William G. Morgan created volleyball in 1895 as a YMCA P.E. director in the town of Holyoke‚ Massachusetts.. It was first called mintonette. The name came from the game called badminton. Mintonette‚ later known as volleyball‚ took certain things from tennis and handball and was designed to be an indoor sport. The game was intended to be better on a person’s body than basketball and was aimed more towards the older members of the YMCA while still requiring athletic ability. The first rules included
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Green Mountain * Coffee market is currently divided into multiple segments: * Regular Coffee * Single serve k-cups * Single serve machines * Keurig currently dominates the market by owning the most universal system that other brands have bought into‚ including Dunkin Donuts‚ Starbucks‚ Tully’s‚ Newman’s Own Organics‚ Dierich‚ Coffee People‚ Tazo teas‚ Coffee People‚ Brista Prima Coffeehouse‚ Timothy’s Coffees of the World‚ Luigi Lavazza‚ Van Houtte * SWOT
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Programs that Serve Learners with Disabilities Michelle Blakley Education Psychology 225‚ Section 40 Professor Wall December 2‚ 2012 One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability‚ according to new figures from the 2000 Census that reflect sharp growth in the nation ’s young handicapped population over the past decade (Cohn‚ 2002). Everyone‚ at any time‚ is at risk to acquire a disability‚ whether through an illness‚ an injury‚ or
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back to you. I never imagined I would lose something that I truly cared about but in this case‚ I did. Volleyball was my passion but I came to the realization that it could not be my life. Back in 2010‚ my mother decided I should try every sport and see what my options were. I tried everything you could think of: basketball‚ dance‚ softball‚ soccer‚ you name it and I played it. However‚ volleyball was the one sport that stood out the most to me. I could go to practice and forget the drama I had heard
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anticipation of going up to serve in the tennis match of your life is starting to weigh down on you. Everybody knows that this opening serve is going to make or break the match‚ so you can’t mess this up. There are so many things to think about and consider‚ where do you want to hit the tennis ball‚ what about the force you put into the racket‚ which type of serve is best‚ the list goes on and on! What if there was a single equation that is able to determine the “Perfect Serve”? I have been a fan of tennis
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Politics Opinions Should judges be elected to serve on the bench? YES 35%of members Voice Your Opinion * I support the idea of electing judges into office because judges should represent the interests of the community being served. If the election of judges is withdrawn as a means to appointment a candidate into office‚ then judges would serve on the bench for the sake of duty rather than service to the community. Electing officials into office empowers members of the voting community
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We as Americans should make a rule to serve at least two or three years in the US military to show our love‚ dedication‚ and trust to the land and soil we live on. I believe that we are all equal‚ and we should all have the same rights but at the same time I believe that everybody that lives on US soil should all serve a couple years to all be equal and have the same rights. If every person served in the US Military we would not be having some of the problems that the news is putting out today
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I have quite a few reasons for wanting to serve in the Peace Corps. The largest of which would be linked to my educational background in political science and international relations. Needless to say‚ to further both of these areas for the benefit of the nations of the world requires an understanding and knowledge of different types of peoples‚ places‚ and situations. Essentially‚ they can only be aided and reinforced by understanding people of all walks of life. When foreigners are not seen as such
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Choi Kyoungsook Final essay The Best Way to Serve Kimchi These days many people know kimchi is one of the healthist food in the world. We could find kimchi most of supermarkets around the world. Although people know it‚ still many people do not know how to serve kimchi well. So‚ I would like to introduce the best way to serve kimchi as Koreans do. Firstly‚ the typical way to serve kimchi is with steamed rice‚ rameyon and BBQ meats. Kimchi is the essential side dish when Korean have meal. It
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life¨-Unknown. The inventor of volleyball is William G. Morgan in 1895. William took the characteristics of tennis‚ basketball‚ and handball. William enjoyed the game tennis more than the rest‚ but tennis needed a racket. William did not like all the equipment but did like the idea of a net. So‚ William invented volleyball which was a less rough version of basketball. This took place in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts at the Springfield College of YMCA. I started doing a volleyball spring league in fifth grade
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