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    History of Basketball

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    One of the greatest sports in the world is goes by the name of basketball. This great game was invented by James Naismith December of 1891. James Naismith was a physician from Canada and attended McGill’s University in Montreal‚ Canada. After working as McGill’s Athletic director he went to Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men Christian Association Training School in Springfield. He created the game because he needed to think of something the

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    How People Learn

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    INTRODUCTION HOW PEOPLE LEARN Learning can be defined formally as the act‚ process‚ or experience of gaining knowledge or skills. Burns ‘conceives of learning as a relatively permanent change in behaviour‚ with behaviour including both observable activity and internal processes such as thinking‚ attitudes and emotions’. Burns (1995) considers that learning might not manifest itself in observable behaviour until some time after the educational program has taken place. Learning helps us move from

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    The game of basketball has evolved a great deal throughout the years. Basketball was invented on December 21‚ 1891. The inventor of the game was a Canadian clergyman‚ James Naismith (Joseph Morse‚ 1973). <br> <br>The game of basketball was fashioned from fragments of other games‚ seeking to eliminate flaws of indoor rugby‚ soccer and lacrosse. Naismith also borrowed aspects from the children ’s game "Duck-on-a-Rock‚" in which children tried to knock off a rock from a boulder by tossing smaller rocks

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    Basketball Observation

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    Britain‚ it was wheelchair basketball. When first walking in I didn’t know what expect‚ I didn’t know what type of personalities the athletes would have towards me because I felt they might feel I was invading their sanctuary. The athletes had an extremely open and friendly environment‚ they saw that I was trying to be cautious and not disturb their normal practice rituals. The athletes came over to me and was happy to see that I was interested in the sport wheelchair basketball‚ so they wanted to get

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    environment. Adaptations: any inheritable characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment. Ex: camouflage‚ tiger’s claws According to Darwin‚ different adaptations affect an organism’s fitness. Fitness: how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment. Organisms with adaptations that are well suited to their environment have high fitness. Darwin’s greatest contribution was to describe an important process in nature‚ a scientific

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    Basketball popularity

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    What makes basketball ifija fjiwj ’of ’apof ’poakf ’poa ’pfo ’pol ’pokf ’pao kf a ’pofk ’apofk ’paokf ’poakwf poak f poa aof ’paof poa af ’pofapof poawf ’ paowkf a ’ifj ’aoifj ’aj ’okvm ’oaiva va pj avjapjpoj Fans determine the market for professional basketball. The entertainment factor is most important to fans. Offering season tickets‚ theme nights‚ student nights‚ church nights‚ etc. keep fans engaged‚ and draw fans to the games. While the market can fluctuate

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    Basketball game

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    before they call the teams out on to the court. The whistle blows‚ players make their way to their spots on the court. The Patriots playing their rival‚ the Tommies‚ with the home court advantage. They were ready to inbound the perfectly round basketball‚ at the half court line. The referee holds one hand high in the air and the other holding on to the ball. Suddenly‚ he blows in to his whistle and hands the ball to the tallest player for the Patriots. As soon as he touches the ball‚ every

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    that shows how humans impact the diversity of ecosystems. Summarize the article in 300 words and explain why you chose your article (be sure to include the original article as well). #2: Plants Evaluate the importance of the sustainable use of plants to Canadian society and other cultures Answer one of the following questions‚ by conducting research. Your response should not be longer than 250 words and you should provide appropriate evidence (by citing credible references): How does the local

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    While there are many similarities between old school and new school basketball‚ there are also many differences between them. But‚ before we get into that you should know what old school basketball actually really is. “Old school” basketball was a game created by James Naismith in 1891 that originally set out to have 13 rules. It was a game where usually back then there were 9 players on each team competing‚ players weren’t allowed to get back in the game once out‚ and players originally would shoot

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    Basketball Scholarship

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    Basketball Scholarship Appeal I am definitely the best player that you‚ John Calipari can take to play on your basketball team this upcoming season. Three reason why I think I am best fit to play for your team is my work ethic is unbelievable‚ my grades have improved a lot‚ and I am very skilled and believe I can compete with anyone in the nation. These are the things one needs to succeed in the NCAA. I am always able to motivate myself when I make a mistake or if I’m going through a

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