costs of different defensive mechanisms. Permanent defensive morphologies are thought to be expensive to create and sustain. As a result‚ these defenses may be harmful to the overall fitness of an organism. An alternative to this method of defense is inducible defenses. This type of defense is only expressed in organisms exposed to a predator. Inducible defenses are more energy efficient and are most appropriate in environments where predators are fluctuating and prey can easily sense when predators
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off‚ it is going to make you much more of a threat when the opposing team is playing one on one defense. Even when help defense comes your way‚ if your first step is quick enough‚ they are not going to be able to reach you before you make it in for the easy layup or dunk. Your first step is also important to be a better passer‚ and find the open man. If you are quick enough‚ you will draw more defense towards you‚ leaving teammates open‚ and allowing you to dish out for a quick jump shot‚
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I would make my strong defense first because of the primacy effect. It will be remembered fairly well. Then I’d make my weaker points second. That is the one that will not be remembered very well. Then I would go on to present my somewhat strong defense which is not recalled very well at all. Finally‚ I’d argue my really strong defense last‚ because of the recency effect which will be remembered best. Hopefully‚ the memory of my strong and really strong defenses would influence the judge’s
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knew they were coming! And they did just like I expected. I had prepared myself by reading old books of Julius Caesar’s campaigns which I found in the farmhouse and that gave me ideas on how to plan defense. Oh and I was also in charge of the defensive operations!” These animals planned their defense to the last detail as everyone knew what they had to do and where they had to be. Snowball had devised different tactics to defend the farm. The first wave of attack consisted of pigeons and the
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“Good Luck ‚ David” said my mom and my sister. It was finally the day that I was going to tryout to make the “A” team of the NJ Avalanche. I worked as hard as an ant all year‚ I took hockey lessons before school‚ and afterschool‚ till 11 o’clock.. I started hockey because of my friend‚ which he introduced me to hockey‚ which then I was interested in playing hockey. Today‚ I have to go to the Ice House to attend the tryout at 7 o’clock.. I knew I could do it‚ but on the other hand‚ I was thinking
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Matheson‚ and Horacio Quiroga use violence (as well as death and blood) and entrapment in order to show how naivete and innocence are exploited and taken for granted. Moreover‚ the idea of entrapment comes to fruition often in gothic literature‚ and usually happens to those who are innocent as a means of furthering the central idea of horror. In the short story‚ “Prey”‚ written by Richard Matheson‚ expounds upon the idea of entrapment when the main character Amelia is running from an evil doll and “trie[s]
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understand his or her position on the court. The 5-1 rotation—1 setter and 5 hitters—provides the greatest flexibility and consistency for a team’s offense and defense. The following document describes the basic serve-receive set-up and a basic defensive posture. The diagrams are only a starting point. In both serve-receive and defense‚ players should be able to adapt to the opposing team. Some basic principles to keep in mind: 1. Communicate. There is no greater tool on the court than
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Advantages and disadvantages of joining NATO Nowadays NATO is an ongoing concern in our country. NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is a military alliance created on the purpose of collective defense. Also it is strengthening cooperation among its members‚ but despite this‚ the subject of joining NATO is very controversial. Yet much can be said in favour and against it. First of all‚ one of the positive points it that‚ NATO helps for its member states to create their
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PASSING IN VOLLEYBALL • Usually there are three passers to pass the ball in volleyball. It is very common in junior volleyball that all three passers divide the court equally - and changes are not made - no matter what happens in the game. PLAYERS • There are 5 positions filled on every volleyball team at the elite level. Setter‚ Outside Hitter/Left Side Hitter‚ Middle Hitter‚ Opposite Hitter/Right Side Hitter and Libero/Defensive Specialist. Each of these positions
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Although The Story of an Hour‚ certainly did not take an hour to read‚ there were many instances of entrapment portrayed throughout the story. With the instances of entrapment also comes with how the protagonist of the story Mrs. Mallard‚ gains her freedom from being entrapped. During The Story of an Hour Mrs. Mallard‚ a wife afflicted with heart trouble had to be told that her husband had passed away in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard certainly didn’t take the news of her husband’s passing very
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