...One of my greatest skills is perseverance, and I discovered it during a very difficult time in my life. For several months in the beginning of my junior year, I had a major problem with pole vaulting. Often, I would be trying to jump in a way that I had successfully done many times before, but for some reason, I would run through every single attempt. Physically, I should have been able to jump, but psychologically, I could not do it. I ran through hundreds of times without knowing why I was doing it or what I could do to change it. The experience was immensely challenging for me. I had been pole vaulting long enough that it had become a way that I defined myself. Not only that, but as I got more frustrated, I put more pressure on myself, which...
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...Cameron Shaughnessy Michael Chojnowski English 102 5 December 2012 Pole Vault Risks of Going High Most people look at pole-vaulting as a crazy and extreme event in track and field. The men and women that do this event can be quite crazy. They are people who aren’t scared to take the risk of going as high as twenty feet in the air. Pole vaults are almost a different breed of athlete. They have a mindset that they are going to run as fast and jump as high as they can and not care what happens after. There are many ways that a pole-vaulter can get hurt from head injures to pulled muscles. Fortunately, nearly everyone that pole vaults remains safe and uninjured, but there are a few cases a year where people get hurt or in extreme cases killed. This isn’t due to the fact that the event isn’t safe but just that with every other sport, there is a chance something can go wrong and you can get injured. But that is the fact that athletes in every sport have to deal with and have accepted. Pole-vaulting is a very technical and hard event to learn. The athlete has to be fast strong and have great stamina because of the amount of jumps taken and how taxing each jump is on the body. The main object of vaulting is to get over the cross bar and move to the next height. Most of this has to do with the amount of force you apply to the pole at impact. This is called momentum. “Momentum is a quantity used to measure the motion of the body” (Weir par 13). This is essential to having a...
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...In society, humans are never satisfied. They always want more from themselves, from others, and from the world around them. People use ambition to make this happen by challenging fate and striving for what they desire, which could result in good or bad outcomes. Ambition is a desire for change, which can either cause success or destruction in a person. People who are influenced by ambition can achieve great things, whereas others, who are tempted by these desires, and will do anything to achieve them, may be destroyed. The latter is the case in William Shakespeare’s dramatic tragedy, “Macbeth”. In Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth”, the theme vaulting ambition is portrayed because it leads to Macbeth’s eventual downfall and destruction, and...
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...external drives -- be sure to control access to the room/car/house in which the backups stored. Handle your backup media as you would any other critical hardware. Use a fireproof and media-rated safe. Many people store their backups in a "fireproof" safe, but typically one that's only rated for paper storage. Backup media such as tapes, optical disks and magnetic drives have a lower burning/melting point than paper and a standard fireproof safe only serves to provide a false sense of security. off-site storage of backup:- In computing, off-site data protection, or vaulting, is the strategy of sending critical data out of the main location (off the main site) as part of a disaster recovery plan. Data is usually transported off-site using removable storage media such as magnetic tape or optical storage. Data can also be sent electronically via a remote backup service, which is known as electronic vaulting or e-vaulting. Sending backups off-site ensures systems and servers can be reloaded with the latest data in the event of a disaster, accidental error, or system crash. Sending backups off-site also ensures that there is a copy of pertinent data that isn’t stored on-site. Although some organizations manage and store their own off-site backups, many choose to have their backups managed and stored by third parties who specialize in the commercial protection of off-site data. ...
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...Availability? Data Protection and Business Continuity So, in this topic, we will see: techniques to protect data and ensure business continuity when disaster occurs. GLOBALISATION DB2/DP/DN/V1.0/7 DB2/DP/DN/V1.0/8 2 Recovery Objective LAST BACKUP DISASTER OCCURRED SYSTEM BACK TO OPERATION Data Protection Techniques Overview 1. TIME DATA LOSS RECOVERY POINT OBJECTIVE (RPO) RECOVERY TIME OBJECTIVE (RTO) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Vaulting Physical: backup to tape Electronic: backup over the Internet Server fortification RAID: same copies, or split into several disks Dual power supplies Network cluster NAS: independent disks connected directly to network SAN: a network of disks connected to the whole network through a server Snapshot disk mirror: removable copy disk Hot Failover Server: dual identical servers Outsource: let someone else do the job DB2/DP/DN/V1.0/9 DB2/DP/DN/V1.0/10 1st option: Vaulting Physical Vaulting Storing option: • on-site (primary location) • off-site (secondary location) Vaulting CHEAP, EASY TO IMPLEMENT RPO = 2 – 24...
