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    Figure skaters are at increased risk to ankle injuries‚ particularly injuries to the peroneal tendon. This is mainly due to the increase in boot stiffness since the elimination of figures and shift of training focus to freestyle‚ mainly‚ jumping. Today‚ boots must be stiffer than ever to accommodate impact from more triple and quadruple jumps (Porter et al. 2007). This in turn causes ankles to become weaker and injury rates to increase‚ especially due to poor training habits. According to estimations

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    Stick Figure The book which I will be talking about‚ is an autobiography‚ Stick Figure‚ written by Lori Gottlieb. The setting of this book is Beverly Hills‚ in the year of 1978. The main character‚ Lori is an intelligent eleven year old girl. She is surrounded by people who live a lifestyle on being rich‚ doing diets and trying to be thin and surrounded by messages of the “perfect body” for women. Every female she comes across‚ from peer to adult‚ is on a diet‚ counts calories‚ avoids desserts

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    Figure Skating Artistic Skating or as we know it Figure Skating is a fun and completive sport for many ages. The history of figure skating: Between 1892 and 1896 the International Skating Union was founded‚ first European Championship was held‚ and the first World Championship was held. Before 1902 only men competed but in 1902 a woman Madge Syers competed in the World competition and placed 2nd. In 1906 a separate competition was created for ladies. The first Olympic figure skating competitions

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    into the past we see a wide variety of artwork‚ one in particular is a female figure found within the MIA Museum. This sculpture is made entirely of marble and originated in the Cyclade Islands that are part of Greece. It is exactly 41.3 cm high‚ four cm wide at the top‚ and 10.8 cm wide near the bottom. It has various defined body parts such as the head‚ nose‚ neck‚ chest‚ arms‚ waist‚ legs‚ and feet. The female figure has very clear visual lines across the entire body. These lines help define the

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    Red Figure Lekythos Essay

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    Belonging to the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ‚ this red-figure lekythos‚ dating from 460–450 B.C‚ features Apollo‚ the youthful god of music‚ prophecy‚ and healing. He is portrayed with his well-known feature‚ the kithara. The invention of the first lyre begins with Hermes‚ the son of Maia who had been secretly impregnated by Zeus‚ leaving the cave where he was born. He then spotted a tortoise and decided to make a musical instrument from its shell. Next Hermes starts craving for

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    MOVIE REVIEW “Hidden Figures” is a biography film directed and written by Theodore Melfi in 2016 that adapted from the true story of three women who are African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. These three women had succeeded in making the first man who managed to go into orbit‚ Glen Powell as John Glenn. In this film illustrates how the three women who worked at NASA in their work‚ they actually still have to

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    us. There are many perspectives around the world about what a Christ figure might be. Some might think positively about Christ‚ spreading his greatness and others might think of him as a lost cause so there are many interpretations of him. A Christ figure is someone courageous‚ with integrity‚ and a strong will that is willing to fight on behalf of others. In the story‚“Beowulf”‚ by Burton Raffel‚ Beowulf is the Christ figure in this story of the epic hero. In the story‚there is this horrible monster

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    According To Figure 13-6

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    ark Chapter 13 – In Class Questions and Answers   [pic]  Figure 13-7   1. Figure 13-7 shows that by selling 200 pictures the firm will  A. break even. B. incur a loss. C. have no fixed costs. D. earn a profit. E. have no variable costs.   2. According to Figure 13-7‚ how much profit will the firm make if it sells 400 pictures?  A. $32‚000 B. $35‚000 C. $48‚000 D. $0 E. $20‚000   3. Figure 13-7 shows that by selling 800 pictures the firm will  A. earn a profit. B. have no variable

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    Mother figures aren’t always related to you but‚ that doesn’t mean they’re any less a mother to you. Mother figures could be you nanny a stepmom aunt it could be anyone your extremely close too. That’s why I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than aunt Alexandria. Calpurnia teaches them life lessons like she teaches the kids manners and how to cook she explains so they will know for the future. She also teaches them to be respectful like when she scolded scout for saying all those

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    shots are an element of cinematography that conveys a message for viewers. Both of these texts emphasise the importance of happiness and how one must not allow small beginnings to discourage their process of growth. When Kathrine Jackson in Hidden Figures is upgraded to a computer at NASA she creates opportunities for herself which automatically distinguishes her from other computers‚ influencing Mr Harrison to credit her work ethic. Mary Jackson also reflects this when she is seen standing up for

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