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Imagine that you are at the Olympic Games, swimming the 100-metre freestyle. It is your first time there and you are surrounded by the most prestigious swimmers in the world. Do you quit right away? No, this is what you have grown up on, what you were trained to do. In Hero by Perry Moore, it explores Metro City and it’s residents. In particular, Thom Green. In Metro City, superheroes are the talk of the town and are no longer pieces of the imagination. Thom is a sixteen-year-old boy who is…

goal. But how does a single athlete competing on the world stage comfortably afford the now regular necessities required to perform at their peak without being at a disadvantage due to monetary constraints? An Olympic athlete whom competes in the 100 metre sprint and receives a gold medal is open…

(Amezdroz, 2010, pg.209), also known as anaerobic glycolysis. This training program will effectively work to target these systems of the body in order to optimise touch performance. Within the game of touch, “short sprints of 5-10m are repeated up to 100 times per player during a game” (Dr…

Joseph Bloomfield was appointed captain in the third regiment of the New Jersey militia in 1776, he left his comfortable life and employment to support the Revolutionary war effort. He left behind two journals that held his first hand experiences of participating in The Revolutionary war and what he encountered being a captain in the barracks during this era. The Journals have been read, edited and published by a Mr Mark E. Lender and James Kirby Martin, these are the pages we have been provided…

THE RISE OF UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK UK Construction Week was designed to be influential and challenge the industry from its very inception. Now, shortlisted ‘Best Launch Of The Year’ and ‘Best Team Of The Year’ for the PPA Connect Awards, having already won the ‘AEO Best Trade Show Launch’; it attracted a record number of visitors in its second edition and is showing no signs of slowing down. Launched in October 2015, UK Construction Week just realised its second edition attracting more than 30…

This experiment was designed to test what the limiting nutrient was in Loughberry Lake, as well as examine the trophic state of the lake. In order to find out what the limiting nutrient was, we performed a few different tests. We began with a secchi disk test to see the transparency of the water. Then, we took water samples that we later used to test the turbidity levels of the water after adding varying amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen. Phosphorous was the limiting nutrient in the lake,…

regions. Natural ventilation will decrease the rate of air-condition systems usage which is still rising from the 1940’s, and will contribute highly over a large scale to climate change since an air-conditioned building produces about 75 kg of CO2/metre square/year. However, when it comes to natural ventilation structural engineers must think about the building’s orientation and study wind…

of its residential developments and commercial properties. It is known for its high standards of corporate governance and transparency. Keppel Land is renowned for its sustainability measures and is listed in “Corporate Knights' prestigious Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2015” second time in a row. Keppel Land is also a part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Asia Pacific Indices. It is among the top 15% of the companies all around the world who triggers…

A. Sport as a unifier Question 1 1. Yes I do believe that sporting events contribute to unifying a nation. When it comes to sport there is no right side to support or wrong side to support. Everyone is equal and everyone strives for the same goal-to win! Sport is a universal language. It has the potential to bring people together, no matter what their origin, background, religious beliefs or economic status and in doing so it also establishes a shared bond between people, helping to unify those…

What is the central nervous system? It’s a system which consists of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. It gathers information about and reacts to internal and external stimulus. Don’t Shoot the Messenger Much of the CNS is made up of neurons. Each neuron has a cell body, which includes a soma with a nucleus, a nucleolus, a cytoplasm called the perikaryon, and wide branching extensions called dendrites. Dendrites are like antennae which receive signals from other neurons or body cells.…