A review of the backhand action shot played in tennis.
Descriptive Essay # 107184 |
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This paper analyzes the muscles involved in the backhand action of a tennis shot. The paper includes a discussion on all muscles initiating and assisting this motion, including the muscles of the leg.
Outline:
Define the Action
Muscle Activity During Play
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"To understand what muscles are involved in a backhand shot, one must first define the actual action, and the body parts involved at each moment of action. Many consider it common knowledge the elbow muscles are involved in a backhand swing, in part because the muscles of the elbow and tendons in the elbow are often involved in "tennis elbow" a condition common in players. Since these muscles are involved in the backhand shot however, they are worth mention. They include the muscles in the forearm, which enable the wrist to bend back to prepare for a shot, called the extensor muscles, which attach to the lateral epicondyle, connected by a tendon. During the backhand, the player will position themselves in a manner to prepare for the shot, by tossing the ball with the right hand, then exude a forward motion from which they will swing their racket, impact the ball and follow through landing on their leg supported by the back and pelvis. This complex action involves multiple muscle groups."
Tags:supporting, tissue, structures, swift, elongated, movement
Comparison of Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' and Robert Browning's 'My Last Duchess".
Comparison Essay # 61186 |
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2005
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This paper explains that a comparison of the two poems reveals that the poems' apparently misogynistic tones disguise the poets' true attitudes toward women. The writer provides an analysis of the poems' speakers, tone, and figurative language. Browning and Marvell both use irony, figurative language, and a distancing of the poet from the speaker to convey their attitudes toward women. It explains that Browning contradicts his speaker's impression of women as objects to be possessed, who should obey their masters and inordinately appreciate their masters' "gifts." Marvell disagrees with the attitude that women are easily manipulated by "talk of love" and readily dominated by morbid threats. It concludes that both authors express-albeit in a backhanded way-a very liberated attitude toward women, especially given the prevailing mores at the time of these poems' publications.
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"Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" and Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" explore selected aspects of male-female relationships. Marvell's poem focuses on a suitor's entreaties to a prospective lover. Browning describes a meeting between an Italian nobleman and the representative of a potential bride's family. Through their choices of speaker and their use of figurative language and tone, the poets express consistent, progressive attitudes toward women. This paper will examine how each poet's use of the above three elements reveals his attitudes toward women."
Tags:19th, attitude, century, comparison, contrast, english, men, nineteenth, objectification, poem, poetry, romantic, sexism, women
Describes the game of tennis and how it inspires the author.
Narrative Essay # 55113 |
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2004
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The author of this paper describes the sport of tennis and what it means to her personally. The paper explains how tennis is a sport of both mind and body, its protocols, and what it symbolizes to the author. The author describes tennis as a work of art that works its own artful magic upon her soul.
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"It's such a simple game, on its surface, whether that surface is clay, court, or grass. All it takes is a ball, a racket, and a net. And ones opponent. Yet the game of tennis can mean so much more. Tennis can be a life or death struggle to prove a player's sense of worth over another player. It can be an affirmation of all that is good in one's self. A good game of tennis can demonstrate a player's ability to triumph as an individual, against all odds. But the individual in a game like tennis can be filled with meaning, too, in the minds of the spectators, as the struggle of one person comes to represent the struggle of many other individuals."
Tags:technique, practice, backhand, forehand, shots, opponent, hand, protect, knee, elbow