UFT 1. I enjoy participating in different kind of sports. I’ve been learning to swim professionally in the different styles with various speed and intensity. I consider this type of activity very interesting‚ as I like to travel to warm countries where I can use my skills to sail in the sea or in the ocean. Also‚ almost all the muscles are used while swimming. Furthermore‚ I have been attending gymnastics and dance class for my self-development. And I am in pursuit of leaning how to dance Latin-American
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One of the first instances that I can remember concerning cultural shock‚ was when I took a Western Caribbean cruise with friends. I was naïve and in my early twenties‚ traveling with three other females for spring break. We spent three days on the beaches of FL‚ and then took a four-day cruise that stopped at multiple Latin American destinations. This was my first vacation traveling without my parents or school personnel (band‚ chorus‚ etc.). The four of us only packed bikinis‚ shorts‚ tank tops
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When asked to write about a childhood experience most people think of the time they lost their first tooth when they were 6‚ or about the time they started school when they were 5‚ however‚ I’m going to write about summer. It wasn’t just any summer it was the summer that I went to the lake with my Dad and Papa. I was about 4 and couldn’t be any more excited about what was going to happen I have always loved going to the lake‚ but this time was a little bit different‚ we had a boat. It wasn’t a very
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In florida I got to get close with people I would never have met if my parent had not let me go on this once in a lifetime opportunity trip. In florida we spent every day every minute every second doing something. Whether it swimming‚ shopping‚ or all five teenagers sleeping together. The first couple of days we spent every waking moment of the sun swimming in a resort. We also went to a local Florida amusement park. The best part of the amusement park was not the rides or that I can in second in
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My high school experience would not have been complete without swimming. I have been swimming since the age of 9‚ and I have learned many valuable lessons from this activity. I tried numerous sports from a young age‚ and found that swimming was the single sport that I excelled in‚ but not without hard work. As high school progressed‚ I continued to swim and to make important relationships with the swimmers on the team‚ and the coach. During my senior swim season‚ the team voted on a captain and I
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Social proof and the confirmation trap were evident in the actions of many or all of the various players involved in the subprime mortgage crises (or credit crises) of 2008. From the NPR News radio program “The Giant Pool of Money‚” the characters on the different rungs of the subprime mortgage value chain explain their actions‚ showing these two characteristics. Social proof is a behavior by which we determine correctness of opinions‚ beliefs‚ or actions by comparing them to others’ opinions‚ beliefs
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Between the Pool and the Gardenias The sad‚ shocking story‚ "Between the Pool and the Gardenias" by Edwidge Danicat shows how past experiences can effect the actions we take in the future. The main character‚ Marie‚ lets her experiences with loneliness‚ many miscarriages and bad relationships contribute to her decision to take a dead baby off a street corner and bring it into her life. Marie is very lonely. She has no one in her life‚ not even a family. Besides her husband‚ everyone in her family
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It is understood that in order to accomplish anything in life‚ dedication and hard work are needed to overcome any obstacle or challenge to achieve success. In Jeannette Walls’‚ The Glass Castle‚ the author gives insight of her lifestyle as well as her family’s. She and her family were drifters and lived in different desert towns until Jeannette and her siblings abandoned their adventurous lifestyle and moved to New York. Furthermore‚ Jeannette left behind a life of poverty and focused on her new
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Nakita Tress Speech 1301 Tues. Thurs. November 30‚ 2009 The SPEEDO LZR RACER is made from a unique lightweight‚ water repellent‚ and fast-drying fabric that has been developed to reduce drag and help hold the swimmer’s body in a more streamlined shape. Following three years of research that included input from NASA‚ tests on more than 100 different fabrics and suit designs and body scans of more than 400 elite swimmers‚ Speedo has launched its most hydro-dynamically advanced - and fastest -
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Most people are aware of the benefits and drawbacks of chlorine in pool; however‚ not many people know about the benefits and drawbacks of high levels of fluoride in pools. For several years‚ fluoride has been added to water to prevent tooth decay. In fact‚ in many areas it is considered an obstruction to public health to not add fluoride to water. However‚ not many people are convinced about the benefits of fluorinated water. These people are of the view that fluorine in limited quantities is good
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