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...The Role of Technology in the Olympics When the modern Olympics began in 1896, Thomas Burke, an American athlete, wore a cotton shirt and cotton shorts and ended up winning gold in the 100-meter sprint. Fast-forward to the 2012 London Olympics. In August, American athletes in track events competed in Nike’s Pro TurboSpeed suits. The tight-fitted apparel was made from recycled polyester fabric, designed to limit aerodynamic drag and boost athletic performance. Today, it’s hard to imagine any sport that hasn’t been touched by technology. From the synthetic material swimmers wear to the carbon-fiber frames in cycling, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other international sporting federations have welcomed most technological innovations that have arguably improved the games. While there are many variables that are associated with athletic performance, one of the contributing factors for breaking world records has been technological innovation in design and equipment. With every passing Olympics, technology is shrouded with controversy, with many spectators claiming that the spirit of sport is being hindered by the use of technology. While this is an adamant concern, recent studies have shown that athletic performance has reached its physiological limit. In order to keep audiences engaged in the modern Olympics, technological innovation is needed to help assist athletes in achieving world records. From tracksuits to running shoes, innovation in clothing design garners...
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...Gothic Architecture can be viewed as the skyscrapers of the medieval era with the sheer height of the buildings and the slender windows and columns adding to the verticality of the buildings. In his book 'Gothic' Prof. Dr Bruno Klein enlightens the readers that Gothic Architecture was not entirely initiated with the construction of St. Denis by Abbot Sugar but rather played as major catalyst for the movement which had slowly started to appear in the late Romanesque movement. By instigating a search through Klein's work a better understanding of the Gothic movement can be achieved. This paper will discuss in detail factors that contributed towards the Gothic movement and how the movement was not initiated by the construction of St. Denise by Abbot Sugar but rather a few years before hand. By exploring factors such as political, social and cultural beliefs and values that influence the dramatic change that helped emerge the gothic movement and differ it from its predecessor. Aim of this paper is showcase and illuminate the differences between Gothic and Romanesque Architecture but also how past Architectural styles transcends over time rather than stop with the Architectural movement ends and moves to another. The fact that the founding stone of Gothic Architecture was laid on the july 14 1140 can be disputed (Toman and Bednorz 2007, pg 28). According to Prof. Dr. Bruno Klein the rebuilding of the choir of the Benedictine church of St. Denis was begun at the influence of Abbot...
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...In Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the characterization of Macbeth is developed in his soliloquy through the use of diction, metaphors, and the motif of vaulting ambition. In the scene, Macbeth’s soliloquy takes the reader through his internal conflict and he weighs his options, reflecting on the choice he has to make. Shakespeare uses diction in Macbeth’s soliloquy to show the reader his indecisiveness. Macbeth has contradictory feelings on whether or not he should follow through with the “assassination” (1.7.3) of Duncan. Shakespeare chooses words like if, were, could, might, and but to show how difficult the decision is for Macbeth. “If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly. If the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence” (1.7.1-3). This quote explains that he would kill Duncan if it were done quickly and without the...
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...year here as a pole vaulter, the coaching staff was a bit chaotic. There seemed to be no structure of any sort. First off, the track team is already divided into a few groups, such as the sprinters, throwers, distance runners, and jumpers. Within my group, the jumpers, we had about eight of us. We would show up to practice everyday at 3:30pm and not know what our workout was or which coach we were working with, whether is was our head coach, conditioning coach, or pole vaulting coach. We didn’t know who to go to with issues or who was in charge of us. Some days we practiced with one coach and the next day it was a different coach. None of their workouts were in sync and things just seemed a bit out of control. However, after a few of us talked to the head coach, who was ultimately in charge, at the end of the year and we all agreed that some things needed to be changed. At the start of my sophomore year, I definitely noticed a change. Our conditioning coach was let go and my group worked only with our pole vaulting coach for the entire year. We rarely even spoke with or saw our head coach anymore. The different groups throughout the team didn’t see each other during the day anymore, and between the fifty-five people on the team, I probably only knew half of them. However, by separating into the...
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...for facing the walls . In northern France , especially Normandy , western facades are flanked by two towers Similar to the architecture of Normandy is the English Romanesque style usually called Norman architecture . German Romanesque , or Rhenish churches often have both western and eastern apses . On the other hand gothic architecture originated and attained its highest development in northern France . It is distinguished mainly by the use of the pointed arch , traceried stained-glass windows , and elaborate ribbed vaults . The lightness , delicacy , and soaring height of the Gothic cathedral were possible because of the pointed arch , ribbed vaults , and flying buttresses . Use of the pointed arch with the Romanesque rib and panel vaulting method possible Gothic vaults of great height and span . With the weight of the multiribbed vault supported by buttresses , the cathedral became a stone skeleton of piers , ribs , and buttresses . The walls , relieved of much of their weight-bearing function , were thin and often had stained-glass windows stretching from buttress to buttress Italian gothic architecture is unique because they used pointed arches cathedral roofs are low . There are fewer and smaller windows , and frescoes and mosaics are the common wall decorations . As the...
