They enrolled girls and quickly picked up the competition model, forming all-star teams. ... Many gyms changed their focus away from gymnastics and into acrobatics for cheerleading routines and also adopted the competition model forming all-star teams. According to Smith, roughly 25% of gyms in the country coach levels 1-5 at the competitive All-Star level today (105). ... All-Star cheerleading has many organizations sponsoring competitions and a strict set of rules enforced by USASF. ... In addition, because of the many appeals and differing interpretations of the law, it has helped more...

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" Some people think musicians should stick with the music. I cringe when I see a celebrity with a cause-and I am one,"" Bono once said. (Harvey 12) Bono has evolved from the music industry into a high profile celebrity. He was propelled to a high status during the 80's with his music and distinct so...

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That was the beginning of his ambition to become a rock star... "...For a brief period, from 1965 to 1971, three musicians managed to harness the power of Jim Morrison, dark and shooting star, to form the greatest - and most controversial - American rock"n"roll band of all time: The Doors." ... And Jim was referred to as a "counter-cultural hero," always pushing the limits, as well as the "first rock"n"roll method actor," and a "quintessential Sixties pop star...

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Introduction Since ages Space have been a mysterious and interesting subject that we human beings only could stare at, until the development of the telescope all astronomical observations were made with the eye. By using measuring instruments, astronomers documented the positions of the planets aga...

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As you swivel around, you catch the eyes of the creature who caused the wreckage, standing right behind you with snarling teeth. His eyes seem to emanate hatred as he lifts his claws in preparation to bring them down on you; you open your mouth to scream for help, but who will hear you ? ... Some of the biggest works of science fiction today are movies like Star Wars, Star Trek, Transformers, Dune, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Excellent choices to start with would be the Star Wars films, the Star Trek films and TV shows, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and...

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On September 13, 2001 The New York Times reported that the backlash following the terrorist attacks are impacting "the lives of ordinary Arab- and Muslim-Americans -- and surprisingly, those who are neither Arab nor Muslim but look to untutored American eyes as if they might be." The article mentioned numerous incidents against Muslims, as well as "people who had nothing to do with the Islamic world but who might appear alien to untutored American eyes. ... As one can see in this disgustingly racist portrayal of a Japanese soldier, the subject's eyes are exaggeratedly skewed in an up to d...

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The eyes are the ones that are majorly affected when speaking physically of the outside of the body by the screens on the devices. ... Even if these damages are not permanent, they have short term effects to the vision when starring at a bright screen. ... A Writer notes that, "when looking at an object at a close distance, the eyes automatically blink slower and hat dries the eyes quicker than viewing a further object " (Chan).A second source adds that, "Dry eyes cause itchiness and grit collection in the eyes, it's a discomfort that people can mistake for something more serious " (Britt...

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Vampires: Folklore Throughout the Ages What, exactly, is a vampire? (Thompson: Motif E 251. Vampire- Corpse which comes from grave at night and sucks blood). Does a vampire require a long black cape, fangs, and a mansion in Transylvania? Or can a vampire be any undead person roaming around somewhere between the grave and the netherworld? ...

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Introduction In 1572 a new star appeared in the heavens and was proved by Tycho Brahe a Danish astronomer to be a fixed star in the heavens. ... This new star today known as a "Nova" occurred once again in 1604 during the time Galileo was writing about falling objects to Sarpi. ... This is an astonishing departure in my eyes since Drake points out that philosophers up to this time were more concerned with the causes behind events e.g., (absolute truths) rather than observation of events. ...

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The Civilization of Ancient Egypt The Ancient Egyptian civilization formed along the Nile river and the earliest traces of human life in that region were from the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) circa 300,000 BC, at the very edges of the Nile Valley. Beyond the Nile River Valley, on both sides o...

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If we were to attempt to travel to the nearest star, Alpha Centauri, which is 4 light years away, even traveling at the speed of light would take 8 years round trip (Hewitt 228). ... As an example, astronauts traveling at 99% the speed of light could make a trip to the star Procyon that is 11.4 light-years away in 23 earth years round trip (Hewitt 229). ... Light from the sun bounces off the face of the clock and hits our eyes. ... When the machines are placed in close proximity of each other the enormous amounts of energy, about that of an exploding star, would rip a hole in the space-time co...

