Blade Runner

According to the chart below the Hardaway is 12,000 years old (Office of State Archaeology). The Hardaway was a thin side notch point 1 to 2 inches long (“Hardaway Cluster”). The Hardaway has a straight blade, but their have been some found in the past with a curved blade (“Hardaway Cluster).“This point is primarily found southern Virginia and into Mississippi” (“Hardaway Cluster”). This demonstrates how old the Hadaway is, what they look like and where the are found. Later leading…

Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is a film about a dystopian future where clones (known as replicants) exist as slaves designed to work on other planets. The replicants escape to Earth, and Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is hired to kill them. One of the…

Mikatsuki Blade made by Sanjo Kokaji Munechika By the Heian period (794-1185), Japan had become well renowned among the neighboring nations for its swordsmiths. Though for most of history prior, China had been the main producer of swords (and pretty much everything else) Japan had managed to make a name for itself by innovating on Chinese designs. Several swordsmith guilds appeared throughout the Heian period and were very wealthy and influential. One of those guilds was started by a man named…

Hamlet raised his voice to the crowd "This is what you want, yes? A good show?" The crowd cheered in unison, begging the two to get on with their fight. Laertes stomped his foot on the ground in front of him, steadying himself for the next strike. "Hamlet my friend, you know this is futile. Your first hit was out of pure luck. The next three will come from me as a direct result of pure talent. You cannot win." They quietly paced in calculated circles around their stage. Their swords raised high…

katana from its resting place. Her left hand grabbed the hilt while she held the cherrybark sheath between her ribs and the stump that remained of her right arm. Amikah pulled the blade from its scabbard with one silent movement. She placed the sword on the countertop and ran two fingers across the flat side of the blade. “Battle of Gray Ridge,” she…

The “maze runner” is mainly about a community set in a dystopia about numerous males trapped in a maze and they are being tested on how they escape. A Universal theme is central idea found within a story or passage. It also represents a message or lesson the author wants to convey. In this story, the author uses universal themes to develop the story in a unique way. The author uses strong males, heroic scenarios, odd elements and social cohesion. The story uses strong males to show how the…

There are many other cases of barefoot runners in history who were not a part of the Tarahumara tribe who have been successful. One of these remarkable barefoot runners is Bruce Tulloh. Amby Burfoot tells of Bruce Tulloh in his article, “Should You Be Running Barefoot?”. Burfoot tells of Bruce Tulloh, a barefoot runner himself, setting record times in Europe. Tulloh, like McDougall, was extremely compelled by the Tarahumara Indians…

temperatures on winning times in the Boston Marathon. He and his three co-authors, Dr. Abe Miller Rushing, Dr. Nathan Phillips and Dr. Robert Kaufmann, examined the timing of the Boston Marathon runners from the years 1933 to 2004. They found that when warmer temperatures and headwinds occurred the day of the race, the runners were indeed slowed down. The reasoning for this research was to further their focus on climate change from birds and plants to including how the warming climate had an…

everyone ran together down to the 50 meter mark and ran back. This was one of the best parts of the meet. The starters then lined all of the runners up on the line and off they went. Drew had us in a good position and was keeping up with the top pack. When he handed off to me I ran as fast as I could holding our position. Toward the end some of the runners started to catch me so I went all out and held my position. Next went Kobe who struggled due to his back and he ended up dropping some…

FINAL REFLECTION In 2015 I ran in an organized race .I had participated in the Madd Dash, also known as the Strides for Change run near Earl March Secondary School. I’ve recieved an approximate time of 28 minutes when finished running the 5km run. During the day of the run, it was very cold and in the middle of the run it started to hail. In 2016, I ran in the Kanata Race Day event at Richcraft Community center during May. The run was during good and well rounded weather conditions for the…