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    The History Of Wrestling My first year of wrestling was in high school my junior year. I wrestled at Forbush High School in the 106/113 pound weight class throughout this winter sport. Before‚ I must admit that I did at many different times think that the sport of wrestling was the most dumb and homosexual sport ever. One of my friends came up to me a few months after and asked me what I thought about wrestling. I told him like I said to everyone else‚ “It’s the most homosexual sport

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    During my sophomore year I was wrestling and I was on track to qualify for state I was beating many good people; in December‚ at one tournament I was wrestling and I ended up breaking my thumb. After I broke my thumb I was out for about three months so that hurt me really bad. It was hard for me to train while I had my cast off‚ but after I got it off I had a week before regionals to get ready and I had about ten pounds to lose and it would be hard for me to qualify for state. Once I got to regionals

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    Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

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    Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav: The forgotten hero Considered one of the most ancient and oldest sports in the world‚ wrestling in India has a glorious past. The sport of wrestling began its journey in India several centuries ago‚ during the Middle Ages. Wrestling is among the most prestigious and oldest events in the Olympic Games. It was included in the Olympics in 708 BC. In ancient times‚ wrestling in India was mainly used as a way to stay physically fit. It was also used as a military exercisewithout

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    “God made you this way for a reason”‚ this was told to a young boy by his mother who would later become something that no one would ever expect. On July 20‚ 1988‚ Anthony Robles came in the world there was just one problem that doctors didn’t understand when‚ Judy Robles‚ age 16‚ gave birth to a baby boy who was missing his right leg. Doctors could not explain what went wrong or why he was missing a leg‚ all the way up to the hip with no stump to attach a prosthetic limb. Doctors work on a prosthetic

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    Finding an innate passion is a process in which every individual goes through in their lifetime. Coming from a family that lives‚ breathed‚ and bleeds wrestling‚ most people would quickly assume that I myself would hold an inborn fondness with the sport of wrestling. This statement from my eyes is partially correct‚ as I do have a love for the sport itself. However‚ to pursue the sport of wrestling first handedly takes an ambition that I myself simply do not posses. Ultimately‚ I simply don’t have

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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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    not only take their opponents down to ground‚ but also choke and gouge out their eyes. Coincidentally‚ as brutal as their wrestling was‚ the Spartans used many of the modern day holds and throws practiced today ( Blakemore). While of course other cultures also used wrestling as a combat form‚ the Spartans are perhaps the most famously known for combative wrestling. Amazingly‚ the Spartans success of using wrestling as combative training inspires even today ’s modern day military. Wrestling

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    and in modern times‚ has a culture. Culture is a defining characteristic of a civilization‚ because it can display many things about its people‚ such as how they lived or what they believed. A prime example of this idea’ is the Romans. The culture of the Roman Empire was made of many aspects‚ including the important features of the arts‚ food‚ and religion. The arts were one of the many important parts of Roman culture. Roman art‚ as well as other aspects of their culture‚ was largely influenced by

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    Ancient Rome was a beautiful place full of art‚ history‚ but most importantly‚ music. Music was actually an immense part of their culture‚ just like the Greeks. Music was a very extensive part of daily life. Ancient Rome’s music was something very important to their culture and daily life. Live music (which was the only music they had) was played on various occasions including entertainment spectacles such as ‚gladiator flights‚ public events‚ military parades‚ or religious events such as weddings

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    ROMAN AND GREEK CULTURES By Misty Andrews Topics In Cultural Studies SID# 2265664 Abstract: This paper entails about the differences and some similarities about the Roman and Greek cultures. In this paper it talks about Roman and Greek government‚ architecture‚ arts‚ religion‚ and the philosophy. In all aspects there wasn’t to many differences between them. However‚ there were lots of similarities. They shared and learned a lot from each other‚ even though they were different

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