a larger “sweet spot” than wood bats. The “sweet spot” of a baseball bat is a place on the bat where the ball leaves the bat with the greatest speed and the player’s hands feel very little vibration from the impact. This is because a metal bat’s barrel can hold a uniform shape longer than a wood bat. This larger “sweet spot” provides a better chance for the ball to not only be hit but hit harder. Along with a larger “sweet spot” metal bats also feel lighter to swing than wood bats. This is due
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a helping hand. Sure‚ your Facebook friends can offer you an opinion and comments‚ but there is nobody like a real friend to tell you when you need to pull yourself together. A real friend will make you feel better even when you do not feel too good about yourself or when you are going through a difficult
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Have you ever looked at an animal in your local zoo exhibit and wondered if they were truly better off there than if they were in the wild? A growing number of people are beginning to believe that zoo animals are better off than animals who are left in their natural habitat. To thrive means that an animal is growing and learning to survive in such a way that allows it to flourish. Although animals in captivity are provided with their basic needs to survive and more‚ wild animals are more likely to
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What is Democracy? Though there is no exact definition of a democracy‚ it does “refer to a regime whereby political power is widely spread‚” (68 Gerner‚ Ferdinand‚ and Lawson) and involves equality when it comes to politics. In a democracy‚ the people run the government. This system is thought to have four key elements: a system in which the government is chosen or replaced through free and fair elections‚ active participation of the people in politics and civic life‚ protection of the human
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Many people would tell you that college is way better than high school. Others would say they enjoy high school better. Both require a lot of time and self discipline. It all come down to people’s different point of view. There are multiple differences between high school and college such as the teachers/professors‚ responsibility‚ and the living arrangements. Some would say high school are some of the hardest years of your life. It’s when things start looking at colleges‚ figure out what you want
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improved significantly since the 1960’s with new‚ more advanced technologies‚ such as cell phones and computers with internet. There are now even cell phones with internet available on them. People can keep in touch and meet new people easier and faster than 50 years ago. Now we have technology where we can do almost anything with the touch of a few buttons. This shows that many things are no sweat to do now simply because of our technology. There are almost infinite possibilities a person could do with
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Hades: Better than you think Most of the time‚ when prompted to think about Hades‚ you’d think of a god that’s so related to the dead that he’d be evil to every extreme. Death‚ destruction‚ malevolence‚ and suffering right? All sorts of evil for the god of the dead and ruler of the underworld. However‚ what if I told you that Hades wasn’t evil‚ he was actually better than he’s made out to be? Hades is actually not as bad as he’s thought to be because of his role‚ his personality‚ and his location
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both popular forms of mass transit‚ and methods of getting several people from place to place quickly. Some people prefer trains over buses and vice versa. Which one you choose will depend on a number of factors. Firstly‚ most people choose buses more than trains‚ because their tickets are generally less expensive. They also have more stops and can reach more destinations that their rail-riding rivals. In contrast‚ train tickets are more expensive‚ because trains are longer and therefore require more
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A number of people assert that some cultures are not more efficient than others because East Asia’s inability to dominate the world was because of their geographical location in the world and their surroundings but I think that some cultures are better than others because East Asian countries continue to grow from the adoption of Western cultures. They would explain that East Asian countries did not have the ability to conquer the world do to the formation of the their land. The coastline of China
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English 002 04/29/2012 Driving is better than Flying A lot of people would rather travel by airplane. However‚ I prefer to travel by my car because I can save money‚ experience the different surroundings‚ and am in control of my environment. First‚ I can be in control of my environment when I drive. I can make the temperature in the car as hot or as cold I like it. I can travel alone or with others‚ and play music or not depending on my mood. The second reason I prefer driving is because I
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