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  • Three Leagues
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    Many people in today's world complain about how much Pro Athletes get pay. So I ask are Pro athletes overpaid? Look at it in this sense; they are living their dreams just like most business men do everyday. If you think that professional sports is not a job then just try to walk in the shoes of a athlete for a day. Sports, like medicine, healthcare, or software, are a business. In that business, owners pay their players what they deem they are worth. Out of all of the professional leagues the th...
  • League Of Nations
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    Through my studies and research I have come to the following conclusion about the League of Nations: despite all of President Woodrow Wilson's efforts, the League was doomed to fail. I feel this was so for many reasons, some of which I hope to convey in the following report. From the day when Congress voted on the Fourteen Points, it was obvious that the League had a very slim chance of being passed in Congress, and without all of the World powers, the League had little chance of surviving. On N...
  • Different Between The League And The Un
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    During the First World War several world leaders such as President of the United States (U.S.) Woodrow Wilson and South African Prime Minster Jan Smuts, advocated the need for an international organization that preserved peace and settled disputes by arbitration. When peace negotiations began in October 1918, United States president Woodrow Wilson insisted that his Fourteen Points serve as a basis for the signing of the Armistice. The Armistice included the formation of the League of Nations (he...
  • 5 3 Super League
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    This report investigates the epic battle between the Australian Rugby League which has been around for 87 years and the Super League concept for the control of Rugby League in Australia. One man, Mr Rupert Murdoch, is trying to take over and run a rebel Super League to enhance his power and for financial gain. This Super League is proposed to run in 1996 with a 10 team competition as its prospectus. This report reviews the history of the Australian Rugby League, the battle between Mr. Murdoch an...
  • National League Pitchers
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    Designated Hitter Do you prefer a bases loaded double that clears the bases and involves an exciting play at home plate? Or a boring three-run home run where the base runners trot around the bases, while the defense stands around with dazed looks on their faces? Do you prefer stolen bases, squeeze plays, and trying to move the base runners to make something happen; as opposed to a team waiting for someone to hit a home run? If you answered "yes" then consider yourself a fan of "small ball". The ...
  • Major Indoor Soccer League
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    Games similar to soccer were played in China as early as 400 B.C. In 200 A.D. the Romans played a game in which 2 teams tried to score by advancing the ball across a line on a field, which means no soccer goals. They passed the ball to one another, but not by kicking it. Also in the 1100's, London children played a form of soccer (World Book Encyclopedia, S p. 73). In the early 1800's, many English schools played a game that resembled soccer. Players added many rules that changed the game, and e...
  • Member States In The Arab League
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    The Arab League. The Arab League is a regional organization that was founded on March 22, 1945. The league's function is to promote political cooperation among it's member states, and to deal with disputes or any breaches of peace in the region. The league's official name is the League of Arab States. The founding members of the league are: Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, and Yemen. Membership in the League was later extended to Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Mo...
  • Players In The League
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    NHL Players Moving East It was deemed official this past weekend that the NHL will be on lockout due to the new salary cap the league wants to enforce. The players in the league have a different outlook this year as well and it involves moving east. Hockey players in the NHL get 75% of the revenue the league makes and it is very obvious that this current situation is not going to last. There is no way to fund the league if the players are making all of the money. So what happens now? Ratings are...
  • Non Permanent Members Of The Council
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    In 1920, the League of Nations had 48 members and in 1929, it had 54. The League itself consisted of the Assembly, the Council, and the Secretariat. It also consisted of the Permanent Court of Justice, the Agencies, and The International Labor Organization. The Permanent Court of International Justice and the International Labor Organization were independent of the league, but coordinated their actions with it. This peacekeeping system was designed with the idea that member states would accept t...
  • War On Athens And The Delian League
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    Many a wars have been fought throughout history with many underlying causes. These causes of war are kindling to a fire that only requires a spark to light. The start of the Peloponnesian war is such a war that started with a spark by Corinth, Sparta's ally in which they battled Athens and the Delian League. The Peloponnesian War was fought primarily between the Delian League which was led by Athens who was in opposition to the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, fighting for the supremacy of Gr...
  • Successful Attempt For The League Of Nations
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    This essay will be looking at whether or not the 1920's was a Golden Age for the League of Nations. Also it will look at some of the problems which the League got involved in and discuss whether or not the League was successful in solving these disputes. Some of the problems which are going to be discussed are areas like Corfu and the Aaland islands to see how the League of Nations handled them. Collective Security was an idea for preserving peace after the First World War which president Woodro...
  • O Allies
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    "Pausanias... was sent out from Sparta in command of the Hellenic force. He had with him twenty ships from the Peloponnese; the Athenians joined his force with thirty ships and there were a number more from the other allies". THUCYDIDES "Athenians, who made up their minds to put on Pausanias and to arrange matters generally in a way that would best suit their own interests" THUCYDIDES "For when the Persians had been driven from Greece and the war had been carried to Persian territory, the Atheni...
  • League A Success
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    Was the League of Nations a success in the 1920's?' The League of Nations, for it's time and even for today, had extremely idealistic aims. As President Woodrow Wilson said in 1918, "Merely to win the war was not enough. It must be won in such a way as to ensure the future peace of the world". Hence, the reality of the matter was that the League could never have been a success because its goals were out of reach. However, this is not enough to deem the League as a failure. The League had a cripp...
  • Member State Of The League Of Nations
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    League of Nations. A living thing is born (Foley 149). With these words, United States President Woodrow Wilson presented the first draft of the Covenant to the nations attending the Paris Conference of 1919 and to those around the world. This Covenant was to establish an international organization that would promote peace and security throughout the world and provide a forum through which the different interests of nations could be peacefully resolved. President Wilson named this living thing t...
  • League Of Nations
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    History Homework 1) Why did USA not join the League of Nations? USA had many reasons for not wanting to join the League of Nations. Forty-two countries joined the League at the start and by the 1930's sixty countries had joined. This made the League appear strong but this wasn't the whole truth. However the most powerful countries hadn't joined. Russia didn't want to join, as they were communists and hated Britain and France. Germany wasn't even allowed to join being the main enemy of the 'home ...
  • English Premier League Soccer
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    Major Project "C Performance of Professional European Soccer Clubs The English Premier League, England!'s professional soccer league has long been considered one of the most difficult, lucrative, competitive and most loved soccer leagues in the world. So much is this fact that many people associate soccer immediately with England or one of its smaller teams. Sometimes even individual players such as David Beckham or Thierry Henry symbolism the game in England. Even if now the season has ended fo...
  • League Covenant
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    The League's membership totaled forty-one in 1919, rising to fifty by 1924 and sixty by 1934. Three main headings: its achievements, the main reasons for its eventual eclipse, and the foundations which it provided for its successor, the United Nations Organizations. The League of Nations was not the first attempt to establish institutions for international diplomacy and arbitration; between 1814 and 1914 there had been, under the generic description of concert of Europe, right congresses attende...
  • American Girls Professional Baseball League Player
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    All American Girls Professional Baseball League Essay, All American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League operated from 1943 to 1954 and represents one of the most unique periods in baseball history. The league went through a full life cycle in its eleven years of existence and ended up being a predecessor for other women's leagues to come. The All American Girls Professional Baseball League had many successes that surprised a lot of people but al...

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