Symbolism of the Sea In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening‚” the sea is symbolic throughout the novel‚ mostly symbolizing the rush that it brings Edna. When Edna finally learns how to swim‚ she gets a taste of freedom and the power she has within herself. She recalls‚ "A feeling of exultation overtook her‚ as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul. She grew daring and reckless‚ overestimating her strength. She wanted to swim far out‚ where
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Attempting to juke the ravages thirsty for the ball‚ I gripped it tightly as the timer ticked down. As the rush of adrenaline filled my head‚ I plunged myself into the barricade of the six colossal men before the buzzer beater. Falling behind four points against our rival water polo team‚ everyone’s self-esteem was low. Our poor team coordination‚ lack of communication‚ and weakness of doubt and fear dragged us down. From never leading a team in any activity to being given the leadership position
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Being a CIT at VBS I am Ethan Ritz and a current 9th grader at Milken. For Service Learning this year‚ I was a Counselor in Training at Camp VBS for two weeks of the summer. A meaningful experience I had while being a CIT was playing with the kids in the pool. They loved the attention and the activities we played. I would give them a piggy back ride around the pool and if they wanted would throw them in the air. This always put a huge smile on their faces. One kid even said‚ “That was awesome!”
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5 Benefits of Swimming Most of us know that swimming helps to tone our body and burn calories. However‚ beyond the perspective of losing a few pounds and helping us maintain our physique‚ swimming offers many other advantages. Some of the most significantbenefits of swimming have been listed below: Swimming Increases Cardiovascular ConditioningHeart diseases are among the most common of lifestyle illnesses. Contemporary work schedules and diets are such that heart diseases in the mid-30s are no
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The Case of … The Drowning Girl Abe took his daughter Jill and her friends Kristi and Chin to the lake for the day. While horsing around on the dock‚ Kristi deliberately shoved Chin into Jill‚ causing Jill to fall into the water. Jill landed awkwardly and sank to the bottom of the lake. Chin then pushed Kristi back‚ ignoring Jill’s plight (she was drowning). Hannah‚ a bystander and also an expert swimmer‚ glared at Kristi but took no other action. Abe confronted the group‚ demanding that they
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When asked to write about a childhood experience most people think of the time they lost their first tooth when they were 6‚ or about the time they started school when they were 5‚ however‚ I’m going to write about summer. It wasn’t just any summer it was the summer that I went to the lake with my Dad and Papa. I was about 4 and couldn’t be any more excited about what was going to happen I have always loved going to the lake‚ but this time was a little bit different‚ we had a boat. It wasn’t a very
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Sharks may be frightening‚ but they’re a vital part of the ocean’s ecosystem. (p.7). Thirteen year old Bethany Hamilton was a very talented surfer who thought surfing was like heaven on earth. At a young age‚ Bethany was known to be one of Hawaii’s promising surfers. By her 10th birthday‚ she was winning many contests. Bethany’s life changed when one morning she was attacked by a 15 foot tiger shark and now left with one arm. Bethany Hamilton showed great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in
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assigned a peer tutor during Shepherd University Wellness Center visits. PHYSICAL ABILITIES/DISABILITIES Victoria is able to swim all over the pool without assistance. She has a lot of energy‚ and is capable of moving almost non-stop for the entire swimming session. Retrieving rings in the shallow end of the pool is one of her favorite games. Victoria also enjoys jumping into the pool in the deep end. Victoria’s disabilities are unspecified. From my observations: • Victoria is partially non-verbal
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Tennis is a brutal sport that has pushed me to become stronger by challenging me physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally especially after crushing defeats like my loss to Ben Ramon and 6-0; 6-0 losses. I was first introduced to the sport when I was only two tennis racquets tall. My parents had picked up the sport recreationally and to began to play more and more often. Consequently‚ I spent an extensive amount of time at the country club either watching them‚ pretending to be a ball-boy at the US
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When I was twelve‚ my family and I went on vacation to Orlando‚ Florida. The main place we went to was Discovery Cove and we were going to swim with ocean creatures! I was so stoked to go swim with marine animals and couldn’t wait to feel the soft skin of a bottlenose dolphin on the palm of my hand. My mom was obsessed with dolphins two years ago. I’m not kidding. She had little dolphin statues in our living room for decorations and has a dolphin tattoo on her ankle. I was almost as excited as my
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