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    In what sense(s) are virtual communities real communities? A virtual community is a network of people who interact through various forms of media‚ and allow users to obtain support‚ advice‚ friendship and sometimes merely just interaction with others. In a world where the internet is becoming ever more important‚ and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are now a part of many people’s every day lives‚ there is a strong sense that online‚ virtual communities are becoming ever more

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    ELEMENTS OF PASTORAL LITERARY MODE IN ALAN HOLLINGHURST’S THE SWIMMING-POOL LIBRARY Summary: This essay ’s purpose is to explore the use of the pastoral technique as a specific dominion for English homoerotic literature‚ focusing on Alan Hollinghurst’s novel The Swimming-pool Library. I make an attempt to look into the main features of classic pastoral mode incorporated in English landscape culture and also to find the contrasting characteristics of anti-pastoral literature. This

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    Mechanics of Swimming

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    Emily Chuang Mechanics of Swimming The crawl‚ also known as freestyle‚ is often regarded as the fastest swimming style. The legs perform a fluttering movement called the flutter kick to propel the body from behind while the elbows take turns moving in a semicircle movement in the swimming direction. One arm relaxes while the other is driven forward. The head is to be kept down in the water when not breathing. To breathe‚ the head turns sideways out of the water and air is to be taken in by the mouth

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    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SWIMMING IN THE PHILIPPINES                       The Filipinos needed motivation to appreciate swimming as a competitive sport. This is due to the fact that their ancestors were sea-faring people owing to the more than 7‚100 islands which compose this country. The American military men introduced swimming as a comparative sport in the country.                     Through the pioneering efforts of YMCA leaders working among the American Military forces‚ the rudiments of

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    Pool Safety

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    2007). Steve Levitt‚ author of Freakonomics‚ states that a home with an accessible pool is more dangerous for a child than a home with a gun (Levitt & Dubne‚ 2005). The largest proportion of drowning occurs in private swimming pools with the preschooler population rating the highest (CDC‚ 2008). Sixty-five percent were in a pool owned by the child’s family. A parent may not understand that allowing the pool area to serve as a play area is as bad as letting young children play in a busy street

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    Swimsuit The text swimsuit is a short story written by Jasmin Cargil. In the beginning of the story you can read about the main character Darla‚ who is at a pool party. A couple named Trevor and Mandy is hosting the pool party‚ and she was there with her boyfriend Jon. She is not wearing a swimsuit‚ and when Trevor tells her to join them in the pool‚ she would not do it. She lies and tells him that she did bring a swimsuit‚ and that she will join them later‚ but afterwards she thinks loudly that she

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    simple minded child I was‚ I nearly died. On the day of July seventh‚ in 2012. My mom‚ sister‚ two irrelevant brother half brothers‚ and my dad‚ decided to go to the community pool. It was our first time speaking of‚ we already had a pool in our backyard‚ however we still decided it’d be fun. There were many people there‚ and the pool was huge‚ yet oddly shaped. It was a huge square on the right side‚ and the deep end was a rectangular shape in the middle‚ then the other side was a regular shape.

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    Benefits of Swimming

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    10: The Ability to Do More with Less Swimming offers something no other aerobic exercise does: the ability to work your body without harsh impact to your skeletal system. When the human body is submerged in water‚ it automatically becomes lighter. When immersed to the waist‚ your body bears just 50 percent of its weight; dunk yourself to the chest and that number reduces to around 25 to 35 percent; with water all the way to the neck‚ you only have to bear 10 percent of your own weight. The other

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    Essay on Swimming

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    Sylvia Sarisly. I love swimming. April 1‚ 2009 Finally the warm days are here! Waiting for them meant an eternity for me‚ because I love swimming‚ but I don’t like to swim in the cold weather‚ and finding a pool‚ big enough for lap swimming‚ that is really WARM – 80 degrees at least- is very hard to find. Here in California‚ just few pools have warm (more then 80 degrees) water‚ and needles to say‚ the beach is a fridge-cold water place for me. I go to enjoy the sun‚ but nothing like the

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    Benefits of Swimming

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    Swimming Swimming is a healthy‚ low-cost activity that you can continue throughout your life. Swimming is a low-impact activity that has many physical and mental health benefits. Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water. Our nation is surrounded by water and swimming is one of our great passions. As well as being fun‚ swimming is a great way to keep fit‚ stay healthy and make friends. Everyone should learn how to swim. Swimming gives

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