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    Running Injuries

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    Running Room – Aug. 21‚ 2007 INJURIES 1) Acute Injuries: Cuts‚ scrapes‚ blisters‚ strains‚ sprains‚ bruises‚ etc Usually easily identified and treated “RICE” – Rest‚ Ice‚ Compression‚ Elevation (typically 10-15 min of ice‚ 10 min no ice‚ repeat 2-3x) Removal of cause if applicable (i.e. chronic rubbing will cause blisters) 2) Chronic Injuries: May take weeks‚ months‚ etc to develop Nature of injury more difficult to identify Causes : i. Repetition ii. Surface/Environment iii. Postural

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    Running in the Family.

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    Running in the Family By Michael Ondaatje Language The language used in Running in the Family is descriptive and poetic. The variety forms of figurative languages (especially metaphors and similes)‚ vivid imagery‚ and unusual sentence structure Ondaatje utilized elaborate the sentences making the novel Running in the Family sounds more of a poem than a novel. For instance‚ the description of Hetti Corea’s voice is written as a poem using simile and imagery: "Your voice sounds like a scorpion being

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    Running the Race

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    Running the Race I believe running the race means following God’s path set for my life. God gives each of us a choice to follow him or to choose to follow our own path throughout the course of our lives. Christian’s choose to run the race with a finish line in God’s kingdom. The path for this race has already been set for us through God’s word. Others‚ such as non-believers and those who have strayed from the path of the Lord‚ are running the race of their own will and have chose to follow

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    Because It Is Running

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    A: Because It Is Running By ”She smelled of soap and gorse flowers‚ of sunlight and bracken and earth‚ things living‚ things dying‚ things continuing in the same way”. These are the lines which end “Because It Is Running By” written by Jo Lloyd in 2009. In few words the last part of the extract summits the situation of the main character Wil and what the author wishes to criticize. While times go by and things live and die‚ his social background ties him to the spot where he was born‚ and he is

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    Running Loose

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    *Austin Brooke Running Loose Chris Crutcher This story is about a boy named Louie. He is in his senior year of high school. He has the girl of his dreams‚ a starting spot on the football team‚ and has decent grades. But everything turns out for the worst. Louie the protagonist was a well fit‚ thought out person. He had a few antagonists‚ Jasper the principle‚ Lednecky his football coach‚ and boomer the running back on the team. Louie the round character over all was confronted by many the flat

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    Horace’s Satires

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    Horace’s Satires Writing satires established Quintus Horatius Flaccus‚ poet and philosopher‚ as the quintessential free thinker during the time of Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus). Horace’s satires‚ apparently humorous‚ tackle social issues in such a way that his said satires have remained of interest from when it was first published to modern day. The reason I refer to Horace’s satires being apparently humorous is that I find it difficult to detect the humour. British humour

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    Running with the Bulls

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    Running of the bulls is a widely known event that takes place in Pamplona‚ Navarre Spain. It is known in Spain as ‘encierro’ however to the rest of the world it’s known as the craziest ‘sport’ in history. The event is one of three main portions of the San Fermin festival. Including bull fights and religious celebrations the ‘run’ is undeniably the most notable part of the festival in modern times and only really became an international phenomenon after Ernest Hemmingway published his book “the sun

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    Satire Essay

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    Satire Essay By: Ethan Pham Cars are a fantastic invention. They make our lives more carefree by getting us from place to place quickly while abolishing the need for legs altogether. Instead of walking that 3 blocks to McDonalds‚ why not drive there? You get there faster and you can eat sooner. Driving has a lot of benefits. But driving also takes a lot of fuel‚ and everyone knows that fuel for cars isn’t the cheapest of resources. The gasoline that keeps your car running is supplied

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    Analysing Satire

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    of this speech. There are three main types of satire‚ gentle‚ barbed and savage. Gentle satire also known as horatian laughs along with the subject. It uses wit‚ exaggeration and self-deprecating humour and often critiques social vice through light hearted humour. Some well-known examples that use gentle satire are often parodies of songs‚ movies or shows. Barbed satire laughs at the weak like political cartoons. The last main type of satire is savage‚ which is cruel and aims to destroy someone

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    Because It Is Running by

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    Because It Is Running By Times goes by‚ things change and people die‚ whether you like it or not. This is a known fact‚ but yet it seems so shock many people‚ people who think that they have planned their life and that’s how things are going to be. “Because It Is Running By” is a short story written by Jo Llyod in 2009. The story deals with the lack of courage it takes to take a step towards our dreams‚ which is a problem that a lot of people can have. In the story we follow a young man

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