One of my favorite books is Point Guard‚ by Mike Lupica. This book is about a girl named Cassie who has been the best at sports her whole life. She played softball and girl’s basketball‚ but her team always won. Eventually she got tired of everything being easy‚ so she decided that she was going to play on the boy’s basketball team this year. Her friend Gus Morales doesn’t know what to think of this. He doesn’t know if or why he is against a girl playing with boys. Throughout the season Gus has to
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changed one bit. This feeling is like no other. I lose every negative thought and only focus on the goals I am trying to accomplish. In this state‚ I realize that my potential as a student‚ athlete‚ friend‚ and leader is limitless. Whether it’s through the often harsh conditions‚ injuries‚ or‚ let’s just say‚ a not-so-great
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The short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto tells the message to accept different ways of life because Maya and her family come from Kazakhstan and they are trying to learn the American customs but are stuck trying to up hold their original culture. Since Maya and her family grew up in Kazakhstan and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya
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sound of a starting horn. Diving into the cold water‚ I recall all of my physical and mental training for this specific swimming race. I perfected my technique‚ built endurance‚ and visualized every detail of the race. Over the years‚ seemingly endless hours of work and attention to detail‚ made swimming‚ more than just a sport‚ it was my art. At first exposure to urology‚ I was certain that I found a career perfectly suited to my personality and aspirations. It is a challenging field that requires
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so undefinable. But to me‚ the pool is my home‚ the water is my best friend‚ hard work is my passion‚ and swimming is my life. An outsider to the sport would call us insane for staring at a black line for hours on end‚ but really it’s much more than that. I began swimming two years ago. I thought it would be fun and great exercise‚ little did I know that I would soon be addicted to it and never turn away. I was definitely not a natural‚ I slowly worked my way up the list‚ and I am now on an exclusive
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B.C. Guidelines for Swimming Pool Design V1.0 Health Protection Branch Population Health and Wellness Division Ministry of Health April 2011 B.C. Guidelines for Swimming Pool Design INTRODUCTION The B.C. Pool Regulation‚ B.C. Reg. 296/2010 replaced the existing Swimming Pool‚ Spray Pool and Wading Pool Regulation‚ B.C. Reg. 289/72‚ and the Pool Exemption Regulation‚ B.C. Reg. 256/98. The regulation came into effect on October 8‚ 2010. The regulation modernizes the requirements for the design
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everyone. It’s a great exercise that can be used by people of all ages. It builds endurance‚ muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness. The biggest benefit‚ however‚ of knowing how to swim is the prevention of accidental drowning. Swimming is relatively easy to learn! Yet drowning is the number one killer of children ages four and under. According to the National Red Cross‚ approximately 50% of the American population does not know how to swim. “In the United States‚ 1‚236 children
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Est. 2003 Course Work Book/Study Volume I – IV 2012 For Adult Education Completion Only Copyright© 2012 by Marque Learning Center‚ LLC Houston‚ Texas All rights reserved. Houston Corporate Office: 11811 East Frwy #300 Houston‚ TX 77029 (713) 453-0310 1 Est. 2003 About Marque Learning Center: Marque Learning Center was established in 2003 because we saw the need in our city to provide a legitimate education to adults and teens who by difficult situations were unable to finish
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Safety Alert FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION‚ WASHINGTON‚ D.C. 20207 Swimming Pool Safety Alert Each year‚ about 260 children under 5 drown in swimming pools. In addition‚ the suction from drains in swimming pools and spas‚ under certain conditions‚ can entrap swimmers underwater. To help protect your family‚ be sure to take the following steps. Use Layers of Protection To prevent swimming pool drownings‚ layers of protection are essential. Place barriers completely around the
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determined predator. Some porcupine fishes also carry the extremely deadly poison tetrodotoxin in their skin and/or intestines. So it’s apparently not wise to mess with the porcupine fish. Mode of locomotion is diodontiform: Diodontiform method of swimming involves localised anguilliform undulation of the moderately broad pectoral fins. Like the Balistidae family the porcupine fish may also use its caudal fin for short bursts of speed. Lift generated with pectoral
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