Althea Gibson‚ a dominant tennis player in the 50s‚ was filled with successes that influenced the participation of African Americans in tennis‚ as well as leading the way for female tennis players by being the first black‚ male or female‚ to win a Grand Slam title. Althea was born on August 25‚ 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina‚ but was raised in Harlem where she had a less than opulent life. For recreation‚ Althea began playing table tennis at a young age. Buddy Walker‚ a musician‚ noticed Althea’s
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In The Grand Illusion‚ we see the ultimate breakdown of diplomacy‚ a world war. The movie recounts the struggle of a particular group of people who had to go through those hardships. Locarno’s A Democratic Peace? deals with the problems faced in the late 1920s and early 30s in maintaining the peace that came following WW1. The movie believes that universal solidarity against hardship will eventually open the way to peace whereas Locarno’s paper talks about the inevitability of the breakdown of diplomacy
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Have you ever felt a bursting rush of adrenaline‚ or sat on the edge of your seat‚ like you were sitting on pins & needles? Well‚ those are a couple of the many reactions I have when watching a tennis match. A tennis match is very electric. You can feel the energy surging through the crowd as they watch from the bleachers. Experiencing two competitors going head‚ to head on the court‚ incites a feeling like no other. From the very first serve‚ it’s all about who has the most endurance. Both competitors
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of all the advantages of having money and still becoming a professional tennis player and winning 53 championships in her 13 year carer. I am going to imform you in this speech on the topics of how to play tennis‚ the history of tennis‚ and the grand slams of tennis.
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INTRODUCTION Attention Getter How many of you have heard of the Grand Canyon? How many of you have gone to the Grand Canyon? Goal Statement Today I want you to think about the Grand Canyon as a place where you can take your next vacation‚ relax‚ explore and learn about Mother Nature‚ have fun and meet new friends. At this time you may not have the money or the time to go there. Hopefully someday you ’ll have the opportunity to visit this fantastic place known as one of the seven natural wonders
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A little girl may dream of becoming President‚ or becoming the first woman to step on another planet‚ or becoming a CEO. Many of these jobs come with discrimination‚ especially involving women at a great height of success. Some successful women stood up to this prejudice in hopes to fight for women’s rights. Shirley Chisholm‚the first African American congresswoman‚ spoke out on the immorality faced by not only women but African American women in “Equal Rights for Women”. In addition‚ Serena Williams
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In a sociology class‚ one teacher presented the cultural multiplicity that has been displayed over time and space. For instance the role of women in the modern western world is very different from the role of woman in Afghanistan. The culture and the reference point re totally different‚ and what seems normal in occident is deviant in Afghanistan and vice versa. Many other examples of the same type can be found‚ and at the end of the class‚ one could wonder if there is a hierarchy between the cultures
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Many years ago‚ African-Americans no matter how talented or athletic were prohibited in playing or joining in most sports events because of racial barriers. In the year 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina‚ someone who would change that was born. Her name was Althea Gibson. "She was the first African American to play professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time.
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Language analysis sac Intro: recently there has been a lot of debating on whether it should be legal for homosexuals to get married. Margaret Court wrote an article in the herald sun 25 January‚ 2012‚ contending that allowing same sex marriage would be a “steep moral decline” and is a purely a religious institution. She argues that people get trapped in a pattern of saying something is right when deep down they know it isn’t‚ she believes that a person’s sexuality is a choice‚ and that we need
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Doug Swieteck is a boy who is abused by his father in the novel Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt. The abuse of Doug is shown very well in Audubon’s picture‚ the Brasilian Caracara Eagle. In the picture‚ there are two birds. One of the birds is on the branch getting attacked by the bird that is above it. The bird that is the attacker is like Doug’s father‚ Mr. Swieteck and the defenseless bird that is below is like Doug. The similarity between the birds and Doug can be seen in the opening scene of
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