Given the age of Lauren Olamina‚ I would say that I do find her a very believable character. I find her to be mature beyond her years. Throughout pages 3-133 Lauren expresses grown up thoughts‚ emotions and actions. There are certain areas in the book where you can hear Lauren’s common sense‚ and almost can tell not even many adults in her life have the same senses as she does. An example is how she knows how wrong it is that Tracy Dunn had been raped and impregnated by her uncle‚ Lauren sees this as
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think‚ feel‚ or do something. One example of this would be water polo. Making the varsity water polo team this year has shaped me overall to work harder‚ try harder‚ and believe harder. Academically speaking‚ I am not the best student. I am not the straight A student with all AP classes or close to perfect SAT scores. I have always worked hard in school and tried my best to keep up with my grades and try to go to college. Water polo has‚ since I started freshman year‚ made me work 10x harder on my
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Marco Polo is considered by most to be the most important link between Europe and China in the 13th century. His accounts of the Eastern world had an immense impact on Western thinking and life in Europe. Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a noble family in Venice‚ which was at that time an independent city-state in northern Italy. Marco had a typical education of a young man of his time1. At age 15‚ he had already studied many of the classical authors and understood the Bible and theology of the
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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant that had an extraordinary life. As a young adult‚ Marco would begin a monumental journey that would span continents and would solidify his place in history. His story would become wildly popular and spark many imaginations when it was dictated to and written down by Rustichello da Pisa‚ in The Travels of Marco Polo (c.1300). Along with his father and uncle‚ Marco set out for the seat of Kublai Khan at Khanbaliq‚ Cathay. During the 17 years Marco was in Kublai’s
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Historical development. The origins of water polo can be traced back to the late 19th century when a Scottish man named William Wilson constructed the rules for the game‚ as a result of the public’s growing disinterest of swimming carnivals (Donev‚ 2008). The sport was introduced onto the Olympic scene in 1900 during the Paris game‚ making it one of the longest running team games in the Olympics and can be played by both men and women (Smith‚ 1998). Australia made its debut in the 1948 Olympic
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Lauren and Madelynn began to have troubles with their schedules. At home with her mother‚ Madelynn had begun a discussion about it; Madelynn’s mom listing the reasons why she should/shouldn’t do 8th grade band anymore and Madelynn listing the reasons why she should just not go to school at all. You see‚ both Lauren and Madelynn had the same problem. They both really wanted to do algebra (an advanced math class) and band‚ both of which they enjoyed. The problem here was the only algebra hour available
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Lauren Floral Ltd Strategic Plan: Lauren Floral Ltd. - Robert Stevenson Lauren Floral Ltd Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Challenge Issues & Opportunities Options & Recommendation Financial Assessment Risks to Success Implementation Strategy Lauren Floral Ltd The Challenge Mission: Lauren Floral Limited (LFL) will grow and distribute premium quality roses that will bring vibrant colour‚ sweet fragrance‚ and cheer to people‚ whether purchased as gifts‚ for special occasions‚ or for everyday
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The Rise of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice
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Marco Polo is a Venetian explorer who made one of the most important travel books in history. His observations that he recorded were fascinating‚ in fact people thought his stories and observations were fiction until after he died. Due to Marco Polo’s successful travels and observations that he recorded‚ he educated many early Europeans about the continent of Asia and inspired people today to learn about the diverse cultures. Marco Polo’s travel book was extremely important because of his recorded
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11 | 9 | 2015 I played six water polo games last weekend! I was at the pool from seven o’clock in the morning till seven thirty at night‚ and I never got the chance to leave the pool deck. I didn’t even get the chance to eat really. I was the first game in the morning‚ and that last game at night. It was really fun though; I scored two goals. I played in two different age divisions‚ and we won three out of six games. This weekend I have another big tournament here in Coronado. At least
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