After a near-death experience one might think “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” What they should be thinking about is what got them into a near-death situation in the first place. Several years ago I had been working in Europe for more than 200 days straight. I was sick of the cold‚ dreary weather I was forced to endure day in and day out in the north of England. So when my friends suggested that I join them on vacation to go scuba diving in the Cayman Islands‚ I jumped at the chance
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When I was on the swim team during my sophomore year‚ I became a leader and lead our swim team to victory. The first few meets that buffalo grove high school participated in‚ victory did not seem like a possibility. Fortunately ‚ with intense training from our new coaches and leadership skills from the older swimmers‚ we were able to turn that losing streak around into a glamorous victory. When the time came around for the practice 5 days before the meet. Ultimately my strategy was the 100 x 100’s
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Alexander Zouev 000051 - 060 Extended Essay – Mathematics Alhazen’s Billiard Problem Antwerp International School May 2007 Word Count: 3017 -0- Alexander Zouev 000051 - 060 Abstract The research question of this Mathematics Extended Essay is‚ “on a circular table there are two balls; at what point along the circumference must one be aimed at in order for it to strike the other after rebounding off the edge”. In investigating this question‚ I first used my own initial approach (which
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Swimming is an aerobic exercise that consists of different motions that propel you through the water. Swimming is considered a universal sport. People of all ages and sizes or almost everyone can swim. Swimming is considered to be one of the best forms of physical exercise. When it is practiced‚ swimming puts most of your muscles to use and is an excellent for the heart. Aerobic activities are important keys to a healthy lifestyle. Almost everyone can fit some kind of easy and enjoyable activities
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“HELP‚” cried a scuba diver‚ about a hundred feet away from me. As the diver drug‚ the body towards the shore a mask and fins were attached to a teen-age boy. In heroic fashion‚ strangers‚ on the shore raced to provide aid. One knew CPR and quickly went to work on Bob. As if knowing exactly what to do another raced off to get help. Soon the ambulance arrived‚ and the paramedics jumped out and began working on the motionless body. With all of their instruments‚ attached one said there was a heartbeat
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Do you wish you can never grow old? If you could have a wish to stay at a certain. Here is the story of the Tucks who drank water from the springs. Greetings‚ I’m Tuck‚ husband of Mae Tuck. It started when I was having a good dream. That everyone was in heaven and no one ever heard of Treegap. Also my two sons and Mae found a girl named Winnie. She was only ten years old‚ and it turns out she wants to drink water from the springs. Later we got to know each other better and went out fishing at the
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One of the first instances that I can remember concerning cultural shock‚ was when I took a Western Caribbean cruise with friends. I was naïve and in my early twenties‚ traveling with three other females for spring break. We spent three days on the beaches of FL‚ and then took a four-day cruise that stopped at multiple Latin American destinations. This was my first vacation traveling without my parents or school personnel (band‚ chorus‚ etc.). The four of us only packed bikinis‚ shorts‚ tank tops
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Between the Pool and the Gardenias The sad‚ shocking story‚ "Between the Pool and the Gardenias" by Edwidge Danicat shows how past experiences can effect the actions we take in the future. The main character‚ Marie‚ lets her experiences with loneliness‚ many miscarriages and bad relationships contribute to her decision to take a dead baby off a street corner and bring it into her life. Marie is very lonely. She has no one in her life‚ not even a family. Besides her husband‚ everyone in her family
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still wandering its earnest‚ four-foot-wide way through the meadow‚ which was spongy underfoot with the gray-green‚ dead-alive promise of what would soon be grass. The rocks had not been harmed‚ we noted with satisfaction‚ and the pool beside the willow was still a pool‚ despite what must have been a temptation to go and join the sea. But the grass along the edges‚ and along the upper bank--the tough‚ fibrous evergreen grass that seemed to defy everything in its turn--was lying flat in its place‚
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I’m standing right at the edge of what it seems like the end. My little toes hug the sides of the edge‚ begging not to take one more step closer. I stare into the calm blue beast beneath me and it stares right back. I could tell that the beast knew how scared and nervous I was. I cautiously dipped my right foot into the water; big toe first and the rest followed. “There is no way I can do this‚” I thought to myself. “The water is not the right temperature‚ the lifeguard is not going to help me‚ my
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