Basketball The game started brightly‚ we attack‚ they attack back‚ but this wasn’t just a normal game. This was a playoff match against our arch rival Riverbank High‚ in what was a repeat of last years finals. So far so good I was thinking to myself as I was supped off for the first time in the quarter‚ we were up by four points going into to the second half. All of the sudden they went on a scoring run and our defense completely gave out‚ in just the two minutes before the half the score
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What is the Enlightenment? Why does it still affect American society today? The Enlightenment was an era when reasoning and using science to explain the once unexplainable during the sixteenth and the seventh century. In fact‚ some scholars have christened this era “the age of reason”. The Enlightenment proved to be fertile soil for the middle class to take root and flourish under the teachings of revolutionary thought‚ freedom of monarchies‚ and freedom of the people. This era of reasoning emphasized
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Does accent affect one’s role in the society? Support your ideas with examples from real life. Have you ever told where you were coming from by a complete stranger right after you spoke? Well‚ despite the way we look or behave our ‘’accent’’ is the most indicative fact that gives us away. When people speak‚ everyone speaks with an accent. Accent is one of the signs to reflect a person’s background. Especially when we listen to someone speaking with a different accent‚ people can immediately recognize
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BASKETBALL Basketball Court Dimensions Length of a basketball court 94 feet (1128 inches) Note: Many high school and college courts are 84 feet. Width of a basketball court 50 feet (600 inches) Size of a basketball backboard Width: 6 feet (72 inches) Height: 3.5 feet (42 inches) Size of a basketball rim The diameter of the rim is 18 inches The top of the rim should be exactly 10 feet (120 inches) off the ground Distance from the backboard to the back of the rim 6 inches Note:
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Society is greatly affected by the media’s outlook on different aspects of life and has a large effect on body image. Body image in America has been a growing problem for years as more young women feel the need to do anything they can to stay thin‚ trying to live up to what society has taught them is beauty. Body image is how someone perceives his or her body; therefore there is a variation of problems that can result from body image dissatisfaction. Some of these include low self-esteem‚ depression
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The Black Death infected an extensive part of the world with the disastrous bubonic plague. In addition to the Black Death spreading around Europe‚ it spread to Africa and the Middle East. The plague was first reported in Caffa‚ Crimea. The plague then spread to Sicily‚ Genoa‚ Venice‚ Pisa‚ and Marseilles. As the disease rapidly spread‚ it spread to France‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. The plague did not slow down‚ it kept spreading to more people in different places. The plague
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people’s first amendment. In addition‚ most countries around the world limit their voting selections on people based on sex‚ religion‚ and race. I think that in today’s society voting has reduced to a certain amount due to motivation. Motivation has to do with believing that any people that vote can make a diffidence in today’s society. People want their voice to be heard when they vote. If there are no changes made in the world‚ people will have doubts about voting. When it comes to voting participation
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Superheroes How do they affect (American) society? This is an interesting topic as we can find different points of view. Most boys and girls have admired a superhero at some point during their childhood. Indeed‚ superheroes are everywhere; in comic books‚ cartoons‚ major movies and videogames. They save the planet and make our world a safer place. These characters have a great effect on kids‚ and their constant appearance on media surely affects our society on one way or another. Some psychologists
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Crossed Up: Does Crossed Hand/Eye Dominance Affect Basketball Shooting Percentage? Abstract Everyone ’s used to the idea that people are either right-handed or left-handed for particular tasks. That is‚ one hand is preferred (or dominant) over the other for a particular task. Did you know that people also have a dominant eye? This project is designed to look for consequences of having the dominant hand and eye on the same side of the body (uncrossed) vs. having the dominant hand and eye on opposite
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Ancient Art Justin Tranter American InterContinental University Abstract Ancient art has a timeless value on how it affects society today. In order to interoperate each work of art‚ an individual must have a full knowledgeable concept of how to define each piece. This essay defines each the Mona Lisa created by Leonardo Da Vinci and the Venus de Milo sculpted by Alexandros of Antioch. It defines the form‚ subject matter‚ and content for both pieces. The comparison between both pieces is very
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