Sportsmanship Sportsmanship is being fair in following the rules of a game. Good sportsmanship is the "golden rule" of sports or any other game. Basically‚ you should treat your opponents the way you would want to be treated. It is good sportsmanship when you respect yourself‚ your opponents‚ your coaches on both sides‚ the referees‚ et cetera. Good sportsmanship includes shaking hands with your opponent‚ clapping whether you score a point or not‚ being able to tell them “Good job!” or “Good game
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THE THEOLOGICAL PROGRESSION OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY FROM THE EARLIEST WRITINGS OF THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS THROUGH AUGUSTINE CHURCH HISTORY BY SCOTT A. LINDSEY Introduction The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most mysterious and yet profound tenants of the Christian faith. Augustine‚ when pondering the depths of the doctrine of the Trinity‚ was walking along the beach one day when he saw a small boy with a bucket. The boy was running back and forth from the
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jessica ran home after the swimming meet. she never missed a meet‚ or anything related to swimming. it was her one and only passion‚ but today was different. she couldn’t wait for it to end. she NEEDED it to end. what made today different from any other day‚ was that it was the day of the olympics and her idol Michael phelps was swimming today. she admired him‚ not because he was good looking and in shape‚ but because he was passionate about swimming‚ and did his best every time‚ just like jessica
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Michael Phelps Michael Phelps is a through and through true Olympian. He has amazing capabilities and has proven it many times. I would definitely call him a great athlete. Michael Phelps stole the limelight through the best performances in Olympic history. In his early life Michael Phelps had already started his rise to the top. When Michael was born he had two sisters already in the sport of swimming which he entered very soon. “As a seven-year-old‚ he refused to put his face in the water. Not
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“It’s better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all” Do you agree? The saying “actions speak louder than words” can be applied to this scenario. Many people often dare to dream but fear stops them from ever moving forward on their goals. The fear of failure‚ of not knowing if it is possible to accomplish what may seem like the most unrealistic dream a person sets out to achieve. One example we can learn from is one of the greatest swimmer the world has seen‚ Ian Thorpe. Four
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Rachael Richardson March 2‚ 2009 Michael Phelps fans are right to be disappointed in him for smoking marijuana at a party. I am one of his fans‚ but I am aggravated by his decisions and I think some other people are too. “ Many people are disappointed in Michael’s decisions‚ Phelps is a role model‚ he is well aware of the responsibilities and accountability that come with setting a positive example for others‚ particularly young people‚” the USOC said in a statement. “ In this instance
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How to Swim Butterfly All those who know‚ even a little bit of swimming‚ have come to agree that the butterfly stroke is by far the most difficult stroke in swimming. It may not necessarily be the most difficult stroke to master technique-wise (that title is held by breast stroke‚ as far as I know)‚ but it is definitely the most taxing stroke to swim. Of course‚ one can always argue that any stroke is taxing to swim when you’re swimming with 100 percent effort‚ and that is true‚ but even in that
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3 February 2012 English 3rd hour I. Introduction a. Attention getter: “Faster‚ higher‚ stronger.” Michael Phelps motto b. Introductory info c. Thesis sentence: Michael Phelps is my role model because he is a swift swimmer‚ he has won fourteen Olympic gold medals‚ and he is a pothead. II. Body a. Swift swimmers b. Olympic gold medalists c. Pothead III. Conclusion a. Transition from lat point b. Reword thesis sentence
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Can you believe that some people think swimming isn’t a sport? Swimming has been around for centuries‚ but most people just do it for fun. Luckily people learn how to swim because it is a skill that is almost required in life and parents want them to be safe‚ but other people learn for different reasons. Some learn it because it is something you can do your entire life. Amazingly others do it because it is the sport they dream about and want to doing. Swimming is a difficult sport because we practice
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Michael Phelps is known as a tragic hero because of his noble life as a common man. Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ on June 30‚ 1985. He lived in a neighborhood called Rodgers Forge. In this ordinary place‚ Phelps’ started swimming when he was diagnosed with ADHD and didn’t know where to use all of his stamina: “...Phelps was directed towards swimming in 1992 at the age of just seven in order to provide him with an outlet for his unbounded energy” (5). Luckily‚ due to this disorder
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