Cheerleading has changed a lot over the years and is no longer what people think it is. It isn’t shaking pompoms around and yelling to the crowd anymore. What do you think of when you think of a sport? Many people begin to think of rigorous competition between two teams. As for cheerleading, it doesn’t often get considered a sport because a lot of people think just because they’re not scoring against other cheer teams, it can’t be considered a sport. Some people may be asking their selves, “What’s
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bilingual fourth grade teacher in Gilbert elementary, Irving ISD that I interviewed. She has been teaching for thirteen years including this year and it's her first year teaching fourth grade. She came from Tamaulipas, Mexico and used to be a a gymnastics teacher in Mexico. She discovered that she loved teaching and decided to enroll in a university in Mexico. After she graduated and began teaching in Mexico, she was offered in the exchange program to teach in the U.S.A. She learned English through
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Modern day 8th graders have to juggle hours of schoolwork, a social life, sports, and in some cases work. The question posed by many is, “why do teenagers not have earlier bedtimes or bedtimes in general”? The answer to that question is not as simple as one might initially infer. The answer all factors down to the fact that teenagers are not able to stick to a bedtime. Many have wondered whether a set time for 8th graders to go to sleep will leave them better off, even though it will only do the
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society why do many people think cheerleading is a sport? It cannot be because cheerleaders do not use balls or manipulate objects ,if you do not count megaphones, pompoms and signs as objects. Wrestling, swimming, diving, track, cross-country, gymnastics, ice-skating and boxing are recognized sports that do not use
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Throughout his years, he created some bad characteristics about himself. “Oliver broke his arm down the frat stairs,” (757). Oliver is just flat out clumsy, and so am I. When I was in 7th grade CVSA soccer, a girl was showing off to our team her gymnastic skills. So, one day I decided that if a girl can do a cart wheel, so can I. With the arrogant and clumsy mindset I have, I went to do a cartwheel and my arms gave out, causing my collar bone to shatter. Just last year, on spirit day in high school
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Bachelors degree I attended a public secular university on a full athletic scholarship; The school was located in a very small town where I lived on and off campus while attending. Although my studies were important I also had to focus on performing gymnastics to fulfill the terms of my sports scholarship. My days consisted of studying, doing homework and practicing my sport, all of which made for an exhausting four years! Due to being home schooled prior to attending a university, I feel that the on
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QUESTION 2. DISCUSS YOUR INTEREST OUTSIDE YOUR JOB/ OR YOUR EXTRA – CURRICULAR INTEREST/ ACTIVITIES. The nature of my work is the type that is very demanding. Working with an IT firm has being had being a very demanding part of my life. I am with the administration has to be updating and also marketing our product. Also being the elder sister after my big sister who live in the United Kingdom with my mum and dad, am also faced with left to deal with family concerns on behalf of my parents. But all
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These articles “Letting go” and “What adolescents Miss when we let them grow up in Cyberspace” argues how family and cyberspace are strong influences in the growing of children. Basically in “letting go” this article demonstrate about the relation between parents and their kids. Sam Schulman said “So why can't parents today leave their children alone for five minutes? There are probably a number of reasons.” Probably, do parents really want the best for them trying to being communicative with their
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The Soul The concept of the soul is an integral point of concern in the writings of both Plato and Aristotle. Plato views the soul as beyond the body, something that must be released from the grip of mortality. Despite being the student of Plato, Aristotle has his own line of reasoning in regards to the soul, tying the existence of the soul to the existence of life. I will endeavor to show the differences between their thoughts on the soul and its purpose in their philosophical ideology, with the
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Alternative Assessment An assessment in which students create an original response to answer a certain question. Students respond to a question using their own ideas, in their own words. Examples of alternative assessment are short-answer questions, essays, oral presentations, demonstrations, performance assessment, and portfolios. Other activities included in this type are teacher observation and student self-assessment. * Components of Alternative Assessment a) Assessment is based
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