arts schools called kwans‚ into a single style and national sport. Finally‚ in April 1955‚ the masters from the different kwans chose the name taekwondo. Taekwondo was accepted as an official sport in 1975 by the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Today‚ taekwondo is a fast-growing international art and competitive sport and is practiced in more than 190 counties worldwide. It was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul‚ South Korea‚ and became a medal sport in 2000 at the
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My Life‚ My Rules One day I woke up and my parents were just gone. I do not know where they went or why they did not say goodbye. Now I am all alone and have to live by my own rules. Making my own rules is very necessary because I need to set boundaries for myself in order to survive. Here are the five most important ones I have created for myself. Rule one‚ must be in the house by 11. This is an important rule because if I stay out longer than that I could get lost or someone could hurt me during
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small years old‚ dancing around the house‚ watching "The Power Puff Girls" and wanting‚ ever so badly‚ to be a little superhero. One day‚ my mother scooped me up in her arms‚ breaking my concentration of crime fighting little girls‚ to take a trip to the pound. I was only three so as my small mind wondered‚ I still couldn’t grasp the idea of what a pound was. Still‚ my loving mother would not speak a word of what the "pound" was. I remember toddling through the smelly place of animals big and small thinking
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Literacy in My Life Growing up‚ I cherished the shelves on top of shelves of books that my sister and I had collected. On rainy days I would be doing one of two activities‚ reading a book‚ or writing my own book. I was such a bookworm that my mom would have to ground me from reading and force me to play outside. All throughout elementary school‚ I was on the Creative Writing‚ Listening Skills‚ Editorial Writing‚ and Spelling UIL competitions. I got to school early and stayed late just to work on
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Life is as fast-paced as a car in a race and as challenging as a neurosurgery. It’s too short to be the “perfect” like where love‚ money and peace surround you every single moment. What makes a real‚ exciting‚ drama-filled life involves having the career of your dreams‚ making a difference for someone else and going to outer space -- three of the many things I look forward to. Having the career of my dreams‚ a pediatrician‚ is one of the greatest accomplishments I hope to achieve in my life. Since
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;;Going to college has always excited me since my brother left for college. I am in my final year now‚ but I have a mix feeling about it. The hop from high school to college is one of the widest in a person’s life. Apart from the basic fact that graduate will leave their friend which sometimes they have been with for the past eight years and over‚ but you will leave home. The convenience of your mother and father taking care of you‚ I now realize that it is a journey to become your own person. The
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My Life‚ My Favorites I have a few different interests that entertain me while I live this crazy life of mine. I’d like to think I spend most of my time wisely‚ but I’ve been known to get carried away with stress-free activities such as shopping‚ socializing and watching my kids’ sporting events. Okay‚ maybe the sporting events bring a little stress upon me‚ but it all goes away after the game is over. Shopping is my top favorite interest. I asked a girlfriend to give me her opinion on what
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Stress in the life of young people today Stress can sometimes be good but if it lasts for a long time it can have negative effects on us‚ like lack of concentration‚ tiredness and headaches. The sources of stress are different for everyone but among young people‚ there are still some main causes that affect almost everyone. To begin with‚ one of the main sources of stress among adolescents is school. Not only homework‚ tests and exams cause stress but also the pressure of being successful and
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My Life as a Soundtrack Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if there was to be a soundtrack playing in the background of it all. The soundtrack would just continue to play making sure to capture every moment in my life a significant one. When approaching a crush the soundtrack would be sure to pick a song that explained exactly how I was feeling‚ or on the days when nothing seems to be going my way‚ music that I like to call “thinking music” would continually play. Although having a
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Creative Writing (Distant Learning) 21 June 2011 Time of My Life The lashes of my eyelids begin to separate as the light penetrates my vision with each blink. I wake strangely to the tall yellow grass and a slight welcoming breeze across my face. I glance over and see the home I grew up in 20 years ago and wonder is this a dream? The gray paint has faded away and the wood has begun decay. I can still see mama sitting on that porch breading my long black hair into a pair of long ladders with a white
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