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- 5011: Mountain Bikes
- ... air-pressure suspension, or with springs and oil. Plastic parts can also give good results. Bikes that are equipped with front-wheel shock absorbers don't lose contact with the ground , which allows for more control, and thereby making driving at higher speeds possible. However, this advantage only comes into play when riding at high speed, and when the shocks occur in quick succession. Suspension prevents shocks from reaching the tire ...
- 5012: Minor League Baseball: Boom or Bust to Communities?
- ... of this stadium and consequently needed more land than he could obtain in Charlotte. Shinn and Charlotte officials negotiations eventually failed because both parties had conflicting side issues and agendas. City staff members struggled to control the stadium issue. They were primarily concerned about protecting the city's investment in the new coliseum. Shinn, looking beyond Class AA baseball, dreamed of a stadium that could potentially accommodate major league baseball, professional ...
- 5013: Greed In Sports
- ... they averaged thirty points a game in college, but struggle to make the transition into the pros, and average only four points; pay up! If their egos swell so much that they are out of control in public and do something to disgrace the organization they play for; pay up, because the contract guarantees that they get their money. The NFL is a breeding ground for holdout players. I think that ...
- 5014: Floor Exercise
- ... equipment is used, only a mat and open space. At competitions, judges look for good posture, proper technique, continuity, and variety. Floor exercise builds confidence and character. Your self confidence increases as you learn body control. As you become involved you will gain self discipline. You will learn valuable lessons about exercise, eating correctly, and getting the proper amount of rest, leading to a healthy and longer life. Competitive acrobatics have ...
- 5015: Wrestling
- ... by a circle; so no one gets hurt by being thrown off the mat. There are several ways to score points, takedowns, throws, and pins. Takedowns are when one wrestler has the other wrestler under control on the mat, all four extremities are touching the mat. In Free style, after a takedown both wrestlers start back at the standing position. Takedowns are worth one point, because using the legs is not ...
- 5016: Why Are The Chicago Bulls So Good?
- ... to win the championship in 1996. The Bulls have Scottie Pippen the floor general, Michael Jordan the leader, and Dennis Rodman the rebounder. The Bull's floor general is Scottie Pippen, a player who has control over everything that happens on the floor. Scottie Pippen is one of the most versatile and talented player in basketball. He can pass like a guard, rebound like a power forward, score like a shooting ...
- 5017: Bull Fighting
- ... swung across and away from the matador's body hopefully leading the bull toward it. The matador will continue to perform a number of different passes varying in skill until he has demonstrated his complete control over the charging bull. The bull is now ready to be killed. The matador stands about ten feet from the bull, keeping the bull fixated on the muleta held low in the left hand, and ...
- 5018: Automobile Racing
- ... safety of the car has followed directly behind improvements in performance of racing cars. Race tracks and courses are lined with safety barriers to stop a car if it gets off the track out of control. Drivers wear flame retardant clothing from head to toe, even undergarments must be flame retardant. The bodies of the cars are made to fall to pieces on contact. This is better than the car remaining ...
- 5019: Are Things Equal Between The Sexes In College Sports?
- ... discrimination, but lost(Briggs B4). Another example of male athletes being harmed is at Yale. Water polo and wrestling teams were dropped in 1991 and the track and cross country teams had limits placed to control the numbers of participants(Frankel ). Though title ix was issued to stop discrimination, it is causing some men's sports to be harmed. Now that both sexes of athletes have been addressed, who else could ...
- 5020: Legacies: Roman, Greeks, and Hebrews
- ... working government. There was the republic, which was made up of a senate, two assemblies, and consuls. They also had many forms of a dictatorship. The dictatorship was made of a dictator, who had complete control over the people, because the dictator usually controlled the army. From the Romans economic system, we gained their great knowledge of architecture. The Romans were great builders and put the arch to much use. The ...
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