Personal profile: I am a flexible, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent communication and time keeping skills. I am trustworthy, confident and very reliable. I enjoy working as part of a team but also able to use my initiative when appropriate. I am self motivated and can work effectively under pressure. I am positive in outlook to life and am always looking for new challenges. I have a wide understanding of computer technology, hardware and software, using applications
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do things other girls did. I didn't like dressing up in my mom's clothes, I didn't like anyone playing with my hair, everyday as a child I wore my hair up in a ponytail, you would NEVER in a million years catch me wearing a dress, I absolutely hated dresses and i still do to this day. I did not enjoy playing with barbie dolls or playing house with the other kids. All I really enjoyed doing was playing outside in the mud in my backyard with my best friend and we would always wear our best clothes and
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I began athletics at a very young age. My first coach was my stepfather, called Bruce Barber. By the time I had a collection of regional and national titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters, high jump and long jump competitions. I moved to Kooralbyn International School in 1987 to be coached by Mike Danila. He became a key influence throughout my career, as he was very strict. The year after I won a scholarship to a girls school called Fairholme College, that was located in Toowoomba In 1990, Freema
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For the others, he was considered different. But "J-Mac" never considered himself different or separated especially when it comes to sport. He didn't make his high school basketball team. Instead, he became the team manager. At the last game of the season of his school's team, Jason was allowed to play at the end of the game. What he did next inspired the whole world. Although he missed his first two shots, he scored 20 points in less than 3 minutes by the end of the game. Jason seized the most important
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Lastly, in grade 11, it was the best high school year. Faith academy made an enormous impact in my life that year. The struggles, the breakthroughs, and every single memory that was made changed my life. In grade 11, I was chosen to be on the Missions 1 team. Being on the Missions team was a great experience, I learned and experience God and I knew how to serve and be thankful for what God has blessed I and my family with. Mrs. Knapp was still the teacher who I can be accountable too but since she left
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My personal totems that associate with my inner spirituality are a Deer, a Wolf, an Eagle and a Bear. The elements that best portray my characteristics are summer, earth, adolescence, sun and to be more precise; rocks, twigs, branches and feathers. The element of direction also interacts with my spirituality which is the North. The multi colors also ally with my personality, but mainly the color yellow, blue and green reflect my character as it portrays the colors of the summer season. Moreover
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Should the Habs' be worried about their forward depth going into the season? MONTREAL, QC- The offseason is not nearly over yet. This means that there is still time for team manager Marc Bergevin to modify his starting lineup for the first game of the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 7th. The current state of the Canadiens' forward pool is thin. With leading scorer Max Pacioretty injuring his knee and rehabbing for the next 3 months, the Canadiens are now left with only one
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Running has always been a part of my life. My dad has run since his teens competing in distance ranging from 800 meters to marathons and my mum has run with a local running club since I was a child. My personal running journey began in 2010 when I joined my school cross country team. We would train and race once a week, which I found really tough at the time, but also very enjoyable too. All these weekly races and trainings were all for Oakbank State Cross Country Championship. In primary school
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Any Given Day Is a Day to Watch We gather by our TV sets every night in search of what they call the “best sport in the world”. It has been a tradition in my house since I even knew what it was. It’s just such a disappointment that every eight or so years we have to deal with this same unorganized bargaining scheme that not only puts the players out of a job, but in the same breath destroys a passion that unites us all. If you haven’t guessed it already the NHL lockout is a very controversial
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this problem. Therefore as a Muslim, an integral part of my responsibility is to put myself in the shoes of those who are so unfortunate in this world, and not consume any food or drink from dusk until dawn, for the entire month of Ramadan. This past Ramadan, I fasted a total of 26 times out of 29 possible days, which happens to be a personal best on my part. It was a really tough season, and there were days where I was literally feeling all my energy drain throughout the entire day, and was anxiously
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Summary - “Dry White Season” Adam Simon - CGW 4U1 Dry White Season was what I felt to be an exemplary interpretation of how native South Africans truly condemned the immoral Apartheid political system of the mid 1900’s. Though the film was quite graphic, explicit nature seemed necessary to prove how racial brutality towards the black community really did exist. I enjoyed the whole idea of a narrow-minded white man making the transition from a life of socially
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He wore #17 as a rookie until the player with #9 moved to another team after the 1946-47 season and Gordie got offered his number. Gordie accepted that offer and wore that number for the rest of his life. Gordie Howe made himself well know across the world with his amazing playing. He got nicknamed Mr. Hockey and got a type of hat-trick named
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My leadership skills were portrayed when I initiated and managed a professional and competitive team of over seventy high school students. It all started on the third day of my journey through high school, when I was still overwhelmed by the transition to more workload and pressure. My Physical Education teacher, Mike Roselli, called me into his office, one of the scariest places to be because it often meant that you were disciplined for a wrongdoing. The fact that he was a hefty professional wrestler
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that occurred in my past was when my little sister was born, and I realized that I would be spending a long period of time with her. One other occasion that altered my perspective as an individual is when I went on my first thrilling rollercoaster. Another event that defines my life as it is today is when I moved to Milton, and transferred to P.L.Robertson Public School. These important experiences allowed me to be the person I am to this day. A few months after my fourth birthday, my parents announced
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[pic] Actually, in my city, there are many peaceful or quiet places such as the park, the museum and so on. However, among these places, I like the city library best. It is located on the century street, in the north-east part of Shanghai. I go to there to read some books about 2 or 3 times a month. As you can see, library is a place of book, knowledge and easy environment 1) Therefore, when I have to finish my homework, I always go to the city library not only because I can find some reference