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For instance, there was hardly any talk about pageants or "pageant moms", the term was used vaguely to describe the mother of a girl in a pageant, but after Ramsey's death, it brought the true definition of "pageant moms" into the public eye, and also opened America's eyes to what pageants really are made of. ... (VH1: About The Episode) On the same episode a young girl wants to become a star, as every young girl dreams of, but her mother insists, " she has to shake that Staten Island image-including the accent." ... It tells her that she doesn't look good enough to become a sta...

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Like the other victim his eyes were swollen, his face puffed up.....This wounded and shaken corporal would fifteen years later be the leader of the Reich not yet aware of the magnitude of Germany's defeat. ... Again everything went black before my eyes and I tottered and groped my way back to the dormitory, threw myself on the bunk, and dug my burning head into my blankets and pillow." ...

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Our eyes become focused on how the ballroom dancers spin around. ... The front page of article represents the two drastic image flat-chested star Debra Messing and a fully augmented star Pamela Anderson. ...

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Paid $ 12 million to start a weekly newspaper of the National Star, when he found out that the newspapers could not be profitable. He right now deploys staff from Australia change the newspaper to a colorful magazine called the Star. ... In the eyes of speculators on Wall Street thought the media industry is not important, didn't think until 2000, United States television audio would coast past the aircraft, becoming the nation's largest export product. ...

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In this paper I approached types and forms of makeup that are very diverse, both for lips and eyes and as well for the complexion and I wrote about the myriad of makeup types adapted to different women with different characters and with different inclinations.   ...

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Brian was by far the best looking of his brothers with dark hair and hazel-blue eyes. ... Mike was a tall, slender teenager with blue eyes and reddish-blonde hair. ... Alan was a handsome young man with blue eyes and brown hair, but at the age of nineteen, had only reached a minimal five feet four inches. ...

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The Houston Chronicle 14 June 1992, 2 star ed. ... The problem lies underneath, where the stories are told through eyes that are controlled by what they believe the public should and should not see. ...

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The Americans living in Texas decided to seek independence and declared Texas as the Lone Star Republic. ... Texans voted to be annexed by the United States, but remained independent as the Lone Star Republic from 1836 to 1845, hoping all the while to be annexed by the United States. ...

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In 1831, Whitman was a printer's devil in the liberal, working- class newspapers The Long Island Patriot and The Long Island Star. ... After been fired From the Long Island Star because of been writing against slavery, fortunately in 1846, the editor of a New Orleans paper the Crescent made a deal with Whitman in order to work in his newspaper. ... I rubbed my eyes a little to see if this sunbeam were no illusion; but the solid sense of the book i...

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That was until he stepped away from his microphone, looking like a cowboy gypsie and cosmic hitchhiker, sounded out the first notes of the song everyone knew so well: "The Star Spangled Banner." ... Seeing him that way, through the eyes of a child, came through clean and clear and pristine (Frick 42). ... Hendrix did have his high point as he performed the blast of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock for a nation torn apart by Vietnam. ...

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That was until he stepped away from his microphone, looking like a cowboy gypsie and cosmic hitchhiker, sounded out the first notes of the song everyone knew so well: "The Star Spangled Banner." ... Seeing him that way, through the eyes of a child, came through clean and clear and pristine (Frick 42). ... Hendrix did have his high point as he performed the blast of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock for a nation torn apart by Vietnam. ...

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A Critical Analysis of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" William Shakespeare, born in 1594, is one of the greatest writers in literature. He dies in 1616 after completing many sonnets and plays. One of which is "A Midsummer Night's Dream." They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeare...

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What's Love Got to do with it, a film starring Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishbourne as Ike Turner, displays how a woman can become a submissive partner to a powerful and charming man, but also shows how a man can take advantage of a young woman who is new to the city life and musical world. ...

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Gene Therapy: The Moral Battle of Genetic Manipulation Blonde hair, deep oceans blue eyes, movie star smile, cute button nose, shimmering golden tan, baby smooth skin, perfectly toned physique, and an above-average IQ. ...

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