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- 10751: Sports Therapy
- Sports Therapy Today in sports athletes endure many mental and physical obstacles from there competitive environment. Many of today's best athletes work with sports psychologists to help them handle the pressures found in this competitive atmosphere. One question that athletes ask is, why cant they play in big games as well as they anticipate ... sports psychologists call it, mental toughness. Sports psychologists James Loehr, calls "mental toughness," the ability to handle and even enjoy the psychological pressure of a competitive situation. (Harry Hurt, 1996, p.12) Many of today's best athletes seek help from sports psychologists, in order to help them with their overall game. Negative thoughts and psychological pressure from competitive moments; create many distractions for athletes who do not focus mental pictures ... occur, so that when they get in a pressured dilemma, they can react quickly to the situation. Prior to the 1992 Olympics sports psychologists James Loehr, spent a considerable amount of time mentally preparing Jansen's mind to set high goals, so that he wouldn't repeat failure, as he experienced, in the last two Olympics. (Harry Hurt 1996, p.12) Psychological pressure has a major effect on athletes' performance ...
- 10752: Neural Networks
- ... only begun to be tapped. They are used to address problems that are intractable or cumbersome with traditional methods. These new computing architectures are radically different from the computers that are widely used today. ANN's are massively parallel systems that rely on dense arrangements of interconnections and surprisingly simple processors (Cr95, Ga93). Artificial neural networks take their name from the networks of nerve cells in the brain. Although a great deal of biological detail is eliminated in these computing models, the ANN's retain enough of the structure observed in the brain to provide insight into how biological neural processing may work (He90). Neural networks provide an effective approach for a broad spectrum of applications. Neural networks excel ... neural network, each processor is linked to many of its neighbors so that there are many more interconnections than processors. The power of the neural network lies in the tremendous number of interconnections (Za93). ANN's are generating much interest among engineers and scientists. Artificial neural network models contribute to our understanding of biological models. They also provide a novel type of parallel processing that has powerful capabilities and potential ...
- 10753: Oedipus 2
- ... Sophocles Oedipus the King is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenian s. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits which bring about his tragic discovery. Oedipus gained the rule of Thebes by ... the murderer. Jocasta kills herself at the horrible realization that she has layed with her son and Oedipus puts out his eyes at finally seeing the truth. This fulfills the final part of the Sphinx s riddle for Oedipus will have to walk with a cane for the rest of his life because of his blindness, this will give him the 3 feet which man walks with at the end of ... Also, the god apollo did not predestine that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother by the oracle, he only stated what he knew was inevitable because of who Oedipus was. The sphinx s riddle was used by Sophocles to characterize Oedipus as a tragic man and as a parallel to his life. The riddle describes the 3 stages which Oedipus went through in his life. Also in ...
- 10754: Neural Networks
- ... only begun to be tapped. They are used to address problems that are intractable or cumbersome with traditional methods. These new computing architectures are radically different from the computers that are widely used today. ANN's are massively parallel systems that rely on dense arrangements of interconnections and surprisingly simple processors (Cr95, Ga93). Artificial neural networks take their name from the networks of nerve cells in the brain. Although a great deal of biological detail is eliminated in these computing models, the ANN's retain enough of the structure observed in the brain to provide insight into how biological neural processing may work (He90). Neural networks provide an effective approach for a broad spectrum of applications. Neural networks excel ... neural network, each processor is linked to many of its neighbors so that there are many more interconnections than processors. The power of the neural network lies in the tremendous number of interconnections (Za93). ANN's are generating much interest among engineers and scientists. Artificial neural network models contribute to our understanding of biological models. They also provide a novel type of parallel processing that has powerful capabilities and potential ...
- 10755: Two Powers
- ... that compare in our world today. One of the most influential means of government is means, unforcing unquestioning obedience to authority, as that of a dictator, rather than individual freedom of judgment and action (COMPTOM S ENCYCLOPEDIA). relatively few people run the country and the rest of the population takes little or none in the decision making. in a authoritarian government the rulers make prohibit or manipulated elation s in a way that makes them win. This governments may not only restrict individual freedom , but also limit the power of those who represent the people . govermets such as , absolute monarchy , dictatorship, and totalitarianism are ... voluntarily takes charge of hunting and maintaining the signal fire. As the structure of life on the island breaks down, Jack forms a tribe of savage boys on the far side of the island. Jack's name, Hebrew in origin, means "one who supplants," reflecting his use of force. This character does not believe that the Beast exists and is the leader of anarchy on the island. From the start ...
