Mary Lou Retton is an American gymnast who participated in the 1984 Olympics. (Lewis). Since Mary Lou was a young child‚ she displayed her dedication and passion towards gymnastics that proved that she would one day be successful in this great sport. Mary Lou is known to be the first female gymnast outside of Eastern Europe to win the all around gold medal. She has more medals than any athlete during the 1984 Olympics (“Mary Lou Retton Biography.”) She says that her gymnastics role model was
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Abstract: ALS is a disease in which the causes are unknown and the effects are devastating. Along with great physiological damage there is great mental damage that a patient that had ALS must endure. A disease with a great influence in today’s life and the life of those in the past. There is no cure for ALS only treatments. Treatments that treat the symptoms and not the disease. ALS is a disease that has impacted today’s society of individuals in a dramatic and influential way. Not necessarily
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Speech Analysis Lou Gehrig was one of the best baseball players of his time. He also gave one of the best speeches of baseballs history. When he was diagnosed with ALS‚ he had to quit his baseball career. In his Farwell Address to baseball‚ Lou Gehrig uses parallel structure to emphasize the statements that are truly important to him. “When the New York Giants‚ a team you would give your right arm to beat‚ and vice versa‚ sends you a gift – that’s something”. In 1939‚ Lou Gehrig played for the
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October 29‚ 2012 S3 Words: 636 Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer‚ known as Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer was born on the date of October 6‚ 1917 Montgomery County on a plantation‚ Mississippi and during the time she has lived she has accomplished many beneficial things for the black African American ethnic group in America. Due to heart failure Hamer died at Mound Bayou Hospital‚ Mississippi March 14‚ 1997‚ at the age of 59. Fannie Lou Hamer was later buried in her hometown Ruleville‚
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come quite close to mastering what writing is about‚ can do both. In Susan Bordo’s “Beauty (Re)Discovers the Male Body”‚ I believe that she not only enjoyed writing the piece but also knew she would give others pleasure by writing it. She wrote as a real person with natural feelings‚ not as a writer simply stating facts about a subject. Bordo meticulously designed the essay in a way that kept the audience excited for what would come next but also enthralled in the current text. She has an interesting
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society than Butch and Dominant Lesbians due to how they portray themselves. Why are masculine women not accepted in society by men‚ but they enjoy the activities of feminine women? Butch Lesbians are masculine‚ dress and live life as men‚ and are attracted to feminine women. While dominant lesbians dress in men’s clothing‚ Butch women assume the identity of a man. They do not mind being addressed as men and in most cases would prefer to be addressed as such. Like most men‚ Butch
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older‚ I love finding ‘Mommy-and-me’ looks that we can wear together. These days the trends for kids and adults is so similar that is easy to style your little one and yourself alike! I have fallen so in love with a local‚ handmade brand called‚ Lola Lou. They are a 3 generation team that work together to design and create super cute and stylish pieces for your little lady. Their fall line featured sophisticated prints and fabrics with girly patterns. I was immediately
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Running head: WHY I WOULD BE A TEACHER Why I Would Be a Teacher Diana C. Worley Grand Canyon University: EDU 310 (0206) December 19‚ 2010 Why I Would Be a Teacher Teaching is a dignified‚ desirable‚ and demanding occupation. It is a profession which requires knowledge‚ patience‚ understanding‚ and a growing desire to help others. Unfortunately‚ it is most often under paid‚ underappreciated‚ and undervalued by numerous standards. So why does the writer of this paper want to teach? Was
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Confidence and Perseverance During Infertility: How religion and social factors affect a woman’s infertility treatments Introduction: The inability to become pregnant is a major source of concern for many women in America‚ and around the world. One in five women will experience a complication during a pregnancy or during the process of becoming pregnant ("Pregnancy complications‚" 2013). It can put stress on the individuals involved‚ the relationship‚ and cause major mental disorders in the process
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influential people. It is interesting to think what would have happened if certain people met each other and had conversations together. Sometimes you can imagine what would have occurred if two people worked together to accomplish a similar goal that they both had. With the technology and resources provided to us today‚ we are able to educate ourselves about individuals and then imagine what would have occurred if they had met each other. Simply put‚ Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights advocate. She
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