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    The game Hex was invented by the Danish mathematician Piet Hein in the 1940s. This game has been of great interest to mathematicians around the world since its introduction, including Martin Gardner who explores it in chapter eight of his first Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Games (1959). The game is normally played on a board of 11x11 hexagons with two edges labelled black and the other two labelled white. It is a two-person game in which both players (using black and white

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    Basketball vs. Soccer As unalike the sports basketball and soccer may seem, these two sports are the two most similar sports the public currently plays. Soccer and basketball are two sports that each have their stars and national television coverage. They are arguably in the top 3 most popular sports for the youth and have high continuity rates for players that partake in them. While the ultimate goal in both sports is putting the goal in or through the net, how the players create these opportunities

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    “ Mommy, may I hear a story please? The sky is still bright, and nobody goes to sleep except me!” “ Oh my dear Kevin, you should know that after your father left us. The only things I could do was make sure you grow up safe.” “Mommy, why did my father leave us.” “He wasn’t a good husband…..” “Mommy, please don’t cry. I see the tears.” “Dear Kevin”, said mom, “I am not crying, it is just the sand in my eyes. Maybe, it is really too early though. But, I can’t let your go outside because it can be very

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    Jimmy Serrano and his Friend Dustin Trung are biking their way home. Jimmy was mad at Dustin for not talking to him for the past week. “Dustin can you please talk to me. Dustin looks away from Jimmy and focuses his eyes on his spinning tires. “You know what don’t want to talk to you either. Jimmy takes the other way home,leaving Dustin still going the normal way. “Stupid Dustin” Jimmy mutters then suddenly a cat walks in front of Jimmy's bike and Jimmy swerves into a wall. “Awwwwww” Jimmy mutters

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    The Tornado Short Story

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    The tornado I looked outside to see someone's home absolutely destroyed. The whole upper level was gone. Nothing left but the four walls. I stared in awe. What if that was us? What if we lost our house? It was just a normal day. March 6th was the date. The first part of my day was great, surprisingly. Mondays are never good. But this Monday was. Of course it couldn't stay good. Monday always finds a way to make you miserable. It was quite warm this particular day. Not many clouds out today. I had

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    The Defender of the Faith In Philip Roth’s, “Defender of the Faith”, Sergeant Nathan Marx is the “Defender” of whom the title speaks. Reluctant at first, Marx defended his faith on two fronts, one across the sea in Europe and the second in the United States. The battle in the states was of a different type. Marx learned what it was like to defend his and the faith of his fellow Jews against prejudice and abuse by those who waged the war. Marx is not an orthodox Jew. He does not follow the doctrine

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    rang throughout my body, and thoughts of failure creeped their way into my mind. Then when the ball finally found its way out-of-bounds, and I subbed in those thoughts faded away. As soon as my feet land within the the field of play I was in the thick of the action. I was running so extensively that I had to remind myself to breath. Running to defend then transitioning to offense my legs began to burn, undoubtedly from them not being active the last three games, but the moment I touch the ball the

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    terms of the effectiveness of defense they can provide. Most defenders will try to defend their clients to the best of their ability, but there are so many obstacles that prevent this from happening. These obstacles include heavy caseloads, lack of resources, government restriction, and the type of client they have to defend. While not all of these problems have a simple solution there must be some remedy to the issues. By not being able to provide a proper defense it directly violates proper due

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    Donald is the father of twin boys and due to the fact that he was accosted at a traffic light by hijackers, who ordered him out of the car, Donald shot the hijackers with their firearm. One of the hijackers died whilst the other fled the scene, this all occurred due to the fact that Donald heard the hijackers planning on taking the children and dropping them off elsewhere. The issue is whether or not Donald acted lawfully in his actions of shooting the hijackers. Donald did act lawfully due to the

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    DEFENDING IN FOOTBALL Defence as a system, is under-rated by many coaches in youth and professional football. According to a survey conducted by students of “National Institute of Physical Education” in Lleida, Spain, individual and collective defence practice is generally occupying less than 15 % of all training sessions (Wein, 2004). It is not surprising to see that the players who win individual awards at the end of every season is either a goal scoring machine or a midfield maestro. Although

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