recovery rather than the fall strengthens and defines people. Through my experience ice-skating‚ I learned an invaluable lesson: how to fall with grace and how to recover. I loved to ice-skate‚ but I never considered figure-skating seriously until one particular day‚ when an elderly gentleman came to the rink. When he first entered‚ I paid no particular attention‚ but when he stepped onto the ice my view of skating changed entirely. This wonderful gentleman inspired me. He slid across the ice‚ gracefully
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The Trial of the Stone The boy Ah Niew was an orphan whose mother died when he was two years old. His grandmother brought him up by selling cakes cooked in oil. He carried the cakes in the basket lined with oily paper and peddled these in the streets. One day‚ Ah Niew was especially lucky. He had sold the three hundred cakes very fast. He was about to go home home when he saw an old woman crossing the street with a basketful of fruits. In her haste‚ she stumbled and her fruits rolled in the streets
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Skating Happy Valley‚ OR From giant‚ steep‚ and scenic hills to going fast down any steep slope within the valley. The sensations from going fast down a hill with only you and your board is an indescribable feeling. To some it may seem as little as a hobby or something to do to pass the time. Yet to me it’s a feeling like no other. As intense as it seems‚ 35mph+ is relaxing more so than anyone but a skater could fully understand. The rush yet soothing feeling of windy blasting against my face‚ the
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happened? You were skating. <br> <br>As Aaron Spohn‚ a well respected ramp builder for the National Inline Skate Series‚ Extreme Games‚ and many pro inline skaters‚ said‚ When you tell someone you are an in-line skater‚ you automatically assume they envision you sporting a tangerine body suit‚ waist pack and a pair of wraparound neon sunglasses.S1
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likes‚ Ben tries to become a ‘man of stone’‚ Claude- likes Kat‚ Aunt Frieda- separated from her son Beth- cook Mad- actress Joni- painter Jacob- Aunt Frieda’s son Fish- Stan- went missing/ran away‚ police can’t find him‚ detentional center‚ was trying to work up the guts to call home‚ beat up a man because was bugging him about not get off the phone‚ -grow in self-confidence and self-knowledge -scattered household The most influential part of Men of Stone is bullying. There are many instances
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Ever wondered how ice skating works? Why the ice is slippery? Or just how to maintain enough balance to speed up? Well this article will explain why. Ice skating works because metal skate blades glide with very little friction over a thin layer of water on the ice surface. At one time‚ scientists thought skaters created the water layer by melting the surface layers of ice through the pressure of their body weight creating a melting point.. However‚ recent studies disproved that explanation and it
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Background J.H. Stone & Sons‚ a cardboard container and paper products manufacturer was founded by Joseph Stone in 1926 and after World War II reincorporated as Stone Container Corporation. Early on in its conception Stone was able to grow significantly by way of acquisition. The company had a policy of paying for its acquisitions either entirely in cash or borrowing funds with early repayment. Continuing to grow‚ the company became publicly-owned when it issued its first 250‚000 shares of stock
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“There’s something magic about figure skating. Something that keeps me from giving up‚ and that makes me feel incomplete without it. Something that makes me addicted.” I remembered all the tough practice sessions. The falling and getting right back up. All the tears shed‚ and the memories made preparing for this moment. All the months spent getting ready‚ and all the time spent on the ice. All the hard work was worth it for my two minutes performing. Memories played through my head as I walked
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Nathan Hale On June 6‚ 1775 a young boy was born in Coventry‚ Connecticut. His mother named Elizabeth Strong and father named Richard Hale named this young boy Nathan Hale. Nathan had 11 siblings growing up. Susanna Hale‚ Joanna Hale (Howard)‚ and Elizabeth Hale (Taylor) were his three sisters. His eight brothers were named Richard Hale Jr‚ Joseph‚ Billey‚ Samuel‚ John‚ David‚ Jonathan‚ and Enoch Hale. They lived in Coventry Connecticut. The father built a thriving livestock‚ which was his income
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Sticks and Stones By Peter Kuper 1) Sticks and Stones is a wordless novel that uses the themes of betrayal and power-abuse that is parable to modern politics. The story occurs in a prehistoric time with settings in barren lands. Its tales revolve around a stone giant who was born from a volcano and demands the complete obedience of the people around him. His advantage in size (and ability) made him a ruthless ruler. Eventually‚ he commands his men to invade the nearby tribe. The stone tribe army
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