was bounced or passed by hand from one end of the room to the other and launched into a peach basket hung at either end—which gave the new game its name‚ basketball. James Naismith holding a ball and a peach basket‚ the first basketball equipment. Credit: UPI/Bettmann Archive James Naismith holding a ball and a peach basket‚ the first basketball equipment. Credit: UPI/Bettmann Archive First played with nine members on each team‚ Naismith’s game quickly spread throughout New England‚ and then elsewhere
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#1 Hamburger Historical Importance: The hamburger was brought to America in the late eighteenth century by German sailors from Hamburg‚ Germany to New York. The original name was Hamburg Steak. When immigration from Germany to America was big a lot of the people brought their favorite foods‚ and hamburg steak was one of the most popular. Personal Importance: The hamburger is one of my favorite foods to eat. My favorite kind is a bacon cheeseburger. Just about every restaurant or diner‚ I go to
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Today‚ for the family history project I am writing an essay about my mother. I interviewed my mother and asked her many questions. First I asked her about her birth‚ then about her childhood‚ teenage‚ education‚ marriage and her work. She told me a lot about herself and I learned a lot of things that I didn’t know before. My mother’s name is Shah Gula. She was born to parents Shireen Zada Khan and Adalat Bibi on March 12‚ 1974 in Jalalabad‚ the capital of Nangarhar‚ a province in Afghanistan
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BOWLING HISTORY An early form of bowling may be over 7‚000 years old. Contents of an ancient Egyptian grave have provided archeologists with evidence of implements used for playing a game similar to bowling. Polynesians participated in an ancient game of bowling using elliptical balls and round‚ flat stone disks. The game was called Ula Maika. Bowling at pins started as a religious ceremony and developed into a sport. Characteristics of bowling may be found in an Italian game called "boccie" and
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High School Basketball Overview: Basketball is a team sport consisting of two teams of five players each trying to score by advancing the ball up the court by dribbling or passing and then shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground. The game is played on a rectangular floor called the court‚ and there is a hoop at each end. The game starts at the middle of the court and is called the tip off. The referee tosses the ball in the air in between two players (one from each team)
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How did Western ideology of imperialism affect the response of Eastern and other nations to growing Western dominance? Throughout the nineteenth century‚ European imperialism spread through a large section of Asia‚ Africa and the Pacific. European dominance in this time can be evidenced in examination of events such as the British power over China during the Opium War‚ the French takeover of Egypt and British conquest of India. Fuelled by great advances in European weaponry and industrial productivity
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post-secondary education and without understanding the basics of constructing a persuasive essay‚ this can lead towards failure to comprehend any sort of thesis or argument possessed in the academic paper. Writing an essay is fairly similar to learning how to properly cook‚ playing a game of basketball and
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Aaron Chu 4/26/11 Global 4 A New World For China China is in a state of foreign dominance. Europeans and Japanese are taking over its territory. The people have lost faith in their government and they want to start a new one. Revolutionary parties begin to rise and expand. They want their government to get rid of the Europeans and Japanese but they aren’t able to. They have to take matters into their own hands. The people are started to learn from the westerners and they want
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For- One of the most effective ways to promote your work‚ organization‚ or even themselves through social networking sites. There are enough places‚ such as Linked in and MySpace‚ where you can promote your business‚ organization‚ society and individual talents. The first advantage is that social networking sites will assist in the launch of a comprehensive strategy to promote the brand. 2.Social networking websites to promote friendship‚ take a break‚ travel partners‚ and even a spouse. The main
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WNBA vs NBA basketball. 1891 women’s basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith.(WNBA)Berenson adapts rules for the woman‚and introduces the game.(WNBA) The south is where the first women’s basketball game was played. BasketBall for Women was first official publication by Spalding Athletic.(WNBA) Women’s basketball they had six people on each side but the maximum was they can have up to 9 people on a side. Women’s basketball played used to play on three basketball courts but now they have
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