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    For most of my life basketball has played a major impact on it. I started playing in kindergarten and still play the game to this very day. As a player‚ I am a point guard who loves to play with team work and passion. I am a strong defensive player and skilled offensive player. Over my whole career of playing basketball I have a higher winning record than loosing. However‚ I have won those many games because of the hard work and effort I put into practices. Over the many years I have learned that

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    Aristotle pioneered the term “Deus ex Machina” as a way to describe the technique as a device to resolve the plot of tragedies (Chondros et al). Although many critics referred to it as in artistic‚ convenient‚ and overly simplistic (Breton)‚ Antiphanes in particular believed any playwright who used the term was unable to properly manage the complications of his plot. “Deus ex Machina” is a common form of Writer Cop Out; it is an outside force that solves a seemingly unsolvable problem in a very unlikely

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    a little kid I loved basketball and throughout my life my passion for basketball has increased enormously. I have wanted to be able to play basketball in college ever since I was a freshman in highschool. I have acquired quite a bit of knowledge just from being around the game for so long‚ I have also learned a lot about the requirements for being able to play basketball in college. Like in this source by NBC Camps: Best Basketball Advice if You Want to Play college Basketball‚ “Find a mentor‚ someone

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    College Essay Since I was 7 years old‚ basketball has played an integral part of my life. I have devoted countless hours to not just a sport‚ but a passion‚ an outlet; to the game that I love. When I arrived at Bow Middle School as a fifth grader‚ my classmates and I would always look up to the 7th and 8th grade middle school basketball teams. Every year during winter carnival‚ the boys and girls teams would play a game in front of the entire school. Playing in that game became a dream and a

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    I used to be an all season sport player‚ but now I am only going to be a ¾ season sport player. I played all the sports that I could‚ football‚ basketball‚ and baseball. Now I only do football‚ basketball‚ and track. I like baseball‚ I’m just not good at it. Fielding‚ throwing‚ and catching I can do‚ I just can’t hit‚ and I don’t want to be the one to get out when I have enough power to drill it out to center field‚ and then see the disappointment on my teammates faces. The only reason that I play

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    Did you know soccer and basketball can be different in many ways? There are four major strengths in basketball and soccer. There are 4 weaknesses in basketball and soccer. Each sports gets paid differently than others. Basketball and soccer are good sports but they can teach you different strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and how much money each sport gets. There are four major strength in basketball and soccer. In soccer‚ you need power in your feet because you need to kick the ball hard to score. You

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    Who looks at a short Asian kid and says‚ “he’s going to be a basketball superstar when he grows up.”? The last time I checked‚ Asian people are pretty scarce in the NBA. Culture tells me that the only teams I’ll ever make are the math or chess team. The only arena I should dream of playing in is Carnegie Hall as the next musical prodigy. No one‚ not even my own family‚ expected me to play basketball. Even if there is a quiet voice whispering inside you to try the sport‚ why would you even listen

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    For as long as I remember‚ I have been raised with a basketball hoop. This hoop stood firmly‚ looking down at the trees secured by patches of cement in my backyard‚ in my neighborhood‚ Dorchester. This hoop was my center of faith and tranquility surrounded by gunfires‚ shattering windows‚ car alarms. As a girl‚ I learned not to adventure any place else other than this hoop because going beyond its faded lines on the concrete is an unknown world full of hazards and danger. And when I did cross these

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    Basketball teams in the United States of America differs from teams in the rest of the world‚ such as the European Union‚ Russia or China. Not only is there differences in the game‚ but cultural rifts change basketball in different countries. There are minor variations in the game itself‚ but the essence is the same. The technical differences of basketball are very minor. For one‚ the court is changed. In the NBA‚ the three-point line is 7.24 meters. In the FIBA‚ the line is 6.75 meters. The amount

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    Basketball has taught me a lesson I will remember forever and that is that hard work is the most important thing in life. I love the of basketball. I remember growing up enjoying watching Laker games on tv with my brother and seeing how talented players were especially Kobe Bryant. I am five foot seven and not really athletic like other players however I grew up to love the game and play it with passion. What I lack in is height but I have the heart and I leave it all out on the court when i play

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