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- 1051: The Jab
- ... and street fights that I’ve seen, my conclusion is that no one knows how to throw a simple lead jab. Every person throws heymakers, mostly, because that’s all they know about punching. A big winded up punch is very powerful, but you’ll see that a simple jab is much more. Start off by staggering your feet (put one foot in front of the other), and place them a ... punching. In defense, the jab often stops or stuns an attack. You can always slip in a quick jab to your opponent’s face at the very moment he is about to let go a big winded up punch. Used correctly, it is the sign of a scientific fighter, who uses strategy rather than force. Now you see why the jab is the best punch there is. It takes very little ...
- 1052: Death Of A Salesman 3
- ... these are expressed occasionally. The lies he tells entrap him. Howard ask's Willy, "where are your sons? why don't your sons give you a hand?". Willy replies, "they're working on a very big deal" Howard remarks, "this is no time for false pride, Willy you go to your sons and you tell them that you're tired. You've got two great boys, haven't you?". After willy ... lend him money although he feels insulted by Willy's refusal to work for him. "The excessively proud imagine a universe that plates themselves firmly at the centre. People who bear grudges - who are too big to apologize, who can dish it out but can't take it - are apt to discover how private that universe can be." (Vit Wagner, article). Macbeth's envy, though it is what brings him to ...
- 1053: Death Of A Salesman 2
- ... these are expressed occasionally. The lies he tells entrap him. Howard ask's Willy, "where are your sons? why don't your sons give you a hand?". Willy replies, "they're working on a very big deal" Howard remarks, "this is no time for false pride, Willy you go to your sons and you tell them that you're tired. You've got two great boys, haven't you?". After willy ... lend him money although he feels insulted by Willy's refusal to work for him. "The excessively proud imagine a universe that plates themselves firmly at the centre. People who bear grudges - who are too big to apologize, who can dish it out but can't take it - are apt to discover how private that universe can be." (Vit Wagner, article). Macbeth's envy, though it is what brings him to ...
- 1054: Assassination Of Martin Luther
- ... of the United States (Washington, Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe) were born in the colony. 47 Washington The great green forests of fir, pine and hemlock give Washington the popular nickname evergreen state. The big firs are always green and the grass grows all during the winter. Another nickname for Washington, the Chinook State, comes from a Native American group of the Columbia River area. 48 West Virginia The nickname ... reference to the copper mines in the North. Wyoming Such dedication to human rights is reflected in the Wyoming's nickname, the Equality State. Other nicknames are the Cowboy State, the Sagebrush State, and the Big Wyoming State.
- 1055: Hunting Wild Hogs
- ... you hear the pig screaming or the dogs scrapping with the pig, don’t hesitate just run as fast as you can to the action. You need to be fast because if it is a big boar with some sharp tusks, he may hurt the dogs or even kill a dog or two. When you reach the action and you see the dogs scrapping the wild hog this is the greatest ... your truck. You have two choices which are: just taking the meat in your meat bag or carrying it out whole. Most times if it is small you just take the meat, if it is big you bring it out whole. To get this animal out whole we usually tie his right front leg to his right back leg and his left front leg to his left back leg. Now the ...
- 1056: Time Management
- ... out the time it will take to achieve the goal. Setting priorities is a main key in making time. The understanding of what needs to be done and what can be done will make a big difference. If parties are number one then how is an “A” expected when every party is attended. Something as simple as a list can be extremely useful. Taking the time to make a list helps ... and organize thoughts rather than keeping a mess jumbled in the memory. Being realistic will prevent unwanted stress. Getting a weeks worth of work done in one day is very unlikely. Procrastination is a very big problem in time management. Never put anything off until the last minute or you will fall further and further behind. Don’t give up on school or anything that need to be accomplished. At times ...
- 1057: American Westerns (maverick, T
- ... American citizens the right to vote, regardless their race. What was happening out west during this time or reconstruction? Many Hollywood producers, during the twentieth century, have tried to recreate an old west on the big screen. One of these attempts was the television show, "Maverick". The show first aired in September of 1957, staring an unconventional hero who rather play tricks and win card games than fight with a brother who shared the same characteristics. All the men walked around in suites and lived on showboats or in big houses. Men were propositioned to murder for a fair price. When there is talk of traveling through Indian Territory, one man exclaims, "They get mean this time of year." According to "Maverick's" Creator-A ...
- 1058: Mafia
- The Mafia way of life may seem like a romantic updated version of the western movie played out on the streets of the big cities where the good guys and the wise guys who share the same instincts and values do battle before an enthralled public but it is actually very different. The Mafia is really just a group ... legitimate jobs are a part of, smuggles drugs, and runs illegal gambling rings. These are some of the ways the Mob negatively affects our community and harms innocent citizens. Any illegal activity that brings in big money the Mafia is part of. Union corruption has been the primary focus of many federal investigations and by the end of the 1980’s, four unions, the Teamsters, Longshoremen, Laborers, and Hotel and Restaurant ...
- 1059: Kurt Vonnegut
- ... Amer. Lit. Bio., 301). He once wrote: [Suicide] has always been a temptation to me, since my mother solved so many problems with it. The child of a suicide will naturally think of death, the big one, as a logical solution to any problem, even one in simple algebra. (Streitfeld, C13) In fact, Vonnegut himself made a suicide attempt in 1984, using sleeping pills and alcohol. Some one found and saved ... York, and at another he lived on Cape Cod (Wakeman, 1494). In Cat's Cradle, all of these locations are used. The narrator himself is from Indiana, and meets another Hoosier, who makes an especially big deal about the number of important Hoosiers. The scientist who invented ice-nine was living on Cape Cod when he died. The narrator corresponds with a student from Cornell, and makes a trip to Ilium ...
- 1060: Mp3 Argument
- ... beginning of a complicated argument. Now that it is possible for consumers to download copyrighted material free of charge, major record labels have a great fear. “Tons of people use it [MP3] online, but most big record labels have not embraced it for fear of privacy, since the format also allows for widespread copying of illegal files.” (Sullivan 1999). On the other hand, MP3 technology has given the unsigned artist an ... ban the distribution of copyrighted material. The emergence of MP3 has tremendously excited unsigned musical artists. Many believe this is the beginning of a musical revolution where the “little guys” are going to conquer the “big guys.” ZDNet, an online magazine, recently interviewed Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3.com which is an web site devoted to the distribution of MP3 files created by independent/unsigned musicians. “People keep asking me, ‘When ...
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