...possible; just as it was in Ancient Greece with the polis or city-states. Olympic Games were held throughout Ancient Greece, but the most famous are the games that were held in Olympia in honor of Zeus every four years from August 6th to September 19th. The first record of these games is of one Coroebus of Elis, a cook, winning a sprint race in 776 BC. Most historians believe the games to have been going on for approximately 500 years before this. In the year Coroebus was made a part of history, there was apparently only one simple event, a race called the stade. The track was said to be one stade long or roughly 210 yards. In subsequent games, additional events were to be added, most likely to increase the challenge to these amazing athletes. In 724 BC, the diaulos, a two stade race, was added, followed by a long distance race, about 2 1/4 miles and called the dolichos, at the next games four years later. Wrestling and the famous Pentathlon were introduced in 708 BC. The Pentathlon consisted of five events; the long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, foot race, and wrestling. The Pentathlons, especially the successful ones, were often treated and even worshipped like gods. Because of their exquisite physiques, they were used as the models for statues of the Greek Gods. The superior athletic ability of these athletes affects the games even today. The twisting and throwing method of the discus throw, which originated...
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...These are all real cases of NFL football players whose brains had CTE. Boston University’s case study revealed the brain tissue of 90 of 94 deceased former NFL players have been positive for CTE. Unfortunately, to identify CTE in the brain, a sample of the brain must be examined and tested. This means the person must be deceased before they can be positively diagnosed with CTE. The NFL at first denied the connection of CTE and other degenerate diseases to concussions. But eventually after all these findings, the NFL was forced to do something. The NFL has since issued concussion guidelines, which include a telephone hotline to report when a player is being forced to play contrary to medical advice. The NFL Game Day Concussion Protocol has been put into place to further protect players. The NFL, college, and high school teams are also limiting the number of contact practices allowed during the season. I think the helmet sensors could be useful. The sensors could help indicate whether the impact was great enough to cause a concussion and if the player should then see a doctor. But the sensor wouldn’t...
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...Game Stop Corp, or Game Stop, is a video game retailer that sells game consoles, a variety of video games for those consoles as well as PC games for online play. They have physical locations and an online portal that allows for digital downloads. Along with video games, they sell collectibles of interest to gamers and distribute a magazine for those who are immersed in the gaming community. Shopping Tips for Game Stop Clearance Racks. Games, consoles, gear and collectibles can be purchase from clearance racks after major holidays when items haven't sold as well as expected. You can also get clearance items on their website, which includes digital downloads. Reward Programs. Game Stop has a rewards program for its dedicated gamers who...
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...every day on the field has paid off. The small team from Iowa that no one has heard of is in the finals at the Midwest Regionals. The journey started when we won the Iowa State Cup against West Des Moines, we won three to one. John Jaworski hit a rocket from outside the eighteen yard box and the ball found the top corner of the net. I scored the next two goals, one of the goals was a breakout against the goalie and the final goal I scored off of a cross which was perfectly placed by Roberto Yanqui. My coach Tomas told me after the game “ Once you scored those two goals I told the boys to pack their bags and book their hotel rooms.” That was a big day for me because it was my...
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...This evolution of storytelling allowed an artist to express their ideas without uttering a single word. So this brings up the question, “What is the next evolution of storytelling?” There is a large amount of evidence that shows that the next evolution in artistic storytelling is video games. A perfect example of gaming’s unique form of storytelling is a forgotten franchise known as the Ultima series. This long running saga stretches back to the Dos era of computer programming. Though the story of the original game was as, “Me good. He evil,” the plot began to evolve with the fourth entree to the series. The base goal of the first game is to act as a prophet for the player’s own religion with its own ideals, beliefs and deity… the player. The idea at first seems simple, but as the series progressed the player begins to realize that his/her actions might not have been the best. With the rise of religious radicals, the near extinction of people against the religion, and strong racial segregation, the player begins to realize that the choices of religious leaders have stronger affects on people then he/she thinks. This message is delivered better than any movie or book can come close to doing. The game does this so well because it shows how the player affects the people around him/her, this is much more effective than watching someone else do the same thing. There are other examples of how fantastic video gem’s storytelling can be. Another example of gaming’s great story telling...
