January 12th‚ 2010 is an unforgettable day for most. It was a day in which many lives were either lost‚ ruined‚ or in rare cases‚ changed for the better‚ resulting in an even more positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating
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Ski jumping as an Olympic sport deserves more recognition. Ski jumping was created and thought of in Norway‚ the first ski jumper being ole rye‚ a Norwegian army lieutenant. He decided to try something out‚ so he set up a jump with the assistance of his peers (who were also in the army) and his first jump was 9.5 meters‚ leading to the birth of the sport in 1809. Ski jumping first caught my eye while visiting my friend in Switzerland. He was quite an avid Ski jumper and even competed in several national
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The constitutional convention helped solve many issues between the states through compromising. However‚ it also created many problems. The four main issues discussed were; What form will our government take to avoid any one person or group having all of the power? How will we structure the government to keep each ruling group or person from becoming corrupt? How will the states be represented? And lastly‚ should this new government outlaw slavery? In our Constitutional convention‚ we decided
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Speaker and Subject Identification On June 12‚ 2005 Steve Jobs would be the guest speaker for the commencement address at Stanford University. (Stanford News‚ 2005) Ironically‚ Jobs never graduated from college and did not attend Stanford University‚ despite the facts that he did not graduate from college or attend Stanford he still went on to be the successful founder of Apple and Pixar. (Gladwell‚ 2011) And because he became such a well-established entrepreneur‚ he was invited to speak to the
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As children‚ almost everyone has dreamt of having their very own dog or cat to cuddle with‚ play with‚ and talk to. And when that time came‚ they ran to their local shelter‚ eager to get their hands on the cutest puppy and kitten they could find. Their parents are handed the application and they filled it out‚ while their kids pressed their face against the glass that separated them from their future best friend. But all the smiles are turned into tears when their application got turned down just
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Effect healthy in lifestyle To stay healthy‚ you need to work on four areas exercise‚ diet‚ weight control and good health habits. Regular exercise is essential for good health. It tones the muscles‚ strengthens the bones‚ and makes the heart and lungs work better. Exercise also help to relieve stress. The most beneficial type of exercise is aerobics. Aerobic exercises‚ in the form of jogging‚ cycling and lap swimming‚ strengthens the heart. It is important to choose a form of exercise you enjoy
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Lucid dreaming If a person has ever been in a dream and said to themselves‚” I’m dreaming”. If so then they have had a lucid dream previously before. Lucid dreaming is a sort of dreaming wherein which you are aware which you are dreaming. A lucid dream is any dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. During lucid dreaming‚ the dreamer may be able to exert some degree of control over the dream characters‚ narrative‚ and environment. In case one may want to learn to lucid dream
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Imagine that you’ve just turned 16 and your parents bought you a brand new Mustang. You’re cruising on the street at approximately 25 miles per hour. So maybe you’re not breaking the speed limit‚ but everyone’s staring. You feel the light breeze through your hair. Then you’re in the air‚ 12 feet high. Finally‚ you land on your back and come this (gesture 6 in.) close to cracking your skull. What happened? You were skating. <br> <br>As Aaron Spohn‚ a well respected ramp builder for the National Inline
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Alvarez1 Alvarez‚ German Mr. Funkhouser English IV CP‚ Period 4 10 May‚ 2015 Humans naturally feel pressured‚ whether as a kid trying to keep up grades for school‚ as an adult trying to get a promotion‚ or even as regular‚ everyday‚ humanbeings simply trying to fit the status quo. Although mankind is faced with constant pressure dayin and dayout there is little done to fix these problems. Complaining and whining is not the correct way to solve social pressure‚ so what is? Chris McCandless asked the very same question
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Don’t you just love our security in airports these days? Because I sure do! Ever since 9-11‚ Bush and the entire administration decided it would be a good idea to tighten up airport security! Which should have been in effect long before 9-11‚ but that’s just my opinion and views! Who cares about my opinion anyway?! Each time I go to the airport‚ I get a kick out of the whole process that we abide by. You go to the airport and check in and all that baloney‚ until you get to the exciting part! First
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