted to create a story that didn’t follow the cliche‚ and she recommended that I participate in National Novel Writing Month. A whole month dedicated to
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World Lit 10 November 2010 Don Quixote Response In Don Quixote the prologue‚ he speaks of writing his story and how it will not meet the standards of many other great writings. He say “with a tale that is as dried as a rush‚ a stranger to invention‚ paltry in style‚ improvised in content‚ and wholly lacking in learning and wisdom‚ without marginal citations or notes at the end of the book when other works of this sort‚ even though they be fabulous and profane‚ are so packed
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The book “Catch a Fire” is a beautiful description of the Jamaican culture‚ the Rastafarian faith‚ the growth and development of reggae music and how it all added up to make Bob Marley’s life. All of those elements of what made Bob Marley “human” will be talked about and explained in this paper. The best artists are the ones who have passed but there work still lives on and Bob Marley left an unforgettable mark on modern music‚ both as a reggae creator and as a cultural icon. His beliefs and values
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Heather Moore English 111 Mrs. Ham Life at its craziest points Have you ever looked back at times in your life that you would give anything to rewind and alter? Everyone has those memories that have the million different scenarios in their head that could of ended it better. Although there are some really foolish things I have done in my time here that I would love to go back and kick myself for‚ I wouldn’t change a thing. With the mistakes we make and all the unwise decision making that
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Shady Bahsoun Amst 276 December 8‚2009 Research Paper #2 “Tell me what you eat‚ and I’ll tell you who you are” “Tell me what you eat‚ and I’ll tell you who you are” once said French lawyer and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. With the growth of food import/export around the world and the opportunities of expansion in foreign coutries: Could Brillat-Savarin’s statement still be possible today or has it completely lost ground? Food is one of the fields in which globalization has
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Why did you become a coach? Is it because you value personal growth? Maybe you’re passionate about helping others and watching them achieve their dreams? That’s one of the reasons I’m a coach. I can’t think of anything better than helping people transform and achieve their highest potential. The truth is‚ coaching is an incredibly important profession. It’s fulfilling and when it’s done right. It can also be extremely lucractive because the demand for good coaches keeps going up every year
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