...I started running competitively since the 8th grade, roughly 6 years. The six years that I have ran is relatively short compared to some of my teammates that have been running for 10+ years. However, throughout these six years I have matured very much. On the very first day of practice I remember that we only had to run straight to a tree for practice and while it was only a couple hundred feet away, I threw up immediately after as I had not run in a few years prior to the practice. I was very embarrassed as that happened right in front of teammates and my coach, I had no idea what to do but everyone on the team took care of each other and therefore took care of me when I had needed it in that very moment. At that very moment when everyone was...
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...After I got back into running I couldn't sto I was running everywhere in the city the fields I was even running to school in the morning and evening. In that instant when i got my running leg I knew I would be running forever. My senior year felt like it flew past. I might not have liked my highschool career but my senior year was my high point. With all the training with my new leg I made it to state championship with my team. We placed in first place and it led us to nationals. As my year ended I decided to continue my running in college. For the next four years I studied physical therapy hoping I could help athletes like me.Also I was welcomed to a new team.After college I decided to come a professional runner.After A few years I found my coach...
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...Running cross country was one of the most memorable activities that I had during high school. I chose this sport because I needed an activity for me to stay in shape. For this reason, I picked this picture of my cross country team to represent my memory about it. Although there isn’t anything special about this picture, it has a lot of more meaning than you think. On the day of the race, I woke up with excitement as I couldn’t wait for the race to start. Still, I had to go to school on that day. Knowing that it was an important, I had to keep my body hydrated by drinking water throughout the whole day. During my last class, I was tingling excitement; meanwhile, every single minute felt like forever. When the bell rang, I immediately left the...
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...My first time going out of state was last summer when I went to Chicago. With one of my sisters, my mom, and her boyfriend it was a four-hour drive.We went through Ohio and Indiana it was a long drive but it was worth it. It was so cool but the real reason we went down there was to see my brother play baseball because he won a home run derby. And it was scary because they were like heads up and that meant that ball was in the sky and about to fall it was scary to look up so you just ran or ducked. I was kinda happy to leave because it was too many balls falling out the air.But after the game, my mama was trying to go home right after. Everybody was like don't go home we in Illinois lets go do something after a while we persuade her to go to...
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...When sports are all you have, giving up is not an option. Since elementary school, I have always participated in sports, and they have always been a big part of my life. Once I was in high school never did I think running would become my main sport; becoming my number one reason for going to school. When a former teammate told me I had the potential to go on and run in college, every day I would show up to practice, putting all my effort to perfect my times. Not once did it ever cross my mind that it was possible to have something wrong with my body, causing me to sit out from running for what felt like two eternal years. From then on, I realized this sport was all I had; it was the only thing that helped me feel better. I learned never to take my sport for granted because I had big things ahead when it came to running. The start of my first year I was new in the state of Oklahoma, and I was to start high school off with no friends. It was a bit nerve wrecking but I had decided I would join a sport to become involved at school. Since I had been on the Track team in elementary school, I decided to try out for the Cross-Country team since it was similar to Track. Soon enough came the day of my first race on the junior varsity team, the feeling of finishing a race was great and I was...
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...When I was little I loved running, I still do. The wind hitting your face, the whooshing sound in your ear, it’s amazing. I honestly thought I was blessed with super speed like the Flash for many years in my childhood. So, when my Tio Danny saw my passion for running, he began to go running with me on hiking trails and at his school. He would even sign me up for mini races at Lincoln High School when I was about 5 years old. Every time he would ask my mom to take me out, I would explode with joy. I would feel so happy and excited. Running was probably one reason I became so competitive. So, when my elementary school announced, “We will be beginning a Track and Field team, coached my Mr. Rivera and Ms. Lopez”, I was ecstatic. It was a dream...
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...I slowly turned my head towards my running back Dylan Stefanich and spit out between tears, “This game is over.” Dylan and I played football together since the first grade, at first football was closer to a game of tag, with our dads trying to corral us into the huddle and persuading us with promises of treats after the game. We grew up together; and together, we grew up with football. We stood on the sidelines now, watching the end zone clock tick away faster than ever before, as if it had someplace better to be. We begged and prayed our defense could get us back on the field, to give us one more shot to tie the game. Our prayers were left unanswered as the clock displayed a large 0:00. Our high school football careers were over, and there was nothing we could do about it. Soon after, I lost Dylan in the swarm of maroon and hideous blue jerseys at midfield....
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...opportunity to understand better the material being studied. What does the research say about peer tutoring? In reviews of peer tutoring programs, researchers found: * When students participated in the role of reading tutor, improvements in reading achievement occurred * When tutors were explicitly trained in the tutoring process, they were far more effective and the students they were tutoring experienced significant gains in achievement * Most of the students benefited from peer tutoring in some way, but same-age tutors were as effective as cross-age tutors (Burnish, Fuchs & Fuchs, 2005; Topping, 2008) Some benefits of peer tutoring for students include higher academic achievement, improved relationships with peers, improved personal and social development as well as increased motivation. In turn, the teacher benefits from this model of instruction by an increased opportunity to individualize instruction, increased facilitation of inclusion/mainstreaming, and opportunities to reduce inappropriate behaviors (Topping, 2008). There is an old saying: “To teach is to learn twice.” Peer tutoring is a beneficial way for students...
