Rowing

Background: After the 1979 revolution, women’s sport was completely neglected for almost one decade. An ideal Iranian woman was portrayed as a supporting mother, wife, or sister of war veterans. It was just after the end of Iran-Iraq war when women’s sport attracted some attention, particularly as a space where an image of an active but modest women could be portrayed as a role model for and representative of women in Islamic Iran. Faezeh Rafsenjani, daughter of Akbar Rafsenjani, then the…

An explosion rocked the boat, sending unseen odds-and-ends rolling about the cabin. A girl, wearing her nightgown, clung to a support beam. As the boat steadied—or came as close as it could to steadying—the girl scrambled to gather her things. Flashes of light lit up the night sky, and more explosions mixed with the yells of the crewmen fighting off the opposing ship. The girl had just stuffed some necessities into a carpet bag when she heard loud footsteps making their way toward her cabin.…

walking, bench stepping, and stationary cycling. In accord with exercise test and training specificity, other forms of testing employ free tethered, and flume swimming, swim-bench ergometry, in-line skating, roller skiing, simulated arm-leg climbing, rowing, ice-skating and arm-crank and wheelchair exercise.” (p.237) There are many limitations with both laboratory and field tests. As stated by Ramsbottm, Brewer, and Williams, during a study that was conducted to estimate maximal oxygen uptake…

A tale that could be older than time itself, Homer’s “Odyssey” tells the story of the hero Odysseus’ journey back home to Ithaca after being cursed by the god Poseidon. The Pearl, by the same author as Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, is surprisingly similar to Homer’s epic. While one is from America, 1947 and the other is from Greece circa 800 B.C. they both share two common themes that are, that the idea of a hero is one who puts others above himself and that power can lead to lack of self…

Víkingr in norse language means pirate or raider, but throughout the world Vikings were also great travelers, traders, and raider. Vikings have been to many places around the world, but they are more than just then travelers and pirates raiding different countries. They were good craftsmen and traders, had various gender roles for women, and good supporting home life with their Norse society. The Vikings society were well known for their craftsmanship as they did various crafts and art forms,…

With multiple sports teams provided for male and female sports players have an abundant amount of sports to pick from. Those sports include the female sports of basketball, cross country, rowing, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Even though the women have more options for sports then the male players, the male sports options consist of baseball, basketball, diving, football, tennis, and track and field. Along…

When flags were planted on the shore of North America, it was a sign that those newly arrived people were to claim this nation for themselves. Planting the flag in the ground may be a motivating symbol to the crew that the job of conquering the new land has begun. This symbol to the occupants of the land is that someone is laying down a challenge, or striking a claim. The flags and crosses that were planted mean nothing to the occupants but are directly linked to their nation and religion back…

Ballistic Stretching- Ballistic stretching is similar to dynamic stretching however it uses a bouncing or jerking movement to increase the range of motion. Dynamic stretches are controlled body movements which take you to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic Stretching would most benefit gymnastics as in this sport you need a greater range of movement in order to perform better routines due to you being able to stretch further. Footballers can also benefit from this as they suffer many…

A midfielder for soccer needs to have high Cardio Respiratory Endurance, Muscular Endurance, Agility and Speed, in order to play out a full game and play to the best of their ability. Health related components of fitness are components that improve day-to-day life and reduce injury. Cardio Respiratory Endurance is the bodies’ ability to work continuously for an extended period of time at submaximal level for example marathon running. This would be important in a game of soccer, as the midfield…

The Vikings Ruthless Raiders or Crafty Survivalists Upon review of the interview with archeologist William Fitzhugh, Who Were the Vikings?, one has to wonder if the long standing view of the Vikings as ruthless raiders is an accurate description. Fitzhugh argues that the Vikings, while a ruthless band, were in fact fighting for their own survival as best they could. He presents a picture of the Vikings as Scandinavian peoples who have garnered a biased narrative. This narrative is characterized…