Blade Runner

those who had already finished the marathon. All of a sudden, ahead and into the distance, I saw a runner collapse. As I ran closer and closer to the spot where he had fallen, the sound of sirens and the flashing of red and blue lights quickly drew closer. When they arrived on the scene, he was placed on a stretcher, and then was driven away to be taken care of. Although I felt sympathetic for the runner, my focus was towards the ambulance crew and drive. I really envied the driver and the…

April 3, 2013 – the big weekend had arrived. Kate had been nervous about this race since the moment she found out she was in it. The race was called the challenge of champions. High school champions from Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and other states in the south came to run this race to determine who the best of the best it was. Kate was young and new to the sport of track and field. She only had one season under her belt. She was informed about how competitive this race was. “You…

by the presence of Tyler and Alex, the other seventh grade boys on the team. Before this, the only running I had done was for PE. Even though I should have done more, my preparation over the summer consisted of only one run. I was a relatively good runner, but I hadn’t practiced at all, and my running would reflect on that. The next week, when our practice began, I was back in her room. Sitting in the last row again, I watched as my unfamiliar teammates filed in, one after another. Within ten…

The Kawakawa Indians had a great ability to imagine, which means they could use flint (rock) for weapons or tools. They didn’t have any fishing rods or fishing hooks like we do, so they used their arrows and traps to fish. The Karankawa's favorite weapon, the weapon they are famous for, is the long bow. The Karankawa used powerful bows that were as long as the bow user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane.…

The next morning, Ramesses woke up feeling refreshed and devoured a meal left in his room. When the guards Prince Cyrillus assigned to shadow him didn't try to stop him, Ramesses ventured out of his assigned bedchamber and explored Prince Cyrillus' living quarters. Escape was at the forefront of his thoughts, but he didn't act on the unwise impulse since the collar was still around his throat and dozens of soldiers patrol the halls every few minutes. Nothing interested him until he found the…

fewer places to get high quality raw materials. Two high-carbon bars would then be forge-welded to the low/medium carbon bar. Then the blade would be forged. The blade is then differentially heat-treated, unlike Viking swords where the blade is heat-treated evenly, were the edge fully hardens while the spine is still flexible and true. Allowing for a flexible blade that will bend, not break, and maintain a strong sharp…

Thornton’s Sling Blade is a brilliant Academy Award winning film that he not only directed himself, but was also the star actor. The movie was released in November of 1996 by Miramax Films, an American company known for independent and foreign films.1 Some other famous cast member includes country star Dwight Yoakam, and J.T. Walsh known from the film A Few Good Men. Sling Blade was an expansion of the short film that Billy had previously created called “Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade”…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Athlete’s Profile The male athlete that has been chosen is currently competing competitively in athletics and his main events are 800m, 1500m and cross-country. He is 19 years old and has been in the sport for 6 years. He has participated in many track competitions organized by Singapore Athletics Association and also by other external organization. He has also won numerous events such as the Orange Ribbon Run (5km) in his age group. 1.2 Mental Skill Questionnaire The…

the only runner who never missed a practice my junior year. I saved up seventy dollars for a pair of Saucony track and field shoes, despite the fact that I grew up poor. After a few races, I became the ninth fastest runner, finally beating George, the runner that was faster than me in Physical Education. The full track and field team would practice five days a week, but I felt that was not enough for me to improve. I wanted to have an advantage over others, so I could be the fastest runner…

Many things in our life that we know, we know because we can directly experience it. We know the general form of a chair because we have seen it or sat on it. We know the taste of chocolate milk because we have drunk it before. However, how we can know things that transcend reality? How can we gain truths about the human condition without experiencing it in nature or interacting with others? A solution to this seems to be through art. Art is considered to be the special expression of ideas,…