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    hip joint connects the leg to the main torso and is the joint that allows the entire leg to be moved. In this case the femur‚ tibia and other bones in the leg and foot are being lifted behind the body in preparation for the kick. The agonist muscles‚ which are the gluteus maximus and hamstring‚ contract to perform hip extension moving the leg behind the body. While this movement is accomplished the antagonist muscles‚ which are the illiopsoas and quadriceps relax. Once the leg is at the apex of its

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    outdoor track by completing 100 meters each. In this race‚ the baton for tagging must be passed within a given set of parameters‚ in this case‚ a 20 meter changeover box marked by yellow lines‚ 10 meters before and after the beginning of each subsequent leg of the race. The outgoing runner is limited to an orange acceleration marker line 10 meters farther back‚ from which he / she is forbidden to start beyond it. The 4 x 100 meter event is more popular among men than women‚ with the US and Britain

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    Literary Analysis Essay Lamb To Slaughter How can a leg of lamb go from being dinner to a murder weapon? In the story‚ Lamb to Slaughter by Ronald Dahl‚ when Patrick Maloney comes home to his wife Mary Maloney and tells her that he’s divorcing her‚ Mary has somewhat of a mental breakdown and kills her husband by hitting him on the head with a leg of lamb. Also her being pregnant really affected her feeling towards the divorce because she had no ide that he wanted to leave her for so long. There

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    The my leg met the pushing cart bar When the topic of a life changing experience is brought up my mind brings up various event s that stay with me‚ but the biggest one is the time I broke my leg. This was an experience that truly changes my life style and the way in seeing life itself. Now breaking my leg was only part of it the way it happened is what truly remains with me. I remember as if it was yesterday. It was a typical Friday in my household. Mom gets from work and we of we go shopping to

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    make matters worse‚ Rocky’s leg was in critical condition. His fur was extremely dirty‚ and this combined with the matted clumps covering his body required up to three specialists working on him at one point for several hours in order to cut the lumps of fur. Furthermore‚ Rocky’s front right leg was far worse than any other part of his body; it was just one giant clump of swollen‚ matted fur‚ and was turned the complete opposite way. This made Rocky unable to use his leg. Adding insult to injury‚

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    three areas are commonly called the trades "three legs." The first leg of this trade was merchants from Europe bringing refined goods to Africa to trade for slaves. The merchants traded with chiefs and high authority leaders. The chiefs pretty much could and would trade whomever they pleased‚ there was no restriction regarding who the slaves were. On the second leg of this trade slaves were transported to the West Indies‚ this leg was called the middle passage. This part was horrible

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    is full of curves and bends while the spiders legs are curled up in various dynamic positions. Spider Man is mostly balanced from left to right you have the spiders legs‚ the man’s two arms‚ and also his eyes. However‚ from top to bottom the painting isn’t very stable. At the top is red mist and feint images of mountains while the bottom is full of blood and the protagonist fighting. A Lot of rhythm is present in this painting. From the spiders legs to the man’s arms to the small bubbles of blood

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    line is describing a compass. The compass legs represent the marriage of the couple. This extended metaphor continues to explain that the legs of the compass are always connected and one leg stays put while the other moves around freely‚ always leaning towards the other leg. This represents the girl staying where she is while the speaker can watch over her and lean towards her. They cannot be separated because they are always bound together like the legs of the compass. The tone

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    people succeed because they are destined‚ but most people succeed because they are determined” really describes Mark Inglis‚ Erik Weihenmeyer‚ and Arunima Sinha. Mark Inglis summited Everest without any legs. He was only in his 20s when he lost both of his legs. Mark lost both of his legs to frostbite. He was working as a mountain rescue guide and was caught in a snow cave for 14 days. He summited Everest at the age of 45 and became the first double amputee to summit

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    and load * 2nd class levers: standing on tip toes; fairly uncommon; the load is between the fulcrum and the effort * 3rd class levers: most common; effort is between the fulcrum and the load; i.e. flexor of our elbow Anatomical Position: On legs: flexor on posterior; extensor on anterior Movement is the result of many muscles Opposing Actions the prime mover/agonist is going to be responsible for the action while the other muscle is the antagonist * Supinator: prime mover/ agonist

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