The History of Softball Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale’s victory was announced and bets were paid off‚ a man picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at someone‚ who hit it with a pole. George Hancock‚ usually considered the inventor of softball‚ shouted‚ "Let’s play ball!" He tied the boxing glove so
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Cassie Jian Davis Honors English – 7th 30 April 2010 The Pros and…Well‚ More Pros of Homeschooling The pros and cons of homeschooling a child have long been debated by the leading experts and specialists. In the eyes of many‚ growing up and learning in a private‚ secluded environment is socially and academically unfavorable for children. Since the practice first started‚ questions have always been asked: does it really help at all? The answer to that question is yes. With the number of
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Bibliography: Henretta‚ James A.‚ David Brody‚ and Lynn Dumenil. America: A Concise History‚ 3rd Edition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin ’s‚ 2005. Lee‚ Fitzhugh. General Lee. BiblioLife‚ 2009. Grant‚ Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. CreateSpace‚ 2009. Lee‚ Robert. Recollections and Letters
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endangers patients‚ coworkers‚ the organization’s reputation‚ the nursing profession as a whole‚ and ultimately themselves. Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious issue that has reached epidemic proportions in the general population (Taylor‚ Lillis‚ LeMone‚ & Lynn‚ Walters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins). It is now believed that the incidence of drug and alcohol abuse in the nursing profession parallels the proportions of the general public (Valdes‚ 2014). Therefore; ignoring this issue is no
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P.J. Harmon Professor Branch Ethics 7 November 2011 Pro-Death Penalty The death penalty. Have we given much thought about it lately? I can honestly say that it was not at the top of my conversation list of things to think about today. I’m going to school to become a registered nurse‚ and people want to know how I can be Pro-Death if I’m part of saving lives. So‚ I tell them I am Pro-Death Penalty‚ due to the fact that there are millions of people out there every day taking away
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Public Awareness of Diabetes Lynn A. Bailey HCA/240 August 21‚ 2011 Dr. Monica Reed‚ PhD‚ MPH Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people every year‚ and in most cases‚ this is a disease that is preventable. Increasing public awareness regarding risk factors and how this debilitating disease can be controlled and prevented may reduce the number of cases diagnosed each year. Throughout the years‚ scientists have developed a variety of treatment options and medications that are
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You may recognize her name from WRAL news‚ but Tara Lynn has discovered a new career path she is extremely passionate about. Lynn had always been interested in photography and scrapbooking since she was a little girl. InBetween the Blinks is Lynn’s very own photography business‚ focusing on capturing memories of dogs and cats‚ and their personalities and bonds with their owner’s. Lynn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006‚ and started her career as a news reporter
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Adverse Trends in the Emergency Department Lori Davis HCS/482 April 21‚ 2014 Lynn Bertsch It is no secret that the wait times and length of stay for patient’s within the Emergency Department (ED) has steadily increased over the past several years. With that‚ comes adverse events affecting all patients alike. According to Weston (2013)‚ “Falls and delays to treatment are the major contributors to serious and sentinel events” (pg. 33). Data collection has now been utilized to capture
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term and explain why or why not the term applies to Lynn and Mark. Use specific examples. A knowledgeable employee is a person who understands the working environment and understands how to be a valuable asset to his or her organization. When it comes to Lynn and mark I think it applies to Lynn because she was making and effort to communicate. On the other hand Mark was too busy being sarcastic that he didn’t take the time to listen to what Lynn had to say.( P.10) States that a knowledgeable employee
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Research Paper Deaf Like Me By Thomas S. Spradley James P. Spradly Epilogue By Lynn Spradley Deaf Like Me is a story compiled together by Thomas and James Spradley. It is a compelling story about two hearing+ parents struggling to cope with their daughters overwhelming deafness. This powerful story expresses with simplicity the love‚ hope‚ and anxieties of all hearing parents of deaf children. In the epilogue‚ Lynn Spradley‚ herself‚ now a teenager thinks back about different times in her life
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