Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights Each year in October and November‚ Indian people who are followers of the Hindu religion celebrate the festival of Diwali by decorating their homes with hundreds of little lamps called divas. The word Diwali is a contraction of deepavali - which literally means "cluster of lights" or "row of lamps" and the festival symbolises the triumph of light over darkness. Diwali is one of the most ancient Hindu festivals in India where it is a national holiday and celebrated
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the air. Girls gripping their own toes above their heads‚ and their feet next to their faces. It’s Cheerleading. A club? I tend to doubt cheerleading is a club‚ but that is what it has been considered for years. Competitive cheerleading at Northern Valley Old Tappan High School has been receiving the minimal credits that a ‘club’ offers. The credibility that athletes get for participating in a sport is much more respected and deserved than those of a club. Colleges see the amount of credits a varsity
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Cheerleading is one of my most defining life experiences. The sport allowed me to explore not only my leadership qualities‚ but also my own mentorship abilities. From a newbie to cheerleading in middle school‚ I grew and developed into a role model on my cheerleading team in high school. In freshmen in high school‚ my coach told me that I was taking charge of the team‚ since the captain was absent. At first‚ I was excited that I was able to demonstrate my leadership qualities‚ but then pressure
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Someone comes up to you and says that cheerleading isn’t a sport. You’re going to feel upset and want to argue‚ right? “Cheerleading isn’t a sport” or “It doesn’t help anyone” People have always told me. Entertainment or Athletic ability? I’ve always been told that cheerleading will never be a sport or that all you do is cheer. Seeing all the hard work and techniques that girls from 5-18 have put in to achieve their dreams. according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors‚ “Competition
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Running head: CHARMED: MY FAVORITE TV SHOW Charmed: My Favorite TV Show Tolby Markham Kaplan University LS 526-01: Academic and Professional Writing for Graduate Students CHARMED: MY FAVORITE TV SHOW Charmed: My Favorite TV Show Charmed‚ I’m sure! Are you? Charmed is the story of The Charmed Ones – the most powerful good witches the world has ever known‚ whose job is to protect the innocent and not blow their cover. When their grandmother‚ Grams‚ suffers a heart attack‚ Prue
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“My Favorite Chaperone” is a story about a highschool girl‚ Maya‚ who moves to America from Kazakhstan. She moved to America because her aunt met an american through an international dating magazine. Her aunt moved to America. Later times got bad in Kazakhstan. Maya and her family decided to move to America. They lived in Seattle like her aunt. Bob Campbell‚ Aunt Madina’s husband‚ got a job promotion and had to move to Chicago. Aunt Madina decided to go to Chicago with Bob. They left Maya and her
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have been arguments proposed that the sport of cheerleading is too dangerous for the human body and can be hazardous to your health. “All injuries resulted from direct trauma‚ 15 injuries were classified as nonfatal‚ resulting in permanent disability‚ 12 were serious and 2 were fatal. Activities most commonly associated with injury were‚ in order pyramid stunts‚ basket tosses and advanced gymnastics stunts.” (Shrier 2004) If taken into precaution‚ cheerleading can be beneficial to your body and can
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deal‚ regardless of the sport‚ they are. Without shoes it is illegal to compete at any competition. Cheerleading without shoes also causes more injuries because of the lack of cushion and protection. I’ve had some very good but also very bad experiences with them. I remember one particular day when i was five. My mom was driving me to cheer practice and told me I would be receiving my very first pair of cheer shoes. I felt like my heart was going to pump right out of my chest. I was exhilarated
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I have been involved in some type of cheerleading ever since I can remember. Although I took part in other sports‚ clubs‚ activities‚ I have always returned to cheer. It was and has always been more than just a sport to me‚ it is a way of life. When I think of all the characteristics one must have to be true to this sport‚ many come to mind. Every member of a squad strives to posses as many as possible‚ if not all. As we grow from the child teaching cheers and stunts on the play ground‚ to attending
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across the globe vying for a spot to become one of three Olympic medalists. Sports fans alike crawl out every crack and crevice to tune into whichever channel that might be covering an Olympic event‚ and if they are lucky‚ they’ll catch Frank DeFord— a longtime sportswriter‚ commentator‚ and novelist— stirring up yet another controversial topic within the sports realm. DeFord’s thought-provoking piece on “what is a sport” touches down on Olympic soil where gymnastics in the Summer Games‚ and figure
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