The day I was looking forward to had finally arrived: Basketball tryouts. I wasn’t the most talented‚ but I knew I could contribute to the team as a defensive stopper‚ using my size to my advantage. While the rest of the fellow middle schoolers struggled to hit layups and dribble the ball‚ I showed slightly more skill than everyone else. I made the B team that year as the team captain and leader. We didn’t win a game all season long‚ but that didn’t stop my love of the game; in fact‚ that is when
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Basketball. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it so popular now as opposed to earlier in history. Basketball was brought to fruition in 1891‚ as a counterbalance to outdoor activities‚ the likes of soccer and lacrosse. It’s creator‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ a presbyterian preacher who worked as a physical education teacher at the YMCA international School (now Springfield College) was told to find and “athletic distraction” for the students there‚ and thus‚ basketball was born. Later on‚ in 1950
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many years. All civilizations have developed some type of sport. Hunting is a sport‚ fishing is a sport‚ archery is a sport‚ all these things that the early people did in order to live were considered sports. Today basketball is a major sport played throughout the world. In basketball the goal is to score more baskets than the other team. Five people from each team are on the court at all times. Even if a player commits a foul‚ they stay on the court. Every time you have the ball‚ you have three
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It was a perfect day for me‚ I couldn’t think of anything that could ruin it. I made new friends when I made the basketball. Until I got home that day. As I walked into my house I noticed something strange. My father was home sitting on the couch and as fast as I could I tried to remember if I did anything bad I couldn’t remember the last bad thing I did at school‚ then a million more thoughts rushed through my head as I remembered the C on my report card. When my dad called me in a serious low
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writings pages 147 through 157 we continue to learn about the “Discourse on the State and Grandeurs of Jesus. The ninth discourse is on the love and communication of God in this mystery. Then we continue to the tenth discourse which describes the three births of Jesus. In the eleventh discourse we learn about the second birth of Jesus. And finally in the twelfth discourse we learn about the third birth of Jesus. In the ninth discourse we learn about the love and communication of God in the mystery
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basically is motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. To become a good leader‚ you must get through the never ending process of self-study‚ education‚ training and experience. I am a basketball coach and my responsibility is training players who love basketball and have sufficient ability to become a good player. I . In recently‚ we have been warned that we must change the way in training for the upcoming competitions that held for all teams in this area‚ which means
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The story Black Holes and Basketball Shoes by Lori Aurelia Williams is based very closely on experiences from her child hood. The story revolves around a teenager named Malik‚ and his self perceived need for a new wardrobe. He just moved to Houston with his single mother and brothers and sisters‚ he has had a hard time fitting in even if he is a smart and nice kid. Things are different than where he came from‚ in Houston it’s all about nice clothing and shoes‚ which Malik lacked. He is bullied for
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On Discourse Analysis‚ looking at a sample of spoken discourse from Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Conference Presentation. In this paper I aim to apply different methods of discourse analysis to a selected extract of transcribed language. I have chosen to transcribe a speech given by the First Lady of the United States‚ Michelle Obama. Firstly‚ to briefly outline the context‚ the speech was given during the Democratic National Convention in September 2012‚ in the run up to the presidential
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types of sports. Two very popular sports are baseball and basketball. These two games are very similar in multiple ways‚ but they are also very different. First off‚ baseball and basketball are very similar in many ways. For example‚ they are both sports and require you to be active. Also‚ they both have professional leagues in the United States. For baseball‚ it is Major League Baseball (MLB)‚ and for basketball‚ it is the National Basketball Association (NBA). Another similarity is that both sports
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Basketball and Soccer Do you know what the differences are between soccer and basketball? These are the two most popular sports around the world. Soccer was invented over 2000 years ago in China. On the other hand‚ basketball is one of my favorite sports. Originally‚ this game was played in American schools in 1891. There are some differences between basketball and soccer such as‚ the part of the body that you play with‚ the number of players and the form of shooting. Though soccer and basketball
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