Papers 201-210 of total 1247 found.
Category: /History
…insignificant navy was a highly unrealistic goal and the Union could not accomplish it. For the first few years, there was virtually no blockade and the blockade-runners entered and cleared Southern ports with minimal risks. Only very late in the war was it actually…
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Category: /Literature
…with. Crabbe's not happy at school because all the teachers want you to be wrong not to be right. Crabbe sees himself like the runner because he's sick of his life and he wants to be free and the runner wants to be free and only race in races if he wants…
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…to travel a given distance, it must first travel half that distance. A runner must run 1/2, then 1/4, then 1/8, and so on ad infinitum. The runner must traverse each given distance in a given time interval, which is finite. The problem arises…
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…Nike: The Beginnings The Nike Corporation originated from two sources, "Bill Bowerman's quest for lighter, more durable racing shoes for his Oregon runners, and Phil Knight's search for a way to make a living without having to give up his love…
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…Anabolic Steroids Athletes, or Just Kids? It's the finals for the men's 400m dash. Justin steps up to the starting blocks, and realizes he is not in half the shape as his seven other competitors. Then he hears the official, "Runners to your marks…
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…into sight. I push my legs harder and harder, but I cannot make them move any faster. There is only one hundred meters left to go before the instant I have to pass the baton the next runner. As I am speeding down the lane like a jet about to lift off, I see…
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Category: /Literature/English
…fast for one man might be different for another person. Flexiablity is big and I would concentrate a lot on that factor. Striders, hammer workouts, etc. Even ballie is big amoung sprinters, disc throwers, long distance runners and javelin thrower workouts…
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Category: /Literature/English
…What makes Smith run??? The theme of honesty is widely developed in “The Loneliness of the Long Distant Runner,” in which Smith tells us what honesty means according to him, and according to the governor. To be honest is interpreted…
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Category: /Literature/English
…, the antelope becomes a ram as the defense approaches. The runner becomes a thick piece of ham between two fat pieces of bread, and they all fall down. Sweat pouring, bone crushing, adrenaline flowing, blood falling, heat rising, football. POP! No, not the runner’s…
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…in track was crucial. Since I was one of the stronger runners, Coach Ayers had me doing everything I didn’t want to do and that was practice. I ran in all of the relay races and even some of the open 100, 200, and 400meter events. I felt that this was punishment…
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