...I wanted to discuss the history of the table tennis paddle. When given this assignment, I instantly wanted to do some research on what the table tennis paddle used to look like, the material that it was made out of and etc. To begin with, I read that the table tennis paddle originally was developed in the late 1800’s and did not change until the early 1900’s. The first table tennis paddle was called the “banjo racket” because of its looks and it also was constructed like a small drum, and made a drum like sound when you hit the ball with it. The first paddle was also around 19 inches long, which is unheard of nowadays. As we neared the start of the 20th century, the paddles then started to become made of wood covered in sandpaper, followed by a “cork-faced” racket, which players liked because they thought it, improved their overall performance. As we neared the middle of the 20th century, the changes in the racket increased significantly due to a first time impact from Japanese technology. They tried adapting the racket so it would help a player either on the offensive or defensive side. For example, it says that they made a racket that was wide and had a “pimpled rubber” surface that was preferred by players on defense. Next, they developed a sponge type racket. When the sponge racket was implemented with rubber and was 1mm, it was said that it was more difficult to create spin on the ball. I found it interesting that they finally stuck with this type of material and instead...
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...ended. Either we score or no one scores we don’t give opportunities to the other team. Also, if the player has an open lane and decides a three pointer I am going to let them know to not shoot that shot again. Always take the easier shot. I do believe this is a good strategy to start the 4th quarter with but I would change it up a tad bit. By playing 3/4 court man to man defense you are pressuring the offense but also speeding up their play. I would like the offense to take the ball up the court and the defense play man to man once the team crossed half court. The defense can still apply pressure playing man to man from beyond half court Putting pressure on the offense requires a combination of both attitude and aggressiveness by the defenders. I want the team to stay aggressive. An effective pressuring defense will not allow offensive movement to take place easily. At the same time I want them to be aggressive but also smart. Not go for steals that will allow easy baskets. Every point must be earned and not allowed. On offense I would want a lot of passes to run time but when the shot is there take it. Take open smart shots and keep pressuring the other team. I would try to motivate my players and ensure the game is far from over. The second half is a whole new game. I would have the team come out and play full court man to man defense. Also I would have the team try and trap the offense to create turnovers and easy baskets. Trapping the ball is a defensive tactic where two...
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...Performance Review To: Public Defender From: Assistant Public Defender Date: November 23, 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Re: Personal Performance Review, August 2009 to present Congratulations on your recent landslide election win. I enjoyed working for Mr. Job’s office and I look forward to serving you as the newly elected Public Defender. Since leaving the State Attorney’s Office to further my career as a defense attorney, I zealously advocated for every one of my clients at every stage of representation. As you move forward, you will need attorneys to fill key positions in your organization. I will discuss in detail my key accomplishments that make me a perfect candidate for one of these positions. Trials Since starting at the Public Defender’s office in August I have focused on trials. In a little over three months I conducted seven jury trials. As you know, this is well above average for the office. The average Assistant Public Defender in this circuit averages one trial per quarter. My trial performance is exceptional in another respect, each of these seven trials resulted in a not guilty jury verdict. I obtained diverse trial experience as the charges at each trial were different. I defended against resisting arrest, fraud and theft, driving crimes, as well as violent crimes. The defenses presented at trial were also varied, from an alibi defense, to an identification defense and to just pulling a rabbit out of the hat....
