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    Chabot Swim Club Lifeguard Responsibilities And Expectations 2008 LIFEGUARDS Welcome to the Chabot Swim Club Lifeguard Staff. Splat! There’s some zinc/oxide on your nose. Now you are official. Below are a few of the rules and guidelines you will need to follow and enforce. Please use good judgment when enforcing pool rules and if there is ever a question‚ contact a board member. Phone numbers of the board members are posted in the lifeguard room. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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    identity as African Americans‚ identity as Americans‚ struggle with oppression‚ and being able to deal with white supremacy. Black psychology wants to know how we as African Americans deal with these former issues and continue to survive. According to John S. Mbiti‚ "African people behave and are motivated by what they believe‚ and what they believe is based on what they experience". I agree with this statement because indeed our experiences shape our perception of the world around us and will cause

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    This story stands out as true to life because of the extreme detail Updike uses to set the scene of the grocery store‚ as well as the way he develops his characters.  He watches the girls make their way through the grocery store‚ never failing to describe where they are whether it be by the bread or by the peaches.  He even goes so far as to describe the stores location in relation to the beach to explain how odd it is that the three girls came into the store in nothing but their bathing suits.  He

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    up to lifeguards as if they were some sort of a hero. They made me feel secure and safe although I’ve always been an excellent swimmer. It seemed as if they had the ideal job‚ so when I got older I took the first opportunity to become my own hero. I started out being just a lifeguard and then soon advanced quickly to a lifeguard instructor. I even was promoted to becoming the facilities Aquatics Director. Through this journey‚ I had the chance to experience how rewarding being a lifeguard truly is

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    the sky is blue‚ the humidity is high‚ and the weather finally reaches around 80°‚ it usually means it’s time to hit the beach. Moms bring floaties for their kids and beach chairs for themselves in order to sit in the sun and get a good tan. Bored lifeguards fidget on their red chairs and idly twirl their whistles waiting‚ but not wishing‚ for something to happen. Little children run around‚ excited to finally get in the water and cool off as their mother’s shove water wings on their scrawny little

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    Essay Response John Updike’s “The First Kiss” uses many significant rhetorical devices‚ including metaphors‚ descriptive diction‚ and symbolism. These three devices help Updike convey his perspective on baseball and convince that though it can be serious and extremely competitive‚ the sport is meant to be a fun experience for both it’s players and fans. The metaphors used throughout Updike’s writing help develop a common attitude toward baseball; they reference both the fans and performances of

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    John Lennon "When I was 5 years old‚ my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school‚ they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ’happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment‚ and I told them they didn’t understand life" (John Lennon). This was a quotation from John Lennon stating that he wants to become a successful person and be happy. John Lennon created many songs and protests against war‚ used Thinking Flexibly to overcome

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    Annotation John Donne’s Holy Sonnet IX Holy Sonnet IX If poisonous minerals‚ and if that tree‚ Whose fruit threw death on (else immortal) us‚ If lecherous goats‚ if serpents envious Cannot be dammed‚ alas ! why should I be ? Why should intent or reason‚ born in me‚ Make sins‚ else equal‚ in me more heinous ? And‚ mercy being easy‚ and glorious To God‚ in His stern wrath why threatens He ? But who am I‚ that dare dispute with Thee ? O God‚ O !  of Thine only worthy blood‚ And my tears‚ make a heavenly

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    Paper 2: An Analysis of “A&P’ Sammy in Updike’s “A&P”‚ makes an impulsive and ego-driven decision in quitting therefore he realizes how “hard” life would be from that point. Sammy made the wrong decision in quitting his job and he realizes he did‚ but Sammy has too much to pride to take back his word. As soon as Sammy sees Queenie and her friends‚ they catch his attention. He becomes most infatuated with Queenie. He is so distracted by the girls that he even rings up “witch” (440) wrong

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    RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 1 The 1950’s and 1960’s Tracy Ladner Mississippi University for Women History 110 RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 2 The 1950’s and ‘60’s was a time of great growth and change for America. Some called it “The Golden Age” (Brinkley‚ 2012‚ p.779). For the most part there was prosperity and advances

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