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...disappointment in itself I wasn’t able to reach my goal and place at district. I had shin splits, which made it difficult to perform to my maximum. I was only a ten foot jumper that year and needed to reach my goal of fourteen feet by the end of next year (junior year). I had little help my junior year since my coach sophomore year had retired; this made it seem impossible to reach my goal. Soon track season came, and I was vaulting with the inclusion of my colleagues. We used each other’s knowledge to make progress every once a while we would get help from middle school coach and a little help from my previous coach. My foundation of my success was hard work and repetition. I was also in football that year, which helped me gain strength and speed by the time track season came around. Most of the training before the season was conditioning to help us remain in shape. I tried to take it one competition at a time and really focus on my technique. I even took as far to study videos on YouTube, a site I could see videos of professionals all over the world vaulting. I knew that if I really wanted to step it up this season, I had to be dedicated and sacrifice a lot of my time toward the sport this included staying late after practice. Most important was the support from my family as well as my other track coaches this support was also one of the main reason for my success. Throughout the beginning of the season I placed at the first three meets with placements of two bronzes and a silver...
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...History of the Building: Founded by King Henry VI and built between 1448 and 1515, King’s College Chapel is considered as one of England’s greatest Medieval buildings.[i] Its reputation comes from the purity of its architecture: despite a long construction history, the chapel’s builders remained true to its initial plane creating a unified interior and robust exterior. King Henry VI was only 19 when he laid the first stone of the 'College roial of Oure Lady and Seynt Nicholas' in Cambridge on Passion Sunday, 1441. At the time this marsh town was still a port so, to make way for his college, Henry exercised a form of compulsory purchase in the centre of medieval Cambridge, levelling houses, shops, and lanes, and even a church between the river and the high street. It took three years to purchase and clear the land.[ii] In 1455 the Wars of the Roses began when Richard Duke of York challenged Henry's kingship. The subsequent story of the building of the Chapel and the Wars of the Roses are closely intermingled. For the first 11 years of the war, the construction continued under Henry's patronage, even though the annual grant of £1000 from the king's family estates, the Duchy of Lancaster, became irregular. Then, in 1461, Henry was taken prisoner and he was killed in 1471. The new king, Edward IV, passed on to the College a little of the money that Henry had intended for his Chapel, but very little building was done in the 22 years between Henry's imprisonment and the death of...
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...These included wrestling and vaulting over bulls, according to illustrations seen on ancient clay pots. In fact, the term gymnastics is derived from the ancient Greek word gumnos which literally translates to naked. Many basic gymnastic events were practiced in some form before the introduction by the Greeks of gymnazein, which literally translates to exercise naked. Physical fitness was a highly valued attribute at the time, and both men and women participated in vigorous gymnastic exercises. The Romans, after conquering Greece, turned these activities into a more formal sport, and used the gymnasiums to physically prepare their legions for warfare. With the decline of Rome, however, interest in gymnastics dwindled, with tumbling remaining as a form of...
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...Ambition: The key to self-destruction Ambition is normally seen as a positive quality in an individual, but it can in fact spiral out of control. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, readers witness this exact situation; ambition is what leads to Macbeth’s destruction. This trait can also be referred to as his hamartia. The dangerous growth of ambition begins when the witches present to him a prophecy, continues when Lady Macbeth pushes him until, finally, he has built up enough to drive himself to destruction. To begin with, the first instance in which ambition presents a danger is when Macbeth gets encouraged by the witches’ supernatural promises. After he hears the witches declare that he will be named Thane of Cawdor and “shalt be king hereafter” (I. iii. 48), a spark is lit and his darker side comes out. This is especially noticed when he says, “my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single slate of man that function / Is smother’d insurmise, and nothing is / But what is not.” (I. iii. 138-141). It is visible at this time that ambition is just beginning to drive him in the wrong direction and away from moral consciousness. This battle of conscious vs excessive ambition is central to the story. It is referred to by Lady Macbeth, upon welcoming Macbeth home after hearing of his title as Thane of Cawdor, when she states, “Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without / The illness should attend it”. (I. v. 17-19) Here, she...
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...expresses clearly the strong pull that desire for power can have over a man. Macbeth, the title character of the play, is often expressed as being the villain of the tragedy. However, through studying the play closely it is clear to see that, rather than being an innately evil character, Macbeth is in fact a tragic hero, doomed by fate from the start to descend into the madness which he did. Had it not been for his hamartia and his interaction with the witches and his wife then the play would have had a very different ending. Like every tragic hero in literature Macbeth suffered from a tragic flaw, or a hamartia. In his case, his flaw was his vaulting ambition, combined with a lust for power. Macbeth himself recognises this ambition in act I, scene 7 where he states in a soliloquy “I have no spur to ***** the sides of my intent but only vaulting ambition”. This comment suggests that he knows that the only thing that prompts his actions is his ambition. While ambition alone is not in fact a bad trait, when added with a lust for power, this ambition can become dangerous. Did having these qualities mean that Macbeth was indisputably corrupt? No, they simply meant that he, like all human beings, had a flaw and a weakness. Indeed, at the start of the play, Macbeth was seen as the hero, being described as “brave Macbeth” in act I, scene II, and shown as a loyal and brave solider on the battle field. He is also frequently referred to as valiant by Duncan throughout the first act. That ambition...
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