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...during the Victorian era, 1838. Dickens’ use of language successfully denotes contextual issues and narrative concepts, an important social commentator who used fiction effectively to highlight the contextual issues of society and class and criminality. The narrative techniques Dickens uses, unified with the context in which he wrote the novel, exemplify his ideas throughout the text. The use of good literature adds to an audience’s understanding of life during those times. It embodies thought and feeling on matters of human importance. Dickens uses the characters and situations in the novel to make a deliberate statement of his personal views of society and class about the poor laws and the criminal system. Society in Oliver Twist is hugely divided. While the upper classes live in their comfortable large houses, the lower class are seen to lead wretched lives, driven to crime by hunger and deprivation. At times Dickens steps out of the novel and addresses the reader directly using indirect speech. The opening of the book, the detached narrator impresses upon the reader that Oliver was only seen as a burden upon the parish, and also highlights the injustice of falling into a predestined social class. “The parish authorities resolved that Oliver should be ‘farmed’... be despatched to a branch workhouse where juvenile offenders against the poor-laws… ‘. He uses shifting narrative voice throughout Oliver Twist to provoke and discern the reader, providing the reader with an insight...
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...It is common to classify “Hispanics/Latinos” into a single category; however, these people come from a variety of countries, have their own cultures, and can even speak a variety of languages. It is important to remember that these people are human beings like any other group of people and they have their own unique lives and stories. These stories are rather important as they tell us the harsh reality of immigration through personal narratives, and many Hispanic immigrants like sharing their stories to inform others and give themselves a voice. Personal narratives tell us that Hispanic immigration to the United States needs to be reformed promptly. These narratives tell us that immigration will never end despite the current US government’s...
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...Catalysts act on obstacles an individual faces which assists in overcoming personal and social boundaries. This is significant as it induces growth and transitions which bring new insights and understandings about themselves, others and the world around them. The bildungsroman novel “The story of Tom Brennan” written by J.C Burke and the speech ‘From Death Row To Law Graduate’ by Peter Ouko both follow the transitions of young men who face personal and social boundaries, challenging beliefs and attitudes of both protagonists and the situations they are in resulting in growth and new perceptions. An individual’s personal and social boundaries have an impact on the perceptions of themselves, others and the world around them. The ‘Story Of Tom Brennan’...
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...coverage( More visibility and advertisement( The proposed electronic commerce website may be very helpful in increasing the ease of transactions since, based on the narrative, the owner plans to add an online shopping feature to the website. Through this, customers no longer have to travel to buy items from AHI. This is in corollary to another strength, which is the improvement of accessibility of products. A website is also found on the Internet, which is the network of networks. This characteristic of a website is very helpful in widening the area of coverage of AHI because a website can be viewed from anywhere in the world where there is access to the Internet. Finally, more visibility and advertisement means that AHI can be viewed by more people, even non-regular customers, and can gain more advertisement, especially from sites like Google that have advertising programs. Weaknesses The following are the weaknesses of the proposed electronic website: Cost of installation and configuration( Additional maintenance cost( Additional personnel cost to maintain the website or keep the site( updated Coupled with the strengths of an electronic commerce sites are weaknesses. For the most part, these weaknesses revolve around the cost of running a website, specifically its Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Running a website is no easy task and may require additional money and skills to run successfully. In the case of AHI, since there is already an existing website and it just...
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...the author creates a book that will stand the test of time. Jane Eyre and The Joy Luck Club both connect the maternal figure and use the narrative language to tell the stories of the women in both novels. Charlotte Brontë has created a novel that is referenced often and allows coming of age novels to spring-board off of her beliefs. Amy Tan’s coming of age novel could stand to be the test of time and can be modeled after Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre not only stands the test of time by showing the importance of women in society through Jane, but also first person to iterate the importance that Charlotte Brontë draws the reader into the narrator’s feelings. The Joy Luck Club uses the narrative language which can stand the test of time for the future similarly to Jane Eyre and develop characters through first person. Often times Brontë does not mention Jane’s mother, however, when she does elaborate on a...
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...Anecdotal Records The simplest form of direct observation is a brief narrative account of a specific incident called an anecdotal record. Often an anecdotal record is used to develop an understanding of a child’s behavior. Anecdotal records do not require charts or special settings. They can be recorded in any setting and require no special training. All you need is paper and a writing tool to record what happened in a factual, objective manner. The observation is open-ended, continuing until everything is witnessed. It is like a short story in that it has a beginning, middle, and end. The process of recording the incident requires a careful eye and quick pencil to capture all of the details. You will need to note who was involved, what happened, when it happened, and where it occurred. It needs to be done promptly and accurately. Figure 3-5 shows the contents of an anecdotal record. When you use the narrative form of observation, your eyes and ears act like a video camera. You will be recording pictures of children playing, learning, and interacting. During your observations, you will record how children communicate, both verbally and nonverbally. You will record how they look and what they do. Physical gestures and movements should be noted. You will also detail children’s interactions with people and materials. Record as many details as possible. Anecdotal Records Must Be Objective During the observation process...
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...Even if the purpose of the book was not to make extroverts happier with themselves, Cain's simplifying generalization is harmful from an intellectual standpoint and should not have been allowed to shape her worldview. In the beginning of the book, Cain writes of an introvert in a meeting, saying, "Across the table sat nine disgruntles investment bankers in tailored suits and expensive shoes... Her thoughts running on a familiar loop: I'm too quiet for this kind of thing, too unassuming, too cerebral" (Cain 8). To create the victim, one must also make a villain. The way Cain balances out the characterization of introverts is by making extroverts intense and overbearing, once again simplifying an enormous group of...
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