How to Run a Marathon Introduction Marathons were introduced into the athletic world in the ancient Greek Olympic games. The idea of running 26 miles came from the story of Phidippides‚ a messenger who ran 26 miles to inform Greek forces of their victory in the city of Marathon. Marathons can be very rewarding‚ but if you train improperly‚ it can impede your ability to race the rest of your life. Pre-training The first step is to select the right equipment. Before running‚ you need to stretch
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THE MANY FACES OF A FRIEND We all have friends. We call them by different names. Regardless of the term we use‚ a friend to us is someone that is dear and important because of the many roles he or she performs in our lives. Though our parents and siblings are the most significant persons‚ the relationship we have to a friend is unexplainable and indescribable. Sometimes we are even more comfortable with a friend rather than our parents‚ brother or sister. Among our friends‚ we have someone whom
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number of choices. True-False Matching Norm-referenced and Criterion referenced test The Characteristics of Effective Assessment Valid The assessment should measure what is intended. For example‚ to assess practical ability‚ it should look at how the results were obtained in addition to the results themselves. Reliable and consistent Assessment criteria and marking schemes should be robust so that grades are consistent when more than one assessor marks the work or when one assessor marks the
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The extent of homelessness Homelessness is a serious problem in the United States. Present statistics estimate that approximately 3.5 million people‚ of which 1.35 million are children‚ are likely to be homeless in any given year. (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Studies have also established that “…1% of the U.S. population experiences homelessness each year…” (How Many People Experience Homelessness?) Furthermore the figures also indicate that the incidence of homelessness is on the
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Race Racial characterization in the society has been an interesting issue in the society due to the significant attention and influence it has on the human life. The racial disposition of different cultural ethnicities in the community establishes an aura of disparities between people with different backgrounds. The categorization of people according to their racial identity has influenced the perception and treatment of particular groups of people in the society. The racial mindset in the society
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gov/techarch Best Practices Statement – Project Management Title: Best Practices for Managing State Information Technology Projects Document Number: BP33-001 Effective Date: 09/01/2003 Published by: Office of Information Technology 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This best practice document was created to a) assist agencies in their project management planning and‚ b) provide an easily transportable and user friendly project management methodology reference for agencies within the State of Arkansas. 1.2 The
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Constitutional Law. Course Tutor: Kingsley Udeh‚ Esq. Assignment. 1.1 . When is the doctrine of covering of field applied ? 1.2 . Give constitutional and case laws basis of the doctrine? 1.3 .When a court and judge that a federal covers the field ‚ What will be the effect? Answers: The doctrine of covering the field applied where there is a conflict between the legislation of a state and the federal legislature on a matter in the concurrent legislature
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SACE Stage 2 Physics Electric Fields 1 Solution 1. (a) State Coulomb’s Law. Any two point charges have acting on them equal sized oppositely directed forces acting along the line joining their centres. The magnitude of these equal sized forces is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart. The forces are attractive for unlike charges and repulsive for like charges. [pic]. e.g.
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each other having a command of foreign languages takes the first place. It helps people to extend their mental outlook‚ to know more about customs‚ habits‚ way of life of people from other countries. Secondly‚ all traditions and customs are really different. On the one hand‚ there are some which are famous all over the world. Bowler hats‚ drinking tea and talking about the weather‚ for example. Every person is aware that they are specific for the British. On the other hand‚ not all people know that
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A criminal is someone who violates law for the purpose of obtaining their desires‚ causing in the breakdown of society. This definition is both clear and complete. Criminals are known mainly for their craftiness and bent character. They use this quality to intrude on the privacy of others‚ thus resulting in the acts of violence or sinfulness. These unlawful individuals are what society deems as offenders‚ convicts‚ villains‚ thieves and much more. To study a criminal is to know that they are hot
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