or all the time‚they carried a shield and was also equipped with greaves or a helmet. The other popular events that were added to ancient games were boxing‚ chariot racing‚ wrestling‚ pankration and pentathlon‚ stadion‚ wrestling‚ javelin throw and discus throw. In the ancient Olympics‚ married women were not allowed to be apart of the games in any way. However unmarried women could watch the Olympic Games. The ancient Olympic Games did not allow female participants; but they were allowed at the
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In today’s sports‚ balls follow projectile motion such as when a basketball player shoots the ball into the hoop‚ a golfer or a baseball player hitting the ball‚ a tennis player lobbing the ball‚ a javelin thrower‚ a discus thrower or a shot putter trying to throw their objects as far as they can (Sears‚ Zemansky and Young 54). In warfare‚ catapults and arrows in medieval times were the deadly weapons while today‚ guns‚ mortars‚ rockets and missiles have replaced those ancient weapons of
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION (875) Aims: 1. To create awareness of the necessity for vigour and efficiency through physical fitness. 2. To develop knowledge and understanding of the requirements of healthy living‚ nutrition‚ exercise and relaxation. 3. To create awareness of the necessity to develop a good posture and physical poise. 4. To develop knowledge and understanding of skills that will be useful as leisure time activities and those of a recreational nature. 5. To create opportunities to develop esprit
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his manhood‚ by saying‚ "[you] have no skill in any of the contests of fighting men” (page 129). Seareach’s words highly insulted Odysseus’ pride. This leads him to take the men up on their challenge. He retaliates by throwing a discus further than any Phaeacian could throw. Later in the book‚ when Odysseus identifies himself to the Phaeacians‚ he says‚ "Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim” (page 145). These actions that Odysseus displays shows
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Metallurgy: The Bronze Age Metallurgy was first practiced in Asia Minor a little after 4000 B.C.E‚ afforded individuals greater control over nature by providing harder‚ more efficient tools and weapons. At first copper ore was taken from the surface‚ but metalsmiths mined and smelted various ores to produce bronze. The technology of bronze-casting spread from Mesopotamia throughout the ancient world. In India‚ advanced metalwork techniques were used to produce jewelry‚ musical instruments‚ horse
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The Tectonics and the Black Falcon Haylie Horkheimer His name was Tecton and he was the main super hero in all of super land and he has some good power like one Flying‚ Healing Powers‚ Transformations‚ and finally Invisibilities. He was on his way to get his side kicks and they are…. The Jaguar he has the need for speed and can speed to any spot in the world. Next up we have Captain Stretch and he can stretch to any shape and size. Together they make the team called The Tectonics. On the dark
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changes. I can do my school work ahead of time or take harder honors‚ AP‚ or online classes. If I take better notes then I will study better and make better scores on tests and quizzes. Sports are another example. I play softball and throw shot put and discus in track. I don’t always want to go to practice and when I don’t want to be there‚ I don’t try my hardest. Instead I should be happy and feel blessed that I have the ability to participate in these sports‚ and take it as an opportunity
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Throughout the autobiographical narrative written by Gary Soto‚ many different literary elements are used to recreate the experience of his guilty six-year old self. Different elements such as contrast‚ repetition‚ pacing‚ diction‚ and imagery. Soto narrates this story as a young boy at a time when he seems to be young and foolish‚ Soto foolmaking mistakes‚ but at the same time hoping to learn from them. Soto uses each of these devices to convey different occurrences in the narrative. Contrast
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The sport of running is one of the best kinds of sports because throughout the school year there is a running sport for each sports season. That means if you want to run all year long on a competitive school team than you can‚ unlike any other sport offered at school‚ running is the only sport which has a team for all seasons. The first of the running sports takes place in the fall and it is called cross country. Cross country is a sport where teams of runners compete to complete a course over
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Physical Education What is track and field? Participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it. The history of track and field Track and field is one of the oldest sports. Athletic contests were often held in conjunction with religious festivals‚ as with the OLYMPIC GAMES of ancient Greece. For 11 centuries‚ starting in 776 BC‚ these affairs--for men only--were enormously popular events. During the Middle Ages organized track and
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