Week Two Article Summary James Naismith Being a high school basketball coach‚ and with the vision of being a college coach one day‚ I thought that it would be interesting to write about the founder of basketball. In December 1891‚ Canadian-born James Naismith‚ a physical education teacher at the YMCA training school‚ took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball. In 1893‚ James Naismith replaced the peach basket with iron hoops and a hammock-style basket. Ten
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William James (1842-1910) William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism‚ or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America. William James was born on January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. His father‚ Henry James Sr. was a
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE AN INSIGHT OF IAN FLEMING’S JAMES BOND- WITH REFERENCE TO ‘FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE’. From Russia‚ with Love is the fifth novel in Ian Fleming ’s James Bond series‚ first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 8 April 1957. As with the first four books‚ From Russia‚ with Love was generally well received by the critics. The story was written at Fleming ’s Golden eye estate in Jamaica in early 1956. By the time the book was published‚ he did not know whether he wanted
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Both‚ James Madison and Thomas Jefferson served very successful terms as president of the United States of America. Madison’s greatest accomplishment was the moral victory in the “War of 1812”‚ while Jefferson doubled the size of America with the “Louisiana Purchase”. Also‚ having an exceptional relationship allowed them to create the Democratic- Republican party. Despite sharing the same views on government‚ the aftereffects of their presidencies turned out to be far different. Because James Madison
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The Era of Good Feelings As James Madison approached the end of his presidency in 1816‚ a fellow Virginian and Republican—James Monroe—was elected as his successor. Monroe’s presidency was a continuation of the so-called “Virginia Dynasty‚” since all of the presidents between 1801 and 1825 were from Virginia. The fading Federalist Party ran a candidate in the 1816 election for the last time‚ securing only 34 electoral votes compared to Monroe’s 183 votes. Monroe came to the presidency with a solid
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Jesse James Jessy James 6th hour Final Draft 12/10/12 History still remembers the Wild West with the bandits and killers who robbed trains and banks. Many outlaws become famous due to the wild legends follow their names. One of the most widely known and significant outlaws of them all is Jesse James. He represents one of the thrilling images of the Wild West. Jesse had a skillful approach with attacking banks and trains. Jesse James was an American outlaw known for being a rebellious bank
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Jesse James Paige Riley College Prep English Ms. Engel Works Cited 1881‚ with authorities growing suspicious‚ Jesse rented a house in Saint Joseph‚ and Missouri. "Jesse James - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James "Jesse James Biography." Biography Base Home. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biographybase.com/biography/james_jesse
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LeBron James Biography LeBron Raymone James born on Dec. 30‚ 1984 in Akron‚ Ohio to Gloria James and Anthony McClelland. McClelland wasn’t a part of Gloria’s life leaving her to raise LeBron alone at the age of 16. Gloria James began dating Eddie Jackson when LeBron was a young child. Despite Jackson being in and out of jail for most of LeBron’s youth James formed a bond with him. LeBron James has two children with Savannah Brinson‚ LeBron James Jr and Bryce Maximus James. James became engaged to
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Life of James Brown by Kalyn Barker Ms P Foote 2/22/2013 The reason I picked Mr. James Brown‚ I liked his song “I Feel Good” so I was interested in learning more about Mr. James Brown. Mr. James Brown was born on May 3‚ 1933. His death date was December 25‚ 2006 and that was on Christmas day. Mr. James Brown grew up in Augusta‚ Georgia and referred to as an Augusta native. Augusta renamed 9th street to James Brown Boulevard‚ in honor of Mr James Brown. He has many
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bold both in action and in speech. At the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of the modern literature movement the words of James Joyce became embodied the bold architecture of creating change through writing. James Joyce was born James Augustus Alyosius Joyce on February 2‚ 1882 in the small Rathgar borough of Dublin‚ Ireland (Dettmar). James Joyce ’s family was of meager means as his father was in a constant state of financial and social decline which caused the family to move
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