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GOOOOAAAALLLL!! OLE OLE! These are the common chants you will hear at a soccer match. Usually the announcer will yell goal until he runs out of breath and the fans of each team will yell out chants to cheer on their teams. This shows the spirit of soccer and the impact it has many lives. Soccer is the greatest sport due to its greatness of the game, but there are those who believe otherwise. Soccer deserves more repect than it already has been acknowledged. The health benefits of soccer for the body

My volcano that I am working on is located in Hawaii. Kilauea began to form over 300,000-600,000 years ago and has been active ever since. Mount Kilauea emerged from the sea 50,000-100,000 years ago.In 1990, flows of lava from Kilauea Volcano on the Island of Hawaii invaded Kalapana, a city known for black sand beaches. Although the residents were able to evacuate safely, their homes were incinerated, and by the end of that year all of Kalapana lay buried under 50 feet of lava. “In the past 1,100

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is in the attempt of building a Thirty-Meter telescope on Mauna Kea. To Hawaiians Mauna Kea holds a high value of historical and sacred context and should not be disturbed. Although, the construction of the thirty-meter telescope (TMT) will result in being the most powerful telescope in the world, bringing the worlds best researchers to Hawaiʻi. The construction of TMT will also bring an estimated total of 10,000 job opportunities to Hawaiʻi (Deneen). The TMT poses

Odysseus and Achilles A Brazilian soccer player known as Pele once said, ”Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance…” (Brainyquote) Many books showcase what Pele says like Troy: the Movie and The Odysseus. Troy is about a war between a prosperous city-state and a quickly expanding kingdom. The Odyssey is about a man journey back home and his revenge against the men who tried to marry his wife. Odysseus ignores his mother’s ghost so he could speak to Tiresias. While Achilles decides

The greatest footballing country on the planet is Brazil. Brazil is a country that wins 80% of its football matches. They have a record five Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cups, eight Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (CONMEBOL) Copa Ameríca titles, and three FIFA Confederations Cup titles have created a football giant. How did a country on the periphery like Brazil become so dominant? What were the patterns of continuity and change that created this footballing

One of the most popular sports of all time is soccer. There are more kids in the United States playing soccer than any other sport. The history of US soccer goes back to the early sixteen-hundreds. In this essay you will learn about how pilgrims saw Native Americans playing soccer, the rise and fall of the American Soccer League, and how influential players have helped mold the sport. The history of soccer has paved the way for US soccer players like Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey who will

Colors of the Wind: Polynesian Style When you breathe in Hawaii, you breathe in the spirit. The spirituality of the ancient Hawaiian religion can be found all over the island, infusing its peoples with their stories and energy. It is as if the island is alive itself; wherever you go, you can always feel the boost of energy that the Gods are giving off. Religion is an integral aspect of Hawaiian life, permeating every day activities and important events such as birth, marriage, and death. Early Hawaiians

Polynesia region (See Figure 1 for map), and really centers around nature as opposed to other cultures; most deities are associated with the surrounding environment such as Pele-honua-mea (Pele), Goddess of Volcanoes, and creator of the Hawaiian islands (Beckwith). Another example is would be Nā-maka-o-Kahaʻi (Nāmaka), sister of Pele and the two are often known to clash. Nāmaka is associated with the seas (Beckwith). (See Figure 2 for Visual of Deities) Figure 1 shows the region encompassed by Hawaiian

Franklin Foer the author of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization is an important contributor of the small topic of the how soccer is related to the world. Foer from the New Republic who writes from time to time in the well known newspaper of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal had traveled around the world especially the continent of Europe, Asia, North and South America. Going from the topic of why the Islam religion, Islamic law, and religious paramilitary

Inheritors together, you four will be the force that drives away the evil on the dark day to come.” Isaac scratched his head. “Fighting evil? I think you chose the wrong person for something like that Pele I really appreciate you helping me out last night, but fighting evil is not something I signed up for. Pele raised her voice. “My sisters and I are never wrong! There has never been a time where an Inheritor was wrongly chosen. It’s a destiny you must accept.” “This can’t be something I’m made for. I’m