playing for the Plainview JV Ice Hockey Team. During my freshman year at Chaminade High School I tried out for the JV Ice Hockey team. I was disappointed to learn that I did not make the team‚ therefore I entered the Nassau County High School Ice Hockey League player pool. One day I received an email that Plainview’s hockey team picked me up. At the time I was nervous because I would not know anyone on the team. My Mom drove me to the first practice at the Bethpage ice rink. Little did I
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I Believe in… Toepicks‚ Sore Feet and Flying To some the word flying would bring a picture of a big metal bird soaring through the sky to mind‚ to me‚ the word flying defines the way I feel when I’m on the ice. Everyone has their hobby or passion‚ whether it’s painting‚ acting‚ golfing etc. That passion is something that drives you‚ motivates you and makes you feel alive. Passion is a strong word‚ not everything I do am I passionate about. I brush my teeth every morning and make my bed‚ I wouldn’t
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Ice hockey is recognized as the national winter sport of Canada. It is a fast-paced‚ continually growing sport that requires courage‚ athletic ability‚ and determination to master. It is contended at various levels. Usually‚ any sport at the beginning starts with children playing amongst each other to have fun. At the highest level‚ the endless hours of hard training and practice are crucial for an athlete to perform to their full potential. Stickhandling‚ shooting‚ passing‚ skating and body-checking
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The miracle on ice. It’s tied 3-3 with seconds to go and the USA hockey team shoot and score! Winning the game 4-3 the USA are celebrating beating the Soviets. The Soviet hockey team was the more dominant team of the amateur international hockey league. On the other hand the American hockey team was made up almost entirely of college players. The hockey game also known as the miracle of ice was played on Feb.22‚1980. Rivalries During this time the United States
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The Unexpected Ice Storm Imagine going to sleep while freezing rain is falling from the sky. Upon waking up‚ ice has formed on your trees‚ your power is out‚ and trees in your area have split right in half or even worse‚ branches have snapped off. The trees may look beautiful‚ but it can become a hazard at any second because a branch might snap off and land on you. That is what happened in Ontario’s most recent ice storm. Over 500‚000 people in Ontario had no power‚ which affected many
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Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric rings. It is related to bowls‚ boules and shuffleboard. Two teams‚ each of four players‚ take turns sliding heavy‚ polished granite stones‚ also called rocks‚ across the ice curling sheet towards the house‚ a circular target marked on the ice.[2] Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting
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Reaction Paper 1 Reaction Paper 1 The movie is about the responsive brain and the behaving brain. The brain is one of the most dynamic systems on the planet‚ for as much work the brain does and its complexity. It’s amazing how a simple thing like touch can be communicated through emotions. The movie talks about how the touch of a mother affects how a both a healthy baby develops and premature babies. The touch of the mother helps the baby develop with regards to their weight‚ how active they
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Reaction paper: Due Wed 14 Nov. 20% Students will be required to submit a 2-3 page (double-spaced) reaction paper to a secondary source criminological article taken from an academic journal. Steps to the paper: 1. Find an academic peer-reviewed journal article that pertains to a subject within criminology that interests you. This could be: developments in policing‚ courts‚ corrections‚ young offenders‚ Aboriginals‚ minorities etc. Note that you must find article with an empirical topic
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Writing a Reaction Paper v A reaction paper is an analysis and an evaluation of the material presented. v In a reaction paper‚ make sure to give a detailed overview of the experience and tell what exactly was taken out of the experience. v A reaction paper should be more than a simple summary of the material that you are reacting upon. v It should include your opinion or reaction to the material. v This may take on a variety of forms: § You may compare the work to other related material;
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Word count 200 - 250. Objective: Chose one work of art in Chapter 8 that you got most excited about. How does it fit into the theme of Mortality and Immortality? Explain what you learned about that object or architecture. (it cannot be an example you used in DQ) Subjective: What object would you like to be buried with and why? The work of art I chose is on Page 236. Figure 8.20‚ Taj Mahal‚ Agra‚ India‚ 1632-1654. The great Memorial was built by Shah Jahan‚ the ruler of the Mughal Empire in
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