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- 191: From The Floutings Of The Cooperative Principle To Communica
- ... A will successfully infers that Doctor Johnson is not a gook choice. B expresses such a meaning indirectly, humorously and vividly. (4) To Convey Information Accurately EXAMPLE 15 A: Got the time? B: Well, the sports news has just began. In reply to A's inquiring what time it is, B talks about the irrelevant matter ‘ͺ "the sports news". In truth, nevertheless, this statement could be the most accurate one in the condition that B is currently in. A will make little effort to detect the exact meaning: since B has no timepiece ... with him, he is not able to tell the exact time of the present moment, but he can provide some information from which A might be deduce the approximate time, namely the beginning of the sports news. The very context here is that both A and B know the rough time when the news begins, which is a prerequisite for a positive flouting. (5) To Remind Somebody Strongly EXAMPLE 16 ...
- 192: Basketball and Its History
- ... team scoring the most such throws, through field goals or foul shots, wins the game. Because of its continuous action and frequent scoring, basketball is one of the most popular spectator as well as participant sports in the world. The measurements of American and international basketball courts differ slightly. The basketball court is a rectangular area ranging in size from about 29 m by 15 m (about 94 ft by 50 ... the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournaments for men (begun in 1939) and women (begun in 1982), which determine the NCAA champions. High school basketball for girls and boys, one of the most popular spectator sports, attracts large crowds throughout the United States. Statewide tournaments determine the championship teams. Other forms of amateur competition include variations of the game for younger children and for people with disabilities. Rules Basketball rules change ... recognized men's college game. The older, six- player women's rover game gave way to a five-player game similar to men's basketball in the late 1960s. With the growth of women's sports in general in the United States from the 1970s on, and the change of rules, spectator and participant interest in women's basketball on the high school, collegiate, and professional levels increased. Play-offs ...
- 193: Privacy Essay
- ... driver and military personnel drug use on the job will most often prove deadly to innocent bystanders and the drug user as well (Goldstein 4). With some jobs such as a police officer and professional sports player drug use causes corruption. The officer becomes a man working on the inside for the drug dealers and the sports player gains an unnecessary advantage over their competitors. Even worse than the unfair advantage is the negative impact the drug use causes on the kids who idolize the sports player making drugs glorified for them (Goldstein 5). Our goverment needs to drug test its employees and make it mandatory that every other worker in our country be tested as well by whatever private ...
- 194: Creative Writing: Bob's World
- ... he knew there was several reasons why they would not make a good couple. First Lucille had told him that she did not like it if her boyfriend was a lot smarter and better at sports than her. After-all they were so different. She worked so hard to get stuff done while he needed very little time if any at all. She was the captain of the soccer and basketball ... was better, he could beat her at any sport. He knew they were just so different they were fated not to be together. The two friends chatted their way to school. She talked about her sports games and practices and how much homework she had while he talked about the TV shows he had watched. When they got to school they said their good-bye's -- she had trigonometry and he ... his brilliant (like him) friend John when he said. "Hey man didn't I see you walking with that Lucille chick?" John asked him. "Ya I mean she isn't smart or as good at sports like you and me but I like her anyway," Bob replied. "But Bob man, she just smacks of effort, how does one person do so much work?" John asked Bob. "I know that is ...
- 195: John DeLorean and His Acomplishments
- ... a 400 CI V8 into it, and that was even more fun! Estes loved the car, and they decide to put it into limited production. DeLorean said the car reminded him of a fast foreign sports car, so he suggested that they name it after the Ferrari Gran Turismo Omolagate. The GTO was born. It took the country by storm. Pontiac's sales manager originally thought that they would only sell ... place. With Pontiac already on such a roll, DeLorean had a fairly easy job. He continued to push for new products, and renovate Pontiac factories. He begged GM management to build a snazzy 2 seat sports car, which Pontiac had come up with. They declined. That car was later (much later,) built as the Pontiac Fiero. The Chevrolet Years In 1969, John was promoted to head the Chevrolet division. GM was ... should be. Thus, the DeLorean was born. The DeLorean Motor Company DeLorean (originally) had no thoughts of competing head to head with the large, multinational car companies. He figured he could create a 2 seat sports car which could be sold through existing dealers of other makes. He wanted to build a car "that the o wner would sell because he was tired of it, not because it had rusted ...
