Cricket Essay

The Effect of Sound Intensity and Type on the Foraging Time of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus. Brett Tung, 2017, Ecology (BIO 211), University of Puget Sound. The topic of interest was how instincts and perceptions affect the foragers through the ecology of fear. The aim was to look at if sound intensity and/ or sound type affects the foraging time of common house crickets. This was to see how foragers overall would react to a threat of predation (the sound). Using a simple maze and a speaker

History of Softball Many people assume that softball came about from baseball, the sport’s first game actually came about because of a football game. The history of softball dates back to Thanksgiving Day of 1887 when several alumni sat in the Chicago, IL Farragut Boat Club anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Yale vs. Harvard football game. When Yale was announced as winner, a Yale alumnus playfully threw a boxing glove at a Harvard supporter. The Harvard fan swung at the balled-up glove with

Softball and soccer. Are they different or are they similar in ways that no one ever really sees. Softball, a game where one throws a twelve inch neon yellow ball to a batter to hit. Each batter has three strikes to hit the ball. The batter can either get hit, walked, hit the ball, or strikeout. While the pitcher is pitching there are eight other players on the field working as one to get the batter out, whether they are cheering on the pitcher or getting the ground out to first base. Although, one

By a show of hands, how many people on hear have ever seen professional bowling on TV? Were you curious about how they about how they were able to make the ball react down the lane? If yes, you are one of many. Today I will explain how to manipulate your ball so that it reacts. To somebody who is unfamiliar with the specifics of the sport, it can be difficult to comprehend all the parts of this seemingly simple idea of rolling a ball. These parts can be broken down into three steps. These steps

The history of bowling goes way back to the 3200BC when Sir Flinders Petrie found a colection of objects in a egyptions childs grave in the 1930’s, and today it is one of the most popular sports in the world. There are documents that show a form of bowling in England in 1366, when King Edward III banned it inorder to make the troops focused on archery practice. It also seems that bowling during King Henry VIII time at throne was much alive. At this time there were still many variations of “pin games”

I’ve learned a lot of things that I’ve never learned before in the 10th grade. There even a lot of things my mom even taught me. The subjects I did in the 10th grade were Algebra and a little bit of Geometry, U.S. History, World Literature, English writing, Home Economics, Religion, and Human Anatomy. In this essay I’m going to write about what I learned during 10th grade. One of the first things I learned in the 10th grade was math. I was doing Geometry first and I learned a little about triangles

If you have a birthday coming up for a friend or family member that just loves to bowl, here are a few bowling accessories that any expert bowler would enjoy owning. However, before you purchase any of these presents, do a little investigative work and discover what equipment they already have and which of these items they have been pinning for. Grip Tape Every serious bowler needs grip tape. Bowlers wrap grip tape around their thumb in order to help them more easily release the ball. Even if

Ladies Split Doubleheader with In-State Rival Louisiana College SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies softball team picked up their first win of the season, 4-2, in game one of the doubleheader, but five errors led to four unearned runs by the Wildcats in a 5-1 loss in game two between Centenary (1-5) and Louisiana College (3-1) Tuesday night, February 7. With the Maroon and White down 2-1 in the fourth, they scored three runs to take the lead. A hit by pitch, single, and a dropped liner to third loaded the

A Research About Bocce History: Bocce Ball has been evolving for thousands of years. The basics of the game can be traced back to games that were played in Egypt around 5000 BC when people first began settling along the Nile Delta. Records dating to the 3rd century BC also show the popularity of a Bocce-like game with Roman soldiers. As the Roman Empire spread, this game was introduced throughout the European continent, Asia and North Africa. Bocce Ball is one of the oldest of all lawn or yard

Tommy Fancher Mr. O'Brien Novel and Drama 19 December 2014 "Ten Pin" Bowling, whether competitive or recreational, everyone has the same goal, knock down all 10 pins. Many people consider bowling to be a simple sport but actually there is a lot of strategy and skill to the game. There are many rules that come with the sport, and they have changed quite a lot over the years. Bowling has been traced all the way back to the Ancient Egyptians and the basis of the sport has always been the