In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford‚ a famous hunter‚ is skilled in the art of hunting which he had learned on his hunting trips to slow down gen. Zaroff so that he could have enough time to escape so he can win to get off “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ famous for his hunting‚ wrote books based on hunting. While on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea at night on his way to Rio‚ he heard gunshots and curious to see where it came from‚ he climbs on the rail of the yacht to have
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hunting snow leopards. After getting settled‚ Rainsford and Zaroff dine together and discuss the merits of hunting. It is during this conversation that Rainsford learns that Zaroff hunts men on the island. As a result of becoming bored with the available game in the world‚ Zaroff has turned to hunting those that can reason and present a greater challenge. Rainsford is horrified by Zaroff’s revelation. Zaroff invites Rainsford to hunt with him but Rainsford declines citing exhaustion. Rainsford panics
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I can unhesitatingly and boastfully claim that ‘my never- failing friends are they‚ with whom I converse day by day.’ And these friends‚ with whom I talk‚ converse and gossip as a matter of routine‚ are the BOOKS‚ that are stacked in our family-library. Their sweet‚ long company has made me a true book-lover in the real sense. Without any doubt or reservation‚ I can frankly say that blessed are those‚ who are in constant company of books. Books never desert us‚ when we fall prey to evil days
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Badminton is not for the faint of heart with shuttlecocks reaching speeds of up to 206 mph‚ players must employ courage‚ speed‚ and amazing eye-hand coordination to be successful in this game. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players known as singles or an opposing pair which is known as doubles. Players aim to serve over the net so that it lands within the marked boundaries of the court in such a way as to not allow the opposing player to return the shuttlecock back over
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History of Badminton A badminton like game was known in ancient Greece and Egypt - a game called battledore and shuttlecock - in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "Poona" in India during the 18th Century. In the 1860s it was adopted by British Army officers stationed in India. The officers took the game back to England‚ where it became a success at a party given by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 at his estate called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire
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History of Badminton The history of badminton can be traced back many to the games of battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game we all know as badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire1. The International Badminton Federation now has its base in Gloucestershire. In England there had long been a children’s game known as "battledore and shuttlecock". Players used
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Badminton is a game that involves the use of a net‚ lightweight rackets‚ and a shuttlecock. Two or four players play it‚ which is played indoors‚ on a marked-out area 44 ft (13.41 m) long by 17 ft (5.18 m) wide for the two-player game and 20 ft (6.10 m) wide for the four-player game. A net is fixed across the middle of the court‚ with the top of the net set at 5 ft (1.52 m) from the ground at the centre and 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) at the posts. The players hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net
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strategies which when implanted would increase the popularity of badminton in Australia. This topic is worthy of study over the last eight weeks I have been taking part in research while playing badminton at school. Throughout this time I have been concerned about the perception of the game of badminton among students at the college and the lack of participation in the game in the wider community. In order to complete this task this report will clearly demonstrate that badminton is a low profile
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The Man With a Passion Many people do not know the story known as the Most Dangerous Game. The author Richard Connell wasn’t a critically acclaimed author. But this story shot him up to fame. The story revolved around Rainsford and the hyper General Zaroff‚ who engaged in a wild hunt. The theme of this book mostly went on Zaroff. “Passion can drive a man insane.” is the main theme of this story. With evidence supporting our theme‚ such as his own childhood. Not to mention how he called his personal
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Mike Yang Hadikusumah ELD3 Per 0‚1 30/ May /2013 The Most Meaningful Thing There is one book calls The Giver‚ the community is a utopia for everyone in there. Jonas is the main character. The utopia is perfect to everyone in the community. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve‚ he is singled out to receive special training from the Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories
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