"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination." Tommy Lasorda As fast as light… Winners don’t wait for chances‚ they take them - Unknown Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. George F. Will (1941 - ) Sports do not build character. They reveal it. It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. John Wooden (1910 - ) Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. willie shoemaker "Winning
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Resilience It’s impossible to go through a week without hardship. The world we live in is full of hardships and difficulties. We need to learn to push through or we will struggle in today’s society. Difficulties that rise up may be tough but your intrinsic nature can push through all extrinsic situations. Friend help you show reliance and can help you through tough times. A family is always there to support you when going through difficult situations. Tough times can help you find your spirit inside
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being strategic‚ if we didn’t talk about how to obtain and maintain our strategic victory. Therefore‚ in the next few paragraphs I am going to give us a few ways that we can obtain‚ and then maintain the victory once we receive it. It would be impossible to talk about obtaining any type of victory without talking about faith. The bible declares in Hebrews chapter eleven verse six that without faith‚ it is impossible to please God‚ for they that come to God must first believe that he is God‚ and
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July 1st‚ 1916‚ artillery flew everywhere‚ machine guns rang in the distance‚ millions dead. 57‚000 British‚ 8‚000 French and Germans already dead in the first 24 hours. This is the Battle of the Somme‚ held on the River Somme in France. 1.2 million casualties. It started with British General Douglas Haig coming up with an idea of a “great push” through German lines. It was a trench warfare‚ massive artillery bombardments‚ thousand of soldiers going “over the top” into No Mans Land‚ and already many
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The Victory After reading several poems in my Backpack Literature textbook (Kennedy‚ X. J.‚ and Dana Gioia‚ 2008.)‚ I came across Anne Stevenson’s The Victory. Stevenson’s words hit me in the gut and made me feel her tension and conflict of becoming a new mother. Anne Stevenson portrays a mother’s feelings of pain during childbirth and mixed emotions of becoming a new mother. The poem contains a tone of conflict and anger. “I thought you were my victory/ though you cut me like a knife’ (Lines
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identity needs to go no further than the Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Many historians and writers consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada‚ when the country emerged from under the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness. Canadian troops also earned a reputation as formidable‚ effective troops because of the stunning success. But it was a victory at a terrible cost‚ with more than 10‚000 killed and wounded. The memorial shows Canadian identity because of the many people
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ideology responsible for CCP victory in 1949? Despite the Guomindang (GMD) having an army three times the size than that of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1946‚ by the end of the Chinese Civil War (1946-49)‚ a multitude of factors caused the tables to turn and resulted in the communist takeover of China . This essay will examine factors such as Maoist ideology‚ practical reforms and the incompetence of the GMD‚ all of which were all responsible for the CCP victory in 1949. Ultimately‚ it will
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Topic: ’Impossible that I lost diamond ring”‚ (Selina Lum‚ 2011) Court Case: Bass Anne Hendricks V Shangri - La Hotel Source: The Straits Times Date: 26th January 2011 Summary of Facts: An American multi-millionaire‚ Ms Bass‚ lost her 6.41 carat diamond ring in Shangri-La Hotel during her visit to Singapore. She claimed that she always had the ring with her and it is barely impossible to lose it. Thus‚ she filed a civil lawsuit against the hotel and sought for compensation. According to
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Assess the consequences of the Vietnamese victory against the French for Indochina in the periods 1954-1964. The Vietnamese victory against the French at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 brought about dramatic changes to Indochina. These changes took place in the Geneva Conference which shortly happened after the battle of Dien Bien Phu. General Vo Nguyen Giap and Ho Chi Minh who were the Vietminh’s leader had only one goal and that was to unify Vietnam and declare independence from colonial
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consider the inevitability of allied victory in Europe during World War Two requires a more in depth analysis of Germany’s position rather than just looking at the pure ability for the allies to produce war materials and incalculable streams of soldiers. Ultimately ‘quantity of men and arms tells us little about quality’. Obviously Allied victory was final and decisive but this essay will argue that even though this war was won on economic power it did not mean that victory for the nations that were to
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