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morning. What happened in the myth of Demeter dictated the actions of the cultic practice, the Thesmophoria. Therefore, myth and cultic practice were inseparable when it can to the Thesmophoria. In addition, the last day of the Thesmophoria is the celebration of the return of Persephone which is in the myth of Demeter. In an academic article it explained, “On the third day, Kalligeneia (Fair Offspring), the women offered sacrifices … feasted and celebrated the return of Persephone as a symbolic
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possessed an attractive softness. Her figure was light and airy; and, though capable of enduring great fatigue, she appeared the most fragile creature in the world. While I admired her understanding and fancy, I loved to tend on her, as I should on a favourite animal; and I never saw so much grace both of person and mind united to so little pretension.” 196 years after Shelley’s creation first was read, Art-InRelation, a new, Long Beach based theatre company, faithfully brings Frankenstein to life
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Nicole Kidman “Life has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go” said Nicole Kidman. Her whole name is Nicole Mary Kidman is an Australian actress, producer, and occasional singer. Was born on June 20, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, but grew up in Sydney, Australia. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well . In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge as her classmates sought out
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The sea of people in the stands rose to leave in a defeated, hopeless manner, when one spectator cheered “it's Casey next up at bat!”. The crowd turned in optimism to watch what they had been waiting for all game, Casey at the bat. Casey, the crowd favourite, the only one who could possibly bring the mudville nine any sort of a victory, approached the plate with his chest puffed out in a strong cocky manner. He allowed the first pitch to pass him by, as though it was unworthy of his attention and skill
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the excitement of fall winds down many people fall into a depression. The leaves are gone, the woods are desolate, and the chill of the winter air has crept upon us. While most people find this sad, I find it exciting! Why? Because its time for my favourite sport. Snowboarding! Hi I'm Lleyton and I am going to tell you all about it! Snowboarding is a very recent sport and is similar to Surfing, skateboarding, and Skiing. Likewise, it is not surprising that the origin of snowboarding lies in these
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short so my family assumed that I wouldn't play basketball and encouraged me to play soccer instead. As I got to high school I started to put myself out there and play other sports and other activities in Napier. All Maori boys wanna be an All Black, but I chose differently. I wanted to be like Michael Jordan, I wanted to be as good as Michael Jordan, I wanted to be a basketball player. When I was a little boy I always use to watch Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls play every week. My mum thought
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computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference • Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Name: Matthew Elston 1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity means and accepts that we are different and varied in many ways whether
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I was asked by a local animation company to interview for a position with them for an upcoming project. As a demonstration, they asked that I present them planning for turning my favourite 1-2 min film/TV scene into an animation. I have chosen to a scene from Jessica Jones season 1 episode 3 called AKA It’s Called Whiskey, the name of the scene is radio call. The scene is about Walker sets up a radio interview for Shlottman so all can hear her experiences from her own mouth. During the interview
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Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for €15 million[25] (£12.24 million) after the 2002–03 season.[26] He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David
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taking a major look at the transformation of the AFL as its roam on stakeholders has weakened. MARK: Yes, Gerald, firstly we will introduce our guest panelists AFL expert reporter Damien Barrett, a well respected Australian sportsman’s, and favourite on the show, basketballer Andrew Gaze. Welcome Andrew and Damien, to start off, Damien, over the past year we have witnessed the end of Andrew Demetriou and the beginning of Gillian McLaughlin as head of the AFL. What are your thoughts on the different
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ALBUM: A Very Special Christmas 7 | | ALBUM: Holiday Bundle | Big Time Rush | ALBUM: Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer | Relient K | ALBUM: Phineas and Ferb Holiday … | | ALBUM: The Hotel Café presents Winter Songs | | ALBUM: tis the season to be fearless | | ALBUM: Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer | Relient K | | | | | 2000 Miles | Coldplay | 2000 Miles | Pretenders | 30 Days | Nevershoutnever! | A Cradle In Bethlehem | The Beautiful Mistake | A Great Big
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Emotions and feelings As humans we experience many types of emotions. They are often classified as positive or negative emotion. Some lists contain up to 1000 different shades of emotion. There is some confusion over whether emotions and feelings are the same thing. We freely talk about how we feel when describing emotional states, and use the words interchangeably. Actually, there are only three types of feelings: pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. There is a huge list of human emotions
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way they have cut and arranged the cucumber on top of the salmon. Question 2 a.) This blueberry mascarpone tarts appeals to me for many Reasons, including the factors of sensory appeal of vision or Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. In my opinion it is the Simple sophistication of the tart that appeals to me. It
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Year 12 Area of Study: Related Text Portfolio You are to select THREE texts which capture and explore the notion of discovery. You are to select only ONE from each text type You must have a thorough knowledge of the texts you are discussing (yes, you must read the novel). Ensure you develop a strong understanding of HOW ideas are communicated in the texts. – refer to techniques used and the effect of these techniques in relation to the idea of discovery. Review the ideas explored in the rubric
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a trail of destruction behind them if not kept amused. Chew toys, raw hide chews and other similar products can usually help to reduce the problem, but always be aware of what you leave lying around. (Especially the washing basket - socks are a favourite.) Running Away When not in an enclosed area, the Siberian should never be let off the lead. If you are the type of person who wants a dog to go running with, play frisbee with etc., this is fine as long as the area is properly fenced off, ie backyard
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