The Olympic Games The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for several hundred years‚ until they were abolished in the early Christian era. The revival of the Olympic Games took place in 1896‚ and since then they have been staged every fourth year‚ except during World War I and World War II. Perhaps the basic difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that the former was the
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THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today‚ exceeded only by soccer. It was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke for middle aged men who needed something less strenuous than basketball. The sport has changed much over the years and Mr. Morgan would probably not recognize the game today. The sport involves two teams separated by a net who contact a volleyball a maximum of three times before it crosses the net to the other team
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Hunger Game Lit Theory Feb 2nd 2013 The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins is one of the bestseller on The New York Times for a long time. The period in the story is when the North America was completely collapsed; a country named Panem was established. The country has 12 districts (each 13th District‚ but it has been crossed from the list) and a city called the Capitol. Each county has a duty‚ labor‚ production‚ and transfer everything they do on the Capitol. In my opinion‚ The Hunger Game is a very
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Report Greatest threats to the environment in Russia Russia has major environmental problems left from the Soviet Union. Those ills have been developing for years and years. Air‚ water and soil are equally polluted. Air quality Russia’s air is among the most polluted in the world. According to the estimate only tiny percentage of urban population breathes the air that is not harmful. Level of air pollution is dangerous‚ especially for the inhabitants of large industrial cities such as
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"Greatest Accomplishment in My Life" One Big Water Storage Hole Who would not want to wake up every morning at 7 AM for two weeks in a foreign country and dig a 7ft by 7ft hole during their summer vacation? I‚ fortunately‚ had the honor of undertaking this task last summer. Every summer for the last three years‚ I have traveled to Bogotá‚ Colombia‚ to volunteer for a non-profit organization‚ Children’s Vision International‚ which takes in homeless and needy children. The children are given a
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se the Highland Games for my community project because I thought it would be a cool cultural experience that was totally new to me. I also chose this project because the group of bagpipers my grandfather plays in was playing there. I didn’t get a program or brochure from the games but I did take loads of pictures. I will attach some of the photos and a note from my grandpa‚ whom I went with. The Highland Games was the first thing of its kind I had ever been to and I had a blast. From the bagpipers
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One of the most controversial issues present in today’s society is abortion. Abortion is the termination of a fetus done purposely to prevent the birth of a child. Since abortions are now easier‚ less dangerous and more accessible than they once were; they have become the target of debate in every aspect of our lives. The issue of abortion has caused many heated debates in politics‚ religion and society in general; yet both sides seem to only see one side of the picture and avoid the issue as whole
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War Is Not a Game Etgar Keret’s “Not Human Beings” is the story of Schmulik Stein‚ a soldier who is young and jaded by the realities of death and violence. As an officer during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict‚ he is forced to recognize the serious nature of conflict he is involved in when he is recruited to go with Israeli border patrol officers. He is then put to the greatest test of all‚ to dehumanize‚ stand his ground and witness things he may never be able to forget. At the end of the story
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Jerad Chandler Mr. Stark English 101 27 September 2012 The Hunger Games In the dystopia world of “The Hungers Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ lies a nation called Panem‚ a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is strict and keeps the districts in line by hosting the annual Hunger Games. Twenty-four teenagers are forced to fight to the death on live television. Two children‚ one boy and one girl‚ between the ages of twelve and eighteen‚ are randomly chosen from each
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I feel that the greatest challenge that my generation is faced with is being stuck in a time of environmental instability. Recently‚ we have been confronted with the crisis of global warming. In past generations‚ they have known the risks and effects of all the factories‚ and the car emissions‚ but they saw no immediate problem that they were confronted with. So they did not make many changes in their daily habits. Most recently‚ Al Gore had created the presentation‚ “An Inconvenient Truth”‚ to raise
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