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    History of Basketball

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    One of the greatest sports in the world is goes by the name of basketball. This great game was invented by James Naismith December of 1891. James Naismith was a physician from Canada and attended McGill’s University in Montreal‚ Canada. After working as McGill’s Athletic director he went to Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men Christian Association Training School in Springfield. He created the game because he needed to think of something the

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    LIFE HISTORY PROJECT By Lorraine Ward PSY 355 5/14/09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Life History Research ……………………………………………………………. 4-8 Works Sited Page ………………………………………………………………….. 9 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………… 10- 15 Photo

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    History of Basketball

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    History of 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

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    A History of Hollywood

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    Introduction Of all the products of popular culture‚ none is more sharply etched in our collective imagination than the movies. Movies are key cultural artifacts that offer a window into American cultural and social history. A mixture of art‚ business‚ and popular entertainment‚ the movies provide a host of insights into Americans’ shifting ideals‚ fantasies‚ and preoccupations. Like any cultural artifact‚ the movies can be approached in a variety of ways. Cultural historians have treated movies

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    Cameron White Principles of Chem Reactivity Dr. Singleton Comparative Analysis of McCloud’s Run and Indian Creek There are four important traits of any water stream in the natural world. The chemistry of the stream affects the ecosystem of the stream which includes people who utilize the water of the stream for various uses. Many factors play a part into the chemistry of the water such as the temperature‚ the pH‚ the turbidity‚ the conductivity‚ and the dissolved oxygen (A.K.A. DO) (1). Those

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    aim of the present work is to investigate the quantity of removal of Malachite Green dye from aqueous solution using Activated Los Pantanos De Villa Carbon (ALPC). Generally‚ dyes are used in chemical‚ textile‚ paper‚ printing‚ leather‚ plastics and food industries. The need for the treatment of dye contaminated waste water passed out from the industry. In this study‚ Los Pantanos De Villa Carbon was studied for its potential use as an adsorbent for removal of Malachite Green dye. This study is focusing

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    Dia de los Muertos The Day of the Dead Jackie Norsworthy Dr. Richardson Death and Dying Los Dia de los Muertos‚ or the Day of the Dead‚ is a Mexican holiday spanning two days and three nights. During this holiday‚ families gather to welcome the souls of the people that have died. They see these days as crossroads between the living and the dead. The Day of the Dead originates from ancient Aztec culture and although Christianity has influenced this celebration over the years‚ the Mexican

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    Dia de los Muertos‚ or colloquially‚ Day of the Dead‚ is a celebration of those departed into the afterlife. It is the holiday in which Mexico is most famous for (Brandes 1997: 270). In the modern day‚ this holiday refers to the pan-Roman Catholic holiday All Souls Day‚ which has its origins in Europe. In Mexico‚ the Day of the Dead is the largest annual ceremony‚ and rivals it’s ancestral origins (Brandes 1997: 271). In North America‚ Dia de los Muertos‚ or Halloween‚ has become less about celebrating

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    Agreeing with this statement‚ in one online article named Los Mexicanos de Filadelfia Part Two: Work‚ Family and Fear by Tom Ferrick Jr. and Daniel Denvir talking about how Mexicans’ lives look like in Philadelphia‚ Dionicio Jimenez‚ the Mexican who is executive chef at Stephen Starr’ El Rey restaurant‚ was asked:

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    to college after the she was happy for that. However there was a lot of thing to debate. Some of these Choices were: Celebrating El Dia de los muertos or not income it into the family tradition and celebrate throughout the centuries. She ends up keeping it in the tradition. So far the rest of the her life and generation after hers still celebrate El día de los muertos from children to children. Easter carosones or not making Easter carosones and

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