basketball players above and below six foot‚ professional and non-professional who have dunked a basketball. But it is easier for a player above six foot to dunk. A dunk occurs when a player jumps in the air and manually throws the ball downward‚ while holding it‚ through the basket using either one or both hands over the rim. Once their hand or hands are over the rim with the ball they slam it down. In the men’s division‚ the tallest man to dunk a basketball was seven foot seven center Kenny George(Elias
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Many women have misshapen‚ maimed‚ bounded‚ altered‚ injured‚ and changed their bodies for their culture. Foot binding was a tradition that began in the 12th century and became more prevalent in the 17th century. Chinese women practiced foot-binding; this process forced women to have broken and bent bones in their feet‚ for what society considered the most desirable for women. This custom expanded from the class to class. This was considered crucial in order to get a good husband. Men desired women
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Foot binding originated in China during the reign of Emperor Yi Lu when one of his concubines with bound feet in the shape of a crescent moon danced for him on the points of her feet wearing lotus shoes. He was so enamored with her that she became his favorite concubine. The other women in his harem decided to follow suit‚ and the custom of foot binding was born (Foreman 1). The practice continued for dynasties to come and remained until the 1900’s (Lim 1). Eventually‚ the painful practice became
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into a large‚ poor Irish family; he was one of the thirteen that were able to survive. He was different to his other siblings because he was born with cerebral palsy and was unable to control his speech or his movement‚ apart from his left foot. He used his left foot to communicate with his family‚ and also used it to paint and type. It gave him a lot of confidence and joy in his life. At the time when Christy was born‚ there was a global depression and most people were suffering financial problems
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human is always hard to bear by humans. Sophocles tale about Oedipus a king who tried escaping his prophecy is a perfect example of how humans have little to no effect on fate. All the efforts put to cancel the prophecy are actually used to completion of the prophecy. All actions to avoid a prophecy given by a God is futile because human free will is limited to just a choice of road to lead to the prophecy and not a prophecy change. Oedipus from his birth was doomed by his prophecy. His parents whom
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Unraveling the Riddle of Oedipus Study Guide PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’S STUDY GUIDE Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by William Butler Yeats September 28 – October 29‚ 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS SOPHOCLES Sophocles’ Life 3 Works by Sophocles 4 THOUGHTS FROM THE DIRECTOR 5 OEDIPUS THE KING Synopsis 6 Characters 7 Glossary 8 The Translator 9 Themes 10 The Riddle of the Sphinx 11 ANCIENT GREECE Daily Life 12 Why Ancient
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PROLOGUE OEDIPUS My children‚ scions of the ancient Cadmean line‚ what is the meaning of this thronging round my feet‚ this holding out of olive boughs all wreathed in woe? The city droops with elegaic sound and hymns with pails of incense hang. I come to see it with my eyes‚ no messenger’s. Yes‚ I whom men call Oedipus the Great. [He turns to the PRIEST] Speak‚ Elder‚ you are senior here. Say what this pleading means‚ what frightens you‚ what you beseech. Coldblooded would I be‚ to be unmoved
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Sophocles’ Oedipus‚ the King is a great representation of Greek tragedy and of the human experience. Within it‚ he explores the intricacies of human thinking and communication along with its ability to change as more information and knowledge is acquired. His primary focus as the story begins and progresses is the growth of Oedipus from an unintelligible and unenlightened mentality to its antithesis. <br> <br>Because the story was one familiar to most of its viewers in its time‚ there are certain
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Quiz on Oedipus the King: Round 1: 1. Who wrote Oedipus the King? 2. In which Greek city did Oedipus live in with his adopted parents? 3. What are the names of Oedipus’ adopted parents? 4. What does the name Oedipus mean? 5. Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father? Bonus Q. What are the names of Oedipus’ 2 daughters? Round 2: 1. Name Oedipus’ real parents. 2. Where is the play set (place and city)? 3. What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? 4. Who is the God
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Oedipus The King Worksheet Vocabulary 1. Begrudge: O 2. Inscribed: H 3. Involuntary: E 4. Mortal: A 5. Blight: P 6. Rationally: N 7. Composed: L 8. Traitor: J 9. Reverence: K 10. Prophet: G 11. Affliction: R 12. Banished: T 13. Cherished: Q 14. Divinity: B 15. Riddling: C 16. Herald: S 17. Supplication: M 18. Taunted: F 19. Vigor: I 20. Presume: D Short Answer 1. Explain the terrible prophecy that the Delphic oracle revealed to Laius and Jocasta
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