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    important to me because I have been passionate about volleyball since I was in the first grade, I followed my older sister around when she went to games, they had me as their water girl. I was in love with volleyball from the first game I went to. As I grew older in life there was this blanket I carried around everywhere even to some of my volleyball games. In my family, each child got a blanket that was made by our grandparents that was given to us when we were born, it has been with me since day

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    the game, the popularity of the game and finally a counterarguement that I will fight. In this paragraph I will give you a desription of the game of lacrosse. First according to the article named “lacrosse” the sport is played on a field 60-70 yards x 110 yards. This proves useful because it means it can be played on a soccer field that is already made. All you would have to do would be to add 5 yard extensions to each end of the field. The next reason is based on the time length of the game. According

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    he can't make a shot. Finally, its game day, where the Wildcats face the undefeated Bobcats, The wildcats are warming up and getting ready for the game. GAMETIME!!! Carl gets the tip off and passes it to Charlie then he drives the hoop and makes the basket and gets fouled. he makes his free throw. Later in the day it was halftime and the game was tied. The coach was very happy how they're playing against the Bobcats. Then, it's in the fourth quarter and the game is getting tight and Jimmy is the

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    Until I became a high schooler my dream was to grow up always playing softball. Softball was my all time favorite sport to play. My dream was to be a softball athlete my entire life. When I was younger I started playing as a little kid and I grew up playing until my sophomore year in high school. I played on and traveling team and started on the high school team practicing and playing with all my closest friends. I played for DeWitt and Maquoketa and I had fun both way. I always tried to stay active

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    Iga Informative Speech

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    I am writing to you because I recently learned some new information about In-Game Advertising, better known as IGA, and would like to share it with you. I would also like to address my contributions to this presentation. I was in charge of defining and figuring out what IGA is, how much it costs, and the history of IGA. After some researching, I soon realized that, IGA and Avergames are not the same as I previously thought. IGA can incorporate Advergames however, IGA is more like the big picture

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    “Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top”. This is a very inspirational quote from Chili Davis, who is a hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs. What he said is important because in todays society if you are not on top in comparison to your peers you will go nowhere in your profession. Military and professional bearing have a huge impact on how someone is viewed in society

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    Run! Run! Run! It is the natural instinct of every living thing to run while being hunted. In the world today, I see society in sort of a hunting situation. The prey is the average individual trying to get along while the predator can be a multiple of things, from big corporations to street level loan sharks. In most situations, the main thing the prey has to offer is money and, as we all know, money makes the world go round. Money! No one can go a day without spending it and everyone, or nearly

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    dated back as far as 2500BC. It remains known as one of the oldest sports acknowledged to man. There is a great deal to understand about soccer. For now, let us just stick with the basics. The Chinese were believed to be the first originators of the game. Furthermore soccer evolved from there. As every other sport, soccer has rules and regulations that must be followed. The essential objective of soccer is to acquire the ball into the opposing teams’ goal. Playing soccer requires only the feet, unless

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    In Football Season Green grass under the display of bright field lights. Late on a friday night. The scent of popcorn overflows out of the concession stand and into the stands. Students paint each others skin until it is caked like glue. Many people that grew up in America can recall these descriptions with ease. A certain smell or feeling can often take people back to a vivid memory in life. In his short story “In Football Season,” John Updike uses various literary elements to illustrate his themes

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    Soviet Way Case Study

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    amature atheletes with college experiences, and if they start realizing themselves as a group playing for the United States of America, they can actually motivate themselves and play as a better team. But, this could backfired since it is after a tired game and excessive amount of practice will let time either get injured or starting to hate the coach, and not listening 2.This effect could definitely achieved with another method such as harsh criticizing or slapping some player’s face, but flipping the

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