The game of basketball has evolved a great deal throughout the years. Basketball was invented on December 21‚ 1891. The inventor of the game was a Canadian clergyman‚ James Naismith (Joseph Morse‚ 1973). <br> <br>The game of basketball was fashioned from fragments of other games‚ seeking to eliminate flaws of indoor rugby‚ soccer and lacrosse. Naismith also borrowed aspects from the children ’s game "Duck-on-a-Rock‚" in which children tried to knock off a rock from a boulder by tossing smaller rocks
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"The Truth About Foolishness" in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare used a unique device to explain how foolishness is an unavoidable part of everyday life. He employed many specific examples of foolishness in his comedy play titled Twelfth Night. Each of the characters he created were all foolish in one way or another. Not only do the characters entertain the audience‚ but also educate the audience as they portray mankind avoiding obvious truth. Shakespeare takes a
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Telling the Truth about Lying Why should one tell the truth if it’s one’s advantage to lie? This question caught my attention as I scanned through a thick‚ old and tattered encyclopedia. While I was sitting on a green comfy chair parallel to a wooden table‚ I pondered upon the said question coming from a renowned philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein who formulated the theory of truth. It was said that he spent his entire life answering the question which made me wonder how long it would take me
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Laquannis Haynes Dr.Jameson February 21‚ 2011 In John’s Blosser “Shocking Truth about the Homeless”‚ he shatters America’s stereotype of the homeless and presents the concealed truth. Many Americans view the homeless as helpless and innocent victims that crumble under the pressure of the cruel world but Blosser view is the opposite. Blosser relies on statistics and testimony of authority figures‚ who study the homeless to persuade Americans that the homeless are not in their unfortunate circumstance
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Basketball is a popular sport played by many people all across the world. There is a lot to learn about the sport before it can be played. In order to play basketball the player needs to know the difference between each shot. The player needs a basketball‚ and a basketball hoop. A basketball court is highly recommended. There are three types and points‚ the 2 pointer‚ the 3 pointer‚and the foul shot. The first shot to learn is a two pointer. A two pointer must be shot before the 3 point line
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shall we feel against with lying or the other? From the short story‚ “The Truth About Lying” by Judith Viorst‚ it highlights the ways and the result of lying under different circumstances. In my opinion‚ lying is not a good way to benefiting or helping others and ourselves. Lying is just an emergency expression‚ the truth itself will appear in one day‚ and at that time the previous lies are just a joke. For instance‚ talking about the protective lies‚ people lie to those they love‚
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On the 20th of October‚ 1998‚ the world was blessed with a talented basketball player. (That would be me.) Growing up‚ I didn’t really have reasons to like basketball. My family did not play or have interest in any kind of sport‚ besides for my father turning on the Lakers game once in a while. So my influence had to come about from a mishap. A mishap I am very thankful for. The television was playing the Lakers game in my living room one night when my attention was caught by an astonishing performance
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Have you ever wondered what basketball is like? Basketball can vary from being very intense and physical‚ while other time it is very easy. Basketball is a very exhausting sport. You can feel your muscles being pulled in every direction. You feel like you can’t move when the season first starts. During a gamer you can hear the crowd cheering you on. You can smell the popcorn all around the gym as people eat it. You can feel the sweat pouring down your face as you run up and down the court. Your feet
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Ms. Sladky 10th Grade Liteature and Composition 4 September 2012 Rehtorical Analsysis of “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” There is a cliché quote that people say‚ “Beauty is in the eye of beholder.” But in the essay “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” (1998) Dave Barry argues about how women who spend countless hours on their so called “beauty” whereas men seem not to care. Barry uses juxtaposition and exaggeration to poke fun at men and women behavior and shed light on the harm that the beauty industry
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movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed as a painkiller‚ but is also a popular street drug.The director
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