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…, helping out as runners, serving drinks, or cleaning up afterwards. (A total of 30 hours of service). The runner's job was the most difficult. If the all the runners didn't cooperate as a team, it wouldn't work out at all, and the whole schedule will fall…

…and ten percent.         Last month at the Erie Mayors Cup 10K and 5K race, competitors from around the tri-state area were in competition. Trophies and plaques were to be awarded to the first, second and third place runners. A 10K is a 6.2…

…Relays Relay racing has two main components - sprinting and baton passing. Each is vital in helping a team win. The main idea is to run around the track, passing the baton from one runner to the next. The relay is primarily the only team event in all…

…-economic. Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead Trade, 2004. 1-384. Karon, Tony. "Why Afghans Justcan't Get Along." Time 20 Nov. 2001. 13 Dec. 2005 <http://www.time.com/time/nation/printout/0,8816,185438,00.html>. Neuffer…

…Blade Runner is the story of a future world in which genetically engineered "replicants", artificial life forms designed to be indistinguishable from humans, are used as slave labor on off-world colonies. The only way to distinguish a human from…

…. In baseball when a team has runners in scoring position the batter can choose to hit a sac-fly or bunt in order to advance the runners, help them score, or maybe even get on base himself. If choosing the sac-fly, the batter must try to hit the ball deep enough…

…The Human Spirit Throughout many novels the theme of the determination to win, overcoming obstacles and the inner strength come very apparent through strong characters. In the novel Pre, Once and Runner and the movie Remember the Titans, they all have…

…. After retiring, he decided to devote his energy to science. In 1752, Franklin and his twenty-one year old son used a kite and key to establish the laws of electricity. He accomplished this task by flying a kite with a brass key tied to it in a thunderstorm…

…A man named Otto Lilienthal inspired the Wright brothers to build their first airplane. He glided on a hill in a big kite-type thing called a hang glider. The brothers really liked this idea and kept thinking about it. They remembered a toy…

…he brought everywhere with him. The world today owes a lot to Benjamin Franklin. Science was one of Benjamin’s many interests. He was the one who first linked lightning and electricity. He did this in 1752 by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. The kite…