The Blue Devils softball team fell short of what would have been an uplifting comeback with a 5-4 loss in their second double header game against Robert Morris University. On a fielder’s choice, Taylor Bartlow scored the winning run in the final inning to claim victory for the Colonials, meanwhile the Blue Devils dropped their record to 4-14 and 0-2 in North East Conference play. RMU got off to a quick start in the first inning to support their starting pitcher Laura Coulter. With Jordan Gurganus
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Football Night “Line it up and start stretching.” I heard coach Quick say to us. So I line up and start to stretch. We start at putting our arm across our chests’. Then end at back-pedals. “Let’s watch the rest of the 7th grade game” I said. 5 minutes till our game. The 7th grade did very well. They were winning 18-6. With 40 seconds left, one of the 7th graders ripped the ball out of the running-back’s hands then ran the ball 2 or 3 yards. Offence goes out to run more plays. One more touchdown
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Fans cheering, players nervous, the intensity is high. Runners on all the bases, score is 4-4 winning run is on third with just one batter left. Just in a second, the longest game ever became the shortest. The run had scored, and we lost. Ever since I was little, my love for the game of softball has flourished. Not only has softball taught me plays, it developed me as a person. The hard work that the game requires teaches a lesson to never give up, even when you make a mistake. Softball has connected
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Maitri Spence-Sharpe, ADMJ 2 Sec. 8001 Citation: Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) Facts: Three police officers went to Miss Dollree Mapp's home looking for a person wanted for questioning regarding a bombing. They had been informed that the person was hiding in Miss Mapp's house. She did not let them in because her attorney advised her not to unless the officers had a search warrant. The police remained outside doing surveillance until more officers arrived a few hours later. At that point they
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Donald Dripps proposes a hybrid solution called the Contingent Exclusionary Rule to the overly debated topic of the Exclusionary Rule. “The contingent exclusionary rule incorporates some of the strong points of both exclusion and damages” (Dripps, 2001). The Contingent Exclusionary Rule adds a high monetary damages sanction to unintentional law enforcement failures in order to create deterrence. “The idea is that police officer are motivated to conduct proper searches because if they do not, any
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The Softball Game Everything is moving in slow motion, everyone around me seems to be moving at the pace of a snail. I can feel every single one out of ten thousand jolts of energy sparking through my entire body. My eyes shoot around like crazy trying to follow everything that’s happening outside of my head. I can’t think of anything else, only one single thought occupies my mind… ‘Will we win?’ I ask myself this question over and over again, nonstop. Then the world speeds up moving
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Learning how to drive in golf is an art form, and it is essential that your swing is proper in order for you to make consistently solid shots every time you tee off. A solid drive will set the pace for each hole. You can improve your golf score by adopting a few of the following tips and tricks in learning how to drive in golf. Position Of Your Feet & Golf Ball When you are taking a regular shot on the fairway with your wood, generally the ball will be midway between both your front and back feet
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"Howzaaat!" I scream at the top of my lungs! The burst of red hurtles through the air at the speed of lightning before stopping with a sudden whack against the precious wickets. The stumps tumble through the air and hit the soft grass with a thump. "That's it, I'm out." Jimmy plainly states, as he slumps his shoulders and makes his way off the pitch. Now it's my turn. I walk towards the bat like a staunch soldier heading in to battle. My numb, blue, fingertips feel like they're about to fall
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One time when I was seven years old, I went to my brother's baseball game in Bemidji. At this game, I decided that instead of sitting under the bleachers with the top on over it. I wanted to sit off the third base line where there is no cover over the top of the bleacher. I decided to sit on the top bleacher because I wanted to sit by my sister and to also be able to see my brother play close up. Well I had only sat there for about two minutes and a foul ball came flying at my eye and it hit me and
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Principles of Statutory Interpretation 3.1: The Literal Rule "If the precise words used are plain and unambiguous, in our judgment we are bound to construe them in their ordinary sense, even though it does lead to an absurdity or manifest injustice"- Jervis CJ in Abley v. Dale 1851. The literal rule means the interpretation of Acts purely according to their literal meaning; it has fallen out of favour since the 19th Century. The literal rule of statutory interpretation says that words in a statute
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