analysis I chose The Basketball Diaries written by Jim Carroll. The book was first published in the United States by Tombouctou Books in 1978‚ then published and reprinted by Penguin books in 1987. James Dennis Carroll was born on August 1‚ 1949 in New York. He was of Irish Descent and grew up on New York’s Lower East Side. In the sixth grade his brother took notice to his literary talent‚ so he encouraged him to pursue it. Apart from writing‚ Carroll was an all-star basketball player throughout his
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group to do community service together‚ however I never really liked to participate‚ instead I preferred to play basketball. While everyone was assigned a specific task on a weekly basis‚ I was never the person who cared about what I did. They would call me from where they were working‚ to get my attention. I heard them and chose to ignore them‚ because I figured that playing basketball would be more fun. However‚ It had never occurred to me that maybe I was not doing what I needed to do as someone
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“TIMEOUT!” It all came down to this. The seniors had been honored‚ tears were shed‚ and the fans were ecstatic! Our district rival‚ St. John of Plaquemine had the ball with just over two seconds on the clock. Our small forward‚ Dustin Blanchard‚ who also happened to be one of the two seniors honored that night‚ just drained what everyone had thought to be the game-winning lay-up. The noise was deafening as St. John’s Hayden Heminway stood to throw in what had to be a full court pass‚ a prayer to
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John Salmons Sanford 9th Grade Literature and Composition May 25‚ 2012 Miami Heat Basketball Why I Chose My Topic Ever since I was young I’ve always loved basketball. It started when I was young and I used to always watch my older brothers play in the driveway. I always wished I could play with them but they always said I was too young. Nevertheless‚ I was still persistent and practiced my game everyday. All the time I was looking up to my favorite player Lebron James. I would watch his
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The Summer of 2014‚ I was a rising freshman in high school. My goal was to make the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Tryouts came along and I played JV over the summer. As I kept working during the summer and fall‚ the winter regular season tryouts came. I was determined to make the Varsity roster. I tried my best during tryouts‚ two days later the rosters came out. I read on the website‚ "Hunter Patterson JV." I was disappointed but knew that the coach thought that was the best fit for me
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Both basketball and football are well loved sports around North America‚ but if you had a choice to play one for the rest of your life which one would you choose? They are quite different from each other though. They are both played by men‚ but basketball is also played by women. Different times of the year will you be able to catch these exiting games though. Although both football and basketball are fun to watch‚ they differ in the seasons that they are played‚ the number of coaches on each team
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been in love with the game of basketball. My love for the game‚ along as myself as a person‚ has grown and gone through a lot of change since my first time touching a basketball over ten years ago. Basketball in my life has possibly changed more in the past year than the rest of my life combined‚ which has allowed me to learn more about myself‚ both on and off the court. All my life I have excelled at 2 sports‚ basketball and soccer. I have always put basketball on a pedestal above soccer‚ both
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Basketball is the most American sport‚ but not because it’s the only American sport with an identifiable inventor. In America‚ basketball has helped bridge differences in race and social class. The game also helps promote American values of selflessness and selfishness. In addition‚ because the NBA has helped the game go global the globalization of American culture has been a reality. Basketball takes the concept of America being a “melting pot” of racial diversification and puts it into play on
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The Dynamics of Basketball Bouncing – How Air Pressure and Temperature Effect Basketball Rebound Introduction: Hi. My name is Greyston Aguilera and I will be testing the dynamics of basketball bouncing and how air pressure and outside temperature will affect how a ball bounces. Almost all sports involve using balls. In a lot of sports the weight and air pressure is regulated. For example‚ the National Basketball Association regulations say the ball air pressure must be between 7.5 pound per-square-inch
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How basketball changed my life. There are a lot of sports in the world that people love‚ but for me the sport that excites me the most is the beauty of watching a basketball swish through the net. Basketball has been my favorite sport ever since I was a baby. Basketball has help me in life and also made me a more successful person on and off the basketball court. First off‚ my dad would always say the word “Work ethic”‚ when he would talk basketball to me. My dad would say “you got to have work ethic
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