Momentum‚ it’s a hard thing to stop in Rugby League. Just asked the Manly Sea Eagles last weekend‚ who cruised to a 38-12 lead with 21 minutes remaining at Henson Park‚ only for the Newton Jets to hunt down the lead with five quick-fire tries‚ ultimately securing their position in the top four. The final score was 40-38‚ a score-line that looks to be an entertaining‚ see-sawing affair; but it was actually a game that had head-coach‚ Greg Matterton‚ riding the emotionally-draining Rugby League
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Gender roles are assumed happen from an early age‚ such as with the toys and colors we introduce children to. We use blue for a boy and pink for a girl‚ and we do this even though we know that blue is commonly associated with being masculine and pink is a soft and feminine color. Girls are not given action figures‚ tanks and guns‚ and boys are not given dream cars and cooking stations. These roles are embedded from a young age and are pushed on children so that they support it. Boys are encouraged
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My fiancé and I normally communicate clearly to one another. We do not typically have to worry about language being that much of a barrier. On one occasion‚ however‚ our use of abstraction led to a misunderstanding that led to an argument that frustrated both of us. I was drinking red wine and was tired one night. Brett (my fiancé) told me that my eyes and teeth matched: they were both red. I became offended and thought it was rude for him to point something such as this out when I had had a long
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Creativity continues to be a difficult word for me to define succinctly. Yet throughout my journey of self-reflection and self-realization‚ incited by Dr. Johnson’s course‚ Leadership & Innovation‚ I notice that I am doggedly pursuing mastery of the creative energy within me. In this pursuit‚ I have learned that truly embracing and knowing and utilizing my own creativity requires a fearlessness‚ free of self-conscious worry and self-judgment. There’s a quote---whose source has been debated (Henry
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I’ve always had one perspective when it came to sexual intercourse‚ it was wrong. Perhaps my mother managed to drill into my head that it was a horrible‚ shameful thing‚ or maybe I just taught myself that it was a disrespectful‚ dirty thing to do to yours and another’s body. I can’t honestly say I know why I started thinking this way about it‚ but what I do know is that it simply seemed like something that just wasn’t for me. I never really argued myself on it‚ and I never really thought about
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As a freshman I was the top ranked player in 4a Basketball. Weeks from state‚ seconds left on the clock of a tied game‚ I drove to the basket and drew a foul. I have to make these free throws. I took one step toward the line‚ as a sharp pain shot up my leg. I fell to the floor screaming in pain. An MRI revealed that I had torn every ligament in my right knee. Not being able to walk‚ being on the sidelines‚ physical therapy and my injury in general was the hardest challenge I had ever faced‚ but I
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of my undergraduate degree in Aviation Management‚ I will pursue a career with a major airline. Not only will I realize a life long dream but also it will be a personal accomplishment in an academic road that was often complicated. Ideals may change‚ values do not and some things just take a little more time to achieve. Situation Analysis *Significant Life Events Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott‚ Arizona solidified my passion for a career in aviation. Ivy League it isn’t but it
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Shortly after leaving the Presidency of the United States‚ Coolidge looks back on his whole life and relates the wisdom of his experiences. No time was more important for instilling values than his early years in the hill country of Vermont‚ among “the evergreen and hardwood trees.” (4). He grew up without amenities‚ a simple “[c]ountry life‚” (33) which‚ he remembers‚ “is neither artificial nor superficial‚ but is kept close to the realities.” (33) Looking back‚ he waxes nostalgic‚ “if I had the
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Many people may say that they go through many disappointments in life but im pretty sure we all can say that at some point in time in life. Life is full of obstacles that slow you down. Some even say you have to fail to succeed. We all have different sayings for this crazy thing called life but‚ we have to take what is given to us even if its negative and try to make into something positive. It was a morning in March‚ I anxiously went to the DMV to take the permit test it was my birthday so of course
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John Doe Mr. Doe AP Lang 4th 31 August 2013 Upside-Down The morning of 27 February 2013 was just like any other morning of the year. Allow me to walk you through it. My mother woke me up in a fit of rage‚ as she usually does (apparently I don’t wake up swiftly enough for her). After dragging myself out of bed‚ I threw some clothes together to look good for the ladies‚ and then ate some breakfast to keep myself energized for said ladies. Afterwards‚ I brushed my teeth‚ put on deodorant‚ and
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