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    “When offered a seat on a rocket ship, don 't ask ‘what seat’ just get in” - Sheryl Sandberg. This quote from the chief operating officer of the largest social media sites reinforces what I have been taught since I was young. Taking the chance to do something you could possibly never have the chance to try again is worth the risk rather than playing it safe and wishing you could have done it. One of my earliest memories was when I was still living in Robbinsdale. My dad was, and still is, the type

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    Speech A Speech On Shoes

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    Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's my great honor to be here today to present my speech. Before I start my speech I'd like to ask you a question. If you had a chance to travel around the world, what would you take with you? Maybe many of you would choose money, credit card, parents, boyfriend or girlfriend. But my answer is shoes, a pair of shoes that fits me well. Maybe to you, a pair of shoes is the last thing you would choose to take, but can you imagine the picture that we walk or run without

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    at the end (“History of Water Skiing,” n.d.). Ralph also used

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    realization that I will not always be guaranteed tomorrow so live each day I have to the fullest. I never thought a trip to the mountains of Colorado would help me see life from a new perspective; however, I thought wrong. After a long grueling day of skiing, the ivory colored vans finally pulled up to the massive three story log cabin that all thirteen youth members, including myself, as well as our seven youth leaders would spend the next four days. My sunburnt self slowly and sorely scooted out of

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    Barefoot Running Essay

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    market. Today, that market (running shoes) is changing. While the 21st century has propelled us into an “age of hyper-engineered performance gear and space-age wicking fabrics;” barefoot running has reinvented the marketplace, while simultaneously inspiring the new generation (Sprinkle 2004). The idea that running barefoot can be beneficial is a relatively liberal idea in a comparatively conservative culture (today’s running community, particularly with respect to shoes). And, while the majority

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    Comparison between kinetic and kinematic response for barefoot vs shod foot running Introduction Running has changed the course of human time frame and its importance, within time people have costumed to routine involving running. Research has led to believe that our ancestors mastered how to run in need for scavenging, hunting for food; throughout time biomechanics of running changed our anatomy by evolution (Lieberman,2004). Bramble (2004) states that humans have both strength in running but weak

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    Does changing running shoes affect a runner’s speed? Does changing running shoes affect a runner’s speed? It is important to wear running shoes that fit. Running shoes are made out of a lot of different materials. Running shoes come in different brands and styles. Shoes will last with proper care. It’s important to know when to replace worn out shoes. The surface a runner decides to run on can reduce their speed. A runner may encounter unfavorable weather when running which can

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    Annotated Bibliography: Barefoot running Chrysondra Camacho George Mason University Lieberman, D. E. (2012). What We Can Learn About Running from Barefoot Running: An Evolutionary Medical Perspective. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews,40(2)(April 2012), 63-74. doi:10.1097/JES.0b013e31824ab210 In this article, What We Can Learn About Running from Barefoot Running: Evolutionary Medical Perspective, its talking about barefoot running and how people use to run for millions of years’

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    Do changing running shoes affect a runner’s speed? Does changing running shoes affect a runner’s speed? It is important to wear running shoes that fit. Running shoes are made out of a lot of different materials. Running shoes come in different brands and styles. Shoes will last with proper care. It’s important to know when to replace worn out shoes. The surface a runner decides to run on can reduce their speed. A runner may encounter unfavorable weather when running which can impact

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    Analysis Of Born To Run

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    twenty-fourth chapter of Born to Run, one of the runners chooses to go on a morning run, but everyone wakes up to join him. Caballo spends his night awake and stressed, and he doesn’t join the run initially. Caballo cheers up, but he becomes angry by Barefoot Ted again. He is wearing FiveFingers, and the only other pair of shoes he has are flip flops. Caballo tries to explain that those shoes will not protect him from the rocks and cactus needles. Caballo ends up leaving the group, and the author fears

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