History of lawn tennis: Predecessors While the modern game of tennis originated in late 19th century England‚ most historians believe that the game’s ancient origin lay in 12th century France‚ where a ball was struck with the palm of the hand. Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume‚ which evolved into real tennis‚ and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. Louis was unhappy with playing tennis out of doors and accordingly had indoor
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HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS Ping Pong Anyone? The sport got its start in England towards the end of the 19th century when‚ after dinner‚ some upper-middle class Victorians decided to turn their dining room tables into miniature versions of the traditional lawn tennis playing field. Several different every-day objects were employed in constructing the sport. They used a line of books as the net. Rackets were lids from empty cigar boxes‚ and a little later‚ parchment paper stretched around a frame. The
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year winning the Australian titles‚ where she won 4 doubles titles. She was the top women’s tennis player in the world in the late 1990s. She finished with 43 titles in singles and 37 in doubles. Hingis also led Switzerland to its only Fed Cup final in 1998 before losing to Spain. Martina Hingis used a Yonex RD‚ Pro 70 Long‚ 105‚ and the blacked out Babolat. Teenage Martina Hingis was the top women’s tennis player in the world in the late 1990s‚ but ankle injuries and a cocaine scandal cut her career
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------------------------------------------------- The Diary of Anne Frank (TV serial) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Diary of Anne Frank | Genre | Historical drama | Written by | Anne Frank (diary) Deborah Moggach | Directed by | Jon Jones | Starring | Ellie Kendrick Tamsin Greig Geoff Breton Iain Glen Felicity Jones | Country of origin | United Kingdom | Original language(s) | English | No. of episodes | 5 | Production | Producer(s) | Elinor Day | Running
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Classification of Paragraph A paragraph has nine classifications. Each of these paragraphs has its own characteristics. Narrative paragraphs are usually written in a chronological order. It reveals what a reader should learn from a particular story. The narrative makes the reader more involved‚ helps an idea get across or feels emotionally about it. It needs to explain who is in the story‚ tell what is happening and when it happened. The topic sentence should be clear so that the reader knows
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Cooking recipes 42. Baseball 8. Scrapbooking 43. Backpacking 9. Transplanting Plants 44. Homemade Candles 10. Sign Language 45. Treat a Pepper Spray Victim 11. Guitar Playing 46. Prevent Hiccups 12. Put a grip on a tennis racket 47. Sew 13. Treat a rattlesnake bite 48. Flower Pens 14. Wax a Snowboard 49. Re-grip Golf Clubs 15. Manicure 50. Origami 16. First Aid 17. Apply Cosmetics 18. Napkin Folding 19. Pack for a Vacation 20. Transfer
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force needs to be generated by using 4 principles. The first‚ use as many segments of the body as possible. Second; the body parts should move in sequence with the bigger muscles leading the action‚ while the smaller muscles closest to the object should move last. The third principle states that the muscles need to be used and accelerated with the
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NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH The toddler climbed laboriously up onto the stool‚ determined to “help” her mother. But her mother did not notice; she was far too busy with the frantic preparations for the birthday party. Ten three-year-olds and their mothers coming for an afternoon of treats‚ games and face painting: a herald of another party‚ ten years from now‚ when make up would be the order of the day‚ the child’s father had observed. As the mixer whirred and the dishwasher swished and the oven beeped
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Tennis: The Best Biopsychosocial Sport December 3‚ 2013 Tennis: The Best Biopsychosocial Sport Coined the “Sport for a lifetime”‚ tennis is played by over 75 million people worldwide and is considered by scientists‚ physicians‚ and other experts as the most healthful activity in the world (Groppel & DiNubile‚ 2009; Pluim‚ Miller‚ Dines‚ Renstrom‚ Windler‚ Norris‚ Stroia‚ Donaldson & Martin‚ 2007). The basis for this powerful claim primarily comes from the many health benefits
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Paragraph Writing Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/391505/Paragraph-Writing What is a paragraph? It is a group of sentences that introduces‚ presents and develops one main idea about the topic. And it can be divided into three major parts. A. The Topic Sentence • It is normally the first sentence of the paragraph. • It conveys the overall point of the paragraph. • It helps the writer focus on the idea written about. • It helps the reader know about what the paragraph is all
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