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    Basketball is my favorite sport and always has been. I love both playing and watching basketball. Basketball is a very engrossing activity. It is an amusing and a straightforward sport to learn. It can lead to hours of entertainment‚ and enjoyment. Professional NBA games can lead to hours of suspense‚ and can cause you to sit on the edge of your seat for the whole game. Let’s start off with just the basics of basketball. You can have the five players on the court at one time. This

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    Hockey and basketball have many similarities‚ but are unique in their own ways. Both sports have been around for over 125 years. They both can be played in backyards‚ parks‚ or in professional arenas. Each sport is entertaining and has a big fanbase‚ and the goal is to put an object in a net using five players on each team. While the two sports have a lot in common there are lots of differences. In hockey you can push people off of the rubber disc that is called a puck to score. Pushing a player

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    Through the occurrences of the American Revolution and the Civil War‚ men and women’s class roles in the home and in the industry were established. During the time frame of 1790 to 1860‚ gender distinctions came into play‚ and different roles and priorities were enforced. Women’s roles especially began to change after the American Revolution. During the first half of the nineteenth century‚ women’s roles in society evolved in the areas of occupational‚ moral‚ and social reform. Through efforts such

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    DBQ In the time period 1925 – 1950 Chinese peasants‚ and Chinese created a bad relationship with each other. Peasants were stronger than the Chinese Communist party supported by documents one‚ five‚ and six‚ peasants were the prime target for attacks instead of the Chinese Communist party supported by documents four‚ eight‚ and nine‚ and the peasants were more willing to fight the Japanese while the Chinese Communist party was not so willing supported by documents two‚ and three. Peasants and the

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    A basketball is an air filled sphere with a leather skin. There are different companies that make basketballs like Russel & Baden. The different types of shapes affect the aerodynamics of a basketball. Although at first it may sound strange‚ the motion of a basketball when it leaves the hands of a player is governed by the same physical laws of an airplane. There are multiple ways to affect the aerodynamics of the ball like the flick of the wrist‚ force and the quickness of the release when you

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    role in the team’s success. I played the most crucial role of them all‚ a bench warmer. However‚ on this fateful night‚ I was anything but. On this night I achieved my three minutes of fame. As I grew up‚ a major part of my life revolved around basketball. Countless hours spent at the gym with my family molded my love for the sport. We spent hours chasing one another up and down the court‚ the competitive spirit never fading. My step-father had one rule. Before any of us could leave the premises

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    Question: Was the Constitution written to be a landmark document or was it simply a compilation of compromises? After the American Revolution had ended in 1783‚ the states were left in a vulnerable position. Although the states had won the war and gained their independence‚ there was still a huge war deficit‚ fear of invasion from England or other countries like France or Spain‚ a virtually non-existent army of 600 men‚ no strong trade route to bring in money‚ Indian hostilities and a very weak

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    In America there were many reasons that colonists on both sides of the issue of taxation had for whether taxes on the American people were necessary and justified. In the reading about the colonist’s responses to the stamp act of 1765‚ both sides were represented. The people who were in favor of the stamp act felt that America had created a burden on the British government and that they needed to help lessen that burden on England. They also felt that since the government had protected the colonists

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    love of basketball. Not knowing it yet but they’re lives would end up intertwining. They grew up only forty minutes away from each other. Both of the boys played for organized team and both lead them in scoring. One day while Spencer was shooting baskets‚ his parents noticed a lump in his thigh. They took him to the doctor and found out that spencer had been diagnosed with cancer. This started a long trial of chemotherapy . While only forty minutes away josh was continued playing basketball getting

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    The sport of basketball was invented 113 years ago. The first original 13 rules of basketball are much different than the rules today. Not only have the rules evolved‚ but also the number of players‚ regulation time‚ and mainly just the dynamics of the game altogether. After explanation‚ you will be able to see how many changes basketball has truly undergone to become what it is now. The original 13 rules of basketball written by James Naismith are as follows: 1. The ball may be thrown in any

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