home country. The fans are mesmerized by the speed and excitement of the game at the Olympic level. Current fans get the opportunity to witness history being made on the ice‚ adding to their original love for the game. The fans regain the thrill of cheering on their country and favorite players from the NHL. Not allowing the NHL players to play in the Olympics would disappoint the players and their families‚ but perhaps more importantly the fans.
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First Phillies Game with My Dad It is July 23rd‚ the day of my birthday and one I will never forget! As I walked down the stairs to eat breakfast I spotted a brand new Phillies jersey hanging up on the kitchen chair. There is also a happy birthday card taped to it and so I knew it was for me. I walked up to the chair so I could try on the Jersey and then as I opened the card‚ two Phillies tickets fell out! I was so excited I could barely contain myself because the seats were amazing‚
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In Coriolanus by William Shakespeare‚ Sicinius asks‚ “What is a city but the people?” The citizens replied‚ “The people are the city.” and that is a fact that will always remain true. The community is the single thing that makes a city‚ just that. Each one creates a different atmosphere. Some are exuberant while others are monotonous. Unity and judgment tend to be the ambiance that my community gives off. Andalusia offers numerous opportunities for the city to connect. Every Thursday in July‚ almost
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it was seeing birds fly around chirping like they never have before over a huge astonishing stadium that went around in a loop like the Dallas cowboys stadium. having the stands filled up from one end to another like It was a Rockies game. people cheering and laughing enjoying them selves as if it was a hangout. As i get done admiring the stadium I get ready for the big race as I prepare I met different cultures of people enjoying myself before the race I had some laughs and jokes and also some cockiness
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“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation” (abcnews‚ 2013). Truly‚ it was one of the greatest demonstrations in history where a cheering crowd was addressed by King before the Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. A large crowd stands before him hearing the speech spellbound. There are people standing behind him and king delivers his speech impressively as well as emphatically speaking
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Perseverance can enable you to overcome tough circumstances in life. This can be seen in both books‚ War Horse by Michael Morpurgo‚ and Wonder by R.J. Palacio. In War Horse‚ there is a horse named Joey. He has lost people he has cared about‚ and tries to find his way back home. In Wonder‚ Auggie has a facial deformity‚ and has a hard time in middle school. The theme perseverance is included in both the stories‚ War Horse and Wonder‚ but in different ways. In the same way Wonder and War Horse are
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From my chair‚ I can see and experience the whole expanse of the field. I listen to the softball soundtrack of bats slapping against the ball‚ runners crashing into the bases‚ cheering from the fans‚ and familiar grunting coming from the pitcher’s mound. Until the end of the game‚ I clap and bellow‚ guzzling my Pepsi. The umpire calls our player out on a slide home and I throw my hands up in protest. Though I struggle to remember
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Isabel Ruiz English 100/10:40 a.m. 23 July 2013 Soccer Fans seen as Psycho People People portray soccer fanatics as abnormal and crazy beings due to their behavior during soccer games. In reality‚ they are just passionate people expressing their admiration for their favorite teams. Soccer is an international sport that attracts fans due to the competition it accommodates. With so much competition‚ it is bound that fans go crazy for their individual favorable team. But what is a soccer fanatic
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Heroic Criminals All throughout childhood we are taught that breaking the law is bad and the people who do are criminals and should be punished. Edward Abbey‚ author of The Monkey Wrench Gang‚ and Carl Hiaasen‚ author of Sick Puppy‚ alter these thoughts. Both novels focus on adventuresome environmentalists who stir up trouble in means of standing up for their beliefs. Both Abbey and Hiaasen construct higher and natural laws over the traditional justice system that gives characters justification
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My First Marathon By the time I entered Tsinghua University in 2006‚ my life had been occupied by boring studying for several years. There were many things that I never believed I could do like being a monitor of class‚ getting into a fancy relationship or dancing on the stage. If those were things I had still imagined‚ marathon was one thing that I had never imagined. A distance of 42.195 kilometers (about 26.4 miles) was not kidding. In the first month I went to Tsinghua‚ the student union
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