- 10756: Creative Writing: The Missed Fly Ball
- ... that crack of the bat, all I could hope for was that the ball would not come my direction. I have never had good luck, so the ball was coming right for me. I didn't even have to move, all I did was put my glove in the air and again hope it hit my glove. It did hit the glove but bounced right out and behind me. Now all ... also made me decide to quit baseball all together. Since quitting baseball at such a early age I missed on the opportunity to take part in what could have, at one time, been considered America's Pastime. Once a few years later I started to learn how to play basketball for the first time. It was just a few friends and myself down at the park shooting hoops. I wasn't terrible, considering I had never really played before. We played a few games of Horse and a few other simple shooting games. I wasn't the best but I wasn't always last. I ...
- 10757: Snoring Annoying Or Dangereous
- Snoring: Annoying or Dangerous Throughout the entire world a person's habits have thoroughly irritated another's. These habits are may annoy one person more than another, or not annoy another altoget-her. With such a highly varied and intensely personal list of annoying habits available, it appears difficult to choose the ... care for is making noises resembling road construction is difficult to say the least. Pat-iently you wait for the noise to subside so you can try to quickly fall to sleep. If that doesn't work you try gently pushing the human chain saw in order prompt them to be sci-lent. Soon you are tempted to smother the snorer with your pillow for a moment of si-lence, ...
- 10758: Mark Twain A Morally Deficient
- ... no longer endure life, and had drowned himself in Bear Creek. Upon discovering this note, a friend ran down to the river only to find Higgins wading back to shore, who concluded that he wouldn t. The village was full of the rumor for a few days, but Higgins didn t suspect anything. Twain thought it would be a perfect time to bring things out in the open, and if doing so would show his ability as a writer, probably be a lot of fun, and ... Some time after that the minister arranged to have one of his sermons printed in a pamphlet. The task of correction the proofs fell on young Twain. Remembering the ministers admonition he revised the Reverend s text, correction Great God to Great Scott and Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to Father, Son, and Caesar s Ghost. When the paper came out the town was all a buzz over his detrimental ...
- 10759: Natural Born Killers 2
- ... Knox, a self-proclaimed Natural Born Killer. His girlfriend is Mallory, played by Juliette Lewis. Over the period of the film, Mickey and Mallory get married and go on a killing spree, starting with Mallory's parents (played by Rodney Dangerfield and Edie McClurg). The film revolves around these two "mass murderers" as they go through many changes and many killings. We don't see them all, but we get the idea that they have killed many people. However, the second part of the movie collides with the first segment as soon as the media shows up. The media ... of the media has made Mickey and Mallory stars. It shows that serial killers can become as famous as movie stars and sports stars. In fact, this film is about so many things that it' s hard to explain in a review. The Motion Picture Association edited 32 minutes during its review prior to the release of the censored version, they were latter edited back in on the directors cut ...
- 10760: In Despair About Nothing
- In Despair about Nothing Man is often plagued by the question of his own existence. Existentialism is a subjective philosophy that is centered upon the examination of mans existence, emphasizing the liberation, responsibility, and usually the solitude of the individual. It focuses on individuals finding a reason for living within themselves. The philosophy forces man to make choices for himself, on the premise ... reason for existence, that the existential man has created for himself. Darkness, in contrast, represents the nothingness of life. The soldier in the story is an example of the first stage of existentialism in Hemingways denunciation of the philosophy. The soldier does not believe in a higher power, nor does he recognize the existence of nothingness. What he does know is that there is something missing in his life, something ... living to die for his country. It would give him a feeling of patriotism, of honor, of courage. But something is missing. The soldier has not found his existential truth for himself. The army isnt it. The soldier is left tormented with the hollow feeling of nothingness, a hollowness that he attempts to temporarily fill with immediate sexual gratification. The younger waiter recognizes the soldiers need: What does ...
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