Backwards And Forwards By David Ball

all scream, “Dionysus!” Since I am more visual person, for me the dance added a lot of emotion and tension to the play. This made it really exciting to wonder what’s going to happen next. It reminded me of in Backwards & Forwards where Ball talks about forwards. According to Ball, “A forward is anything that arouses an audience’s interests in things yet to come. Playwrights want the audience hooked not on the present but the

“Look at the difference!” Mr. Rochester urges Mr. Woods and Mr. Briggs to compare Jane Eyre’s “clear eyes” and “face” with Bertha Mason’s “red balls” and “mask” (p. 311). It is obvious that Rochester’s comments on his new lover are a lot more positive than those on his first wife. From his point of view, Jane is a pure angel whereas Bertha is a raging beast. Rochester further overstates the contrast between Bertha and Jane by dehumanizing the former into a “demon” and “bulk” while giving the latter

According to David Ball, in his book Forwards and Backwards, “ you can’t begin to find a play’s meaning until you comprehend its works” (Ball 3). William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is an excellently written dramatic tragedy, that when analyzed well, is a dynamically diverse piece of literature. Hamlet is an ideal play for analyzing, with much exposition, clear stasis and intrusion, good use of theatrical elements, suspenseful forwards, and multiple cause and effect triggers and heaps. The exposition in

social class of the era. Algernon attempts to be clever, using food to avert John’s request intended for him to leave. With plans to marry Cecily, leaving becomes an obstacle, which prevents Algernon christening later that afternoon. David Ball author of Backwards &

a teacher, it teaches that to be human is to be insignificant, impotent, and a slave to the forces of randomness. According to David J. Morris, the author of The Evil Hours, “Trauma destroys the fabric of time. In normal time you move from one moment to the next, sunrise to sunset, birth to death. After trauma, you may move in circles, find yourself being sucked backwards into an eddy or bouncing

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” As demonstrated by this quotation from Vince Lombardi, a reflection of our worth derives from the effort we put forward. Stories of successful citizens rising from the unknown to fame, or poverty to wealth shows the “common man” that if they desire a similar outcome, there exists a possibility of attaining a higher social status. Occasionally, as depicted in the play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov, instances where honest means to

the King’s sometimes cold and removed treatment. Yet, Falstaff cannot be the real father-figure to Hal due to his being an hindrance to Hal’s goals, whereas the King is a true parent, role-model and impetus for the Prince’s morality. According to Ball, “Character consists of all the qualities, traits, and features that create the nature of a person and distinguish that person from another person” (60). Clearly, the King’s qualities closely resemble those of a true father, distinguishing him from

feet slide tackle dribbling throw in controlling the ball header Key coaching points Passing with in step - you’d be told to keep an eye on the person your passing to open your body up, put your non kicking foot besides the ball pointing to where you want the pass to go, make contact using the instep of the striking foot and kick the ball, after contact with the ball follow through it. Slide tackle - make sure you keep your eye on the ball go in one footed sliding along the ground coming in from

Decision-making in Baseball Baseball is a great game to analyze from game theory perspective because of the scale of strategic decisions that are continuously made on the fields and each play. In every play, there are various players (baseball players, coaches, team managers and owners) with different goals and payoffs, and thousands of pitch-by-pitch decisions are made in course of an at-bat, inning, game, and season. Major League Baseball, one of the four major professional sports leagues of

Author Note This paper was prepared for Biomechanics SPHE324, taught by Professor Jenny Johnson. “If you wanna get drafted, pay attention.” Movement Analysis for an Instep Kick A Review of the Biomechanics Involved in Soccer Kicking a ball is a fundamental movement that most individuals have learned to do since taking their first steps. However, kicking in the sport of soccer is the single most important aspect of the game. The success of the team derives heavily on proper technique