The first chapter of Ender's Game begins with a conversation between two unnamed people, discussing a boy and his two siblings. ... Peter decides that he and Ender should play buggers and astronauts, a common children's game. However, Peter actually hurts Ender during the game, as he has in the past, treating his brother like a hated enemy. ... Ender is surprised, because they have already taken away his monitor, but Graff explains that that was his final test and that he has passed. ...

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The first three-quarters of the game was a tug-of-war with both teams evenly matched. ... Amazingly, Michael scored the last 15 points for his team including the game winner in the final seconds. ... Williams was very impressed with Jordan's ambition as well as his game. ... In the twenty-one, years Smith was coach only three freshmen had ever started a game. ... Michael went on in that game to hit the dramatic game-winning basket. ...

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One game throughout the year tickets should be allocated towards the promotion of ticket sales for father and son fans of the game. ... A father and son watching the game of football is a bonding experience that can only properly take place at the game. ... They know that the game is meant to be watched with others. ... The father and son duo are looking for more than just a great game played. ... When watching the players perfect their final motions and stretch all limbs for agility and power, there is a rush of excitement that circles the crowd. ...

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As of summer 2012, the Lakers hold the all-time records for wins (3,125), winning percentage (.620), and NBA Finals appearances (31). ... This era was led by the likes of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and "Big Game" James Worthy. ... Buss created the first squad of cheerleaders called the Laker Girls to entertain the fans during the game and at halftime. ... However, the duo concluded with a disappointing ending in the 2004 NBA Finals where they lost to the Detroit Pistons. ... With the addition of the Spaniard, the Lakers were back on track immediately, reac...

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He then heads back into the locker room, showers and relaxes a bit getting ready for pre-game activities. ... He will then retreat to the clubhouse until game time. The typical game lasts about 3 hours at which point he should go back to the hotel right? ... Oh and by the way he is expected to perform in a night game at 7:00. ... This brings us to the final major reason that athletes deserve as much money as the can get, because being an athlete is what they do, it is their job. ...

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The next year Atari released a racing game, a football game, and their famous tank game (http://hmk.best.vwh.net/ahistory.htm). ... In 1976 a game system called Fairchild Channel F was released. ... People would purchase the VCS just to play the game. ... Also that year Atari started to sell it's 7800 game system. ... His interest in this game gave him the idea for the design of a very uncomplicated tennis game called Pong (Atari). ...

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During the Civil War, Union soldiers had played the game of "base ball " in camp. ... Spalding, president of the White Stockings, published a book in 1911 called America's National Game. ... Al Spalding was still the manager as the team took the field on April 25, 1876 for their first game in the NL. ... One prominent game in the late 1890s took place on June 29, 1897. ...

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"Quite frankly I think the college game is in serious trouble. ... College basketball relies on competitiveness to stimulate the intensity of a college basketball game. ... School spirit is expressed during basketball games and the fans of the game get into the rivalries at hand. ... If the game's version of Exodus continues, that charm may disappear forever. ... A NBA recruiter can simply sit in during one basketball game and pick out a could-be superstar. ...

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We find that the PGA simply watches its game grow richer purses, more television exposure and more people playing golf. ... Though Finchem (Tour commissioner who was President Carter economic adviser in 1978-79.) game has grown increasingly large, he admits that competing for the sports dollar long-term is much more challenging now than it was five years ago. ...

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Boston won the game 3-0. ... No New York - Boston game would ever be meaningless, despite what the standings sometimes said. ... One of the greatest players ever in the game was Ted Williams. ... The team exceeded all of the even most optimistic of projections and fought the hardest fight in a tough pennant race that went down to the final day of that Cinderella season. ... A nationwide television audience of over seventy-five million viewers tuned in to the seventh game later that day, a game that the Red Sox lost. ...

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The game of baseball was introduced from the United States during the early Meiji period. ... In 1936 the first professional game was played. The game as it is today in Japan started in 1950. ... Their rules are generally the same, but the way the game is played is different. ... The final roster is the 25-man roster these players are chosen from the 28-man bench roster to participate in a given game In my opinion the strangest rule in Japanese baseball is the foreign player rule. ...

