coordinate the vertical movements of the fore and hind quarters to produce these inverted pendulum-like movements. We collected kinematic and ground reaction force data from dogs walking over a range of speeds. We found that the fore and hind quarters of dogs behaved like two independent bipeds‚ each vaulting up and over its respective support limb. The center of mass moved up and down twice per stride‚ like a single walking biped‚ and up to 70% of the mechanical energy required to lift and accelerate
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is widespread throughout the world. In "Law like Love"‚ W. H. Auden intends for the reader to understand that the nature of a person’s perspective is dependent on one’s surroundings‚ because each person has their own view of the world‚ causing the formation of many different ideas and inadvertently representing a freedom of speech. Determined by physical and mental environment‚ an individual’s viewpoint will vary accordingly. For example‚ in "Law like Love" Auden writes that a carefree‚ out-of-doors
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I have often heard the description‚ “like a girl”. People use this phrase to make jokes and laugh at others. As far as I consider‚ it is totally unfair to girls. Last year‚ I went camping with my classmates. We brought tents‚ barbecue grills‚ food and fuel. To get to the camping site‚ we had to carry all the stuff by foot without the help of vehicles or equipment since the roads were quite rugged. On the way‚ everyone carried as much stuff as they were capable of. After a while‚ a thin boy put down
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Living Like Weasels “Living Like Weasels”‚ by Annie Dillard‚ is a very complex essay with deep metaphorical meaning. In her essay‚ Dillard takes an interesting view of the way people could live; she describes how a weasel moves through life‚ suggesting humans take a similar approach. Bringing things back to a more primitive perspective of instinct and simplicity‚ she explores through symbolic imagery‚ why humans should latch on to their one passion in life and never let it go. Many
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A Girl like Me The observation of the movie was clearly stated at first that the African American girls feel as if they are portrayed as something there not. Some similar general parts were when they speak of heritage and where they come from is not to vague for them so they feel people have only told them there only African American and the girls feel they might be from a different culture in Africa. They feel that since there black‚ no one notice’s them as easy as a white person is noticed
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“People like Us” In People like Us‚ David Brooks suggests that maybe America isn’t as diverse as we all say it is. That maybe no one really cares about diversity as much as they claim to. He may be right. Have you ever been to a school cafeteria? People group together into different racial and social groups. It’s more comfortable to be around people similar to us‚ and comfort is what America is all about. It’s human nature to want to be around people similar to us. Some wise man once
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Feel like Home The first few weeks I arrived in Leeds‚ I felt quite lonely since I arrived late and I missed out the chance to meet new friends during the fresher programs. One day I received an email from the university telling that there will be a party to welcome new and returning Muslims faith students in Leeds Grand Mosque. I knew this will be my opportunity to meet and socialize with other students that have same faith as me. Without hesitation‚ I highlighted the date in my diary. On the
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from many different perspectives is Ann Petry’s “Like A Winding Sheet” which tells the short tale of an unnamed African American man and his stressful life on a day that is particularly overwhelming. Many themes and perspectives can be overlooked and viewed through this story but if you can view this story from both an economist viewpoint and the viewpoint of a feminist it can further our understanding of what Johnson’s life could have been like‚ also it is important to note the effect of stress
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Living like Weasels There are many mysterious and fascinating things lurking in the wild that not many of us have a chance to see. If you are going through the woods on a nice hike chances are you’ll find some interesting things. I love hiking through trails in Easton and I always stumble upon cool things like tree carvings and marshes or even ponds that I never knew existed. Annie Dillard‚ the author of Living Like Weasels had a similar experience when she went through the woods and stumbled
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mango tree. And so every time the wind blew‚ it bent its head gracefully. It made loud protestations‚ but let the wind have its way. When finally the wind got tired of blowing‚ the bamboo tree still stood in all its beauty and grace. The Filipino is like the bamboo tree. He knows that he is not strong enough‚ to withstand the onslaught of superior forces. And so he yields. He bends his head gracefully with many loud protestations. And he has survived. The Spaniards came and dominated him for more
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