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    History of Volleyball

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    characteristics from is basketball‚ which was created just 16 kilometers away in the city of Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ just four years prior. On July 7‚ 1900 during a demonstration of the game‚ someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net‚ and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more vivid name for the sport. The first game of “volleyball” was played at the Springfield College. In 1900‚ a special ball was also designed for the sport. The volleyball net

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    History of Basketball

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    Basketball Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman‚ educator‚ and physician James Naismith. Naismith introduced the game when we was an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. At the request of his superior‚ Dr. Luther H. Gulick‚ he organized a vigorous recreation suitable for indoor winter play. The game involved elements of American football‚ soccer‚ and hockey‚ and the first ball used was

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    escaped. Booth was shot and killed on April 26. Soldiers carried the President to the nearest residence‚ a boardinghouse. There the unconscious President died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15‚ 1865. A funeral train carried Lincoln ’s body back home to Springfield Illinois‚ where he was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery on May

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    one of the top academically‚ I always try the get the best from anything I do. When I first started my undergraduate journey I went to Western New England university. However‚ it was straggling to success because I could not adapt with living in Springfield. Then I transferred to Wentworth of technology‚ my first semester was much better than the one I had in western New England University. However‚ the biomedical engineering program was not as expected. As a result‚ I decided to transfer again‚ and

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    History Of Volleyball

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    be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before volleyball was. Mintonette was designed to be an indoor sport‚ less rough than basketball‚ for older members of the YMCA‚ while still requiring the players to at least have some type of athleticism. Volleyball is

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    World War 1 Weapons Essay

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    American military at the time would be the Springfield 1903 bolt action rifle‚ like the Mauser it had a 5 round internal magazine‚ however the Springfield used a 30-06 round not a 8mm round‚ now this meant that the 1903 had less knockdown power(not enough to make it where it was not efficient) but made it less tiresome for the shooter. The main reason that the 1903 was more efficient was that it was easier on the soldier than the Kar was. The Springfield like the Kar was used in the 2nd world war

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    abraham Lincoln is regarded by many Americans as the greatest president to ever hold office in the history of the United States‚ and his reputation is definitely well deserved. Lincoln wasn’t scared to stand up and fight for what he knew was right. He was convinced that within the branches of government‚ the presidency alone was empowered not only to uphold the Constitution‚ but also to protect‚ and defend it. Lincoln was able to lead our country and preserve the Union‚ keeping the United States

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    from each other and both 10 feet above the ground. The basketball season starts at the end of fall and finishes in the beginning of spring. Dr. James Naismith‚ a physical education teacher‚ invented the game of basketball on December 21‚ 1891‚ in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. Basketball‚ as we know it today‚ originated from a simple gym class game using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. According to the

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    Standard Deviation

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    I ’ll be honest. Standard deviation is a more difficult concept than the others we ’ve covered. And unless you are writing for a specialized‚ professional audience‚ you ’ll probably never use the words "standard deviation" in a story. But that doesn ’t mean you should ignore this concept. The standard deviation is kind of the "mean of the mean‚" and often can help you find the story behind the data. To understand this concept‚ it can help to learn about what statisticians call normal distribution

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    of forests Boston has. There are many rivers in the Boston Plateau such as white river and the little red river. The second plateau is Springfield Plateau which is adjacent to and north to the Boston Plateau. This

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