Although a rise ball is 10 mph slower than a traditional fastball‚ Finch claimed that she almost always strikes out baseball players with a rise ball. In fact‚ during the 23rd Pepsi All-Star Softball game‚ Finch iconically struck out major league baseball player‚ Albert Pujols‚ with a rise ball. Consequently Pujols admitted‚ “I never want to experience that again‚” after his at bat. Why is it baseball players can hit a 90 mph pitch‚ but not a 55mph rise ball? Accordingly‚ due to the elevated baseball
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“The Burlington Incident” by Maanvi Madhan. Have you ever been a victim of racism? Well‚ surprisingly I have. There I stood in shock‚ paralyzed and lightheaded‚ trying to process what was going on. Swearing‚ screaming‚ and threatening filled the room. Let’s take a trip down memory lane as I explain that‚ no matter where you go‚ discrimination will always follow you. As far as I can remember‚ about a month ago‚ my family and I moved here to Texas‚ all the way from Canada. When I got the news‚ I
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EREPORT # 19495 stated the following: The incident happened on 3/11/2016. Maternal Great Grandmother (Mattie Triplett)has been told numerous times to stop feeding child‚ R’Mon Ware ‚ by mouth due to the possibility of aspirating . Child has a G-Tube. Great Grandmother‚ Mattie Triplett constantly puts food in child’s mouth. Ms Triplett feeds him several solid meals a day against medical advice. Child is unable to sit up on his own‚ hold his head up on his own and is severely developmentally delayed
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Ode to the West Wind is a poem addressed to the west wind. It is personified both as a "Destroyer" and a "Preserver". It is seen as a great power of nature that destroys in order to create‚ that kills the unhealthy and the decaying to make way for the new and the fresh. The personification of the west wind as an enchanter‚ as a wild spirit is characteristic of Shelley’s poetry. Shelley’s personification of the west wind can be called "myth poesies"‚ another kind of metaphor. The poem is divided
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Washington St. I observed a red Mercury Cougar bearing Texas LP-000000 parked in front of a residence across from the Laundromat‚ located at the corner of N Washington & 3rd St. Once I began my tour of duty I was informed by my patrol sergeant of an incident that had occurred the previous night in the early morning hours‚ a burglary and two vehicles were stolen from Hardy’s Bluff next to the PD. (2) A informant mentioned that he was the one that had stolen the two vehicles‚ after the investigation it
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Cheating is as old as any unethical conduct one can think of. It has existed for decades for several different reasons‚ and exists in many different forms. And‚ just like every other unethical decision‚ cheating has evolved over time and so have the methods of cheating‚ and the related consequences of cheating. Cheating on exams used to involve simple and obvious gestures like craning the neck to peek at the answers of the student sitting next to you‚ switching papers across tables‚ passing notes
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Special article the economy of West Bengal Ratan Khasnabis Even after 30 years of Left Front rule in West Bengal‚ the state has lagged behind in a few economic indicators‚ this‚ despite better performance in agriculture. Agricultural growth rates have however declined in the last decade or so‚ the reasons for which have been elaborated upon. A gradual movement towards unorganised labour has characterised working patterns in the state and the phenomenon is studied‚ along with the conditions
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between cricket and West Indian Social and Political life” Cricket has been intertwined in the life of West Indians since it arrived in the islands. It has been a representation of injustice and prejudice as well as a conduit for social and political triumph in the West Indies. The development of cricket‚ as not just another game‚ mirrors the question for decolonization from Britain and also the struggles of nationalist and independence endeavors. Throughout its lifespan‚ the West Indies cricket team
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Although many consider the Old West violent and bad‚ it was actually a mix of the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly. The Old West began in the 1860’s up until 1890. It was also called the Great Plains and stretched from west of the Mississippi River all the way to Rocky Mountains. Many Americans traveled out west in search of adventure and a fresh start. There were a variety of job opportunities available‚ such as becoming a farmer‚ miner‚ or railroad worker. In the Old West‚ violence was prevalent‚ but
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The economy of West Germany was created by the merger of the individual zones of the French‚ British and Americans powers to create a united economic entity for West Germany in 1948. The Western powers were instrumental in rejuvenating the economy of the newly formed state. They instituted measures such as ending price controls and putting a new currency in place. This was done not only to create an ally and trade partner but also to impress upon West German leaders that the nation would be a part
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