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    How to Shoot a Basketball

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    Face the basket and place your feet shoulder width apart. Point your feet in the general direction of the basket. Your feet should be slightly staggered‚ with your dominant foot‚ referred to as your "shooting" foot for these purposes‚ slightly in front of your non-dominant foot. Take a comfortable and balanced position. There is no perfect stance; the important thing is to find a stance that helps you launch your best shot. Bend your knees slightly. Locking your knees

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    well throughout my academic career and life itself. Being the child of a first-generation American‚ culture plays a big role‚ not just academically‚ but it has influenced my individual character. I was blessed to be born into the American and Ukrainian cultures. My mother‚ an instructor at the University of Maine Presque Isle and the Director of Education at Loring Job Corps‚ has taught me to explore the world with intrusive eyes: constantly seeking to learn and comprehend more. My father‚ who was

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    innocent mind of Paul Baumer. This is shown not only in his thoughts‚ but in the actions that he takes throughout the novel itself. Specifically‚ Paul’s mind changes because of his views on the war‚ how he witnessed the death of his classmates‚ and the battles that are fought change his personal view of life‚ and what it means to him as well as the war in itself. One of the more obvious ways that the war had affected the conscience of Paul is shown later in the chapter nine when Paul is in a crater with

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    How has life changed since 1800? Life as we know it today in the modern world‚ is significantly different to the lives that our predecessors lived during the period 1500-1800. The changes across the centuries are the result of a process of advancements over time. This essay will examine life in the period 1500-1800 as highlighted in the work of George Blainey (2000) and will compare key differences of life in this early period‚ against life in the modern world today. Throughout this essay‚ the

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    Recently‚ a visit to see my grandma changed my perspective. This visit was the first time I saw my eighty-nine year-old grandmother in her new home‚ an assisted living facility. My grandmother was always a strong‚ independent woman. But now she can no longer live independently‚ due to her advanced age‚ and we have had to move her out of her home into an assisted living facility. The facility that my grandmother lives in is rather innocent looking when you first glimpse it‚ but when you see the residents

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    he smile and said thank you for accepting my invitation. I brought you here to show you how much I appreciate you for working the extra hours and allow me to get paid for it. Few people would work another’s shifts and gave them the hours. That was the only way he could go through his training and still keep his pay. I had not minded doing that for him. While we sat in the restaurant he thanked me repeatedly for helping him. Then he told me about his life. He came to New York

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    Basketball Basketball was created a simple game. The primary objective was to place a ball‚ without dribbling‚ into a peach basket. However‚ like Darwin’s theory of man‚ basketball has evolved into the most exciting exhibition of athletic ability. Basketball has seen many rule changes‚ because of the increasing ability of the players. Basketball is a melting pot‚ where black‚ white‚ and European people excel. This is a sport that is color-blind. This sport

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    An important event changed my life - going to the university Everyone knows how Cinderella changed her life after meeting the prince. I have my own Cinderella story. I was a little girl who was always in shame. I studied hard but always got bad scores. All my friends were my neighbors. I had never gone to a far place without keeping my family company. However‚ an amazing change happened in 1989. I did not meet the prince‚ but passed the universities’ entrance examination. As lucky as Cinderella

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    Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 Topic: Has life in the military changed you? How has it affected you? 06 November 2012 The Military Changed My Life for the Better Life in the military has not only changed me‚ but it has molded me to become a better person. Before I joined the United States Navy‚ I was a member of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) for my entire tenure of high school; as well as a scholarship recipient to the University of Kentucky. I had always been

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