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What made Jesse Owens one of the best remembered athletes of all time? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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प्रश्न

What made Jesse Owens one of the best remembered athletes of all time?

पर्याय

  • His remarkable achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

  • The amazing bond of friendship that he developed with arch-rival Luz Long.

  • His struggle to qualify for the finals of the broad jump at the 1936 Olympic Games.

  • His anger at the rising nationalistic feelings characterized the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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उत्तर

His remarkable achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,
Tinkling,luminous,tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.

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To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze
Many weeks and months of training
All coming down to these games.
The spectators gathered around the old field
To cheer on all the young women and men
The final event of the day was approaching
Excitement grew high to begin.

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Where did the girl seek some shelter from the cold?


On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?


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How are sounds produced?


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Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?


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