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...of literature. Her parents were otherwise strict and Brooks was not allowed to play with the other children in her neighborhood. She spent the majority of her free time reading and writing in her room. Brooks, for this reason was incredibly shy even as an adult and lacked social skills, making few friends at school. Brooks attended several schools, including an all-white high school, (Hyde Park High School) before transferring to an all-black high school (Wendell Phillips). She eventually was transferred again to an integrated school (Englewood High School). In 1936 she graduated from Wilson Junior College. Her different schools gave her a view of the racial dynamic which she used in her writing. Her early works appeared in the Chicago Defender, a newspaper primarily for the black citizens of Chicago. In 1939 Brooks married Henry Blakely. The couple had two children, Henry Jr. and Nora. In 1945 Brooks published her first book, A Street in Bronze Ville and in 1949 she published Annie Allen, a book of loosely connected poetry about growing up African American in Chicago. She received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1950, becoming the first African American to receive such a prestigious award in poetry. Her first novel, Maud Martha, was published in 1953 and in 1963 Brooks took a teaching job at Chicago's Columbia College. In 1967 Brooks met the new black revolution at the Fisk University Writers Conference in Nashville, which she became actively involved in. In 1968 Brooks was...
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...of wisdom. Through the skillful use of literary devices such as informal language, symbolism, metaphors, repetition, as well as clever use of format, Hughes manages to assemble up the image of a mother lovingly, yet firmly, talking to her son about life. This poem is an advice from a mother to son about life that will be challenging and do not think about giving it up. Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He published his first poem in 1921. He attended Columbia University, but left after one year to travel. His poetry was later promoted by Vachel Lindsay, and Hughes published his first book in 1926. He went on to write countless works of poetry, prose and plays, as well as a popular column for the Chicago Defender. He died on May 22, 1967. The theme that this poet conveyed in the poem is determination to live without ever thinking giving up although the obstacles are harsh. Besides, it also emphasize regarding the struggle for life that the one will experience but still have the strength to face it day by day. It also shows about affection and as motivation of a mother to son that takes care of his son and gives advice so that the son will somehow be prepared to face the life. The poem consists of four stanzas. In the first stanza, the speaker describes his position. He has been out walking the woods and comes to two roads, and he stands looking as far down each one as he can see. He would like to try out both, but doubts he could to that, so...
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...Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was born on July 8th 1926 in Zurich, Switzerland to Emmy Villigen Kübler and Ernest Kübler whom were a strong Christian Swiss German family. She and along with her two sisters were born as a set of triplets – Elisabeth, Erika, and Eva. During Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ childhood, she coped with identity struggles because she was always mistaken for her identical sister Erika. As a result, she attempted to find ways to make herself independent from her sisters (Encyclopedia). During her education as a child, Kübler-Ross found interest and excelled in mathematics and science, which lead her to her career aspirations. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross witnessed and spoke with people who were dying at a young age and soon after realized that death was a natural stage of life and was not something to fear. The reactions and avoidance people had concerning the topic of death motivated her to be the voice of the dying. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross moved out of her family home at the early age of sixteen, where she began working at a war clinic during World War II. She always had a desire to help others so spending her free time supporting others during the war was a perfect opportunity. She also volunteered as a laboratory assistant, which enhanced her interest in science. In 1945, Elisabeth was involved in the International Peace Organization. Through this institution, she had the privilege to travel to Sweden, Poland and to visit the Majdanex concentration camp where she witnessed...
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...court would appoint you one? It is the law that you have to be represented by a lawyer during the time of your trial unless you sign a waiver to not have a lawyer at all. People are represented in court by two kinds of lawyers, court-appointed lawyers and public defenders, which mean "hired lawyers" (Green, 2001). People that have higher income can hire their own lawyers. The lower and middle-income people are mainly the ones who rely on court appointed lawyers. These people don't have the money to hire a lawyer. Court appointed lawyers are not working in your best interest for many reasons. Salary is one reason why court appointed lawyers don't go up and beyond their call of duty for their clients. Studies show on an average, people will be sentenced harder or longer if he/she is represented by a court-appointed lawyer rather than a public defender (Green, 2001). Court-appointed lawyers are paid by the state on a case-by-case basis. Court appointed counsel's paycheck varies by offense. The defense counsel will typically only be paid 112.00 to 326.00 for normal lower class cases. Felony punishment by more than twenty years in prison can give up to 1,196.00 for the court appointed lawyer (Green, 2001). Public defenders or "hired lawyers" are salaried state employees. If you hire a lawyer...
