Experts believe that badminton can be traced back to ancient times‚ as records indicate that a very early form of the game was often played in ancient Greece. Hanetsuki‚ a game similar to badminton (played without a net and with a wooden paddle called a hagoita) has been played in Japan since as far back as the 16th century. In the Western world‚ the game of badminton has been known by many names throughout its existence‚ such as battledore and shuttlecock. The familiar modern form of badminton
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Oxford was founded in the 9th century when Alfred the Great created a network of fortified towns called burhs across his kingdom. One of them was at Oxford. Oxford is first mentioned in 911 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. According to legend‚ Oxford University was founded in 872 when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks there and had a scholarly debate that lasted several days. In reality‚ it grew up in the 12th century when famous teachers began to lecture there and groups of students came
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naturalized into culture and language that it is difficult to solve these issues with encountering obstacles. Inoue (2007) states argues that in today’s culture of neoliberalism‚ some practices that attempt to promote gender equality have the ability to find fault and problematize
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The radio has become one of our most simple forms of broadcasting and communication. From helping connect soldiers on the front line of battle to entertaining the commuter on their ride to work‚ the radio is a part of everyday life. With it’s low cost and simplicity of technology it is very easy to tune in to your favorite station however‚ it was not always this way. It began in 1887 when a man named Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves and their ability to transmit code wirelessly. Hertz’s research
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The Cold War ‚ it was an open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political‚ economic‚ and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. The term was used by an American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch during a congressional debate in 1947. Following the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945 near the close of WWII‚ the uneasy wartime alliance
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The Hitler Youth began in the 1920’s Hitler called it The Youth League of Socialist workers Party/ NSDAP. Also known as the Hitler Youth‚ young boys would be recruited from ages 10-14. Hitler youth did not gain many members at first‚ but would over time. Hitlerjugend often abbreviated as HJ was the youth organization. In 1937‚ a Hitler Youth rifle school was also established. About 1.5 million boys were trained in rifle shooting. At first the Hitler Youth only had 1‚00 members in 1923. By 1939
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Nellie Arroyo Professor Brian Ellis-Gibbs Summary of Islam February 13th 2015 Islam‚ began in Mecca‚ claimed to be the revelation of God (Allah) through the angel Gabriel to a man named Muhammad. Muhammad was born around AS 570-571‚ He was born to the powerful tribe of Quraish in Mekkah (Mecca). His father’s name was Adullah. His mother’s name was Aminah. Islam has a world following in access of one billion followers‚ 20% are from the Middle East‚ with one of the largest concentration
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Introduction The international financial system provides the framework enabling residents of one country to make payments to residents of other countries. Over the past centuries world trade was characterised by great changes in the international financial system‚ beginning with the use for gold and silver in the bimetallism era‚ through the gold standard the gold exchange standard ‚ the Bretton Woods system and the current floating exchange rates. Arguably gold id the oldest metal used both
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Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony’s lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances (including‚ but not limited to‚ he left Bacon out of his inner circle‚ and refused to allow Bacon to be a part of his fur trade with the Indians)‚ especially regarding Indian attacks‚ to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the
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Coca-cola – Greener than ever Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements for Sustainability Project Management PROJ 591 08/9/2012 This year marks the 125th anniversary of my beverage of choice - Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola was created in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton on May 8th‚ 1886 and in its first year only 9 glasses of the beverage were sold. Today‚ the Coca-Cola company sells 1.7 billion beverage servings per day on
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