1. a) What was your greatest fitness success this semester? My greatest fitness success this semester was my results from the sit up testing since my results in April were 16 while my results for the last fitness testing was 64 situps. b) List two factors that contributed to your success? Two factors that contributed to my success was using the month plan which we created in class‚ since it helped me to gradually increase the number of sets/reps and also rest in order to allow the muscle group
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One of the greatest presidents of the United States was George Washington. Washington was the first president of the United States. He was chosen to be the nation’s first president because of his "superior leadership skills" (Source 2). "He showed his tremendous leadership skills on the field of battle" (Source 2). Washington is definitley one of the most memorable presidents to ever live. He was a brilliant man with superior military tactics and strategies. George Washington in my mind is no doubt
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George Lucas: One of the greatest film makers "With the exception of maybe a handful of people‚ no one has made an impact on the movie making world like George Lucas has. With hundred of hours of film with his mark out there‚ Lucas has amazed his audiences time and time again with expert story telling" (The Gods of Filmmaking). George Lucas has written‚ directed‚ and produced countless films‚ many of which are some of today ’s most highly regarded films by critics all over the world. "George
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CW3 Campbell’s tireless efforts over the last 18 months set the stage for one of the most successful RTS-M’s assessments in history. His analytical approach and servant leadership style established the conditions for steady state excellence allowing for a smooth transition into the assessment. This effort resulted in a zero deficiency assessment‚ the first noted by the assessment team. He was personally recognized by the assessment team for his contributions and the level of communication prior to
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literature. No one can doubt that Cleopatra achievements were historically dynamic‚ but the way in which they were viewed through the biased eyes of historians‚ some what nullifies or exaggerates there affects and the assessment of this is the crux of my essay. First we will look at the negative Roman interpretations and then on the other hand the positive portrayal of the Greeks. And finally‚ looking at modern sources who have begun to re-examine Cleopatra‚ through far more unbiased eyes‚ I will conclude
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The poem “Where There’s a Wall” by Joy Kogawa describes the historical event of internment or concentration camps using a wall as a metaphor. The author does not outright identify and describe this unfortunate historical event but readers can use the imagery and symbols along with their historical knowledge to be able to determine that the author could be writing about a person in an internment or concentration camp. The poem is universal in the fact that it may not be interpreted in a historical
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The use of guilt is an effective tool as a means of controlling people. By instilling a sense that one is responsible for certain deeds and actions‚ it makes that individual seemed tied down. In George Orwell’s "Such‚ Such Were the Joys ..."‚ the schoolmasters utilize this emotion as a persuasion device towards the young‚ gullible boys. Through this exercise‚ the schoolmasters were able to effectively control their pupil’ actions and emotions. The main schoolmasters Bingo and Sim‚ used this technique
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ones before it had‚ I understood how precious time is. Here are a couple reasons why I think that; I’ve always believed that the greatest gift we can share with those we love is time. There are some things money just cannot buy‚ and in the long run our memories are far more valuable than any material goods we receive. There’s a reason why I always believed that the greatest gift we can share with those we love is time because memories have sentimental value that lasts you a lifetime. Having a Lamborghini
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The theme of mother-daughter relationships is found throughout most of the chapters in The Joy Luck Club. It is the most predominant theme in the book. Some mother-daughter relationships‚ like the one found in the article by Psychology Today‚ represent how Rose Hsu Jordan was feeling when she married Ted despite her mother’s objections. Rose then needed her mother to help her to realize that because she chose not to make her own decisions‚ Rose would end up ruining the rest of her life. This situation
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In New York Times article‚ “The Joy of Writing” by Pico Iyer‚ Pico does a relatively interesting piece on some of the known problems with today’s technology driven world. Still‚ there were some underlying problems with the line of reasoning he was pulling in. For example‚ Pico Iyer failed to recognize each audience member as an individual and instead spoke as if we were a class of individuals. In the article Pico Iyer cites Nicholas Carr’s book “The Shallows” when pronouncing that “THE average American
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