Gold Gold is a very commonly used substance in today’s world‚ although it has been used by man since ancient times. Gold comes from the ground or from the ocean and must be mined but has caused major commotion since the early 1900s with people trying to get rich quick. You can find gold in some major regions of the world‚ but the most common places for gold mining are South Africa and a lot of US productions come from South Dakota and Nevada. The symbol for gold is Au for its Latin name Aurum
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Research Paper In Basic Swimming History of Swimming The history of swimming goes way back to that of prehistoric times. Books written from 2000 to 1500 BC including the Bible have references to swimming. It was mostly used in these times as a means of cleansing. Any form of competitive swimming wasn’t formed until the 1800’s in Europe. It was included in the first Olympics in 1896 in Athens‚ Greece. It was noted that Ancient Egypt had cave drawings of humans swimming in the nearby sea. They
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Nobody Won Abstract When the Arthur Andersen LLP/Enron scandal surfaced in 2001‚ there was much confusion as to whom committed what crime and how many employees were actually involved. After the facts and criminal charges were final‚ the sequence of events makes sense; the union of two companies‚ the rise of the participating executives‚ and finally the end of the money ride. The leaders of both companies used dishonesty to make an abundant amount of
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Experience of Swimming Swimming has been my favorite sport since I was a kid. The reason might be I wanted to be a mermaid living at the sea because of the mermaid tales I had read. However‚ I joined the swimming team when I was in high school. During that period‚ our team joined a lot of large-scale and famous swimming competitions by Hong Kong Swimming Association. It helped me to meet with other athletes and learn from them. We could share our experience‚ and discuss about swimming techniques
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Swimming General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about the history and development of swim along with its applications. Central Idea: Swimming has a long and rich history that dates back way before our generations and is not always as beneficial as we may think. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction I. (Gain attention and interest) I remember joining the high school swim team back in my sophomore year. I remember struggling to catch
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Swimming Swimming is the best activity to do. Swimming is a not just a sport but a resource for peoples needs. Swimming is for recreational‚ exercise‚ and therapy. I have been swimming competitively for 6 years now and I learned how to swim when I was two. I love swimming because it’s an activity that everyone can participate in. Boys‚ girls‚ children‚ and adults can all enjoy the fun in swimming. My personal favorite reason it’s a great activity is for recreational use. During the summer
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The Day I Will Never Forget I will never forget the bright light in the sky. I saw this light in the sky years ago when I was just a boy; I still to this day can remember it vividly as if it was just yesterday. I’m not exactly sure what it was in the sky‚ but whatever it was had defied all physics and natures law. When I was about nine years old I went with my parents one Saturday evening. One of my dad’s friends were throwing a pool party out of town. It was a nice summer’s night in or
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sophomore year was the year I tried to get myself more active‚ so I joined the swim team. I was one of the fastest newbies on the team that year. We’re almost done with our season‚ and it’s time for KVAC’s. I was very nervous at KVACs because we weren’t competing against just one team. There were a lot of teams there. I had a 50 yard freestyle individual‚ and as I was waiting on the block for that bright flash of light and the always too loud whistle‚ I can remember thinking that I was going to win. Looking
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“We won’t talk of Big Joe or Mother or Moll‚" Charlie says‚ "because I’ll cry if I do‚ and I promised myself I wouldn’t." He leans forward suddenly in great earnest‚ clutching my hand. "Talking of promises‚ that promise you made me back in the dugout‚ Tommo. You won’t forget it‚ will you? You will look after them?" "I promise‚" I tell him‚ and I’ve never meant anything so much in all my life. "You’ve still got the watch then‚" he says‚ pulling back my sleeve. "Keep it ticking for me‚ and then
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Swimming Physical demands of swimming are/power to pull yourself through the water quickly‚ flexibility to perform the different strokes properly‚ CRE to push your body harder for longer‚ LME because your arms and legs are constantly working. Reaction time determines how quickly you react to the start of a race‚ co-ordination/timing to perform strokes properly‚ motivation is needed in the longer distance swims e.g. 800.1500‚determination you won’t win a race if you don’t want it‚ confidence you
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