unning is not hard‚" "cross-country is not even a sport." As a cross-country runner‚ I have heard these statements echoed to me my entire life. Whether it be from another athlete or regular person‚ there seems to be a misunderstanding in the definition of sport. A sport is any physical activity that requires skills for success‚ has rules for fairness‚ and is a competition. Therefore‚ by this definition‚ one can clearly see why cross-country is a sport. So much of our entertainment today comes
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Cross country means a lot to me. I have a lot of crazy memories from cross country and I’m only half way through high school. Cross country has meant the most to me because it is fun‚ builds character‚ and gets me in shape. Cross country has meant the most because it is very fun. We have a lot of fun and different practices. For conditioning week we do some fun activities‚ Like we do a scavenger hunt by running around town taking pictures of the landmarks from the clues. Also we run our respective
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Veronica Maloa-Taulealo Communication 40 Final 6/26/13 In any aspect of life‚ whether it is school‚ work or home‚ communication is a critical component of our daily lives. Every career requests candidates to have a strong sense of communication skills‚ the ability to analyze communication and collaborate effectively with others. In my observations and readings‚ I found the communication iceberg to be the most applicable tool to apply to my own life. The communication ice berg teaches us
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Cross-culture Issues in Business Communication Introduction When travelling in other countries‚ we often perceive differences in the way people live and work. In the United States dinner is commonly eaten around 6.00pm; in Spain‚ it’s not served until 8.00 or 9.00pm. In the United States most people shop in large supermarket once or twice a week; Italians tend to shop in smaller grocery stores nearly every day. Everybody has their own culture so businesspeople must keep in mind of their client’s
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participants learn with support from each other’ (Ashton et. Al.‚ 2008‚ p. 10). Where staff and families are different from cultural and linguistic and their cultural communication practices. Knowing about aspect such as body language‚ forms of address‚ eye contact and personal space can help promote effective cross-cultural communication. When educators are knowledgeable about experiences‚ social practices and languages that children bring from home‚ they are able to ‘include resources‚ experiences
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coach. I started off last year‚ having never run before‚ and not knowing what to expect. I am so glad that I decided to join cross country. Joining the team was one of the best choices that I have ever made. I met so many new people‚ that are now my friends‚ and some even like family. I also learned how to push myself like I never had before. Before I joined cross country I was not competitive. As soon as I ran my first race at War On The Shore I realized that I needed to be competitive and
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School is a part of your life that you’ll always remember; I truly believe that if you join the ZHS Cross Country team it will bring many positive and happy memories. More than 450‚000 high school student-athletes participate in cross-country every fall in the US. If you ask any of them about their thoughts on the sport‚ you’re guaranteed to have them tell you that they absolutely love it. Cross Country isn’t just like any other sport‚ it helps you have a healthy body‚ its’ a family atmosphere sport
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Volleyball and Cross Country are two very different sports. They are both very enjoyable and great sports. Some people may not be the best players‚ but in the right sport program‚ it does not matter how good you are. A sport program should be about personal improvement and enjoyment. Volleyball and Cross Country are two examples of how sports programs at one school can be so different. While they both have an emphasis on competition‚ team aspect‚ and participation‚ they all differ greatly. In Volleyball
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Barriers in cross-culture communications in multinational company Introduction In times of rapid growth‚ both in terms of economic development and globalization‚ number of firms extend their businesses abroad is increasing. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. Main body The “High Six” company. Problem and Research. The “High Six” company is medium-sized company with about 200 employees‚ and it is one of the famous companies in
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pound the pavement‚ grass‚ mud‚ trails-virtually anything that we can. Flat‚ steep‚ slippery‚ gravelly‚ you name it: we run it. Why do it? Why run Cross Country? Why go through the brutal exercises‚ ab exercises‚ workouts‚ and races? For me it’s simple: to survive. Practically everyday Coach says something along the lines of‚ “ We’re Cross Country runners‚ not cupcakes! We run to live‚ we live to run!” And fortunately‚ this is exactly how he trains us. Even though we start from a rag-tag group
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