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...seem that it has no fundamental use in our day to day life, it shapes our concentration to an extent where we can utilise it for other things. It is said that non gamers can see 3 to 4 objects at a time and react, gamers can see about 6 to 7 objects at a time and the reaction time is quicker than that of a non gamer. It is seen that those who are socially awkward tend to open up while they play games online. They tend to communicate their whereabouts in the game itself which results in making new friends when there is a team game. The coordination between your eyes and your hands tend to sync according to your brain’s command which results in quick movement and fast reflexes when in the real world and not in the world of simulation and first person shooting. There are many merits in gaming but there are two sides to every coin. As much as how gaming can be useful for body control, increase in concentration, there are also a few demerits to it too. You can differentiaite gaming as team games and a single player games. Most of this generation games are of team games but there are also a few single player games which many people do play. They tend to be isolated from the social world and are confined to their “gaming chambers” as some people call them. They do not want to make many friends and frankly their best friend would be the console or the PC they play their games on. There are also health concerns. Many people play for days without sleeping and that leads to sleep...
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...Quebec This moment in my life took place in October-April 2012. The final minutes of the game in October we were about to win a paid trip to Quebec City to play in the biggest hockey tournament in the world, and we would be sponsored by the Colorado Avalanche Pro hockey team. We did it, we just won the Quebec Qualifier. It was a long 5 months of waiting for our gear to arrive. We had NHL stock jerseys that were exactly the same as the Avalanche wore, we got the same tracksuits, pants covers , and winter gear for the cold Quebec weather and the proud name of the JR. Colorado Avalanche. We had 1 more month of waiting and we would be playing the best teams from around the globe as we would be fighting to be crowned the best PeeWee team in the world. The 6 months of waiting were over and now we only had the traveling, we had the worst flight there it was a total of 7 hours of flying to Montreal from Dallas. We arrived at the Montreal airport at about 11:00 - 12:00 am, then we had to then go through customs, we were finally in Montreal Canada. I guess we had it lucky the other flight lost their bags in Chicago, but they arrived the next day. Now, all that was left was the 2 hour bus drive to Quebec. After the 10 hours of crazy travel we arrived at the Fairmont hotel which was the nicest hotel I have ever seen, if not the nicest 5 star hotel in the world. It used to be a castle for royalty and is surrounded by stone walls and cannons are still visible. Everyone was so...
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...the coaches offices with a big picture of the team using the goals as a background. Back in the day when I was 14 years old I went to a soccer academy for the summer and I have to say that it was one of the most beautiful, memorable, marvelous experience of my life. Most people that knew me were only bringing me down, including my mother. I never really paid attention to what people had to say because all I ever wanted to do and still do is to be able to play. Only two persons believed in me and to me, that was enough. My dad and my coach were the only ones who were there pushing me to my best both mentally and physically. Although, it took me a bunch of hard work, patience, effort, perseverance and believing in myself once I was in the academy everything fell like heaven to me. Everything started in France that’s where I first started playing. One day I was playing in a tournament a semi final game, while playing against a hard team I went for the ball and I happen to get tackled and injured real badly. My mom who was watching the game was frightened of course thinking the worst that my leg was probably broken because of the swelling. The morning after, I had an appointment with the doctor and I remember him saying, “ no more soccer for the next 3 months you have a second degree sprained ankle. I’m going to need you to rest, ice, compress and elevate your foot at least 3 times a day.” I was devastated knowing that the summer and my chance to go to the academy was only a couple...
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...their mentality is they better win this game and if they lose its then end of the world and puts a lot of the people in bad moods. This happens on the daily basis. Sports fans thrive for the excitement of the games. The excitement of the games and the atmosphere of the stadium bring them in to a whole different world. The fans that take it the most seriously are definitely soccer, baseball, hockey and football fans the most. The die-hard fans care about every game that is played by their team. Most of the time they will take the hard fought loss as if they are part of the team. People are crazy about sports, they’re die-hard fanatics, which sometimes care more about sports then their actual life. The biggest sports fans would have to be football; they go all out for their team. People plan their day around the game by getting to the field to barbeque and tailgate before the game. Most of the time it will be two to three hours before the game. Even some times people will just get to the stadium to tailgate and be in the atmosphere of everyone else and not go into the game because they don’t have tickets. Football fans are crazy they will throw parties in the parking lot before and after the games. They also have fans that paint their bodies and stand out in the freezing cold when normal people would be bulled up in cloths. Football Fans are crazy but that is just the way they are. People will skip out on all sorts of events for game day just because they are that dedicated to...
