On a beautiful sunny September day in 2007‚ after a long and stressful workday‚ I took a left turn that forever changed my life. It was a day like most other work days. I was ready to get home‚ make some dinner‚ and get settled for the night - but that never happened. I picked up my cell phone to call a friend‚ as I did on most days after work. She and I chatted for a few minutes and then ended our conversation. I pulled out of my parking spot‚ turned right out of the parking lot‚ then proceeded
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The Swimming Pools by Thomas Lux is a poem that talks about the rich and the poor. Lux use 5 kids at an apartment complex pool‚ one fat kid‚ one insecure girl‚ and three other kids to represent the different social and economic classes we have in society today. Lux compares these kids to the poor‚ the lower middle class‚ and the rich. He uses the innocence of the kids at the pool to get the idea that the rich always are cruel to the poor‚ and he uses the insecure girl to show the sympathy the lower
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everyone. It’s a great exercise that can be used by people of all ages. It builds endurance‚ muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness. The biggest benefit‚ however‚ of knowing how to swim is the prevention of accidental drowning. Swimming is relatively easy to learn! Yet drowning is the number one killer of children ages four and under. According to the National Red Cross‚ approximately 50% of the American population does not know how to swim. “In the United States‚ 1‚236 children
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Firearms can be used in a positive setting‚ such as target shooting‚ hunting‚ self-defense‚ or recreation. On the other hand‚ a fatal gun accident often makes the front page of a newspaper and even the state and national news‚ especially when a child is involved. In most cases‚ children between the ages of zero to nineteen die due to an accidental gun shooting. Late teens who have committed suicide are the largest group of people who suffer from death of a firearm. In 2003‚ 7‚671 suicides were firearm
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Safety Alert FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION‚ WASHINGTON‚ D.C. 20207 Swimming Pool Safety Alert Each year‚ about 260 children under 5 drown in swimming pools. In addition‚ the suction from drains in swimming pools and spas‚ under certain conditions‚ can entrap swimmers underwater. To help protect your family‚ be sure to take the following steps. Use Layers of Protection To prevent swimming pool drownings‚ layers of protection are essential. Place barriers completely around the
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Swimming Essay By: Joshua Wolfe Pd:2 I am a competitive swimmer for 14 years and running‚ with many of swim teams throughout Florida. I know what it’s like to be up at the crack of dawn‚ running endless laps. My non-swimmer friends and relatives told me I was crazy‚ that swimming was boring‚ that it was just endless monotony. But to a swimmer‚ there is no better adrenaline rush than standing on the block alongside seven other swimmers‚ or winning a race by a tenth of a second. Competitive
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determined predator. Some porcupine fishes also carry the extremely deadly poison tetrodotoxin in their skin and/or intestines. So it’s apparently not wise to mess with the porcupine fish. Mode of locomotion is diodontiform: Diodontiform method of swimming involves localised anguilliform undulation of the moderately broad pectoral fins. Like the Balistidae family the porcupine fish may also use its caudal fin for short bursts of speed. Lift generated with pectoral
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Worksheet Europe’s Dramatic Landscape Vocabulary words: 1- ……. sources of energy able to be a- Alps replaced through ongoing natural process. b- Seafaring 2- …….Europe’s tallest mountain range. c- Renewable 3- ……. vast area of flat or gently rolling energy sources land from France to Russia. d- Fossil fuels. 4- ……. Sources of energy
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It was a beautifull spring day on Coruh River in Turkey. Sun was shining and It was pretty hot. The sky was partly cloudly. A day before my group and our instructor had arrived in Turkey. We decided to go rafting. We had arranged to meet up at 9 oclock after brakfast. The walk to the river shore was short but all the tourists could notice was the boats being pulled out of the mini vans that drove them. Each boat could contain 3 people. When I arrived‚ others were waithing for me and Lucy‚ sweet fifteen-year
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Mt. Iriga or also known as Mt. Asog‚ a 1‚470 meters high volcano is one of the major mountains in the Bicol Region. Lying near the City of Iriga in Camarines Sur‚ this inactive volcano offers a breath-taking view of the southern mountains including Mt Isarog on the northern side of the mountain‚ Mt. Mayon ‚ Mt. Malinao and Mt. Masaraga on the southern side. And if the weather is clear‚ you can also see Catanduanes and the Lagonoy Gulf farther south. The well renowned Buhi Lake is also located at
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