John Wooden might have been the coach I needed when participating in Track and Field for my local high school in Madera‚ CA. Since it was the first and only high school sport I chose to take part in‚ mostly due to the fact my friends were on the team‚ I was unfamiliar with what a good coach was and if he or she would actually make an athlete out of me. Reading about Wooden’s dissatisfaction with society’ focus on grades rather than one’s effort and his choice to focus on developing his player’s bodies
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What is my definition success? Living life to the fullest Achieving small goals in life One’s life is in full balance Not feeling stressed and overwhelmed in life Following my dreams Being in control of my future Having college education Having a career Having great friends the continuous state of action that you have to perform to meet your goals To me success means setting up a goal‚ and then putting your complete energy towards attaining it. If you can do it all‚ then the feeling of
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in my opinion. Just because someone is good in sports doesn’t mean that they have it all together in their interpersonal relationships either. And‚ relationship changes everything. John Wooden said “those who work alone will never become all they could become if they were working in cooperation with others”. Wooden said loyalty was the force that forges individuals into a team and that it was what gets us through hard times. Regarding team spirit‚ the coach emphasized that eagerness communicates
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John R. Wooden In our civics class‚ we are learning about American citizens. For the class‚ we are doing a project on “great American citizens.” I chose to do John Wooden as my American citizen who shows greatness and citizenship. John Wooden showed acts of greatness and citizenship in many ways. John Wooden was a very trustworthy person. He was easy to speak with and was open-minded when his players or other people spoke with him. He also showed respect to everyone he communicated with. John
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Great Pyramids‚ specifically‚ The Great Pyramid at Giza. This Great Pyramid is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This Great Pyramid contains chambers specifically for the King and Queen and is believed to have taken 20 years to have been built. (Wikipedia) The Egyptians employed many experienced men‚ up to 100‚000. These men were worked hard and work for 10 days to receive one day off. (Smith) What I believe is most amazing in the creation of this Great Pyramid is Egyptians
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Corkill Pyramids were built in Ancient Egypt as tombs‚ or burial places‚ for Egyptian pharaohs‚ or kings. They believed that the pyramids made you immortal. The Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife‚ so it was very important to them to protect the bodies of their pharaohs. In order to keep the body of the pharaoh safe‚ the insides of the pyramids were like mazes with secret doors and dead-end passages. The pharaoh would be near the bottom or even underground. The Great Pyramid was built
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Great Pyramids of Giza * Built in c.2560 B.C * Took 20 years to construct * One pyramid contains the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu * Temples dedicated to Khufu * One of the oldest man made seven wonders of the world Cairo Museum * Contains 120‚000 ancient Egyptian artifacts * For example: treasures of King Tutankhamun‚such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut Memphis ‚ Ancient Egypt * The location
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Egyptian and Mayan Pyramids Can you imagine building something almost as big as eight football fields? Skilled laborers who built the Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan pyramids built them almost or that big! The Pyramids of Giza and the Mayan pyramids are fascinating insights upon history. These pyramids are attached to great tradition as well as an historic past. They had similar and different features. This is what made them so unique and special. As you will see‚ these breathe taking pyramids shine on their
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Book Review: “Wooden on Leadership” John Wooden is a legendary basketball coach‚ best known for his UCLA dynasty‚ which won an unprecedented and unthinkable 10 national championships in 12 years. That stretch included an 88-game win streak and four perfect seasons. But Wooden’s proudest accomplishments are not those of which are collected in the annals of sports history. And they have little to do with winning or losing. In his book “Wooden on Leadership‚” the coach reveals that he never
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Ancient Egypt Egypt is protected by deserts on either side of its main support of life‚ the Nile. The people had a strong government that brought the country together to create an empire. Egypt also had a rich culture including the belief in many gods and having royal blood that was god like. Agriculture was a key element in allowing Egypt to become the kingdom it came to be. The use of the Nile was a key part in uniting Upper and Lower Egypt; but to unite these rivals they would need
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