basketball players above and below six foot‚ professional and non-professional who have dunked a basketball. But it is easier for a player above six foot to dunk. A dunk occurs when a player jumps in the air and manually throws the ball downward‚ while holding it‚ through the basket using either one or both hands over the rim. Once their hand or hands are over the rim with the ball they slam it down. In the men’s division‚ the tallest man to dunk a basketball was seven foot seven center Kenny George(Elias
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Many women have misshapen‚ maimed‚ bounded‚ altered‚ injured‚ and changed their bodies for their culture. Foot binding was a tradition that began in the 12th century and became more prevalent in the 17th century. Chinese women practiced foot-binding; this process forced women to have broken and bent bones in their feet‚ for what society considered the most desirable for women. This custom expanded from the class to class. This was considered crucial in order to get a good husband. Men desired women
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Foot binding originated in China during the reign of Emperor Yi Lu when one of his concubines with bound feet in the shape of a crescent moon danced for him on the points of her feet wearing lotus shoes. He was so enamored with her that she became his favorite concubine. The other women in his harem decided to follow suit‚ and the custom of foot binding was born (Foreman 1). The practice continued for dynasties to come and remained until the 1900’s (Lim 1). Eventually‚ the painful practice became
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into a large‚ poor Irish family; he was one of the thirteen that were able to survive. He was different to his other siblings because he was born with cerebral palsy and was unable to control his speech or his movement‚ apart from his left foot. He used his left foot to communicate with his family‚ and also used it to paint and type. It gave him a lot of confidence and joy in his life. At the time when Christy was born‚ there was a global depression and most people were suffering financial problems
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you saunter into the locker room you‚ get a stench of old and yucky sweat‚ but also a little whiff of victory. There are posters of all the teams that have gone undefeated‚ and I wanted to be on a fresh and new poster that pronounced “2016-2017 Warriors seven wins and zero losses”. With our team picture in the middle‚ but to get that I had to be confident in myself and learn from my mistakes. I have been playing football ever since I was little. When you wander into the locker room you see that there
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Kathryn Bigelow‚ director of The Hurt Locker could have never imagined her movie winning six academy awards. While the opinion from the audience played a role in these winnings‚ the technical aspect of the movie all the way down to the first shot of the movie‚ played the biggest role in this achievement. Bigelow used things such as moving camera shots‚ camera angles‚ lighting‚ and the use of long shots to create a realistic feel throughout the movie. Throughout the movie it appears that most of
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Movie Review The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker is a film directed by Kathryn Bigelow‚ set in the Iraq war. The film is about three men who makeup an explosives ordinance team; Staff Sargent Matthew Thompson (Guy Pearce)‚ Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie)‚ and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty). In the beginning‚ a bomb disposal goes bad and Sargent Matthew Thompson is killed by the blast‚ Eldridge blames himself for his friend’s death because he had the chance to shoot the bomber‚
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Slammed Up 1 Slammed Up Against the Locker: a Look into the World of Bullying Kyle R. Fowler Department of Communication Capital University‚ Columbus‚ Ohio 43209 Slammed Up 2 After leaving the school choir room‚ a teenage male would never think that he would get slammed into lockers for no apparent reason. That is‚ unless he is wearing designer clothing and has skin like porcelain. Plus‚ did I mention that he is
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Cornell Notes Topic: Sasquatch Page _1 & 2_ of _5_. | Lesson 21 Monster Research | Main Idea: Origins of the Sasquatch. Where they are. What they eat. Any predators? | * Notes: Sasquatch‚ also known as Bigfoot‚ is an ape-like creature said to live in the United States and Canada. Although sightings have been reported in numerous states‚ most reports come from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Numerous Bigfoot sightings have also been reported in British Columbia‚
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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