ivory by a Greek sculptor. In the games 100 oxen were sacrificed and many athletes would make sacrifices themselves. In the games boxing was a brutal sport it included punching‚ throwing and hitting and opponent‚ But the aim of the event was to throw the opponent to the ground three times‚ on his hip‚ back or shoulder. The opponent could not bite or hold him in the genital area. There was three types of races. The stadion (were the runners sprinted for 1 stade‚ the length of the stadium which was
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Imagine‚ you’re about to finish first in the very first Olympic Games... You’re also naked. Seems weird right? In light of the recent Winter Olympics I thought it would be fun to research how different it was from the first games. So today I thought I would share with you all the history‚ athletes‚ and events from the early Olympic Games. According to historical records‚ the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were held in ancient
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compete. The first record of the Olympic Games was held in 776 B.C. The main sports were the Pentathlon‚ the Equestrian Events‚ Pankration‚ and Boxing. The Pentathlon was the name for the five events in Greek gymnastics: running‚ jumping‚ wrestling‚ discus throwing‚ and javelin throwing which began with the 18th Olympiad. In the wrestling event‚ wrestlers were anointed with oil‚ dusted with powder‚ and forbidden to bite or gouge one another. Wrestling was looked upon as a weapon-free military exercise
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A.P. Statistics Assignment 2-5 Remember to show your thinking through your work. 1) The data below were gathered on a random sample of 5 basking sharks‚ swimming through the water and filter-feeding‚ i.e. letting the water bring food into their mouths. Mean speeds for basking sharks Body Length (meters) Mean speed (meters/second) 4.0 0.89 4.5 0.83 4.0 0.76 6.5 0.94 5.5 0.94 a) What is the value of the correlation coefficient for these data? <type answer here>
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field team. I remember we made a bet about joining‚ it was if I join the track and field team with her‚ she will do flag football with me. Unfortunately‚ She quit track 3 week later and I didn’t do flag football. I fell in love with throwing that discus‚ I felt strong and unique throwing it. I was still trying to find myself at the time‚ some kids would make fun of me. They would say it not a real sport and that me and my team mate are fat and lazy. They where many rude comment‚ I did lock myself
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104 04/23/13 When is it the right time to advocate for a patient? Modern nursing is complex‚ ever changing‚ and multi focused. Since the time of Florence Nightingale the goal of nursing has remained unchanged. Mainly to provide a safe and caring environment that promotes patient health and wellbeing. Effective use of an interpersonal tool‚ such as advocacy‚ enhances the care giving environment. Nightingale used advocacy early and often in the development of modern nursing. By reading her many
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popular things was sports. They held the Olympics every four years which would compose of the most famous sports and amazing athletes to play them. One of the most famous events was the discus throw. It was so famous that they even made a statue about it. It is a very fit man‚ holding a discus back‚ ready to throw it. The Olympics helped bring sports and competitions to a higher level. Another thing they did for pleasure was watch plays. The most famous plays were tragedies and comedies. There was
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cast‚ fired‚ flung‚ heaved‚ hurled‚ pitched‚ tossed‚ or thrown. (This is an informal definition.) Some examples of projectiles- Any soldier who has to bomb a particular place using an airplane or a tank must calculate the velocity and angle of throw for the bomb to hit the target. Secondly it is widely used by people who extinguish fire. People who has to extinguish fire in a little longer distance from their stay show the tubes in an angle so that the water hits the fire‚ thus extinguishing
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sprint in which twenty competitors ran naked. (Alley‚ 19) Eventually‚ other events were added‚ but the introduction of the pentathlon marked a step towards Track and Field. The Ancient Olympic Pentathlon included five events; long jump‚ javelin throw‚ discus throw‚ stadion footrace‚ and wrestling. Years later‚ when Track and Field spread out into other nations many new events were building up. As of today‚ all of the Track and Field events branch off from three categories: Track (running)‚ Field
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and triple jump runways are behind the home bleachers. No tape or chalk may be used on these surfaces. No spikes longer than 1/4” will be permitted. No spikes in the bleachers. Shot and Discus Concrete surface-The shot put rings are located just north of the track near the visitors’ entrance and the discus areas are on a practice field north of the stadium. Dressing facilities There are no dressing facilities available. Please come dressed. Restrooms will be open. Bus parking Parking
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