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    Physical prowess and mental strength are two very important insights in sport performance‚ yet very different in their meanings. Mental strength in an athlete can change their attitude in how they play and affect how hard they try to win the game‚ and is probably the most important to control during a divertissement. Physical prowess is also very important in some sports‚ you can fulfill your strength in a game and allow yourself to do stuff that others can’t‚ if their brawn isn’t as high yours.

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    Daguio‚ the most critical in his life. "I spent them literally in poverty‚ extreme loneliness‚ and adolescent pains…" In 1952‚ he obtained his M.A. in English at Stanford U. as a Fulbright scholar. His thesis was a study and translation of Hudhud hi Aliguyon (Ifugao Harvest Song). In 1954‚ he obtained his Law degree from Romualdez Law College in Leyte. Daguio was editor and public relations officer in various offices in government and the military. He also taught for twenty-six years at the University

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    into power. The first way is through prowess‚ meaning personal skill and ability. The second is through fortune‚ meaning good luck or the charity of friends. The third way is through crime‚ such as through a coup‚ conspiracy‚ or assassination. The fourth way is constitutional‚ meaning through the official support of either nobles or common people. The most important comparison to be made is that between prowess and fortune. Obtaining a state through prowess is clearly more demanding than benefiting

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    has been a little over three years. Griffin‚ my boyfriend responds quickly after: “Yeah‚ but we’ve been banging for four.” He reaches over my head and high fives Nick. Griffin and Nick participated in the masculine script piece of proving sexual prowess. The hegemonic masculine script is the cultural actions and behaviors that are traditionally paired with power and dominance. These actions and behaviors are the recognized ideal of such peoples. Participating in the hegemonic script perfectly is

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    included loyalty‚ prowess‚ and courtly love P.1: Loyalty: the quality of being loyal to someone or something Quote 1: “Loyalty‚ meaning the pledged word‚ was chivalry’s fulcrum. The extreme emphasis given to it derived from the time when a pledge between lord and vassal was the only form of government.” (Tuchman‚ 207) Quote 2: “The concept of loyalty did not preclude treachery or the most egregious trickery as long as no knightly oath was broken” (Tuchman‚ 207) P.2: Prowess: • bravery in

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    many achievements majorly in areas of religion‚ survival‚ exploration‚ expansion and thwarting rebellion and invasion. She was seen as an intelligent and powerful female leader and her major achievements can‚ to some extent‚ be attributed to her prowess as a ruler along with her personality and connection to the people. “I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen‚ as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.” — Elizabeth I Elizabeth was a powerful woman in a man’s world however

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    phenomenon and can be observed in cultures throughout human history. For example‚ in Homer’s Odyssey‚ there are certain characters within the narrative that portray what is known as “arete‚” which is the display of perseverance‚ quick-wittedness‚ prowess‚ valor‚ etc. The term arete was very prominent and influential in early Greek culture and philosophy and was known to be very instrumental in shaping many of its particularly military leaders‚ i.e.‚ Alexander the Great. Thus‚ the literary narratives

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    beginning of The Odyssey‚ Odysseus describes his homeland Ithaca and states “A rocky island‚ good for a boys training”. By saying this he makes it clear that he is proud of where he had grown up and that he had trained there. This introduces the physical prowess. He had been trained as a young boy to fight and carried that on with him as he grew up. Early on in the story he immediately shows his physical strength. The first story‚ Sailing from Troy‚ demonstrates this clearly when Odysseus states‚ “I stormed

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    Mental strength and agility are just as important as physical prowess in sports. Sanneh and Heinrich have similar views‚ with Heinrich supporting the idea that mental strength and the ability to not be clumsy are just as important as physical skills. In the passage “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown?”‚ Sanneh’s analysis proves the author’s claim that mental strength is just as important as physical prowess. Heinrich writes about how mental strength is needed in running. While playing any type

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    recited to produce a magic effect 5. singular – unusual or remarkable; unique 6. daunt – intimate or frighten 7. surmise – to guess 8. resolute – firm or determined; unwavering 9. doleful – mournful 10. carrion – dead or decaying flesh 11. prowess – superior strength‚ courage‚ or daring‚ especially in battle 12. usurer – one who lends money‚ especially at an unusually or unlawfully

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