The test of time and volleyball! Volleyball is a game for two teams in which the object is to keep a large ball in motion‚ from side to side over a high net‚ by striking it with hands before it touches the ground. Today‚ volleyball is known as a sport for high school‚ college and the Olympics mainly played by women. But‚ where did volleyball initially begin? In 1895‚ the first game of volleyball was played in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. Developed by William G. Morgan of the YMCA‚ it was for older
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PART I: I personally know of a couple of skeletal diseases. I know of Leukemia‚ which is a type of cancer where white blood cells multiply in an uncontrolled manner‚ and the cause is unknown. I have also personally met someone with Leukemia‚ and it is not a slow-moving disease; he unfortunately died within a few years. I know of osteoporosis from the notes. It is a disease resulting in the loss of bone tissue. The cancellous bone loses calcium‚ becomes thinner‚ and may eventually disappear altogether
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In evaluating the Heritage Assessment Tool (HAT) two things became immediately obvious. First‚ the questions provided a fair outline and structure for identifying factors of culture‚ religion‚ tradition and environment and how they may influence the subject family’s approach to health maintenance and health restoration. And second‚ that the medical professional using the HAT must be aware of and sensitive to the scrutinizing nature of the questions and what defensive and evasive responses they
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Course: ENG 3U1 Tragedy is “a dramatic composition…dealing with a serious or somber theme‚ typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force‚ as fate or society‚ to downfall or destruction” (Dictionary.com). In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth’s tragic flaw and the challenges he faces ultimately lead him to his downfall. Including his own‚ Macbeth is the root of all of the tragic deaths that occur in the play. Additionally
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Apple Inc. was founded on April 1‚ 1976 in Cupertino‚ CA and was incorporated on January 3‚ 1977 (Apple‚ 2010). The company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Jobs also asked his former colleague from Atari‚ Ronald Wayne to join them in their startup. Wayne designed the first Apple logo. In early 1976 Jobs approached a local company store‚ The Byte Shop‚ said they would be interested in the machine‚ but only if it came completely assembled (Foljanty‚ 2010). The shop ordered 50 Apple I computers
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ALTHONIE S. BELICENA 185 Guiho St. Cembo Makati City Mobile: 09168633874 / 09333044521 E - Mail: althonie26shaira@yahoo.com CAREER OBJECTIVE To greatly contribute to the growth and development of the company and to enhance my skills and ability with my utmost dedication. EXPERIENCE On-the-Job Training Company: 505th Search and Rescue Group – Philippine Air Force‚ Col Jesus Villamor Air Base‚ Pasay City Period: May 8‚ 2009 – May 24‚ 2010 Work Experience Company:
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As I sit here and reflect on the goals I hope to achieve as a student I must first look back on what I have already accomplished. I have always set short-term and long-term goals for myself. Some of them have been obtainable while others are so far out of reach that I have put them in the laughable category. I always knew what I wanted to do with my life. The path there has been the hard part. In order to achieve my goals it would have been easier to stay on the straight and narrow path. Fortunately
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Atlantis is the subject of a legend about an advanced island civilization that was destroyed or lost. Stories about Atlantis are first mentioned in Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias‚ in which characters say it was destroyed by an earthquake or a tsunami about 9‚000 years before the time in which Plato wrote. The story claims Atlantis was somewhere outside the Pillars of Hercules. According to Plato‚ the story originated with Ancient Egyptian priests. Some people believe that the stories are
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The Legacy of Night A good piece of literature is one that contains a deeper meaning behind the text‚ and by the language and literary terms that the author develops. Elie Wiesel’s memoir‚ Night‚ is a piece of good literature‚ despite what some critics may argue. Wiesel’s struggle with his faith is a dominant conflict in Night‚ and at the beginning of the memoir‚ his faith in God is absolute. However‚ through the use of conflict
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Beatlemania & The British Invasion: Effects on Society Beatlemania had a very large effect on society and the culture of America beginning in the 1960’s including the british invasion. The beatles and the british invasion effected a whole generation of youth and also changed views of the music industry. The beatles were an english rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960‚ and in 1964 they entered the United States & so the british invasion began. ”Case Western Reserve University. Case
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