Basketball Unlike most sports that were formed gradually over time or from a combination of other sports. If basketball wasn’t created in that way‚ then how was basketball created? It all started in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith was given the task of creating a safe indoor game to keep track and field runners in shape over the winter. Naismith created basketball from a game he used to play in his childhood called Duck on a Rock. The goal of Duck on a Rock was to throw stones to hit a target
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Describe a your favorite movie and tell why it is your favorite. My favorite movie is “Monters‚ Inc.” It is my favorite because it’s funny‚ the characters are colorful and it is a good story. “Monsters‚ inc.” characters are Sully‚ Mike‚ Boo‚ and Randall. Sully is like King Kong or gorilla. He is fat‚ blue and has a lot of fur. He has big teeth. Mike is Sully’s friend. They work together. Mike is small‚ green and has tiny hands and feet. Most important he has one big
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Basketball and Soccer Do you know what the differences are between soccer and basketball? These are the two most popular sports around the world. Soccer was invented over 2000 years ago in China. On the other hand‚ basketball is one of my favorite sports. Originally‚ this game was played in American schools in 1891. There are some differences between basketball and soccer such as‚ the part of the body that you play with‚ the number of players and the form of shooting. Though soccer and basketball
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purpose: how basketball taught me hard work and discipline Specific purpose: hard work can help achieve anything Thesis statement through basketball I learned how to work hard and discipline myself to achieve my goals in life My passion for the basketball started when I was in my second year of high school‚ basketball not only helped me grow but also taught me a lot of things that I use in my everyday life
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In Mr. Nash ’s Situation MGMT 6213 Mr. Nash from DAC faces some though ethical decisions same as CEO from Seglin article “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls”. If I was in Mr. Nash’s shoes I would disclose the information about biohazards and radioactive waste to Fledging industries as I considered couple of ethical theories: RDCAR‚ consequentialist theory‚ some of the categorical imperative statements and New York Times theory. The problem is that both Mr. Nash and CEO
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Certain ones appeal more to some people than others. In my opinion‚ adventure‚ comedy‚ and science fiction are the best of all the genres. Adventure movies top the list when it comes to being the best. They are full of action‚ have good story lines‚ and keep me on the edge of my seat. Adventure movies are thrilling and never boring. What I like best is finding it easy to imagine myself as part of the adventure. Some of my favorite adventure movies include "Lord of the Rings"‚ "Chronicles
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My favorite place in the world is a place in Washington‚ it’s called Crystal Mountain and it is located outside of Enumclaw Washington. My in-laws run a Guide service near the ski resort every summer‚ they take clients up the trails on horseback‚ show them some scenery and a small taste of the way of the cowboy. When I first went up with my now wife‚ it was during the summer of 2012‚ I hadn’t ridden a horse since I was fifteen or sixteen‚ and it wasn’t very graceful for me. To say I was
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Steve Jobs. Though‚ Steve Jobs is not a college graduate‚ he is still a very successful man. Jobs speaks from the heart‚ and uses personal experiences to relate to his audience. Jobs uses emotional anecdotes to show their own character and history. He starts his life story off with an account of how his “biological mother was a young‚ unwed graduate student” (Jobs) when she had decided to put Jobs up for adoption. Such an emotional story‚ and having such a disadvantage with such a destitute
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The saxophone is my favorite instrument. The saxophone is in the woodwind family‚ even though it is made of brass. The saxophone is a normally used in jazz music‚ but can also be found in rock music and some classical music. 1. History and/or Manufacturers A. http://library.thinkquest.org It was invented by Adolphe Sax‚ a Belgian. He was born in 1814‚ and as a child he learned to make instruments in his father’s shop. There are a variety of saxophone‚ but the four most popular are the
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A beautiful mind is a great way to describe John Nash because he was a brilliant person who suffered and fought through Schizophrenia. Nash was born on June 13‚ 1928‚ in Bluefield‚ West Virginia. His father was an electrical engineer for the Appalachian Electric Power Company. His mother‚ name was Virginia Martin and she had been a schoolteacher before she married. Nash had a younger sister‚ Martha‚ born November 16‚ 1930. Nash attended kindergarten and public school. Nash’s parents worked hard
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