In The modern Greek term for sport is Αθλητισμός (athlitismos)‚ directly cognate with the English terms "athlete" and "athleticism" but the oldest definition of “sport” in English (1300) is of anything humans find amusing or entertaining. Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions‚ including ones that require exercise. Roget’s defines the noun sport as an "activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including
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Contemporary Aboriginal Issues Assignment 3- Essay Topic 3: Discuss the political struggle for recognition of indigenous rights to land. In your answer‚ consider the benefits and limitations of the Native Title Act and recent United Nations criticisms of the current Act. For years we have witnessed the Indigenous population ’s political struggle for recognition of rights to Australian land. At times the effort appears to be endless and achieving recognition almost seems impossible. Native
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Contemporary Sovereignty and Pakistan 1. General. Pakistan because of its turbulent past and it’s mindboggling array of internal and external challenges has confronted all sorts of sovereignty issues in its short existence. A partition that raised many problems; the Kashmir conflict; the search for security through alliances and the antecedent issues of sovereignty‚ the inability to forge strong national institutions that led to separation of East Pakistan; poor internal governance and corruption
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Western Contemporary Issues Western contemporary issues plague religious traditions. As new issues arise‚ religious leaders have to scramble to give congregations advise on how to address these issues. Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity have all had to struggle with contemporary issues‚ especially in the Western secular world. Issues such as abortion create many problems for religious leaders‚ especially those in Western societies‚ and this can create animosity and hate amongst societies that
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| Music of Contemporary Australia | Analysing Repertoire Task | | This term‚ music has focused on the topic of “Music of Contemporary Australia.” In this assessment piece‚ two contrasting compositions by James and John Morrison‚ “Sydney by Night” and “Pinnacles”‚ will be analysed‚ compared and contrasted. Elements of music (eg. Harmony‚ rhythm‚ dynamics and texture) will be pinpointed. Explanations will also be given to describe how these elements have been used to portray the two title
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Contemporary Issues Psychology provides an insight on contemporary issues in a number of ways as it strives to comprehend how we think‚ act and feel. It uses scientific methods to research social influence‚ perception and social interaction (Tyson‚ Jones and Elcock‚ 2011). Body image has been viewed as a psychological construct by Wykes and Gunter (2005). When an individual is continually labelled and considered in a certain way‚ he or she then develops a self-image. The self-image indicates
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Ian Carlo Jaucian “On Focusing‚ Spacetime and Parallax” Acrylic on canvas 60.9 cm x 365 cm 2008 This is probably my favorite artwork among the paintings that I saw in the exhibit. It is literally‚ one of the widest and largest paintings there is to be found in the exhibition. Figuratively‚ it might as well be either. It literally shows how the world was in the past and what it would probably look like in the future. Figuratively‚ it shows how narrow our perspectives are when looking at the
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Multiple Meaning 1. crash: I had a car crash. Tom will try not to crash into the pole. 2. pet: I have a golden lab for a pet. Sara and Jenna like to pet dogs. 3. dance: The middle school will have a dance. I will dance the jitterbug. 4. cut: Bill has a cut on his finger. Tam will cut out the pictures. 5. paw: My dog’s paw is big. The horse will paw at the snow to find grass. 6. dread: My dread of birds causes me problems. Marla dreads taking tests. 7. post: Gary pounded the post
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Our year 11 contemporary dance assessment for semester 1 consisted of dance exercises taught by Rachel. Due to a dance injury I sustained 14 weeks ago I was unable to participate in the assessment but‚ instead was asked to asses my peers and write corrections and strengths they demonstrated throughout the class. In this class I really feel‚ as a group‚ they lacked an effective dance vocabulary. In answer to the question What do you feel you need to work on in this exercise?’ there was only really
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Student I.D. 25822123 3. Foucault in Contemporary Theories Our bodies are connected to essentially all aspects of our lives. We utilize them to survive and function on a biological and social level. It is no wonder there is abundance of theories concerning embodiment. One key philosopher that has influenced theories concerning embodiment is Michel Foucault. By putting the body into focus‚ he has decompartmentalized power dynamics concerning the body‚ state‚ and society. He suggests power does not
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