Modern Times: How Tennis Turned Professional Edward Becker Longwood University In 1884‚ Maud Watson‚ a demure nineteen-year-old vicar’s daughter‚ won the the inaugural Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship. Strictly amateur‚ she received a silver cup and the congratulations of the twelve other competitors and a handful of spectators. On court she wore a long wide dress with an hour-glass waist and bustle. In 1985‚ Martina Navratilova‚ a twenty-eight-year old self-proclaimed bi-sexual millionairess
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The Declaration of Independence had represented the American vision of virtue. The U.S. Constitution represented the American vision of practicality and necessity. 55 men of practical affairs gathered to frame the constitution of the developing United States of America to create a new and unprecedented national covenant. John Adams called the Constitution "the single greatest effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen." Historian Max Farrand wrote: "Neither a work of divine origin
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to ordinary mortals as well as the famous or even the infamous” (Redmond‚ 1973:p43) Hall of fame: Are attractions which specifically venerate the famous‚ the gifted or the exceptional. (Gammon‚ 2002) “Sports museums and halls of fame provide a different example of passive sport tourism likely to attract the connoisseur” (Standeven & De Knop‚ 1999:115). Halls of fame and sports museums predominantly feed off nostalgia. Baseball Hall of Fame 1st Hall of Fame in 1939 in Cooperstown (New York)
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image. Roethke associates the deceased with elemental aspects of nature--the plant tendrils‚ the pickerel smile‚ trembling twigs‚ whispers turning into kissing etc. His lines create an amazingly tranquil atmosphere. Her voice is described as if it were perfectly toned; touching everyone that crosses her path of wind. Roethke compares Jane to a wren‚ a sparrow‚ a pigeon—all birds which draw forth an emotion. Birds naturally symbolize peace‚ freedom‚ and love. The wren represents joyful times‚ the
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The Mexican-American War was a war between the United States and Mexico which lasted from April 1846 to February 1848. It stemmed from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim). The war was the most devastating event in Mexican history‚ where Mexico lost the modern day areas of California‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ Nevada‚ Colorado and Montana. The Mexican-American spawned out of land lust
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Native American women during seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often enjoyed a more equitable lifestyle than their counterparts in the colonies. The women’s lives were often dictated by geography and what indigenous group they belonged to. However‚ in the Native American societies that were more matrilineal women were often in charge of the village‚ while the men went off to hunt or make war‚ they often took care of the crops‚ and gathered fruits‚ nuts‚ and berries to supplement the group’s diet
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BOOM!!! POW!!! The group of soldiers were surrounded. What will happen next? Well I don’t know because that’s not what I’m talking about. Today... I will be talking about my values‚ hopes and dreams. But I don’t want to bore you so I’ll try to make it as interesting as possible. VALUES Everyone has values‚ whether it comes from genetics or from your environment. My values have to do more with my independence‚ friends and money. They are just my essentials and things I need to keep going. I got
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included this statement in the Declaration of Independence to help make strides toward separating and gaining independence from Great Britain. The great scholar‚ writer‚ and lawyer that Thomas Jefferson was helped him to contribute greatly to the history of the United States of America by writing the Declaration of Independence‚ becoming the third president of the United States‚ and making the
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central government with most power assigned to the states‚ Alexander Hamilton’s economic policies‚ advocates a liberal agrarian democracy‚ a foreign policy favoring the French Revolution while also appealing to poor townsfolk. Both Mr. Jefferson and I were firm believers of Republican ideals‚ but under the circumstances‚ we had to adapt to the issues that affected our presidencies. Many people believe that Thomas Jefferson’s desire to acquire land exceeded executive powers established under the constitution
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As I read pages 77-78‚ even though I didn’t like it‚ I found out why Amir didn’t do anything to help Hassan. All his life‚ he wanted to make his father proud‚ and he knew with the blue kite he would accomplish that. This part of the book is similar to a window. I was looking into Amir’s hardest decision in life and why he did what he did. Through Amir’s eyes‚ Baba’s praise was more important than Hassan’s safety. It gave me a view of hardships I never (and hope to never) experience. Hassan was put
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