Laurie Hernandez is a very skilled gymnast. She was on the women’s gymnastics team for the United States this summer in Brazil. She came home with a silver medal on beam and a gold medal as a team. Right before every routine on every event she says the same three words, “I Got This”. Laurie is very outgoing and loves to dance in her floor routine. Laurie Hernandez is important because she is an inspiration to people and gymnasts all across the world. Lauren Zoe Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000
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Gymnast Vs. Student In different environments in life, you and your body image subconsciously change depending on the environment. For me, the type of person I am at gymnastics, and at school, are two very different people. In the sport of gymnastics, you have to have a certain physique. You have to be focused in every little thing you do, or you could be badly injured. However in school, you can talk with people while working, and collaborate more with peers and teachers. The atmosphere of the
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and exercise in Florida was awesome. I would eat salads, organic products, vegetable, and fruit. I would go to the gym about five days a week and workout with a trainer. I would go surfing on the weekends all day with friends. I would also go to gymnastics practice six days a week. I was in the best shape I had ever been in, and I was only eighteen. My diet and exercise would drastically change if I chose to move to New York. My diet and exercise would not be the same in New York. It’s filled with
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Physical education Physical education equipment in Calhan, Colorado. Physical education, Phy. Ed., or PE, also known in many Commonwealth countries as physical training or PT,[1] is an educational course related to the physique of the human body. It is taken during primary and secondary education and encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting to promote health.[2] Asia[edit] In South Korea, it is mandatory for pupils to take a total of 3 hours of physical education
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still a mystery to me, but he would touch Dan’s head and he would “go for a trip” as they called it. One of the first experiences himself and Soc were in the beams of the ceiling during a gymnastic meet and he could hear everything, although it was silent in the gym. Whatever someone in the crowd or a gymnastics was thinking, he could zone in and hear it. Another experience was when he was a fish and rocks came crashing in the water from the surface. Everything Soc had him experience was for a reason
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Hi, Grace Elizabeth Smith is the name. I was born December 1st, 2004, at Bronson Hospital In Kalamazoo, Michigan. I’m currently 10 years old and go to Gull Lake Middle School. I have so many wonderful adventures in my life such as, art, gymnastics, and last but never ever in the world least God! I have five members in my family including me, Three girls and two boys. I have on beautiful sister. Her name is Anna. She is 18 and currently in college but not far away so thats a Great thing. Then
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Qyntasia Davis Professor English Comp. 2 March 15 2015 Is cheerleading a sport? Somehow everyone is still talking about is cheerleading a sport, I guess they aren’t convinced yet. Cheerleading is something that is active and just about any and everybody can participate in, others think it is not a sport because it is not as active as track, football, and basketball. This sport can give people courage and can bring out the best in you and it can make you feel great inside and make you want to
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Imagine yourself in the following scenario: Emily at the age of 6 started gymnastics with a personal coach, with all the extra practice Emily put into her gymnastics she and her parents thought it was a better idea for her to be home schooled. By the time she was 21 years old, she was a prospective athlete entering the upcoming Olympics. All her hard work had paid off to make her dream a living reality. The night she was picked to enter the upcoming summer Olympics, you and your friend decided
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Charan Govarthanaraj 10/14/15 LA Character Workshop Barbara is a thirteen year old girl whose breath stinks. Barbara is living with her father this year since her mother and father are divorced. She switches houses every year from her father to her mother and back. It keeps on going like that. Barbara doesn’t like how her parents are divorced. Her father lives in a house that is in the suburbs of Atlanta and works as a software developer for Microsoft. Her mother is the
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F. Damien Santiago Massage Therapy Morrow/English The Benefits of Massage Therapy Massage can be defined as a systematic and scientific manipulation of soft tissues of the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining good health. (ABMP) The history of massage and healing touch is long and complex, with more than 75 different types of massage and bodywork modalities, a generic term used to describe massage in its various forms. Now today across the globe, it has grown up to 350 modalities
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