Papers 391-400 of total 1247 found.
Category: /History
…who use feet, knees, thighs, chests and shoulders to acrobatically pass a woven rattan ball to each other, endeavouring to keep it airborne, and eventually kick it into a basket suspended above their heads. Kite-Fighting During Hot Season months…
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…, while other young, unmarried men, who were called the staphulodromoi (Grape-cluster runners) chased him. This event was more than a mere race. The Spartans believed that if the runner was caught, then there were good times ahead for the state. Alternatively…
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…for Pheidippides, an Athenian runner, and asked him to carry the news of their victory to the elders in the city of Athens. Although Pheidippides had fought the battle, he set off running to the distant city. He ran 24 miles, his lips becoming parched, his feet cut…
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Runner, man creates a superior being in strength and agility. They try to control the being by making its intelligence below their own. He controls the being’s life by not allowing it to have memories and genetically alters the creation’s life span. Thus man…
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…in the 1949 World Series. In 1949, with a .342 average, he was named the most valuable player in the league. He was one of the game's best base runners, with a total of 197 stolen bases. The Dodgers won six National League pennants during Robinson's ten playing…
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…at Ball State University. He analyzed data collected from a group of men, which included runners. Mitchell Whaley found that 'individuals with low aerobic capacity have a higher risk of developing premature coronary artery decease that those who were more fit…
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…after college. Many athletes under the old legislation did not have the imperative experience necsasary. Bridget Niland is a former distance runner at the State University of New York and chairwoman of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She gives…
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Category: /Literature/English
…et al investigated how music affects cortisol in trained and untrained runners under three conditions: "sedative", "fast" and no music.[5] Following high intensity exercise, the authors observed increased levels of cortisol for fast music, compared…
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Category: /History
…and is an all-star runner for the track team and was voted most likely to succeed. He has been offered several full scholarships to some of the best colleges in the country. Him and his brothers moved out of the city after Ponyboy finished high school and Darry…
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…could see the real St. Joseph and focus on the good things about us like our awesome football team, fast runners, and excellent students. If the students that are on drugs are found and dealt with, it would be a lot safer for everyone. The teachers wouldn't…
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