Everyone has something they are strongly passionate about‚ whether it’s music‚ art‚ dancing‚ or learning. But for someone to be passionate about something‚ there has to be a special event that took place in their lifetime‚ something that really moved them and opened their eyes to something real. This particular passion not only impacted myself‚ but also numerous people around me. I had not thought very hard about how much sports has actually impacted my life until a couple years ago‚ when
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All basketball players remember the 2012-2013 NBA Finals. In the sixth game‚ San Antonio had a three-two series lead and were up three points late in the fourth. The Heat’s star‚ Lebron James‚ attempted to tie the game leaving twelve seconds on the board. He missed the shot and it seemed all hope had been lost. Then‚ in a matter of seconds‚ Cosh Bosh came down with the board and passed the ball to Ray Allen for the game tying three. Miami won the game in overtime and then won game seven‚ crowning
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What Life could have Been WARNING: use caution as this passage may require tissues! Tears stained my face as I contemplated the outcome. I could barely imagine what life would be like on the other side of this tragedy. My eyes squeezed shut‚ and I wished everything would go back to normal. My grandfather had recently been admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital suddenly‚ with the diagnoses of Congestive Heart Failure. He only had a few weeks to live‚ if he didn’t consent to have open heart
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LeBron James is my idol. I look up to him because of his leadership on and off the court. On the court he is a leader on his team and a great basketball player. I learn new things every time I see him play. Off the court he is a respectable person for his actions. That is why LeBron James is my idol. At an early age Lebron James was in a poor household with only is mother. He wanted to get out of the projects and have a better life. That was the main thing that made him strive for greatness. He
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Commandant’s Reading List Book Report “A Message To Garcia” by Elbert Hubbard (1889) As the most commonly talked about book off the Commandant’s reading list‚ I’ve taken the interest into finding out first hand exactly what is‚ or was‚ the message to Garcia. Little did I know‚ you never actually find out that message. Instead‚ “A Message to Garcia‚” is but a short rant about what every man/woman should hold‚ and that is the willingness disobedience to orders. [President] “McKinley gave
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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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In the World Series of 1919‚ two teams‚ The Chicago White Sox‚ and the Cincinnati Reds made a bit of history. The White Sox realized they were desperate to win. So desperate that they decided they would bribe some of the Reds players with $100‚000‚ to throw the game. These actions‚ in the end result‚ banned 8 players‚ and crushed thousands of fans. In the World Series of 1919‚ two teams‚ The Chicago White Sox‚ and the Cincinnati Reds made a bit of history. The White Sox realized they were desperate
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Smoke Signals: A Metaphor for Telling It has been countless years since I have watched a movie about Native Americans‚ and even longer since I have witnessed a decent one. Most films on the subject of the Native American people are often set in the past and are habitually on the subject of brave Indian warriors. I had never viewed a Native American motion picture filmed in a present day setting‚ dealing with contemporary issues until I watched Smoke Signals. In the movie Smoke Signals‚ co-producer
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In 1919‚ the Chicago White Sox lost the series to the Cincinnati Reds‚ and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers; it was the biggest scandal in major league history. Many of Shoeless Joe’s greatest fans‚ including Ray Kinsella‚ were profoundly saddened to hear the news that their idol would no longer be playing baseball. The novel “Shoeless Joe” by W.P Kinsella and its adaptation movie “Field of Dreams” by Phil Alden Robinson
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