Nov. 12‚ 2012 HISTORY OF SWIMMING 1800-Competitive swimming was first introduced in the early 1800′s in Britain by the National Swimming Society. At that time‚ there were man-made indoor pools in London and the National Swimming Society of England used them for swimming competitions. These events became popular in England and led to the formation of the Amateur Swimming Association in 1880. 1873-The swimming strokes used in this time period were the side stroke and the breast stroke. In 1873 John
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Christopher Columbus: Letter Concerning the First Voyage In Christopher Columbus’s letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain‚ he described the details of his expedition to locate a more productive route to the East Indies. The fifty-six second book trailer provides the viewer a different perspective than the letter offers. The trailer uses Columbus’s depiction of the people‚ land‚ and vegetation to show what it must have been like to live in a place untouched by technology. The first
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that exist on campus adding to the weave of the University’s collective traditions. One such organization is known as the Bobcats‚ a senior year honorary associated with the UA Alumni Association‚ that has developed in purpose since its inception in 1922 to today. Its purpose is to “preserve the unity and welfare of the University of Arizona by always being alert to guide in the right direction.” (Alumni Association) As one can imagine‚ this group has a particularly poignant role in the campus community
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Anthro 139 • Clan becomes important 1922 • “An account of native enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea.” BOOK • Synoptic chart • “… to collect concrete data‚ and accordingly I took a village census‚ wrote down genealogies‚ drew up plans‚ and collected the terms of kinship. But all this remained dead material‚ which led no further into the understanding of real native mentality or behavior…” (Malinowski‚ B. 1922) • Verandah anthropologist • Malinowski
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treated nearly one million children with special need such as severe burns and neuromusculoskeletal problems since 1922 (Shriners International). Their
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During August 26-30‚ 1922‚ Kemal defeated the Greek troops in a significant battle at the River Sakarya‚ and compel them to return to Smyrna. There‚ the Turkish civilians attacked the Greek population in a sequence of mass murders. While chasing the Greek armed forces‚ Kemal
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multicultural base and facilitated his rise to power within Congress‚ which had previously been unable to reach many Muslims. In 1920 Gandhi became a major leader in Congress. By the end of 1922 the Khilafat movement had collapsed. Noncooperation movement Noncooperation movement‚ (September 1920–February 1922)‚ was a national movement organized by Mohandas Gandhi‚ to induce the British government of India to grant self-government‚ or swaraj‚ to India. It arose from the outcry over the massacre at
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LE CORBUSIER ( 1887-1965) Le Corbusier has an original name Charles Edouard Jeanneret who was born in Switzerland in 1887. He was the second son of a dial painter‚ and a musician teacher. He is the most influential architect of the 20th century. He was an architect‚ designer‚ painter‚ writer‚ and city planner‚active mostly in France . He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture‚ which he considered as International Style. In 1907‚ after completing his first building project‚ Villa Pallet
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Mussolini key points and answers Explain why Mussolini was appointed as Prime Minister in October 1922. • Liberal Italy had failed to win over the Italian nation – post-war debt of 85 million Lire‚ the Mutilated Settlement‚ failure to deal with Fiume and 5 different Prime Ministers since 1917 – people turned to extremists as an alternative‚ such as the Fascists • fear of communism by the Middle and Upper Classes in Italy after the Bienno Rosso and increasing left-wing action – Mussolini
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After many struggles‚ the Bolshevik Party gained control of Russia in November of 1917‚ with V.I. Lenin leading them. The Soviet Union (USSR) was later established in 1922 making V.I. Lenin its first leader. Throughout those few year‚ Stalin steadily moved up the party ranks of the Bolshevik Party‚ and later in 1922‚ he gained the role as the secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This role gave him the ability to appoint his allies and supporters into government jobs
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