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    How has popular recreation influenced sport and pastimes in the 21st century? Popular recreation was pre-industrial sports and pastimes mainly associated with the peasant/lower class. This could also refer to popular past times at that time. Pre industrial popular recreation accurately reflected society and life in pre industrial Britain. The different activities and sports were supported by a strict class system (The feudal system) sometimes they shared activities such as cock fighting‚ sometimes

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    IV Part 1‚ Hal is the best example of an honorable person. Honor is a state of mind that causes people to be honest‚ just and kind. Hal was an honorable man; this is one of the greatest qualities he possessed. To be honorable‚ a person must be able to admit when they are wrong and always be truthful. Hal admits to making bad decisions‚ “I would‚ I could quit all offenses with as clear excuse as well I am‚ doubtless I can purge myself of many I am charged withal” (3.2.18-20). Hal could have

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    Henry V King Fr Analysis

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    analyzing historical figures. Plays such as King Henry V and The First Part of King Henry IV examine Henry (Hal)‚ a reckless prince that grows to become a respected King. Based on medieval beliefs‚ the King was known to have two bodies. In fact‚ in both plays Hal deals with the contradictory demands of his double body; the body natural and body politic. As a result of exploring the different aspects of Hal‚ an understanding of the important attributes of a King begins to develop. Throughout Shakespeare’s

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    Henry IV: Hotspur vs. Harry At the beginning of the play it seems that the chief rebel‚ Hotspur‚ is in dispute with the King but as the play progresses we find that the main contest is between Hotspur and Hal‚ the King’s son. At first thought‚ Hotspur seems to be the easy winner‚ for all Hal does is spend his time with his friends gallivanting around‚ stealing and drinking. Hotspur‚ on the other hand‚ has returned from a battle in which he defeated the Scots led by Glendower. He has taken many

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    and so through the dialogue it becomes apparent that Scott does not want to win the Pan Pacific Grand Prix but he wants to enjoy dancing and have free will to do whatever he wants to do‚ unlike Liz Holt who would rather win. Later in the text‚ Fran uses tempting and challenging phrases and sentences such as “you really are a gutless wonder!” and “a life lived in fear is a life half-lived” in the dialogue. These two important sentences influence Scott’s decision even further and indicate that

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    2010 HSC Area of Study BELONGING ‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging’ Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing An individual’s relation with others in their surroundings‚ may be enhancing or rewarding‚ or even set a boundary in a way for them to belong‚ however sometimes an individual’s environment can be too restrictive which would make it

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    Henry the Fourth, Part One

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    One‚ focuses on the character Hal and his personal struggle to mould two very different worlds into one.  One world is that of an English commoner‚ the other world is that of a future King.  Hal tries to embrace both worlds within himself‚ and this creates some interesting conflict. The first side of Hal is shown in Act 2‚ Scene 4‚ when Hal and his side kick Flagstaff‚ role play the impending interaction between himself‚ and his father‚ King Henry. King Henry views Hal as lackadaisical‚ and disproves

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    Mardi Gras Research Paper

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    Mardi Gras is probably one of the largest celebrated mysteries in our country. There are two major cities that has debated the origin or history of Mardi Gras for years. Those two cities are New Orleans‚ LA and Mobile‚ AL where this celebration has been famous throughout history. There are things where they do agree but they both want there just due to Mardi Gras. This holiday is supposed to be confined to those three days only‚ in practice Mardi Gras is generally celebrated for a full week before

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    Hybrid Assistive Limb

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    Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL-5) 1. Introduction. People often suffer from various disorders related to their physical health‚ which also include disorders of the nervous‚ vascular and integumentary systems‚ muscular and neurologic diseases. Consequently‚ these violations probably affect the musculoskeletal system and complicate the daily lives of these people. However‚ with the daily development of science and technology‚ doctors and inventors are trying to create some kind of device that can make

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    Hal and Hotspur are the two most compared characters in Shakespeare’s King Henry IV: Part 1 because of the many similarities and differences that are portrayed by Shakespeare. The audience is presented with many aspects about each character very early on in the play‚ and it is then that they create expectations which can either be confirmed or contradicted as the play goes on. Shakespeare usually portrays a character through the use of literary and dramatic techniques throughout his work‚ either

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