Handedness

Handedness is a better (faster or more precise) performance or individual preference for use of a hand, known as the dominant hand. Handedness is not a discrete variable (right or left), but a continuous one that can be expressed at levels between strong left and strong right.

There are four types of handedness: left-handedness, right-handedness, mixed-handedness, and ambidexterity. Left-handedness is somewhat more common among men than among women.

Types

Southpaw (film)

Southpaw is a 2015 sports drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Kurt Sutter, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, and Rachel McAdams. The film was released on July 24, 2015, by The Weinstein Company.

This was one of the last films to be scored by James Horner, before the composer's death, and one of three posthumous releases to feature his music. The film and the movie's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory.

Plot

Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an undefeated professional boxer living in New York City with his wife Maureen (Rachel McAdams) and their daughter Leila (Oona Laurence). During a match in which he defends his World Light Heavyweight title, Billy sustains an eye injury and is convinced by Maureen to retire while he's on top. At a charity event for the orphanage where he and his wife both grew up, Billy is taunted by an up-and-coming boxer, Miguel "Magic" Escobar, leading to a brawl in which Maureen is accidentally shot and killed by Miguel's brother Hector, who flees.

Southpaw (disambiguation)

Southpaw is another name for a left-handed individual, particularly in sports. Southpaw may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Films

Literature

Music

Albums

Songs

Video games

Biology

Brands and enterprises

Sports

Burden

Burden may refer to:

People

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See also

Watershed (Opeth album)

Watershed is the ninth full-length studio album by the Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. Released by Roadrunner Records, Watershed is the first studio album by Opeth to feature guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and drummer Martin Axenrot, who replaced longtime guitarist Peter Lindgren and drummer Martin Lopez. The artwork for the album was made by Travis Smith (who has created the artwork for eight previous Opeth releases) in collaboration with Mikael Åkerfeldt. The album has been described as "a major turning point" for Opeth due to the depth of its engagement with progressive rock. It is also, as of 2016, the band's last studio album to contain death growls. The song "The Lotus Eater" was featured in Saints Row: The Third.

Overview

On opening track "Coil", Mikael Åkerfeldt duets with Nathalie Lorichs, who was dating drummer Martin Axenrot at the time. The band has revealed that they were initially going to start the album with what eventually became the second track, "Heir Apparent"; however, they preferred "Coil" as an introductory track for its contrast to "Heir Apparent".

Burden (2008 film)

Burden is a 2008 Australian short drama film that tells the story of William, a private school student who lives in Sydney. It stars Kane O'Keefe as William and Indiana Evans as Lara, William's girlfriend. It is based on true events that took place in Australia in 2003.

Plot

William (Kane O'Keefe) is a Sydney private school student who is completing his final HSC English exam. He is dating Lara Boyd-Cutler (Indiana Evans), but she feels that he pushes her on to doing things she doesn't want to and wants to go home. William is getting consumed by his own world after Lara gives him a break. In the meantime, he finds out that she is having an affair (although it is possible it is not completely consensual) with her stepfather, who is also his teacher (Jon Sivewright). All of these things drive him to a breaking point as he's deeply in love with her. When he confronts her about her relationship with her stepfather, she begins to leave, not wanting to discuss it. However, he grabs her and begins to get aggressive with her to prevent her from leaving causing her to panic and fight against him. During the struggle, he ends up killing her. In the end, when he confesses to his crime, he is sentenced to prison.