- 196: A Lesson From Oliver
- ... business of the eyeglasses which I've worn since age two, the thickness of which I'm sure may be measured in cubits. Poor depth perception, however, did less to dampen my spirit for team sports than did the equally poor perceptiveness of my peers. You might say I was not encouraged in that direction. Clearly I wasn't cut- out for the typical menu of local summer jobs gobbled up ... news department." News? - I reflected, in shock - What the hell kind of job was that for a future teen idol? News? That was the time when you brushed your teeth after breakfast, just before the sports came on. Here I was wanting to be taken seriously. What self respecting teenager ever took the news seriously? Obviously not me because I didn't have the first clue about news. My tutor was ... records at random to keep him going till the first commercial break. Then he's on the air at 6 a.m., three hours before the office staff comes in, spinning discs, reading news/weather/sports every half hour, and playing "spots" - lots and lots of commercial spots, this being triple-A rated time for which sponsors pay a premium and basically support the other fifteen hours of air-time ...
- 197: Biograhy of Arnold Schwarzenegger
- ... and is freakishly large, he is accepted as a part of American Culture, and looked upon as an American Icon. "While generations of would-be movie stars were compelled to Anglicise their names, this one sports the least pronounceable, most problematic moniker ever to emblazon an American movie marquee" (Hoberman 24). Despite Schwarzenegger's resolve to leave his name unchanged, he goes on to embody the American Spirit. "
Arnold has willed ... degree, fitness enthusiasts see him as an figurehead, leading them to the promised land of washboard abs and firm buttocks. In 1990, Schwarzenegger was named Chairman of the President's Council On Physical Fitness and Sports ( Stoddard 43). Strategically, this is a masterful move on Schwarzenegger's part in regards to increasing his appeal among the people. Physical fitness and sports are universal concepts that everyone can identify with and almost no one can oppose. Choosing such a non- controversial concept and associating his name with it is guarantees an increase in popularity. In terms ...
- 198: Drugs Debate
- ... world through different eyes, for example, over being able to communicate efficiently with friends and family, that is a personal choice which should not be made by a government. There are far more injuries from sports than from the use of mind-expanding drugs, yet competing in sports is encouraged. On the other hand, if one wishes to consume a substance which affects one's morality, rationality and ability to learn, such as mind constricting drugs, the consequences are that one infringes on ... and discriminated against with the severe laws that exist in many countries today regarding drugs. They argue that the health risks of using many drugs are much lower than the risks of competitive and extreme sports. Legalizing mind expanding drugs would eliminate many of these pleads because most of the people who are taking drugs before they go out dancing and such are not taking mind constricting drugs. In the ...
- 199: Magic Johnson
- ... asked her out to dinner. This didnt happen to much in college, but Cookie was pleased. Cookie understood Earvins main focus was basketball. (Johnson, p.58-68) Earvin appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for a college basketball preview. Earvin emerged in a tuxedos to show how classy college hoops were. Sports Illustrated favored MSU to finish near the top, with star five of their six players returning like Greg "Special K" Kelser, Jay Vincent, Robert Chapman and Earvin "Magic" Johnson and receiving practicing against teams in ... deal with AIDS and HIV is amazing. From June Bug to Magic, Earvin Johnson Jr. will always be a great man. Bibliography Brenner, Richard J. Jordan*Johnson. New York: East End Publishing, 1989 Haskins, James. Sports Great Magic Johnson Revised and Expanded. Springfield:Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1992 Lovitt, Chip. Magic Johnson. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1991 Johnson, Earvin "Magic." My Life. New York: Random House, Inc., 1992 The Fifty Greatest ...
- 200: Boxing - Should This Unjustifi
- ... the Open University in the Journal of Medical Ethics. He stated that for the years 1986 to 1992, boxing accounted for only three deaths in Wales in England compared with the 77 deaths from motor sports, 69 from air sports, 54 from mountaineering, 40 from ball games and 28 from horse riding. He added that it is also clear that drinking and smoking pose a far greater risk to long term well-being than does ... a blend of skilled sport and savage fighting, it should be converted to just a skilled sport without the savagery. Fights will become bouts to be won or lost based on points like many other sports. This way boxers will not have the mentality that they need to defeat their opponents until they are unconscious anymore and, at the same time, make boxing a less brutal and violent sport.
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