icy cold water‚ I feel calm and relaxed‚ but now was not the time to be relaxed. After the first three laps‚ my heart was beating a thousand times a minute as if I had run a marathon‚ but all I noticed was that nobody was swimming by my side. “Could it be possible‚” I thought to myself‚ “that I was ahead of all of my competitors?” That was when my heart instantly beat faster as I was on my last lap‚ gasping for air. My body was filled with excitement as I heard my name being chanted out in the crowd
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better metabolism‚ and overall keeps you healthy and happy. Of course‚ one may not enjoy running laps or doing crunches‚ but the benefits are long lasting and most definitely worthwhile. There are several different ways to stay fit and exercise. Some people prefer one method over another. Some people enjoy doing work that is fast paced and builds stamina. Some of these exercises include running laps‚ using machinery such as treadmills‚ or doing jumping jacks. Other people prefer doing more slow-paced
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Marriage. This had started because of a marriage. Marriage wasn’t a foreign concept to Lalette Thelwell‚ not entirely... She knew that it bound a man and women together‚ and that once bound... children often filled their home. Boys seemed to the preferred‚ and husbands expected their wives to provide them with at least one healthy son... but with all the trouble that little boys seemed to get themselves into while playing in the streets‚ a secret part of Lalette doubted that was what anyone really
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both past and present. Through various short stories‚ Winton highlights that the majority of characters who confront their problems deal more successfully with them‚ and are able to move on with their lives. One story which embodies this message is ‘Laps’‚ where Queenie successfully confronts her past failures and losses and regains her confidence after returning to her hometown. Furthermore‚ throughout the Nilsam Suite‚ we witness Jerra’s growth as he struggles to deal with his past‚ only moving on
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The Australian Government’s Response to the Threat of Communism During the Vietnam War Period After WWII‚ Australia still faced a severe threat‚ the threat of communism. Communism was seen as a perfect government‚ a utopia‚ by communists‚ but in reality it’s riddled with corruption and power struggles and a lack social security and identity. The Australian government responded to this threat in many ways‚ they gave economic aid‚ made alliances‚ took military action and even tried to ban the Communist
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Scientific method paper Part I. It was the finals of the 2004 swimming state championships. I was seated second in the 100-yard individual breaststroke. My heart was pounding as I swam my warm up laps. I would have to drop about a second or so to have any shot at the title and the gold. I hopped out of the warm up pool‚ and headed over to grab my towel and work out a strategy plan with my coach. The first order of business was to address the main problem. I needed to win. My coach
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smart-ass boy even though he knew the consequences; that the other children would not like him. We also hear that Douglas and the others would beat up any kid who tried to make up with Harry: “…we would beat the tar out of them next time we did laps and were out of sight of our coach.” Nobody in the school liked Harry Hands‚ though one thing they liked was to bully him. Douglas was in the lead when Harry’s pants were put to the highest branch on the tree. This way the pupils and Douglas had
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Abbygale McCain Mrs. Keithley 5 15‚ November‚ 2017 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing. This is the very thing Rikki-tikki-tavi did. He saved lives‚ he sacrificed and he did it all with bravery. The story and movie of Rikki-tikki-tavi are very similar‚ but if you look closely‚ you can see some differences. So‚ the book and movie can be compared and contrasted on the setting‚ characters‚ and the conflict of both mediums. The first subject this paragraph
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burner. Overlapping shifts‚ why this could go wrong‚ at the end or beginning would be the most logical way to over lap staff. However it is through the day that is the problem not early morning or a few hours after lunch. The solution needs to be something that will allow patients the time and attention he or she will need during the middle of shifts. However‚ having an over lap in shifts may mean the two providers on shift can team up and get all the odd end responsibilites done before leaving
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Four laps in‚ Karishma was definitely feeling the burn. She couldn’t breathe; it felt like her lungs had been filled with lead. She slowed to an awkward walk-jog behind the shack‚ whenever she was out of the professor’s line of sight‚ but even that wasn’t enough to heal the stitch in her side. It wasn’t that she was obese‚ because she wasn’t‚ but she certainly had some pudge that made the whole task arduous. Her PE teacher had once told her that she would regret cutting so many corners in his class
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