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...All of these schools made a huge impact on the writer she became. They helped widen her perspective on racial problems and influence a lot of the stories she wrote about growing up. When Brooks was 13 she published her first poem titled “Eventide” which appeared in American Childhood. By the time she was 17 she was frequently publishing poems in the Chicago Defender, which was a newspaper serving Chicago’s black population. (“Gwendolyn Brooks”.) Once Gwendolyn graduated from Wilson Junior College she worked for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and also worked as a secretary, while continuing to grow as a poet. In this time Brooks attended many poetry workshops and began writing the poems, that focused on urban blacks, that would eventually be published in her first collection titled, A Street in Bronzeville (“Gwendolyn...
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...On June 25th, 1950, shortly after Communist North Korean army attacked South Korea, the war stormed throughout the peninsula numerous times as the US, UN, and China sent ground forces to intervene. By mid-1952, both sides had created such a strong defense line that neither could undertake a major offensive without suffering too many losses. North Korea and China had roughly 290,000 soldiers on the front lines and another 600,000 in reserve. The U.N. answered with about 250,000 soldiers on the line, and 450,000 reserves. While both sides were involved in tiresome, often frustrated treaty discussions in Panmunjom, their troops remained bunched in numerous trench systems resembling those of World War I. The continuous patrolling and artillery...
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...After 10 days and 10 bloody assaults, Hill 937 in South Vietnam is finally captured by U.S. and South Vietnamese troops. The Americans who fought there cynically dubbed Hill 937 “Hamburger Hill” because the battle and its high casualty rate reminded them of a meat grinder. Located one mile east of the Laotian border, Hill 937 was ordered taken as part of Operation Apache Snow, a mission intended to limit enemy infiltration from Laos that threatened Hue to the northeast and Danang to the southeast. On May 10, following air and artillery strikes, a U.S.-led infantry force launched its first assault on the North Vietnamese stronghold but suffered a high proportion of casualties and fell back. Ten more infantry assaults came during the next 10 days, but Hill 937’s North Vietnamese defenders did not give up their fortified position until May 20. Almost 100 Americans were killed and more than 400 wounded in taking the hill, amounting to a shocking 70 percent casualty rate. The same day that Hamburger Hill was finally captured, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts called the operation “senseless and irresponsible” and attacked the military tactics of President Richard Nixon’s administration. His speech before the Senate was seen as part of a growing public outcry over the U.S. military policy in Vietnam. U.S. military command had ordered Hill 937 taken primarily as a diversionary tactic, and on May 28 it was abandoned. This led to further outrage in America over what seemed a senseless...
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...Summarize the Age of Jackson and his war with the Bank and their importance including the party machine, Democrats and Whigs, public and private freedom, South Carolina and Nullification, Calhoun’s political theory, the Nullification crisis, Indian removal, the Supreme Court and the Indians, Biddle’s bank, pet banks, the economy, and the panic of 1837. Although winning the most electoral and popular votes during the presidential election of 1824, Andrew Jackson lost the race to John Quincy Adams. The election of 1824 laid the ground work for a new system of political parties. In 1828, Van Buren, established the political apparatus of the Democratic Party, complete with local and state party units overseen by a national committee and network of local newspapers devoted to the party and to the election of Andrew Jackson. During the election, Jackson’s supporters made few campaign promises, relying on their candidate’s popularity and the working of party machinery to get the vote out. Nearly 57 percent of the eligible electorate cast ballots, more than double the percentage four years earlier. Jackson won a resounding victory, carrying the entire South and West, along with Pennsylvania. His election was the first to demonstrate how the advent if universal white male voting organized by national political parties, had transformed American politics. Andrew Jackson had little formal education and was a man of many contradictions. He held a vision of democracy that excluded any...
