Hard Work‚ Luck and Dedication Malcolm Gladwell‚ a writer for the magazine New Yorker‚ once stated an important point. “It isn’t sheer talent that distinguishes most super achievers…” he said. He also went on to say ‚ “The Beatles rocked‚ but they might never have achieved stardom if they hadn’t lucked into a Hamburg gig that forced them to play together for hundreds of hours a month…” Mr. Gladwell is right in my mind in the sense that some people do not reach the success they could achieve‚ simply
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“Thanks for the ride Dad‚” I said as I grabbed my flag bag and my luminescent orange water jug‚ slamming the car door behind me. As his car sped off‚ I realized that it really wasn’t very cold out‚ considering it was almost November. I was glad that I had decided to wear a T-shirt and leggings. I dropped my flag bag into its usual spot‚ between the white parking line and our junior captain’s bags. I was one of the first ones there‚ which was pretty unusual‚ considering I was normally late most of
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Far from marking the end of nationalism‚ the IPL is the ultimate triumph of that principle: a global tournament in which the same nation always wins.” ― Gideon Haigh Good morning dear teachers and my dear friends. The topic that has been given to me for the ICSE English language orals is: Have the foreign players restricted the inclusion of rising Indian players in the IPL? All of us know that the Indian Premier League comprises eight teams. In each team‚ out of the eleven cricketers‚ four
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Chi-square tests 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 χ2 distribution and its properties A chi-square (χ2) distribution is a set of density curves with each curve described by its degree of freedom (df). The distribution have the following properties: - Area under the curve = 1 - All χ2 values are positive i.e. the curve begins from 0 (except for df=1) increases to a peak and decreases towards 0 as its asymptote - The curve is skewed to the right‚ and as the degree of freedom increases‚ the
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Garrett Lones Lones-1 My Hobby Bowling‚ bowling‚ bowling‚ my only alternative to life. I love to bowl. Nobody on the face of this Earth can stop me from picking up a bowling ball. That would be like trying to stop a hurricane. Bowling is a very tough sport. Bowling involves hand and eye coordination‚ timing‚ speed and most of all the law of physics. To be a good bowler you must include
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When I first received this assignment‚ I had no clue on who I admired enough to profile‚ especially since family members and friends were off limits. Just thinking about focusing my time and energy into one person made me stressed out beyond my limits. I always felt that people were nothing special; from one person to the next everyone is equal. Then I started recalling memories from this past summer and how one person changed my view on the sport that I love and ultimately life. On June 2-3rd
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I belong to that classification of people known as husbands. I am a husband. Not too long ago‚ while I was mowing the lawn‚ I was thinking about it and decided that I too‚ want a husband. Why do I want a husband? I want a husband whose whole life revolves around me. Everything he does or says should have some significance to me in one way or another. He should put me at the center of his life and I should always be first on his list. Not his friends‚ not his siblings‚ and definitely not his
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key issue for the Accra Beach Hotel lies amongst the hotel’s tendency to serve several customer segments. The hotel is booked for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)‚ and also tries to cater to frequent vacationers at the same time. These segments behave in different ways‚ thus their needs and expectations may conflict. The noisiness from the cricket group spoils the experience of other guests who have arrived to relax in a peaceful environment. The tension between both of these segments as well
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MATERIAL SCIENCE EXPERIMENT-2 NAME OF THE TEST: HARDNESS TEST AIM : OBJECT TO DETERMINE HARDNESS TEST OF A METARIAL INTRODUCTION It become necessary to test engineering materials before they are accepted for processing‚ buying or applying to determine whatever or not they meet the spefications required. One of the tests is hardness test. The Rockwell and brinell machines are those most commonly used for this purpose. PROCUDURE AND LABORATORY REPORT 1. Understad
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If there is one thing I love it is cricket. I have always been amazed by Cricket based movies and tournaments. Even as a kid‚ I would always go to various stadiums in my city to spectate the matches and always enjoyed the experience because of the positive energy around me. I never thought back then that it would turn into a passion and give me some of my most unforgettable memories I have always been somewhat active in cricket‚ but I got very serious when I reached high school in Nairobi Jaffery
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