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...for us. We started the week 3-0 playing at home and we were about to start conference playing two strong sides: Campbell (regular season champions) and Mercer (runner-up in the last conference tournament). We knew the importance of the games and the whole team was pretty focused. It was a week for really hard work targeting those two games. Thursday was game day and we were all excited to start conference (our main goal this season). It was a rainy day and the game started out really intense with both teams going forward and trying to create chances. We had the most part of possession and we were trying really hard to get the first goal. And it came on the 30th minute, with a free kick. After that we took control over the game and created a lot of chances. The game was over and the first task was accomplished with a great win 4-0. But we did not have time to celebrate because Mercer was right ahead of us. Mercer was a lot different from Campbell. They were really physical and had a really defensive mentality. The game was really though and took a huge effort from every single one of us. But in the end we came out in the winner side with another good performance! 2-1 final result.. It was a good start and we closed the series of 5 home games with 5 wins. Although everyone is very excited and happy with the results, the coach staff and the players know that it is just the beginning and if we want to accomplish our main goal, we need to keep working. Next weekend we are off to...
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...As the modern-day method of storytelling evolves, writers and creators have sought to adapt to the changing trends. The days of thick novels, with countless passages tying together global intrigue and enticing characters, are rapidly dwindling in the past. Now with movies, books and video games all fighting for their spot around the proverbial camp fire, storytelling has devolved into a hook ‘em quick gimmick parade. Writers and story tellers will delve countless hours into either the characters or the setting, whichever they believe will give them the best retention to seeing through the plot. Video games are especially prone to having to make this choice, since the player is supposed to have some impact on the protagonist actions and thoughts....
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...What many do not know is that the curveball is the root for many arm complications in young players. The two most common injuries in all of baseball is the tearing of the Rotator Cuff and the UCL (ulnar collateral ligament). Many, if not all of these arm injuries in pitchers happen due to the overthrowing of the curveball, or throwing the curveball with bad mechanics, causing the twisting and turning of the ligaments in the player’s arm. Although curveballs are important and crucial pitch in the game of baseball and many players say they are a necessity to succeed, young baseball players shouldn't be able to throw curve balls until their arms are fully developed because curveballs contort young players arms and put large amounts of tension on undeveloped tendons and bones, ultimately ending in Tommy John surgery and months, or even years without throwing a baseball. This great epidemic is having a great impact on the young players of this generation and on the game of...
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...Eating Wild Game Hunting meat for the dinner table builds confidence in your abilities and it gives you an overwhelming sense of accomplishment akin to having a bountiful harvest from your backyard garden. Butchering and processing your own game is a skill well worth having especially once the SHTF. Some hunters take their game to a butcher shop, but can you be assured of the quality and expertise of the butcher, who may or may not be accustomed to processing wild game, and some hunters have been shorted on the weight, so you do have to choose carefully where you take your game. Wild game is free range, organic and leaner than domestically raised stock. Moreover, wild game has what most people call a gamy flavor, which is what avid hunters seek. The flavor of the meat comes from the varied diet of the animal, and because they are typically older at the time of death. Wild game is not pampered. It works hard to feed itself every day, unlike farm-raised animals, so the meat is leaner, and thus, healthier....
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...variables used. AMC Bowling offers shoes for $5.60 and charges $2.40 per game bowled. Rip Van Winkle Bowling only charges $1.80 per game but $7.50 for shoes. How many games would you have to play for the bill to be the same no matter which alley you went too? 5) AMC Bowling offers shoes for $5.60 and charges $2.40 per game bowled. Rip Van Winkle Bowling only charges $1.80 per game but $7.50 for shoes. How many games would you have to play for the bill to be the same no matter which alley you went too? (solve to the nearest hundredth, assuming you can pay for games in increments of a hundredth ) 6) Give an example of an equation that will end in an identity (all real numbers). 7) If -5.6x + 40 = y represents the height (y) in feet as function of time (x) of a balloon as it descends. What does the -5.6 in the equation mean in the context of the situation? 8) If -5.6x + 40 = y represents the height (y) in feet as function of time (x) of a balloon as it descends. What does the 40 in the equation mean in the context of the situation? 9) If -5.6x + 40 = y represents the height (y) in feet as function of time (x) of a balloon as it descends. What restriction do we have to place on the domain and why? 10) On Thursday in social studies you earned 35 employability points for being awesome and you lose 4 points for each day you are rude for the rest of the quarter. Write an equation to relate the number of days to the net number of points in...
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...happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits.” This means a lot to me because I play basketball a lot, so the days I do badly, I think will happen again the next day. But now I’ll learn to forget it so it won’t let me down again. When I was little, my friends and I played in a basketball league called “Upward.” I played in that league for most of my childhood. My friend Kevin played with me and he would sometimes give me pointers on how to improve my game. Now, when he comes over, he’ll teach me moves, He’ll show me channels on YouTube to look over in case I want to learn something. I’ll even show him some moves....
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