play. Frank Peer Beal got the city to build courts in local parks. The first tournament was held in 1922‚ and the United States Paddle Tennis Association was formed the next year. In about five hundred American cities paddle tennis was being played in the year of 1941. A popular player in the 1940’s and 1950’s‚ by the name of Murray Geller‚ he was known for creating the modern game of paddle tennis. When Geller became elected chairman of the United States Paddle Tennis Association‚ he wanted to make
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Part I: Story: Russian in USA: United States of America and Russia are two very powerful countries who constantly have political problems between each other. The tension between these two countries affects their populations. Native Russians do not like Americans and Native Americans do not like Russians. I am a Russian living in the U.S. right now and I would like to share my feelings and thoughts about discrimination. I was worried about discrimination in the U.S before starting my college career
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the United States in the past ten years. More and more people suffer from obesity and the problem should not be ignored. We should tackle it wisely and effectively. In this paper‚ we are going to analyse the obesity situation in the United States and recommend solutions for those who are suffering from this sickness. Furthermore‚ the other purpose of this paper is to encourage people to do more excercise and have more healthy meals in order to maintain a better body health. What is obesity
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Many people are wondering why they are getting so sick‚ but they have not realized what causes the sickness. There is a great number of people including young children‚ adult and young adults‚ and the elders who are being affected by consuming junk food every day. Junk food is very dangerous to human’s health‚ and not many people are aware of that. Research shows that people living in the United State are more affected by eating junk food than many people in other countries. It is very crucial to
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During the era of the “Lost Generation‚” Prohibition caused nationwide loss of regard for the law. Outlawing alcohol inspired the spirit of criminality throughout the nation as the law made millions of drinkers outlaws‚ and everyday professionals such as doctors‚ farmers‚ chemists‚ and even priests were lured by huge profits to become full-fledged bootleggers. Additionally‚ the U.S. lost the market for alcohol while nations exporting liquor and smugglers reaped more than substantial yields. Crime
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POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES Poverty in the United States today has many faces. There’s the pleading face of a middle-aged man on a city street holding up a sign that says “Hungry‚ Need Help.” There’s the anxious face of a young child in a schoolroom somewhere‚ whose only real meal today will be a free school lunch. There’s the sad face of a single mother who doesn’t have enough money to buy clothes for her children. And there’s the frustrated face of a young man working at a minimum-wage job
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spending. Beginning in the United States in December 2007 the industrialized world has been undergoing a recession‚ a pronounced deceleration of economic activity. The financial crisis has been linked to reckless and unsustainable lending practices resulting from the deregulation and securitization of real estate mortgages in the United States. Whatever the cause‚ there is one question that has been getting the least amount of attention; what effects does the economy have on our health as a society
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John Adams attempted to have English declared the official language of The United States of America. Adams was not successful in his endeavors. Congress has opposed having an official language since John Adams first approached them. At least once a year since 1981‚ Congress has rejected a bill making English the country’s official language. Even though congress has rejected a bill at least once a year requesting English as the official language‚ currently the United States of America is not among
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According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015)‚ an estimated 18 million acres 7.3 million surface of forest are lost each year the United States cannot continue to grow and develop without causing environmental damage because those in power has to learn to associate positive economic growth with a healthy environment‚ An estimated 13 million surface of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly‚ deforestation
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We all have equal rights. We all can vote‚ drive‚ go to school. Well those are the basic rights that we are all given. There is a lot more to the word equality and‚ that is what i believe in. I believe in everyone having the same rights. I believe that we all should be able to do what we please and not have hate or some sort of ridicule that is given. Yes we have equal rights for women and men but‚ there is a lot more to this simple word. Equality can be a very big important thing to America and
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