To be successful at anything‚ you will almost always experience failure. It can be a catalyst to growth and allow you to become better because of it. For me‚ I experienced this failure in soccer. Playing soccer for the majority of my life‚ I have learned valuable life lessons while on the soccer field. My talent is something that I take pride in‚ but getting to the place where I am now‚ has not always been the easiest journey. In my life‚ I have been blessed with many opportunities. The most
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Matte/page1/Soccer Assignment #1 – Expository Writing Piece Joshua 8/10/13 ENG 1D Mr. Rostek Matte/page2/Soccer Soccer the Sport of Kicking Soccer is the world’s most popular sport‚ played by 250 million players in over 200 countries. The game is played on a rectangular grass field with a goal net at each end and has a simple objective of putting the spherical ball know as the soccer ball in the opposing net with any part of the body besides the hands and the arms. Soccer is a great
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History of Soccer It took some time for soccer to evolve to the sport it is today. Soccer has been here for centuries and has been changed over all these years‚ and it has been called the world’s greatest sport. The thing that cang over the years are the rules of the game‚ the violence‚ and the way the game has been played over the years. The game is much safer and vary fun to watch and to play. Soccer started in the early 1800’s but there were other similar game to soccer but had a different name
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<b>Introduction</b> <br>Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries‚ and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The World Cup is held every four years. Soccer is one of the most famous international sports. Soccer is known world wide and is played in the Olympics. <br> <br>In a soccer game there are two teams of 11 players who try to score a point by kicking a ball into the opponents net. Soccer is played
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Manchester Road and its Diverse History Driving down Manchester road was a trip down memory lane. I am currently familiar with much of Manchester road and it booming activity. So much has been built and added in the past twenty years. I did not realize how far into the city Manchester went and so it was a new experience for me. Much of Manchester Rd. in the city is very industrial with the train tracks running parallel to the road much of the time. There were trains present. As we approached
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Soccer When and where exactly did soccer start is a question that has no precise answer to it. You can easily say that this popular game has been played for more than three thousand years. But the soccer played today was established in 1863. In October 1863‚ eleven representatives from London clubs and schools met at the Freemason’s Tavern to set up common fundamental rules to control the matches amongst themselves. The outcome of this meeting was the formation of the Football Association Soccer
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In this passage‚ Larson officially introduces the character of H. H. Holmes as he roams around a Chicago train station. Larson’s purpose in this passage is to characterize H. H. Holmes’s persona as well as his tendencies around women in order to foreshadow his behaviors later in the book. According to Larson‚ Holmes possessed a sense of confidence that- in addition to his good looks- naturally attracted many women. He had‚ “dark hair and striking blue eyes‚” and with his confidence as well as his
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Isaac’s Storm Isaac Cline dealt with perils that no one should have ever had to endure. Erik Larson was very good at describing what he thought and saw‚ but a little too much. His descriptions were too lengthy and the subject didn’t catch my attention until much later in the book. The book was written very well it excluded the too familiar he said she saids. The language flows with clarity and precision. His recount of the storm’s destruction sucks you into the dramatic effects as the storm takes
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swimming‚ and soccer. I spent summers learning how to do things that‚ other than swimming and soccer‚ I have completely forgotten how to do. I joined CISC soccer club in 2003 when my mom decided that I needed some way to let out all the energy I had. Until recently‚ I considered soccer to be a social event. I didn’t really pay attention to the game or what was happening until it was passed to me or it hit me somewhere. Because of this‚ I had the habit of getting hit with soccer balls. I’ve not
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Reintroduction of the Mexican Gray Wolf The Mexican Gray Wolf once flourished and roamed the lands from México to Canada‚ but in the 20th there populations were severely dwindled and they now find themselves on the endangered list. The United States government approved a systematical eradication of the Mexican Gray wolf from the lower 48 states (Mexican 1999). During the 1800’s‚ westward expansion was rapidly moving across the US leading to the elimination of the larger mammals the wolves preyed
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