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    ten o’clock from a long wrestling meet that lasted till around nine o’clock‚ I got home‚ then ate dinner‚ and then went on the couch to relax. My mom complained "You’re always so tired after wrestling and you come home so late." After a little conversation‚ my mom got to the point where she admitted "I don’t want you to do wrestling." Prior to when she said that‚ on the way home‚ my stepfather also admitted "Your mom and I have been talking about how you should quit wrestling." Eventually during the

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    After months of preparation and dedicating all of your free time to the sport‚ January 24 you finally get the one moment that all of your hours of practice have led up to. At the wrestling GAC there is one major difference between the wrestlers who train all year for this one moment and the ones who wait until the last minute; the feeling of the medal around your neck at the end of the day. 4:30 A.M.‚ the morning of January 24‚ you wake up on this day knowing that you either have a really good

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    origins and history of wrestling date back as far as 15‚000 years with depictions of wrestling found in cave drawings in France. Wrestling is one of the oldest historical sports rivaled only by track and field‚ and has been seen in ancient literature and games of Greece and early Egypt. The most notable influence of wrestling comes from the Olympics‚ where it was introduced in 708BC . There are many forms of wrestling including Greco-Roman‚ Freestyle‚ Folk style‚ and Catch wrestling; all of which operate

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    The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D.‚ when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894‚ a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin‚ proposed a revival of the ancient tradition‚ and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born. Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. The United States has won more medals (2‚189) at the Summer Games

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    into the country without any check ups. Not every person coming into Australia is good‚ there are many people seeking to harm Australia‚ such a s terrorists‚ the ‘detention’ centres are to separate those people from the good ones and determine who should be let into Australia and who shouldn’t. Australia is our home; imagine the detention centres are our doorsteps. You wouldn’t let a stranger into your home until you know who they are‚ if they are safe and if they do or don’t want to harm you in some

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    down and earns two points. The sport of wrestling has been around for along time and dates back to 700 B.C.E. It was mostly used for military fighting and combatant techniques in ancient armies. In ancient Greece‚ it became a sport to where the opponent was forced to submit to tears. It was a great sport back in the day and it still is. American wrestling was introduced during the Second World War when a few soldiers witnessed the Japanese performing wrestling moves and it looked fun. So‚ the soldiers

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    usual wrestling trip. This time‚ not only was I wrestling in a tournament‚ but I got invited to tour the #1 wrestling team in the country as well as one of the top academic prep communities in world. This school is one of the best‚ due to how well they bring in students and wrestlers. This includes North America go here‚ Nigerians‚ Russians‚ Koreans‚ Cambodians‚ and even some Middle Eastern Groups. This Preparatory school thrives in three sports‚ field hockey‚ rowing‚ and of course wrestling. So as

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    felt bad for the animals. I think no one should own exotic animals because they shouldn’t be kept in cages and not in their own natural habitat. I read a piece called “Wild animals aren’t pets”. By USA TODAY. I am going to say some reason why I think exotic animals shouldn’t be kept as pets. My first reason why I think this statement is because exotic animals should be free and hunt for their own food. Another reason why I think that animals shouldn’t be kept as pets is they can be dangerous to humans

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    Wrestling; when most people hear the word‚ they imagine a hefty man with bulging muscles in a skimpy singlet‚ throwing other men across the mat. In reality‚ this is not the case for all wrestlers. They don’t all have hulk like physiques. No one could have imagined a small‚ lean 5’3 girl like myself be a wrestler. Barely weighing over 100 pounds‚ I struggle with the dirty looks and glares I get. The news spread like wildfire around my gossip-loving-school that there was a girl on the wrestling team

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    ipt Joshua Bombard | Wrestling | English 1104 MWF 9:00am | | The mind boggling anticipation before a wrestling match is such a heart thrilling emotion. As you’re waiting for your name to be called‚ every wrestler is there with their coach warming up. I prefer jumping rope; this is a fun and fast way of getting muscles loosened and the sweat pouring. However‚ at the same time my mind is racing and my thoughts are wildly adventuring from one scenario to another. As I hear the announcer

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