Tyler Deeter Mr. Alexander English11‚ Period 2 8 May 2014 Basketball History James Naismith does the name mean anything? Well it should‚ because of Naismith we have the game basketball. Naismith was born in Almont‚ Ontario‚ and was educated at McGill University and Presbyterian College in Montreal. Naismith was the physical education teacher at McGill University from 1887 to 1890 and at Springfield College in Springfield‚ Massachusetts 1890 to 1895 (Bellis). It wasn’t until 1890 that Naismith
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GUN CONTROL & GUN VIOLENCE in CHILDREN To start my essay off‚ I have an unusual story that is true. My mom knew a girl when she was little. The girl was around the age of 2-4 years old. She got a hold of the gun her family had in the home and shot her older sibling. Then when she was in the eighth grade‚ her little brother got a hold of the same gun that her family had and killed her. It proves my point on why children should not have guns and children in the home
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AML Gun Control Gun Control is People Control For years gun ownership in America has been an extremely debated topic. Parties on both sides of the spectrum have argued why their beliefs are correct and should be implemented or not in today ’s day and age. The Four Fathers of the United States long ago decided that "A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." (Constitution) Gun control policies
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Expectancy Violation Theory (Paper Rough Draft) Expectancy Violation Theory‚ or more commonly referred to as EVT‚ is the study of attempting to explain one’s reactions to unexpected behavior of their peers‚ and the various meanings that people attribute to the violation‚ or infringement‚ of their personal space. Judee Burgoon defines personal space as the invisible‚ variable volume of space surrounding an individual that defines that individual’s preferred distance from others. I will explain
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How to Tame a Wild Tongue (Rough Draft) Gloria Anzaldua is a Mexican woman who faced troubles growing up because she spoke Chicano and had trouble learning English bdue to her native tongue. She faced quandaries as a child because she had trouble grasping English and spoke with a Hispanic accent. She explains that “At Pan American University‚ I and all Chicano students were required to take two speech classes. Their purpose: to get rid of our accents. Attacks on one’s form of expression
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Michelle Alvarez Myles Hann Kelsey Weers Lance Mowery Easc 111 Fall 2014 11AM 10-16-2014 Rough Draft Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In recent discussions of drilling in the arctic national refuge‚ a controversial issue has been whether to drill or not to drill. On the one hand‚ some argue that drilling for oil can bring many benefits both economically and politically to America‚ it creates jobs and makes us less dependent on foreign oil. Also in the last two decades their
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Andres Sandoval Thibeault English 3 14 January 2016 In Control or Out of Control There is nothing scarier and threatening than a patriotic American with a shotgun. Since the constitution was created‚ it gave Americans the right to bare arms. However‚ many gun users are misusing weapons in an inappropriate manner and taking advantage of it for something really threatening for the population. Even though the Constitution states that people should have the right to bare arms‚ the United States should
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Rough Draft - Homeschooling verses Public education Do you have unanswered questions concerning your child’s education? Many Americans‚ today struggle with the decision of homeschooling verses public education. There is equal adequacy of both curriculums of education. Socializing activities are a main concern for parents all over the world. Every student relies on their instructor to prepare them for a successful career no matter if is a parent instructor or a certified teacher. Homeschooling
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Gun Control. This has been a divisive topic for centuries‚ ever since the creation of guns in the late 1700’s. Many people see guns as their right and often point to the 2nd Amendment in the U.S‚ which gives all people and groups such as the NRA‚ the right to carry guns no matter what happens. This is a right which has been laid out and given to all Americans‚ along with freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the press‚ etc. But on the other hand‚ in the wake of mass shootings which have now become a trend
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Gun violence in the United States happens annually which results in thousands of injuries and deaths. In 2013 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention calculated that more than 33‚000 people have died due to firearms that year. Therefore‚ gun control would be a great addition to the United States to keep people safe. If you don’t know what gun control is‚ gun control is a set of laws or policies that state that civilians can not have possession or have use of any firearm. Gun control laws are
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