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    In Hancock’s Introduction to her book Solidarity Politics for Millennials‚ she talks about the Oppression Olympics and the five problems that are created by these Olympics. The five problems that are identified in her introduction are Leapfrog Paranoia‚ Willful Blindness‚ Movement Backlash‚ Defiant Ignorance‚ and Compassion Deficit Disorder. Oppression Olympics is considered a societal social game that is played among people of different race‚ gender‚ and age. In these so called games‚ these particular

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    Softball is a sport that is known throughout the United States and the world. Softball originated on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago in 1887. The game was actually said to have begun as an indoor game. Softball was started by a group of men who had gathered at a club to watch the Harvard vs. Yale football game. When the news came that Yale had defeated Harvard‚ 17-8‚ one Yale supporter‚ overcome with enthusiasm‚ picked up an old boxing glove and threw it at a nearby Harvard alumni‚ who promptly tried

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    of the most outstanding physical sports is softball. Softball can be played by female athletes at many different levels. For example‚ travel softball‚ one of the most advanced ways to play‚ is played by elite girls between the ages of nine and twenty-three. Travel softball is a better opportunity than summer league softball because it makes any softball player a better athlete and more social by getting the opportunity to meet new people‚ play softball all year round‚ and experience more recruitment

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    “What does softball mean to me” From the chalked up dirt to the green grass in the outfield the softball field is where I always want to be. Other people see it as a sport‚ but it is much more than that. Softball to me is an escape and every time I step on that field I feel as if I belong. In school everyone is so quick to judge you making you feel like you don’t belong. However on the field you have a team that treats each other as a family. Everyone shares the same love for the game‚ which makes

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    girl‚ softball‚ confusion‚ bases‚ and a screaming coach. My softball coach’s name was Madison‚ and she was very good at softball. My parents wanted me to play sports‚ so I said to my mom‚ “Mommy‚ I already play soccer. Do I really have to play softball?” My mom said yes‚ and the conversation ended there. Two weeks later‚ we had our first practice. I‚ being my normal five year old self‚ didn’t want to go. “Mommy‚ I don’t want to go. I don’t wanna. I DON’T WANNA‚” I screamed with tears coming out of

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    In the image "Going to the Olympics‚" by Frank Romero‚ he used specific images to symbolize the city of Los Angeles. In the top of the painting we can observe a couple of men fighting and a horse. The two men fighting might represent the effort that the city has made to get where they are at this point‚ while the horse might represent the power that the people have when they’re together. It also shows five cars‚ each with a heart above‚ which might mean all the missions in California and how lovely

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    My Last Softball game By:Ashlynn Telck Have you ever played fast pitch softball? On June 1‚ I had a softball game that I had to go to. My mom drove me to the softball field we had an hour of practice before the game started. After that‚ the game started and i was batting first I was really nervous. Then‚ I went to the home plate and i hit the ball and i ran as fast as I could to first base all I could here was Mom yelling‚“RUN RUN RUN” in the background . I made it to second without getting tagged

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    spent in the facility. “If the patient is in the facility for more than 24 hours than it is inpatient care‚ if it is less than 24 hours than it is outpatient care (Associated Content from Yahoo!).” The last example is that most “medical coders start out as outpatient billers because inpatient billing is very complex and us usually done by more experienced medical coders (Medical Coding Training Information for Healthcare Industry Certification).” Bibliography

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    a) Social and cultural The staging of major sports events effects the host community in several ways. The most important is the so called “feel-good” factor created by the success reached in sports competition and the image created of the host city (Bowdin‚ et al. (2006) pp). This factor can even led to better motivation at the work place as stated in a study by the Hudson company: “Real-life accounts reveal that the sporting ‘feel good’ factor has a significant impact on the world of work: on

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    Equestrian sports have been in the summer Olympics since the 1900s. It is apart of today’s culture and livelihood of more people than you would think. Many argue that the Olympics should be strictly for humans only and not allow horses. But‚ Personally I think it is one of the most original and oldest sports that have been around and should continue on in being a sport in the summer Olympics. The Equestrian sport is a partnership of rider and horse becoming one with one another and has much equality

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