THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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History of Cricket Early cricket was at some time or another described as "a club striking a ball”. The ancient games of club-ball‚ stool-ball‚ trap-ball‚ stob-ball". Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as “creag” being played by Prince Edward‚ the son of Edward I (Longshanks)‚ at Newenden‚ Kent in 1301 and there has been speculation‚ but no evidence
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Name: Li Pun Wah‚ Rachel Student ID: 1155062752 Course: UGFH1000SD Subject: Short Essay Date of Submission: 6th March‚ 2015 Question 1: Love between Calypso and Odysseus The love between Calypso and Odysseus can be discussed mainly on the grounds of Pausanias‚ Socrates. The love between Calypso and Odysseus can be considered as Common Eros‚ according to arguments of Pausanias in Symposium. Common Eros is regarded as “composed of the female and male elements”1 and “one falling in love with the other’s
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Yiddish Short Essay When watching the film‚ The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin‚ one word came into mind immediately‚ resistance. Resistance is defined as the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. In this film along with the book Dignity and Despair and the movie The Pianist‚ there was a large portrayal of resistance especially in the ghettos. Each text depicted a different challenge of resistance they performed against the Nazi
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Sreesanth‚ Ajit Chandila‚ and Ankeet Chavan‚ on the charges of spot fixing. And thus I started thinking if the IPL really does encourage the spirit of the game‚ sportsmanship or team spirit‚ or if it is more inclined to money and sponsorship. And so I present my opinion for the motion that IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic Cricket. Playing in IPL was considered to be a viable career option as opined by a celebrity‚ in a daily newspaper‚ recently. I read it and felt it to be a wrong
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Beauty is defined as the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind‚ whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape‚ color‚ sound‚ etc.)‚ a meaningful design or pattern‚ or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). However‚ beauty has been topic of debate in terms of its definition. In order to see what is special about pleasure in beauty‚ we must shift the focus back to consider what is special
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Maori 102 Short Essay Haka From an early age‚ New Zealanders from all across Aotearoa have grown up accustomed to the traditional genre of Maori dance known as haka (a challenge‚ song or dance). Exposure to haka is somewhat inevitable given the numerous occasions and reasons haka is performed. Many New Zealanders would associate previous experiences of haka with the likes of the All Blacks‚ childhood school trips to the marae (communal and sacred place that serves social purpose)‚ high school (Murray
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An essay on Video game testing To delve deeply into Video game testing is an exciting adventure. Advancments in Video game testing can be linked to many areas. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ it is important to remember that ‘what goes up must come down.’ Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to socialists‚ who are likely to form a major stronghold in the inevitable battle for hearts and minds. Keeping all of this in mind‚ in this essay I will examine the major
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on Learning English through Short Stories Compiled by Melinda Lo I : Question types: A. on reading and appreciating short stories 1. A student at your school has posted this blog on the Intranet for your school: Write a letter in response to this‚ either agreeing or disagreeing with Keith. Do not give an address and sign your letter ‘Billy Ho.’ 2. ‘The best way to improve one’s English is to read short stories.’ Do you agree or disagree
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Executive Summary The essay is based on individual perspectives with reflective elements‚ which are also based on pieces of psychology papers. Group forming and development as well as individual contribution is highly involved in the Business game module. Going through different stages of the module‚ i.e. from the very start of the group forming until the end of individual essay‚ the group started to grow gradually although there are occasions where problem occurred. The development of
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