Frankie Fredericks

Born to Lose As I waited in the blocks I heard the commentator once again, “In lane four from Nebraska City and the fastest time in prelims, Stephen Conner!” As I stepped into the blocks, I tried to drown everything out while waiting for the starter’s cadence. “Runners to your mark. Get set. Bang!” My senior season of high school track was supposed to be the year I would win state in the 100 meter dash. It was expected of me by others, and I was requiring it of myself. At the time, I thought it

Before the run, we walked. We gathered in our teams, lined up in neat columns on the one hundred meter start, and stared down the distance between ourselves and the starting line. Every runner was shaking out his limbs, getting the blood flowing, the already tense muscles ready to explode at the crack of the starting gun or the passing of the baton. The sun’s cruel glare beat down on my team’s black jerseys; the sweat-wicking material wasn’t helping much today. Everyone tried to amplify that nervous

Swing Music During the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties a certain style of music became very popular. This style of music became known as "swing". It was performed using rhythmic 'riffs' and is referred to a style of dance and band arrangements. America maintained swing's popularity throughout the World War Two years when both large and small ensembles toured Army and Navy camps both at home and abroad. At home, swing was heard at bond sale rallies and community concerts. The new sub-culture

The Dj Essay, Research Paper The DJ About fifteen years ago a culture was born. In Europe a new type of music was being created. Something new, something fresh. A music fueled by throbbing beats over rattling bass. This is electronic music. The mastermind behind this whole up and coming culture was and is the DJ. In the past five years have become more and more popular everyday. Some people who are not aware of this music or this culture might argue that being a DJ is not a serious profession for

The quotes “For most people, social dancing begins in pleasure,” and “Of course, people sometimes feel pressure to dance in ways that are otherwise associated with pleasure; social dancing can serve many functions in a society,” from Chapter 4 of Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement (Jonas 2003), peaked interest in me when thinking of all the various dance forms that we have talked of in class and even those outside of class. One in particular that has interested me the most is swing

The most recent George was born Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge on July 22, 2013 to Prince William of Wales and Duchess Catherine of Cambridge. His birth placed him third in line to the throne behind his father, Prince William, and grandfather, Prince Charles . Prince George joined a royal family tree shaken by Georges, and the new prince’s name called back to the Hanoverian times when four Georges headed the throne successively. This period was one where men of foreign descent reigned

the king than what the rebel colonists made him out to be. King George’s reign of nearly 60 years was full of hardships and setbacks, yet he was a hard worker who was kind and looked out for the welfare of his empire. King George was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and the grandson of King George II of England born on June 4, 1738 (“George III”). At the age of 12, George became the Prince of Wales after the passing of his father. With the death of his grandfather, George became the King of

As the three stood there in deep silence, there thoughts began rambling out loud. Brad and Frederick or debating on the way the world should be settled. Brad saw the opportunity of these people that they created, that they should control the people in the world, and force them into slavery. While the King Frederick and Queen Kennedy saw the world as a loving free Place full of peace. After arguing an arguing for hours at a time, the three went their separate

1. We thought that Destin Florida would be a beautiful romantic place to vacation for couples. Punc. 2. The next time someone came to see how I was doing, they had nothing to say. Pronoun-Antecedent 3. Carrying around the iPhone felt like putting a brick into your pocket. You 4. The scenery of the well-lit cabins were beautiful. S-V agreement 5. I am so happy that my parents, friends and family chose Tennessee. Serial comma 6. The job was very easy all I had to do was open the store in the morning

We were all teenagers once living the high school dream. Most high school girls are the same, they plan out their entire life and expect everything to fall into place exactly like that. We don’t realize how much work one really has to put into being a grown up. Unfortunately, I fell under that category and now I’m here trying to provide for my family, because I have a deadbeat husband who is still trying to live out his glory days of high school. Yes, I married my “high school sweetheart” Travis