In The modern Greek term for sport is Αθλητισμός (athlitismos)‚ directly cognate with the English terms "athlete" and "athleticism" but the oldest definition of “sport” in English (1300) is of anything humans find amusing or entertaining. Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions‚ including ones that require exercise. Roget’s defines the noun sport as an "activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including
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The story is about Clarice Starling‚ a student preparing for a life in the FBI‚ hunts a serial killer by use of vague information given to her by an incarcerated psychologist. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter relays information to Clarice in exchange for information about herself. The killer‚ known only as "Buffalo Bill"‚ kidnaps large women‚ keeps them alive for a few days‚ and finally skins them. Clarice works against time as Buffalo Bill takes his newest victim. The significance of the
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educational VCDs or TV program. Some of our friends wonder how we can do it. A lot of kids are exposed to TV when their grandparents or parents watch them. Some parents even proudly told me that their children are learning Chinese from watching the Chinese serials every night. Most educational psychologist believes that television will stifle kid’s creativity. They do not have to imagine or think. A simple way to prove that is comparing them to a story book. The kids will need to imagine the story in their
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I chose Peter Kürten because‚ as a serial killer‚ there’s a lot more to him than what his crimes told. Something that sets him apart from most was his sadistic tendencies‚ meaning he received sexual pleasure from inflicting pain and other brutal acts on someone. While in mid brutality‚ Kürten would reach a climax in his sexual excitement‚ this lead some to go as far as identifying him to have been a psychopath. Kürten’s unusual obsession with bestiality sets him in a specific category from other
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Edmund Kemper was one of the most gruesome serial killers in American history. He was born on December 18‚ 1948 in Burbank‚ California. At a young age Kemper was already showing signs of sociopathic behavior‚ he would torture animals and killed 2 of the family’s cats. Kemper had two near death experiences when his sister pushed him in front of a train that nearly ran him over another sister had pushed him at the deep end of a swimming pool nearly drowning him. Being traumatized and showing signs
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Tom had been on the go since six o’clock that morning‚ had confirmed that the brutal rape and murder of a woman was the work of a serial-killer‚ interviewed her friends and acquaintances‚ and spent hours perusing telephone phone and computer records‚ without coming up with one iota of substantive evidence‚ or feeling as if he’d located a direction in which to turn. The only break‚ and sustenance‚ he’d had all day was the quick lunch with Lila‚ and the Detective was mentally and physically exhausted
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Starfish have many adaptations to live in the ocean. They have special adaptations that affect their chance of survival and reproduction in the ocean. Some of the many adaptations the starfish has are the adaptation to re-grow after an attack‚ use their feet to move along the ocean‚ locate prey by their light-sensing eyespots‚ eat large quantities of food‚ and their physical structure to protect them from predators by camouflage and bright colors. In the ocean‚ starfish are able to
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The Killings Letters 5 David and N.Y.P.D Conducting the Killings 6 Lack of Preparation Interview with Berkowitz 7 Confession by David Berkowitz Conclusion David Berkowitz arrested on August 10‚ 1977‚ was a serial killer from New York who killed six victims and leaving others injured. Known as the Son of Sam or .44 Caliber Killers by the New York Police department and the U.S. While Berkowitz claimed to be possessed by demons and called himself “The Son of
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Every day is filled with death. A human‚ a dog‚ a bird‚ a mouse‚ a bee. Which life is worth more? Do they even have any worth? It is estimated that every second two persons die somewhere in the world. Every minute someone is expected to die of cancer in the U.S alone. There are over seven billion humans alive today. Seven billion. What would that number look like if you took away one‚ or two‚ or ten? Still pretty similar. It is this fact that makes me wonder whether any human death is meaningful
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Nike and Flying Fish Nike and Flying Fish is a 1998 artwork fathered by Ke Francis ;an art teacher‚ owner of Hoop snake Press‚ and manager of the university of central Florida’ publishing company‚ Flying Horse Press. A layered style supports the arrangement of items painted. “A rabbit trap layered under a funnel with a flying fish that’s face to face with a drawn image of Nike‚ the Winged Victory of Samothrace‚ a Greek pagan goddess. Francis’s work is a seventy-two and a forth by seventy-eight
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