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    use within competition and training to improve their performance. Physiological aids are used in sport as they help an athlete’s performance. Some aids help to increase heart rate‚ adrenaline rate and stimulate the body but other aids lower the heart rate and change the growth of muscles and bones. Sport is suppose to help us learn from defeat and victory‚ encourage us to participate in team sports‚ encourage a spirit of co-operation‚ and interdependence‚ and mainly encouraging moral and social

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    A Word Is Only a Word

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    Mr. Todd 12 September 2011 “A Word Is Only a Word” The word friend means exactly what it is‚ just a word. The pure substance behind the word no longer bares any true meaning and feeling behind it. I have learned to limit the use of the word and can only call a select few a true friend. Growing up I thought I was popular because I had so many friends. However little did I know that instead of calling these people friends‚ I should have substituted the word for acquaintances‚ or in the future

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    to understand one another we have to speak. There are words that mean several different meanings to people. One of those words is the “N” word which stands for Nigger. The “N” word is neither pleasant nor dreadful‚ but is effects people in different ways. The word nigger came from the Latin word Niger which means black. It became Negro which means black in Spanish and Portuguese. It was a word that came about during slavery that was used to describe an African American slave. It was used as a degrading

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    How can the word ‘explain’ exactly means? According to Cambridge dictionary the word ‘explain’ is used to mean ‘make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it. It is possible to have various interpretations of the same world ‚in everyday language the term "explain" can mean many things‚ and is generally applied to prove something or make it more comprehensible‚ but in the more complex level it could mean many things depending on the subject it denotes. However

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    What Was Tacitus Germania

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    Tacitus composed Germania in order to illustrate his cynical assessment of the Germans and their nation. Tacitus presented thorough descriptions of what the German citizens looked like and the disorderly way their country was set up. Tacitus also emphasized the significance of family life for most Germans‚ the nonimportance of a class system to the Germans‚ and the violent behaviors German individuals often impulsively resorted to. Tacitus provided this information in a negative way to expression

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    At What Cost? “Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood” (Amnesty International). This is a quote from Augusto Pinochet‚ the ruthless dictator that ruled Chile from 1973-1990. Augusto Pinochet sought to take away power from the political left wing‚ and did so by killing around 3‚000 people‚ sending 200‚000 more into exile‚ and torturing thousands. To some‚ Pinochet was believed to have done what was necessary to strengthen the economy and political stability of Chile. To others‚ General Augusto

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    The Mexican revolution (1910-1917) was the overthrow of Porfirio Diaz. Diaz was a dictator who had been in office for over 35 years from 1876-1911. He was extremely persuasive and used those traits to earn him a great amount of time in office. While Diaz was in power‚ Mexico’s economy was divine. He skillfully used threats‚ persuasion‚ and power to keep him in office. However‚ with such an economic boom‚ many of Mexico’s citizens felt the brunt of it all. There was many taxes being issued on the country

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    Contents Part One Investigation of a Workplace Incident Investigation Policy PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that: all hazards‚ near misses and injuries are reported to management. investigations are carried out in a sensible manner with preventative actions identified and put into practice in due course. follow up monitoring is undertaken to ensure hazards are removed or reduced as much as possible and that no new hazards will be introduced to the workplace

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    Hera‚ the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage‚ was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. People knew her as the most beautiful and powerful goddess‚ but she had a bad side to her. Hera was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was born on the riverbanks of Imbrasons‚ under a willow tree. When Hera and her siblings were born Cornos her father‚ thought one of his children was going to kill him‚ so he swallowed all of them. Including Hera. Later on when Zeus was born and

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    (Credits to the owner) Science Month Contest Proposal (subject to change and to be revised): On the Spot Poster Making Contest I. Definition and Objective Science on the spot poster making contest is a friendly competition among students by making a visual (poster) that expresses their opinions‚ analyzation and reaction about a certain theme‚ topic or question given by the contest conductor/conductress at a specific time. This contest also requires the students to think and create

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