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This is our 23rd game this year. ... If you do that, there's no question what the answer's going to be in this ball game. ... This speech was given in a locker room before the biggest game of the players career. ... Imagine sitting in the locker room just waiting for the game to start. ... He even goes as far as to say, "Just block and tackle, If you do that, there's no question what the answer's going to be in this ball game." ...

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This holds true for both organizations participating in the Airplane game, as well as organizations participating in the game we call life. The stakes however for the game of life could be much steeper, we could in fact be talking about the loss of a career rather than just a loss of a grade. ... In order to be successful in their role of CEO of the Airplane game, it is very important that they display leadership skills that will help them in overcoming any and/or every crisis that comes their way throughout the entirety of the game. ... Denton's Airplane game. ... By having a set leader...

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Likewise, he battles the dragon in his final battle because he wanted to avenge his kingdom. ... In his final battle with the dragon his men all run away cowardly and abandoned him to be fatally injured by the dragon which eventual killed him. ... This theme is seen in the beheading game in which the Green Knight is beheaded but survives to challenge Sir Gawain. This same magic is seen in King Arthur's sorceress sister, Morgan La Fay, who is the source of mischief in the beheading game. ... In the final chapter, the King is dying and wishes for his sword Excaliber to be thrown into th...

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My Observations of German Transportation I noticed that in Germany most of the vehicles' look a lot different then those here in Canada. While a few were somewhat similar most were different. The front ends of most of the vehicles in Germany came down at very steep angles. Trucks were not com...

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The growth of the market for soccer equipment will take its final step with the organization of the World Cup during the summer of 2002 in Japan and Korea. ... He was a very competitive player that enjoyed the game and a very well educated hansom man outside the courts. ... However, in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona (Spain), the US basketball team with Jordan's leadership obtained the gold medal with a very spectacular game. ... Moreover Jordan came back to the game with such power that he helped the Chicago Bulls win another title. ... In fact, Brand Jordan's sales were still g...

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Kung is the Botswana government's plan to relocate all residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in the years 1986 through to 1996. ... The plan never worked out and the people stayed on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. ... The plan would derail a number of community based game management projects and would destroy the forest that provides most of their food. ...

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Computer Animation Introduction Computer animation has been around longer than I have. You may not realize it, but it was on the minds of film directors since the 1970's. Each director longed for an easier, more effective way to enhance the graphics of their film. Computers have been used in...

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When a sports reporter is working on a story they do not sit in the reporter's room, they are out on location watching each game carefully from the press booth. ... This allows them to have full concentration of the game from a good view, and ask various questions, or get other bits of information. ...

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Weber-Stephen's Keg-R-Que George Stephen, founder of Weber-Stephen Products Co., designed his first kettle-shaped barbecue grill in 1951, and sparked a backyard revolution. He was tired of complaining about flat, open braziers that exposed his food to wind, ashes, and charring flare-ups, he decid...

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The first of the five races was the Golden one, who lived in the Cronus era after was the Silver who were evil and imperfect and so Zeus destroyed them, the third was the bronze race who were fight full and brought on the awful acts of Ares (the gold of warfare), after were the heroic these people were created by Zeus and were semi-gods and were a divine and holy race and the final race was the Iron race which people suffered hardships and fatigue, Zeus then destroyed this final "holy" race. ... Typically the animal to be sacrificed was domesticated rather than wild game (except in ...

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The Final event that crosses my mind is the Olympics. ... The number of events rose from 43 to 95 and the number of participants shot up as well. 997 athletes participated, of which one 22 were women. 24 countries from around the world joined in this time which you would think would attract more attention to the game, although attendance was extremely low. Actually the only recorded attendance was an English man who traveled all the way from Nice to watch French, women's croquet game. ...

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I woke up to the buzzing of my alarm while it was still dark. Any other day I would condemn that atrocious ringing, cursing everything in the world that has led me to get out bed at 3:30 in the morning. Today though, is different. Today I woke more alarmed than my clock, eager to shut the singing bu...

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From the day the "Iron Chancellor" was appointed into his position, the fate of Germany, and of Europe would forever be changed. Otto von Bismarck was able to take the scattered remnants of a grand empire and mold it back into a great nation. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a hero i...

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Think back to when sports were just plain fun and you could play all day, and you were good at every game, too. You were 10. It still sounds the same out there on the field.... Hey, batter, batter.... It's still fun, and when it's muddy, it's even more fun. Fun and funner -- that's all sports had...

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