high-tech exercise equipment‚ the jumping jack might be considered "old school." When Michelle Obama encouraged others to help her set a Guinness World Record in 2011 for the most people performing jumping jacks in a day‚ she not only became "Jumper in Chief‚" but she bestowed a certain modicum of cool on this most basic of calisthenics. The resulting buzz from fitness experts indicates that your PE teacher was on to something after all: Regularly performing jumping jacks imparts significant health
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Journal Article Review Jumping Rope in Physical Education Settings This article by Susan B. Nye was written to educate all students that jumping rope is an activity that can be fun and enjoyable. The overall layout of this article I thought was well constructed. The article begins with background information about jumping rope and why it is important to incorporate jumping rope in the classroom as well as why it is considered a lifelong physical activity. Then the article shifts toward
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TOPIC : Frogs NARROWED FOCUS : Species of Frogs THESIS : There are over 4‚000 species of frogs but our focus will be limited to the Poison Dart‚ Wood and Darwin Frogs‚ which all belong to the Ranidae family. INTRODUCTION : Frogs belong to a group called amphibians which begin their lives in the water as eggs and then tadpoles and when fully developed they live on land. Three distinguishing elements such as: their habitat‚ size and the reason for the names given to them will be highlighted
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Bungee Jumping or Skydiving Bungee jumping and skydiving are two adventurous activities that can be very exciting and enjoyable. In both cases‚ an adrenalin rush is produced by jumping from a great height in order to enjoy falling towards the earth with speed‚ but the experience of bungee jumping is actually very different from the experience of skydiving as you shall see. Bungee jumping makes use of an elastic cord‚ which is attached to the jumper using a harness. As you jump‚ the cord stretches
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Currently‚ frog populations around the world are declining. Due to the nature of their life cycles and physiology‚ frogs are very sensitive to environmental changes. Frogs are born in the water as tadpoles. Frogs move onto land for their adult lives. This makes them vulnerable to changes in aquatic habitat availability. This also makes them vulnerable to changes in terrestrial habitat availability. Their aquatic habitats are drying out‚ in areas that are becoming more prone to drought. Frogs are also
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Chelsie Stone Kim Hill English 1101 3 March 2015 Frog vs. Toad Most people find it difficult to distinguish a frog from a toad. They have a tendency to mix them up or think that they are the same thing. Although they seem so similar in appearance‚ they indeed have many differences including physical features‚ abilities‚ and the food that they consume. Frogs vary in different shapes‚ sizes‚ colors‚ and textures. They have smooth‚ moist skin‚ long stripy legs‚ and are likely to be found in damp habitats
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In photo one‚ the frog is seen with no cuts‚ the skin is seen. The skin is smooth similar to a worm’s flesh. The skin has pores invisible to the naked eye inside to the naked eye shown in photo ten. The students could not identify what was that green structure shown in photo two. In photo three showing the webbed feet‚ the students noticed that the toes were connected‚ this must have been used for swimming‚ this similar to man made fins‚ which helps humans swim faster and easier. In photo four‚ the
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November 23‚ 2010 Literary Analysis Essay “The Princess and the Frog” In “The Princess and the Frog” Walt Disney Animation Studios presents a musical set in the great city of New Orleans. "The Princess and the Frog" marks Disney’s return to the warmth and gratefulness of hand drawn animation. The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker‚ creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" with Oscar winning composer Randy Newman. From the heart of Louisiana’s mystical bayouts and the banks of the mighty
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different than humans. First‚ the lungs in a frog have thin walls and are shaped like balloons. When frogs swim‚ they fill their lungs with air‚ which helps them stay buoyant while swimming. Frogs also do not have diaphragms compared to humans. They only breathe through their nose. They use muscles in their throat sacs to help move the air in‚ and then is pushed to the lungs. During this time‚ their mouth is closed. Body contractions allow the frogs to release carbon dioxide. When us humans breathe
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Jumping Stilt Craze Imagine being able to jump up to nine feet in the air‚ run up to 25 miles per hour‚ and be the talk of the whole town. When I first saw these jumping stilts in the Beijing Olympic opening and closing ceremonies I just had to get some to try out. The very next day I began researching about the stilts. I found out that the inventor was a German engineer named Alexander Boeck‚ the average cost of a pair is around five or six-hundred dollars‚ and the majority of “Bockers”
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