One extremely important activity outside of the classroom that has helped me grow as an individual is Church League basketball at my local YMCA. From the outside looking in this league seems to be a form of glorified pick-up basketball with referees and a scoreboard but there is so much more to it. Almost half way through my junior year my father convinced me to try out for the varsity basketball team at school in November to which I hesitated at first but later gave in and tried out only to be cut
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Coming to America from Ethiopia at a young age caused me to become a hybrid of two different‚ culture and language. This mixture gives me the ability to read lots of books and know more about American history and government system. I really enjoy my English and AVID class because every time I go there I learn something different and I can easily share my idea over different kind of books. I read “A hyphenated America” it was an article about Noad who is Japanese- American that her life experience
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mother listened as the QP shared Jordan Lake does not offer any scholarship and scholarship are limited since people have been applying for summer camp since February. • Jordan’s mother informed the QP she did complete the application for Pittsboro YMCA; however‚ she has not turned it in because she did not know which camps to choose for Jordan since he does go to South Carolina for parts of the summer. • Jordan’s mother commented she can transport herself to meeting on Tuesday at Jordan’s school
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“Golden Gloves” Joyce Carol Oates’ story “Golden Gloves”‚ is about a premature seven month old baby who born with deformed feet‚ the tiny arches twisted‚ and his toe turned inward like fleshy claws. When he was three years old he learned to walk because he could not work. His face is misshape and look like an adult. His parents feel embarrass because he was handicapped. Height years later after he was born he had a surgery on his feet. When his father took him to a boxing match he felt in love with
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Republic right after graduating from Comenius University with the major in Biochemistry. Being only 22 years old I wanted to experience some adventure before getting the regular 9-5 job at some Research Laboratory. I signed up for a Summer Program with YMCA and came to Poland‚ Maine as a summer camp counselor. The environment was just beautiful. These little wooden cabins located on a beautiful Lake Sebago. That’s where my passion for working with children began. I was spending that summer with kids who
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Janil Gada MBA MC1 - 0016 10 Genres of Events 1. Entertainment & Leisure Events: * Parikrama * Vedas * Nirvana * Swedish House Mafia * Nichelback Rockstar * David Guetta * Norah Jones concert * Sun Burn * Tomorrow Land * Burning Man * Boom Festival * Nakshatranche dene * Sur aur taal * Sa re ga ma pa * Indian Idol 2. Government & Civic Events: * MNS campaign * Election campaigns * Barack
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Armed Services YMCA Essay Contest 2005 "Why I Like to Read" I have traveled the world Egypt‚ Great Britain‚ Italy‚ the Holy Land‚ India‚ France‚ Germany‚ and a host of other wonderful places. I have visited the Great Pyramids‚ the Valley of the Kings‚ the Roman Coliseum‚ the palace of Versailles‚ the marvel of Stonehenge‚ the bloody battlefields of Gettysburg‚ and experienced the splendor of the Taj Mahal. I did not travel by plane‚ boat‚ rail or car nor was I alone on these journeys.
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Like many other boys‚ I love to swim. Since the age of five‚ I have spent many summer days in the YMCA pool. When I was 13 years old‚ I desired something more challenging than casual swimming‚ so I joined the high school development team for the Badger Swim Club. On the first day‚ all the team members dived into the water as soon as the coach gave the order. I was the only one who jumped in. After a few laps‚ I was far behind all the others. Although I was trying to catch up‚ I was out of breath
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I have always dreamed of being a great middle hitter on the Seneca Valley High School volleyball team. When I was a young boy‚ I would sit in the stands at the Cranberry Township municipal center and watch my mom and dad play volleyball. Team Smeltzer would win the championship almost every year and I would imagine one day I too would be wearing the championship t-shirt. I have been blessed with a tall body and long arms but I lack athleticism. In middle school‚ I always shared playing time with
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of living‚ people couldn’t sustain themselves; one man named Jacob Riis even photographed the poor and published his book “How The Other Half Lives” to get the attention of people. The result of this was the formation of the Salvation Army and the YMCA. These organisations opened schools‚ soup kitchens‚ gymnasiums‚ and pools for poor children. This increased the morale of mostly immigrant
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