It may not seem like it‚ but there are quite a few similarities between the Baliness cock-fight and hockey in Canada. The cockfight is a major sporting event in the Baliness community and hockey is a major sport for Canadians. In both‚ the objective is to win. In the Baliness society a person can’t bet against a cock from the family‚ or village‚ but can bet against an enemy. One should not be betting against you own hometown team in hockey. 2 roosters have sharp metal spurs on their legs‚ are to
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Title: Addictive behaviors among young professional towards cockfighting. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Cockfighting has been part of the Filipino custom were it is considered as a sport or a hobby. This is one of the famous gambling sports that even people of the past played for past time. Not only in the Philippines that cockfighting is famously known for gambling but also from different countries especially for those that had influenced Filipino culture.
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English II Spring 2013 Character Analysis: Hotspur Hotspur is seen as a one-dimensional character‚ a bloodthirsty warmonger. His Loyalty to his brother-in-law and the Percy namesake outweighs his loyalty he should have for his King (commander and Chief). This will be his ultimate downfall such as a man who would attempt a coup. He is a formidable warrior such as Sgt York & John F. Kennedy. These young warriors gained respect and notoriety because of courage under
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Administration Cohort 15 SBFI6020 – Advanced Corporate Finance Tottenham Hotspur ID#: 620039225 Date: January 30‚ 2013 Lecturer: Harry Abrikian MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Daniel Levy‚ Chairman Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club Davion Bramwell‚ Consultant‚ Solutech Innovation January 30‚ 2013 New Stadium and Player Acquisition As requested‚ the report outlines the analysis of the options available to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) for generating more revenue in order to gain
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Anne Frank and her family are Jews living in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam‚ during World War II‚ and she received the diary as a birthday present. She describes the other presents she received and the day she spent at the Jewish school she attends. In her next two entries‚ she describes the girls and boys at her school. She is quite forthright about them all‚ and describes who she likes and who she doesn’t like. She describes one boy‚ Maurice Coster‚ as being one of her many admirers‚ so it appears that
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important aspects of his life. Many characters see Hotspur’s role as a bold fighter and leader. His character is very one sided and shallow‚ and his stubborn nature and short temper send him on the path to destruction in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Hotspur is an proficient leader and a daring warrior‚ almost fit to be a prince. He is part of the Percy family of the North‚ which helped give Henry IV the rise to the thrown. King Henry respected Hotspur’s bravery‚ valor‚ honor‚ and determination so much
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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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Many tragic heroes had honor which was either their downfall or their positive trait. In Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1‚ Hotspur‚ a hot tempered traitor‚ makes honor his first priority for him and his family . Although the king praised him‚ he led a rebellion against him. In Julius Caesar Brutus‚ a honor driven conspirator‚ believes too much in honor and uses nor as a way to justify his action. He is admired by the Roman people‚ but was easily manipulated into joining a conspiracy and immediately
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"Honor" In Henry IV‚ Part I Falstaff vs. Hotspur According to F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." Indeed‚ very few people have this quality‚ the playwright William Shakespeare being one of them. In many of his plays‚ "Henry IV‚ Part One" among them‚ Shakespeare juxtaposes different worldviews‚ ideologies‚ and even environments. His characters usually provide a
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"Prince Hal is the politician‚ while Hotspur is the man of action." To what extent do you agree with this interpretation of the play? Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV Part I’‚ presents the young Prince Henry as an ambivalent and enigmatic character who is politically cunning in his ability to read situations and respond accordingly. He is a man of the world through his association with his friend Falstaff‚ but by the end of the play he has also supplanted Hotspur as a soldier and a man of honour who can
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