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need to have a background in basketball to play tough defense. When the girls played against the other team they crushed them. Seasoned coaches were bewildered on why they were defeated by such a bad team. They would say to the refs,"That’s a foul! That's a foul!" but it was really "just playing aggressive defense" (32). Since the rules of the game had to be a taken into…

" 1. Signor Hortensio, 'twixt such friends as we Few words suffice; and therefore, if thou know One rich enough to be Petruccio's wife- As wealth is burden of my wooing dance- Be she as foul as was Florentius' love, As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates' Xanthippe or a worse, She moves me not-or not removes at least Affection's edge in me, were she as rough As are the swelling Adriatic seas. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in…

The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignác Semmelweis (Great Discoveries.) By Sherwin B. Nuland. 191 pp., illustrated. New York, Norton, 2003. $21.95. ISBN: 0-393-05299-0 One out of every six women who delivered under the care of doctors and medical students at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus of Vienna died of a mysterious illness. Theories like miasmas and milk-metastasis (a blockage of breast milk that resulted in the redirection of milk into the body) tried to shed…

battles make Beowulf an epic hero when he defeats the supernatural in many locations: some with help and others without help. Beowulf had many battles in various locations. The initial battle required him to travel to Daneland. He encountered the foul beast named Grendel in the great mead hall, Herot. Grendel approaches from the swamplands “Toward that gold-shining hall” to kill and feast on warriors (291). The subsequent battle is with Grendel’s mother who came to avenge…

he persuades his mother to become an ally, and he takes careful caution in every situation. In ACT 1 Scene 5, Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his father; the ghost reveals the true story of the king’s death. The ghost tells him to “ Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” Claudius…

attitude. The way this effects normal human nature is if the rules make you somewhat control your emotions because if you act out it is a penalty or a foul. With lusory attitude, some players might be able to control their emotions but then real human behavior might come in and some player might lose control of their emotions and get the penalty or foul. The reason why sports might be a thing of make believe is the fact they want players to control their emotions so they don’t argue with the…

In the playwright, “Macbeth” composed by William Shakespeare, momentous ideas of the tragedy of humanity, ambition leading to evil and the art of manipulation can be reflected in the use of characterisation, language and dramatic techniques. This will give attained in depth insight and understanding to the characters throughout the play. “Macbeth” written by Shakespeare depicts the central theme of tragedy that exemplifies the downfall of a man who is a tragic hero. ‘The Wheel of Fortune” or…

Average lifespan of the hoatzin is 15 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity. The alternative name of "stinkbird" is derived from the bird's foul odor, which is caused by the fermentation of food in its digestive system. It’s at the top of the food web because it doesn’t have many predators including humans not only due to its foul smell but also horrible taste. Hoatzin is vulnerable to nest predation. Eggs and chicks are preyed upon by monkeys, tayras and other mammals, but also by…

books. It would be difficult to take away all of those books that some people feel they are “unsafe” to be in public libraries. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, it does contain sexual references, foul language, racial comments, and talks poorly about Christianity, but it also talks about a boy who has to work through many hurdles in his life. People keep books like this one from being in the public libraries and from the school libraries…

to discouragement toward the opposing team and players. The quest for glory and greatness among athletes has blurred the ultimate goal in mind: to build honor and integrity. For example, referees do not always see every foul of every game, but those that retaliate over a foul they think should have been called demonstrate poor sportsmanship. Not only does this display a lack of focus, it also displays a lack of discipline and control. This can also lead to a decrease in opportunity for those…