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Tennis A Sociological Perspect
<view this essay>.... and power of the game, tennis has a great demand on physical strength. Most people who engage in tennis are in their adolescence or early adulthood. While a number of seniors find it hard to keep up the pace and eventually change to other less rigorous activities such as: jogging, swimming, golfing and bowling. 10-times grand slam champion and former world No.1, Ivan Lendl, at the age of 38, admitted to the Tennis Magazine "I have increased my interest in Golf over the past few years as I feel that my physical strength is diminishing in a rapid fashion." The average age of a female player who is ranked in the top 100 is 21.91 while the average age of a m .....
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Effects Of Laughter On Patient
<view this essay>.... natural painkillers, and suppresses levels of epinephrine, the stress hormone. (3) The ability to laugh at a situation or problem provides a feeling of superiority and power. Humor and laughter can foster a positive and hopeful attitude. Humans are less likely to have feelings of depression and helplessness if we are able to laugh at what is troubling us. Humor gives us a sense of perspective and may allow for refocusing thoughts during times of difficultly. Laughter provides an opportunity for the release of those uncomfortable emotions, which, if oppressed, may create changes that are harmful.
Caregivers, as well as patients are in need of the therapeut .....
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Hunting
<view this essay>.... So, some people need
to hunt for food.
Another reason is for sport. This may seem like a petty reason,
but it is not. People play sports all the time, football and basketball.
Sports are a very important part of life. Hunting is a hobby, that needs
to exist. People get killed in sports such as football and rugby, just
animals get killed in hunting. Animals, they do not think on the same
level, so why is it such a big deal? Hunting is just a sport for a
different class of people.
You may ask why do we need to kill animals. A major reason is for
the balance of animals. If you have to many deer in a population, all the
plants would be eaten. Leaving mi .....
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The Job Of A Graphic Designer
<view this essay>.... to satisfy the customer. They are usually self-employed, but graphic artists are also important to advertising agencies, commercial art and reproduction firms, publishing firms, manufacturing firms, department stores, the motion picture industry, and government agencies. A graphic artist must be able to listen to the client and use his input towards an eye-catching design.
The tools of a graphic artist
The equipment that a graphic artist uses computers, mainly Macintoshes because of their dependability, ease of use, and graphics capabilities. For storage they use Zip disks ranging from 100 megabytes to 250 megabytes, and Jazz drives which can go from 1 gig .....
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The American Dream
<view this essay>.... This
statement is imperative because it gives recognition to those who try to reach their goals, even if they cannot achieve them fully. Throughout history, we see people voyaging to America in search of a
new life and new opportunities. Whether it be the Puritans escaping religious persecution, the Colonists in search of a new crop to make them rich, or immigrants looking for a better place to live and raise their children, all are given a chance to achieve the goals they have set for themselves in America. For example, when the Puritans came to America in search of religious freedom, they were given the opportunity to start fresh and practice their faith; mos .....
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Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
<view this essay>.... Brigade and volunteer organisation's because of CIS.
It would be stupid to believe that ESW's can walk amongst broken bones, burning bodies's, handle body part's, assist with the distraught survivor's and view terrible destruction without being effected in some way by such graphic exposure. People suffering from this experience physical, emotional and cognitive effects.(Mitchell 86).
CIS reaction's are incident specific. They may be either Acute or Delayed.(Mitchell 81)
An acute CIS reaction begins while the ESW is engaged with on scene operations. It is an incident that is often very disturbing for ESW's and may become physically ill as a result of th .....
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Is The Idea Of Doctrinal Devel
<view this essay>.... an approach that won’t get very far, or learn to live together despite having different doctrines, that is, to say that what the other side says is wrong, but that can be accepted. A third approach, tried by some within the movement, is to try and find some reason why both sides of the debate can be right in some sense. For Roman Catholics the problems is exacerbated by their strong sense of authority of the church down the ages, and in particular the veracity of the official doctrines issued by the Popes and the Councils. If a Pope has held that Matthew’s gospel was written first, then it is very difficult for Catholic theologians to argue that that isn’ .....
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Public Misunderstanding Of "Officer Safety"
<view this essay>.... the driver a verbal warning in hopes that he will
slow down and avoid an accident further down the road. As you walk up to the
driver's side window, you are shot 10 times in the face and chest and the driver
leaves you for dead. This situation actually occurred in San Diego, CA, 18
months ago. Many like it occur every day, and this is in the forefront of the
mind of every officer.
Another thing that an officer must keep in mind during a traffic stop is
the safety of the civilian driver. Same situation as above, but instead, as the
vehicle stops, the driver gets out of his car and is struck by a passing
motorist. Again, this happens more than you would l .....
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