Miller Essay #2: The Last Shot The dream of creating a greater life for oneself and family through the game of basketball is not restricted to any time or place in American history. As long as there is a court‚ there lies the opportunity to experience the hoop dream. For the likes of Tchaka‚ Russell‚ Corey‚ and Bill Russell‚ their paths may have been different‚ but their struggle for greatness in the ever-shrinking window of the hoop dream is all too familiar. The Last Shot by Darcy Frey chronicles
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The Last Samurai Think about your friends‚ family‚ and your loved ones for a second. Think about what luxuries you have and how you have come to love them. Doesn’t it make you feel blessed and lucky to be who you are? Now imagine being thrown onto enemy territory‚ a lonely and dangerous place with nothing. In order to survive you must communicate with the enemy and learn to live their way—the total opposite culture you hate. In the movie‚ The Last Samurai‚ the author portrays a Civil War veteran
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Joseph Daniels English 201-600 Due: 2/16/2011 Narrative Essay LAST SHOT I sit in that smelly sweat stained locker room‚ all I can think about is whether or not I practice hard enough or pushed myself to the limit. I change alone in my corner with my music up‚ trying not to think too much as I get pumped up. Jesse makes me jump as he slaps my pads when he walks by. Laughing‚ he asks me if I was set; grabbing my stick and slapping my hands together saying I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. Who knew
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In the Novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Sàenz there are many recurring motifs. Two of the most repetitive and meaning full were the sparrows and the desert. In the book‚ sparrows represent the loss of Aristotle’s childhood and innocence while the Desert represents his personality. Aristotle’s innocence and childhood were portrayed by a sparrow. Aristotle grew up alone‚ his childhood was depicted as a period of time rushing to adulthood. With a father of
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The Last Supper is one of the most famous works in the history of art and it is recognized by almost anyone in today’s society. This idea of Jesus‚ the son of God‚ at his famous last supper has been painted by numerous famous artists. There have been so many different perceptions of this event that has been portrayed throughout our world’s history. The Last Supper was painted by both Leonardo Da Vinci and Andrea del Castagno. Andrea del Castagno painted his work in 1447 during the Early Renaissance
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1) THE LAST NIGHT1 (FROM CHARLOTTE GRAY) by SEBASTIAN FAULKS André and his brother Jacob are two orphaned boys in France in the 1940s. They are waiting to be taken to a concentration camp.2 André was lying on the floor when a Jewish orderly came with postcards on which the deportees might write a final message3. He advised them to leave them at the station or throw them from the train as camp orders4 forbade access to the post. Two or three pencils that had survived the barracks search5 were passed
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The Last Leaf In his wonderful short-story The Last Leaf‚ O.Henry depicts a really admirable person - old Behrman. The story depicts the lives of artists in America at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. At that time arts people were massively settling in Greenwich Village attracted by eighteen century gables‚ Dutch attics and low rents‚ making this district an arts hub of this huge city. Two young artists Sue and Johnsy meet at a café. They become friends and find their tastes and opinions
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The Last Supper Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper was painted in 1495 and finished in 1498. Da Vinci was a procrastinator‚ so painting this piece took some extra time‚ but who can blame him? Had he have rushed the painting‚ it could have turned out to be a disaster‚ and how can you take something of such value and not take perfect care of it? This painting appeals to many philosophies of art including appeal‚ beauty‚ and emotion. But‚ which one seems to bring out the most in this painting?
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The Last Leaf (by O. Henry) Analysis O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. His real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born on September 11‚ 1862. In 1894 was accused of stealing money and went to prison. While in prison Porter first started to write short stories. After Porter was released‚ he changed his name to O. Henry and published his stories in magazines. O. Henry’s short stories are famous for their surprise endings and humor. O. Henry’s wrote such classic
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The last supper was one of Jesus last meal before he had to go be crucified .On the day of the last supper of Jesus Christ his disciples Peter and John came up to him asking him where you would like to have your feast at. And he said go to the city and find a certain man that is carrying a jar of water he will meet you there. After doing what was asked of them by finding the man in the city and preparing the feast for the Passover. As Jesus was sitting at the table with his disciple at the feast
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