THE HISTORY OF TENNIS The sport of tennis has been played for hundreds of years‚ but the game as it is known today is about 130 years old. By the 1850’s different versions of the game appeared. The eairlier version of the game was called "Sphairistike" invented by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield and first played by him on a grass court in Wales. It was called "Sticky" at first and in books about history of tennis and in popular usage came to be known as "lawn tennis". Eventually the game was played
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History is one of the oldest subjects of study. By history we understand the breadth‚ comprehensiveness‚ variety and extent of learning experiences‚ provided by the study of a particular subject. The growth of history has accompanied with the growth of human race. Thus history and man are inter-related or that history is a story of human race from beginning up to the present day. History at present is no more confined to the study of political activities of man but it also includes a study of
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Past‚ Present‚ and Future Paper “Impressions‚ what’s left behind when I leave the room‚” is a quote that I found on a picture about a year ago and which I have added to my signature with all outgoing emails at work. The author is unknown; however‚ the quote immediately felt like a reflection of me. Since completing an associate’s degree in nursing more than 10 years ago returning to school has been an aspiration of mine. Even though personal and professional growths were unveiled everyday throughout
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History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia‚ meaning is about an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the discovery‚ collection‚ organization‚ and presentation of information about these events. The term includes cosmic‚ geologic‚ and organic history‚ but is often generically implied to mean human history. Scholars who write about history are called historians. History as well as ancient geometrical applications of history can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative
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Women Past and Present During the 20th century‚ women in general was limited‚ however women are now in a much better position than before. We‚ as women‚ especially those of us who live in liberal parts of the world‚ often take for granted the rights and benefits‚ which we have. We forget that in other times‚ women were not considered to be equal to their male counterparts; they were considered to be helpless subordinates to the men with whom they lived. Though we do not often consider
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Assignment “Net Promoter Score: a strong indicator of loyalty and growth?” 2 Table of Content Page Introduction…………………………………………………………………………3 1 Main advantages of the NPS……………………………………………...4 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 Simple and understandable – the calculation of the NPS……...4 Simple categorization of the customer groups - …………………. application of the NPS……………………………………………...5 Motivating Change - customer-focused management by NPS...6 Main disadvantages of the NPS ................................
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STUDY ON DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF EPIFAUNA AT SUNGAI KILIM MANGROVES MUHAMMAD AKMAL BIN ROSLANI 2007279738 SUPERVISOR: PROF MADYA NORSILA BT DAIM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction To Mangrove Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. Mainly between latitudes 25°N and 25°S Mangroves include approximately 16 families and 40 to 50 species. Mangrove ecosystems are diverse habitat with remarkable variety of flora
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In view of the brief notes above and with reference to the readings in your coursepack combined with your own research please respond to the following questions: 1. How would you define art? What criteria would you use? -After being in the Creative Arts class my ideas about what art really is and how I would define it has changed. To me art is something that an artist has thought of and then made it. I also think that art should be something that stimulates the senses or the mind in some way
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Usages of Barcelona (1076) Catalan “bill of rights * First citizens “charter” in Europe * All “burhers” or citizens (not Serfs) on equal legal footing with feudal nobility * Disputes sorted by negotiation‚ not decided by a higher (feudal) authority. * Rise of the Bourgeoisie * From French Burgeis – ‘of a walled town’ * Artisans‚ traders * Outside Feudal system * Rival Crown and Church for power in Barcelona * Organized into trade associations – guilds
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“History‚ despite its wrenching pain‚ cannot be unlived. But if faced with courage‚ need not be lived again.” So wrote the American author Maya Angelou. A fellow writer‚ James Baldwin also noted: “Not everything that is faced can be changed‚ but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” These were both reminders that we need to know our history in order to understand perhaps where we are today and how we came to be where we are; that we need to understand reality and to face it in order to progress
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