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    Pt1420 Unit 1 Assignment

    sport of Lifesaving. We will also be assessing a personal analysis with my experience of the Interpersonal level within Lifesaving. Personal Reflection Lifesaving has been a completely new experience for me. I’d never tried it before and non-casual swimming is not really my forte so I did struggle a little bit through it all. One massive thing that helped me get through it, it particular the 300m swim, was the mutual motivation between Blake and me; and this is where the interpersonal level of Figueroa’s

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    Instincts

    The major premise of Beach’s article is the need to analyze the reasons for the vitality of a concept that has stood the test of time without objectively testing it. The next objective of the article is to evaluate the concept of intuition as it relates to the science of behavior. Beach concerns himself with the problem that behaviorists often just name or label instincts and he cautions what will happen when this phenomenon assumes that no learning is involved in this process. Beach states

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    Personal Narrative: Working At Common Ground

    worked as a lifeguard, and I've coached a recreational synchronized swimming team- three very different experiences. Working at Common Ground would be a completely new experience for me, as I have never worked in a food service environment before, and I am excited about the possibility of embarking on this new challenge. Last year, I was elected as a floor representative in Leonard Hall, and I volunteered my time as a swimming instructor for SwimAbility. This year, I was a Gael for ASUS orientation

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    Paolo Bacigalupi's The Tamarisk Hunter

    In “The Tamarisk Hunter,” Paolo Bacigalupi tells the story of a tamarisk hunter, Lolo, working for more access to water throughout California. Lolo plays the system by reseeding the tamarisks so that he gets more water and he makes a living doing this. However, by the end of the story, the “guardies” (259) reveal to him and his wife, Anne, that the Department of Interior is “shutting down the water bounty payout program” (260) that provides Lolo with income. Throughout the story, there is a juxtaposition

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    Lia Neal

    Lia Neal is an African American competitive swimmer. She was born in Brooklyn New York, February 13, 1995. Neal, at the tender age of six began to discover her love for swimming. And since then has been densely involved in competitions. Some of these races included the World Junior Championships in Lima, in 2011. She won gold medals in the 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, and silvers in the 50m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle. On June 30th 2012, 17 year old Lia Neal took fourth

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    Creative Writing: Where's Woodchip?

    would lead her babies around the pond, Fountain, Lagoon, Wave, and... Wait! Where's Woodchip?! One duckling head turned, 2, and then 3. Where can he be? "There he is," says Mama Duck. "There he is," say all the ducklings. Woodchip is far away, swimming to the center of the pond. "Come back!" crys Mama. "Come back!" cry her babies, and Woodchip comes back. "Thank goodness," whispers Mama. "Thank goodness," whisper her ducklings. Mama duck climbs out of the pond, and 1,2,3,4 little ducklings climb

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    - Housing and Institutions; Recreational Areas and Bathing Facilities; Disaster Sanitation

    Recreational Water Illnesses Recreational waters, such as pools, spas, beaches, and spas have been a destination for millions of individuals that like to occupy their relaxation time in water. On an estimate, about five million hot tubs and 7.4 million swimming pools are being used in either residential or public places in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008). It has been observed that most of these waters are polluted with hurtful bacteria that can cause a number of diseases

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    Tri for Beginners

    Table of Contents 11 Week Sprint Distance Program – Beginner 11 Week Training Calendar ………………………………………… 5 Detailed Training Guide …………………………………………….. 7 Program Guide Introduction …………………………………………………… 19 Heart Rate Training ………………………………………….. 21 Swimming ……………………………………………………... 25 Cycling …………………………………………………………. 29 Running ………………………………………………………… 35 Bricks …………………………………………………………… 37 The Triathlon Transition ……………………………………... 39 Weight Training – Detailed Program ……………………….. 47 Nutrition …………………………………………………………

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    How Is John Hilliard Presented in Part One of Strange Meeting by Susan Hill

    but he wouldn’t let anybody else in to his inner circle, “Beth, Beth. He had always gone to Beth.” Baths support for John was shown in a memory of when the two of them were swimming in the sea one summer holiday. Beth helped John overcome his fear of swimming out of his depth even though she was petrified herself of swimming all the way out to the open sea. Often, when he was much younger, john had slept on Beths bedroom floor for comfort and reassurance whenever he was feeling unhappy or scared

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    Walkabout Belonging

    have the skills or the mindset like the aborigine boy has. In modern society, we do not have to hunt for our own food, causing us to not be able to see food that nature has provided for us. In the beginning of the film the two children are shown swimming in a pool with ocean right behind

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