many leagues above his age. While playing against players much older and bigger than he‚ he continued to dominate and set records that are untouchable. One of his most noticeable records as a young player was a 378 goal season in his last year of pee-wee. He was labelled "The Great Gretzky" or "The Great One." He first dawned his famous number 99 when he was 16 because his favourite number 9 was taken by a senior player on the team. His number 99 went on to be retired by National Hockey League. (Wayne
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The article of confederation Adopted on November 15th 1777 but fully implemented on March 1st 1781 « 1754 League of friendship » The text -Article I : Name of the new country -Article II : It guarantees the sovereignty of the States -Article III : Definition of the Confederation as a « League of Friendship » + mutual defense -Article IV : Rights and privileges of the people + statis of criminals Article V : Congress Article VI : Area for which the states are not responsible.
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I- Introduction On July 15th‚ fifty-seven Major League Baseball Umpires may have made the worst call of their careers. (Lasky‚ Matthew; FMEW; August 1999) After months of being unable to come to an agreement with Major League Baseball‚ the umpires decided to hand in their resignations‚ effective September 2nd. (White‚ Paul; USA Today; August 1999) Their resignations were a last ditch attempt to get Major League Baseball back to the negotiating table‚ with the sole purpose of signing a new contract
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which consequently made the League of Nations to lose the power. Manchuria crisis‚ happened in 1931‚ was about China invaded by Japan. Japanese sent the army to China in order to get out of the depression. They took Manchuria‚ which was in the northeast of China‚ and renamed it as Manchukou. The League of Nations sent Lytton Commission‚ trying to make sure what was happening between Japan and China. However this took almost a year to finish investigating. After the League of Nations received Lytton
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Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball is an international sport played by young and old‚ amateurs and professionals. After Team USA failed to win the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics‚ Barry Bloom wrote in March 2009‚ “And now it can ’t be ignored: The U.S. is no longer the undisputed leader of the game that was invented on its own soil.” (Bloom‚ 2009) The World Baseball Classic‚ sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and supported by professional
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was a national level player who traveled to wide range of states to playcompetitively in tournaments. To this point‚ when I look at Major League baseball rosters‚ it isn’t out of the ordinary for me to be able to read names of players I have competed against. Needless to say‚ I knew baseball and was good at it. Maybe not good enough to play in the Major League‚ but I was good enough to play competitively against some of the League’s newest members. Consequently‚ playing baseball at the national
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20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea By: Jules Verne Lindsey Mathias Mr. Martin Biology 1 Honors Due: Friday‚ December 18‚ 2009 Summary The novel begins with rumors about a large sea monster in the ocean waters destroying large vessels. The United States government sends the USS Abraham Lincoln to search out and destroy this monster. On board the USS Abraham Lincoln were famous French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax along with his sidekick‚ Conseil. Also‚ a harpooner‚ named
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strike fear in the center of your heart then I don’t know what does.The National Football League has used this as an opportunity to examine the past of their players.Some people think this is an invasion of their pasts‚ but I think think it is the necessary preventive measure to take to protect other workers from potential harm.The national Football League should have the right to ban players from the league for past crimes because sometimes people do not learn from their mistakes‚ Ray Rice‚ and all
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American Imperialism In The Nineteenth Century Vadis Fields His 204 Professor Kevin Owens February 27‚ 2010 Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is the control of one or a number of countries by a dominant nation. The control may be political‚ economic or both. It indicates a degree of independence in the subordinate nation. This discussion will cover why the policy was adopted‚ how it was rationalized‚ some
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“The United States was the phoenix that arose out of the destruction of the Iroquois.” This statement may seem strange as the Iroquois League‚ or Iroquois Confederacy as it later became known in 1722 with the addition of the Tuscarora‚ was one the most dominate Indian presences in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. It originally consisted of the Five Nations of the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca. The confederacy referred to themselves as the Haudenosaunee‚ or the People
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