History of Basketball The history of basketball is the most interesting thing. James Naismith was the inventor and it was invented in 1891 in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. The game of basketball grew very quickly and finally became very popular in the 20th century. Basketball got popular in America and eventually spread throughout the world. As it progressed through colleges‚ it eventually became a pro sport in 1946. What is the origin of basketball and how did it begin? Who created the National
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Biography Born on February 22‚ 1892 in Rockland‚ Maine‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay grew up with the constant label of being “different‚” which in her case‚ was a good thing. To match her strange individuality‚ her friends and family called her “Vincent.” Her mother‚ Cora Millay‚ was a singer and encouraged the arts. She recognized Edna’s exclusivity and took advantage of it. By the age of four she had already started learning the power of poetry. Millay’s parents separated
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Alexa Keating 3/24/13 Violence Is The Answer? Human violence is frowned upon by society‚ but it is a very common theme for short stories. Authors use gruesome or macabre details to develop and emphasize theme. Theme‚ the controlling idea or insight to the story‚ can be clarified when authors use such extreme forms of violence. In the short stories “The Destructors”‚ by Graham Greene‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ and “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ by Richard Conell‚ some form of gruesome actions
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David Nat-114 Feb/20/2010 James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell was born on 13 June 1831 at 14 India Street‚ Edinburgh‚ to John Clerk Maxwell‚ an advocate‚ and Frances Maxwell. Maxwell’s father was a man of comfortable means‚ related to the Clerk family of Penicuik‚ Midlothian‚ holders of the baronetcy of Clerk of Penicuik; his brother being the 6th Baronet. He had been born John Clerk‚ adding the surname Maxwell to his own after he inherited a
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James Langston Hughes was the narrator of black life in the nineteen hundreds. Not because he wrote about the lifestyle of the black Jazz movement‚ or because he wrote about the oppression and struggles of black people‚ but because he lived it. Hughes brought the life of the black race to light for all to live through his writings. Langston Hughes’ role as a writer is vital to the history of black and American culture and many think he understood this role and embraced it. James Langston Hughes
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Title: Flyboys‚ what the title means to me is that it’s about pilots in a war fighting enemies. The title sparks my interest a little. Yes‚ the title does fit with the text of the book. Author: James Bradley‚ I have read another book from this Author before called “Flags of our Fathers”. Type of Book: Nonfiction‚ Most people who like to read this kind of book are people who like to learn about war. I read these types of books every once and awhile. I really enjoy reading these types of books about
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James Joyce throughout “Araby”‚ uses the narrator to show realism and depict a slow transition from immature tendencies to maturity. In this first person story‚ the narrator infatuated with a girl known as Mangan’s sister‚ uses immature tactics in a hopeless plot to win over the girl he has “never spoken to” (68). During the James Joyce short story‚ we see the narrator express immature undeveloped infatuation for a girl he barely knows leading some to think he is a young adolescent. Additionally
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James Baldwin “Is language really a key to identity or social acceptance?” We are judged by what wear‚ who we associate with and most importantly‚ how we speak. Someone who is wearing dirty clothing and does not smell the best would automatically labeled as “poor” or “disgusting”. Almost everyone has judged somebody based on appearance or intellect so society makes it seem normal to us‚ though it is wrong. I defend James Baldwin’s claim that language is the key to identity and social acceptance
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Checkpoint Answers Examining Distributions Checkpoint 2 1. 99.7% of data resides within 3 standard deviations of the mean. 2. Center and spread IQR and standard deviation. IQR = Q-Q1 3. Pie chart. One response variable-categorical. 4. Impossible to tell. Boxplots only show cities and annual income amounts. Does not mention number of responses. 5. Statstown Q1=40‚ Q3 =110 6. Medianville‚ IQR =110-60 7. Statstown‚ IQR = 110-40 Examining Relationships Checkpoint 2 1. Conditional row percentages in a
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an easy prey to hunt. 3. What are the argument for and against continuing the nestle boycott from the point of view of consumers seeking to enhance the well-being of mothers and babies in the developing world? What is the implication does your answer have
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