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    Telling the Truth

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    Telling the truth. It is true that Lies are so much more interesting and the truth is boring. Well so they say. What do you think‚ isn’t it so much more creative to tell lies? Let’s say for example‚ I could tell you I caught the bus to School this morning as usual‚ and no one would be interested. However if I told I was driven to school on a fire engine and I got to work the sirens‚ this would be so much more interesting. So why tell the truth‚ let’s all create a fantasy world and live in in

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    Basketball: Then vs. Now

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    The sport of basketball was invented 113 years ago. The first original 13 rules of basketball are much different than the rules today. Not only have the rules evolved‚ but also the number of players‚ regulation time‚ and mainly just the dynamics of the game altogether. After explanation‚ you will be able to see how many changes basketball has truly undergone to become what it is now. The original 13 rules of basketball written by James Naismith are as follows: 1. The ball may be thrown in any

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    Ex-Basketball Player

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    A Reading of Updike’s “Ex-Basketball Player” The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader about a poem by John Updike‚ called “Ex-Basketball player”. The speaker in the poem talks about a man named Flick Webb and his apathetic life. He informs the reader about Flick Webb’s exceptional talent as a basketball player in high school. Towards the end of the poem the realization is that Flick Webb’s exceptional basketball talent had been berried under his reality of life. In the eyes of the

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    Deception and Truth

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    Madi McClure 05/14/14 3rd Period Deception and Truth The Good In Deception Everyone characterizes deception differently. One may view it as breaking the trust of a loved one and think of it as a mere deceit. Others may accept deception as a way to gain or give happiness. Some may even think of it as part of life. More commonly‚ deception stands being viewed as hand and hand with “evil”‚ this includes‚ not only viewed by people‚ but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently

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    Dylan‚ The letter you wrote was very thoughtful and meant a lot to me! Here are my thoughts! The endless thumping of a basketball is an annoying noise to some‚ but a wonderful sound to me. I often heard you playing basketball but frankly was focused on other matters---mowing the lawn‚ cleaning the yard‚ or getting other stuff done. I never really noticed you‚ other than looking at Lulu when you took her for a walk! She had a cute face and I’ve always wanted a dog. With a hectic work schedule

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    Shen Zixiang ENG108 Project 4 Is playing in NBA a job The National Basketball Association‚ on August 3‚ 1949‚ after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans‚ the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) and David Stern currently is the CEO of the NBA. There is a known debate about whether playing in NBA is a kind of job‚ some people say it is job‚ they play for their high salaries

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    1984 Truth

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    1984 Truth In George Orwell’s "1984" society is manipulated and guided by an organization called the Party and an anonymous figure named Big Brother‚ who is used as God. One of the main aspects the Party controls is truth or tries to control is truths in the society and the truth in the minds of the individual themselves. The Party creates what they want to be true to make the individuals ignorant so they can manipulate them easier. This twist of the truth by the Party makes it seem like truth

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    An Inconvenient Truth

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    A.Michelle AP Biology October 4th‚ 2012 An Inconvenient Truth What is it one thinks of when hearing Global warming? The same old tell that the earth is getting hotter‚ people say "ugh it’s snowing here‚ this means the earth is getting colder". Others see many different Biomes changing‚ and yes of course‚ it must be mother natural. Is no one going to blame themselves‚ is no one going to stand and say we must stop this. We did it with the Ozone‚ we can do it with the warming. We have to make

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    HISTORY TIME LINE OF BASKETBALL 1891 Basketball is invented by Dr. James Naismith‚ an instructor at a YMCA in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. 1895 The backboard is introduced to prevent fans from interfering with play (baskets were often hung on balconies). 1898 The first professional league‚ the National Basketball League‚ is formed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 1908 The dribbler is permited to shoot the ball‚ and the NCAA eliminates the double dribble. 1914 NCAA‚ Amateur Athletic Union and YMCA

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    Positive things about Love & Basketball Here’s the run-down. Love & Basketball is deceivingly simple in its structure. The movie is divided into the quarters of a basketball game and tells the story of a boy and a girl. Meeting at about the age 11‚ the film traces their lives as they run parallel and run apart from childhood‚ to high school‚ to college‚ and just after. Monica and Quincy each have their hopes and their dreams. They both want to play basketball on a professional level. For Quincy

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