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    beginning of a highly successful sporting career. She would not only hold the 100 meters freestyle record for 15 years from December 1956 to January 1972, but would also create several new records over her career. At the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, she won two gold medals. Dawn Fraser was the favorite to win the 100 meters freestyle at the 1960 Olympics in Rome having been the winner of the event in the previous games. She did not disappoint her fans and clinched the gold once again, becoming

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    hooliganism it has results of many different ethnographic studies that took place between 1995 and 2010. The research was undertaken by different authors and involved five in depth longitudinal studies with fans from Liverpool, Everton, Manchester united, Cardiff city and Blackpool and also the England national team. The first author’s research included 59 interviews, 23 focus groups and 39 crowd observations

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    as pain reduction and a boosted immune system. My research was published in ‘A Student’s Anthology’ and I was invited to present my findings at Cardiff University, a talk entitled ‘For Body and Mind; Music Matters.’ Inspired by this, I am interested in the development of music therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s

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    by assessing other supporting factors of embarrassment, friendships, special clothes, sports, teasing, bulling, sleep, the treatment itself, etc., 4) The DLQI is for individuals 16 years and older. It measures the degree of itchy skin to meet the project objectives, and goes further by assessing self consciousness, clothes, social, sports, work, study, close friends/partners, sex, the treatment itself (Cardiff University Department of Dermatology, n.d.)Click and drag to move. Furthermore, the daily

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    Market Objectives Nike will have a number of different marketing objectives for their isotonic sports drink, Nike Go. A main market objective will be to establish the isotonic drink as the most credible sports drink in the market. This will not just happen though, this can only happen through a lot of promotion and appeal. Creating strong consumer awareness is very important in gaining market share as it is a completely new product from Nike. This can be done through promoting the product, Nike

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    normally be a crime had an adult performed it. These are typically known as age-related or status crimes. The most common example of age-related crimes are staying out past curfew. Sport involvement suggests that it builds character, structures adolescents time, and provides incentives for socially approved behavior. Sports involvement is usually looked at by society as a way for youth to gain friends, be apart of a group setting, and enhance the youth academic performance. In an study done data concluded

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    Following Prof Eleanor Maguire’s “The Past Present and Future of Neuroscience” lecture, my wish to pursue a future in neuroscience research was cemented. A biomedical science course offers the ideal pathway for me to secure a career in academic research. After this lecture I went on to read Oliver Saks’ renowned book “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” and I am currently reading a similar but more contemporary piece by Dr Allan Ropper. However, what makes Sacks’ book unlike any other is that

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    Zaha M. Hadid "Gravity-defying", "fragmentary" and "revolutionary" are a few of the words used to describe Zaha Hadid's architectural designs. The Iraqi-born, London-based architect has stirred up continual controversy with her designs that defy a label in the Modern vs. Post-Modern architectural debate. In the past 15 years, she has gone from unknown student to "architecture's new diva" as the title of the January 1996 Architectural DigestUs profile suggested. Her work has been accepted as a

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    and assessed, is the sports. Sport is one of the biggest sources of enjoyment and recreation for billions of people around the world. While there are some that actively participate in various sports, majority of the people around the globe serve as spectators of these events. However, the love of man to sports is coupled with consequences and responsibilities. There are direct impacts to the environment for every sport event that happened, be it small scale or global. Mega –sport events are progressing

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    project plan up until this point in time. This is due to several reasons but mainly because of my current work placement which was extended since the summer. Due to this work placement I have been extremely busy conducting a research project for the Cardiff Postgraduate Medical and Dental Centre. This placement has been taking up the majority of week days and can be very intense at times. I understand that the final year project is extremely important but I have struggled to manage my time effectively

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