Breaking the racism barrier in college sports requires just as much bravery. Perhaps one of the most well-known icons in college basketball is the Texas Western men’s basketball team of 1955-1956. Before this team came along‚ college basketball was strictly a “white sport.” The Texas Western Miners team became the first college basketball team with an all-black starting five. This team was put under the national microscope‚ and performed to a higher standard than anyone expected.
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Who is potentially the greatest basketball player in history has been argued for decades‚ but in more recent times‚ a newly found debate has emerged that includes the likes of Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Ever since each player debuted in their respective eras‚ they burst onto to the scene with skill sets never seen prior and made their mark on the game. As of right now‚ the general consensus is that Jordan holds that title‚ but various individuals are making the argument that LeBron is the greatest
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homosexuals‚ etc. being killed‚ ten or twenty or maybe even fifty at a time. Some are burned alive. Some are gassed until death finally kills their immune system. The others take on the cruelest punishment. They’re forced to work in concentration camps where they are split up from their family and children. Children who couldn’t work were forced to death‚ some mothers coming along with their children if they refused to cooperate with giving their kids up. We ask ourselves‚ what made these men so
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Theodore Simmons Joyce Williams English 101-2CD 10/10/13 NBA2K Series The NBA2K series is the best basketball simulation game in history. “It began in 1999 to 2001 were it was exclusive to Sega Dreamcast.” The NBA2K series was published by Sega Sports‚ now it’s published by 2ksports. The developers for this game are the visual concept team from Los Angeles. This game can be located in stores such as Wal-Mart‚ GameStop‚ and etc. NBA2K has been seen in many magazines Dime‚ Sports Illustrated
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of 130 females in my grade to attend the Women in Science camp. Here I learned about the many professions scientist can engage in‚ from forensics to astronomy. At this camp‚ I made it a goal to be a “woman in science.” At the time‚ I did not know specifically what type of science I wanted to become an expert in‚ but I narrowed it down with another major experience two summers ago at a camp referred to as the South Central Health Careers Camp. During the week‚ I was exposed to a variety of lines of
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nation. They warned that Japanese Americans were serving as spies for their mother country. As hysteria grew‚ eventually all persons of Japanese descent living on the West Coast‚ including those born in the United States‚ were forced into internment camps from the spring of 1942 till 1946. Japanese Americans were separated from their families‚ robbed of their livelihood‚ and denied their human rights. It took the United States
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done in my life. I have been playing basketball since I was about six years old and I love the sport like I love my family. At my age it is hard to find a job I really love‚ not a career‚ but just a job I enjoy going to. In about May 2013 I was hired at a Nike factory store and I was very excited because Nike is one of my favorite brands ever. It came a time where I was not able to do both‚ play basketball and work. The money was so good and I needed‚ but basketball was my favorite sport and I was very
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Basketball Unit Grade 3 Shooting Lesson Equipment for 30 students * 30 basketballs 50 Minute Lesson PASS Standards Objectives Psychomotor- TSWBAT shoot the ball with eyes on the goal‚ feet shoulder width apart facing the goal‚ following through making the shot 7 out of 10 tries from the free throw line. Cognitive- TSWBAT compare and contrast two similarities and differences between left and right handed layups orally with 90% accuracy. Affective- TSWBAT participate
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used by cartoon artists to voice their own opinions on the issues and matters that we as Australians are faced with. A big genre includes Refugees and asylum seeker issues and problems. An example of this is an artwork by an artist living in a Refugee Camp. There is a clear difference between the baby that is in a detention centre and a baby that has freedom. This is done through binary opposites – for every positive there is a negative. An example of this is the baby on the left who only thinks of
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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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