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...administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th Parallel, with United States troops occupying the southern part and Soviet troops occupying the northern part.[2] The failure to hold free elections throughout the Korean Peninsula in 1948 deepened the division between the two sides, and the North established a Communist government. The 38th Parallel increasingly became a political border between the two Koreas. Although reunification negotiations continued in the months preceding the war, tension intensified. Cross-border skirmishes and raids at the 38th Parallel persisted. The situation escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950.[3] It was the first significant armed conflict of the Cold War.[4] The United Nations, particularly the United States, came to the aid of South Korea in repelling the invasion. A rapid UN counter-offensive drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and almost to the Yalu River, and the People's Republic of China (PRC) entered the war on the side of the North.[3] The Chinese launched a counter-offensive that pushed the United Nations forces back across the 38th Parallel. The Soviet Union materially aided the North Korean and Chinese armies. In 1953, the war ceased...
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...CRITICAL SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY A CRITICAL SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN POETRY: THE LANGUAGE OF CONFLICT AND COMMITMENT By Laura Holland, B.A. A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts McMaster University September 1987 MASTER OF Arts (1987) (English) McMASTER UNIVERSITY Hamilton, Ontario TITLE: A Critical Survey of Contemporary South African Poetry: The Language of Conflict and Commitment AUTHOR: Laura Linda Holland, B.A. (University of Alberta) SUPERVISOR: Dr. Alan Bishop NUMBER OF PAGES: v, 134 ii ABSTRACT The thes is concentrates on South African poetry from 1960 to the present. It closely examines a selection of poems by Breyten Breytenbach, Dennis Brutus, Pascal Gwala, Wopko Jensma, Oswald Mtshali, Arthur Nortje, Cosmo Pieterse, Sipho Sepamla, and Wally Serote, among others. The body of the thesis discusses these poets' contributions to poetry about prison, exile, and township life. The thesis focuses on the struggle between various polical, racial, and cultural groups for hegemony over South Africa's poetic development. Such issues as language, ideology, and censorship are explored insofar as they in! .luence t:ne content and structure of the poetry. This body of poems, sadly, is little studied in North America. The thesis presents an introduction to and a survey of the major tendencies in South African poetry and, in part, ...
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...English Paper The racial situation in Obama’s America Black and white are the most basic colors we know. They work together everyday to helps us deal with everyday problems. But somehow this two colors has become the heart of an interracial war. People let the color of their skin tell people who they are and judge people the same way. Are we really a world filled with people who would judge a book by its cover. Or have we forgotten about the past and strive towards living together as one entity ‘Humans’ 1: Different attitudes to the racial situation. Text 1: In “Black is being seen in a whole new light” lawyer and columnist Yolanda Young reflects upon the changes in the racial perception that has taken place after Obama took office in 2009. Her first sighting of change came in form of a compliment from white tourists who said: “You’re so pretty. You look like Michelle Obama.” This compliment lead to her conclusion that a “cultural paradigm shift” had happened. This is not only because she was compared to Michelle Obama, but the fact that she got a compliment in the first place from a white person. This is a big change in the ordinary conduct of interracial interaction and is perhaps the result of Obama becoming the most powerful man in the world. This change also show in certain test that psychologist have conducted where the preference of white only was 51% in comparison to previous test that show a white preference of 81%. So by accepting a black man as their leader the United...
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...believed this was an important stance for the country to take as The nation’s military was being spread too thin and could not keep going at this pace without the ability of these nations to supplement the U.S. military with their own forces. This step would make it more realistic for the U.S. to continue to assist these nations with economic and military assistance. During the cold war the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam was at an all-time low as the U.S was entrenched alongside the South Vietnamese in a war against the communist held North. This fighting has been ongoing since the 1950’s when Ho Chi Minh came into power and was seeking to spread his power to the south. In 1960 a team of specialist sent to Vietnam by President Kennedy recommended the U.S. increase the amount of economic and military aid to the South Vietnamese. By 1963 the number of military personnel from the U.S. grew from less than 800 to over 9000. The fighting would become more intense as the South Vietnam...
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