Subtopic 1 One factor that greatly affected the NBA in the 1980s was the players. In 1979 Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans faced off against Larry Bird and Indiana State. This was the beginning of a huge rivalry in the 1980s. Towards the end of the 1970s and in the beginning of the 1980s the Philadelphia 76ers were a very good team in the NBA. With the help of Moses Malone and Julius Erving the 76ers made it to the NBA Finals in 1977‚ 1980‚ 1982 but lost. Finally they won the NBA
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Despite the many issues worth complaining about in the world today‚ most people are reluctant to complain. However‚ when problems are not confronted‚ they cannot be solved. In their respective essays‚ Jonathan Swift and William F. Buckley‚ Jr. discuss the idea that a society that is apathetic toward its problems cannot advance. In the satire "A Modest Proposal‚" Swift mockingly suggests a "modest" solution to improve the economy and address starvation in Ireland in 1729 because at the time‚ the government
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Odysseus didn’t show mercy to the men who betrayed him in his absence. Over the course of ten years‚ suitors tried to win his wife Penelope’s hand in marriage. Those suitors were quite unruly and difficult to deal with‚ causing much strife in the life of his wife and son‚ Telemachus. When Odysseus returned‚ he made short work of setting things right. “You took my house to plunder‚ twisted my maids to serve your beds. You dared bid for my wife while I
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the narrator begins to explain the character of Gulliver and the qualities he posses. From that point forward the mock-heroic style of writing has begun and his journey across the sea can be compared to epic journeys such as Odysseus’‚ and all the life threatening obstacles he must overcome. Once the journey is even complete‚ their returns to their home are even comparable in a satirical manor. The theme of Gulliver being portrayed as a mock-hero can be traced throughout the entirety of the story
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preachers is to convert the unconverted and teach his congregation the ways of righteousness; however some preachers use tactics of using fear as a means to scare their congregation into conversion. One such Preacher who used fear to his advantage was Jonathan Edwards. Edward’s most famous sermon which he delivered on a trip to the congregation at Enfield‚ Connecticut was a perfect example of the use of the power of fear to create new converts to his church. Edward’s tone during his sermon was terrifying
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Martin Luther King jr. and Jonathan Swift‚ both persuasive writers and speakers‚ write for a very similar purpose; they wish to ’free the oppressed.’ It is interesting that they induce their audience in practically opposite ways. King condemns the oppressors‚ spreading the message of hope to the oppressed while Swift uses more of the reverse psychology approach. In Kings ’I have a dream’ speech‚ because of his diverse audience‚ he sends out somewhat of a mixed tone. He firmly rebukes those who would
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Life in the Colonial Cities The people of early colonial America settled mainly in rural areas and farms. Eventually‚ by the end of the 18th century‚ cities became dominant settlements over the rural regions. The cities of colonial America were heavily influences by British; the latest fashions of dress‚ social ideas‚ and furniture among other things were imported from Great Britain. As the size of cities grew‚ problems in health and sanitation began to arise. Throughout all of the major cities
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Jonathan Hackshaw 9/18/2012 1st Period In the United States Supreme Court‚ life in prison for a juvenile should not be mandatory. Juvenile killers should have their case considered and have the court and jury have the last say on that individual’s case. Children and adults under the age of twenty-five do not have a fully developed brain. Therefore they cannot think of the future consequences and results. Children are impulsive and usually act before they evaluate a situation. These impulsive acts
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What if kids wrote and published Recontextualizing Student Writing will result in improved learning! This simple shift is not only mission critical educational reform‚ but a way to recapture the hearts and minds of our young people! by markgura‚ 3 years ago in Entertainment & Humor 202 slides | Save Does God Exist? If Not Then Who Else Answer Our Prayers? Does God Exist? If Not Then Who Else Answer Our… existing than can be perceived by our senses or can be arrived at by our reasoning. As for
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The oxygen-hydrogen bonds in water are very polar. Because of the arrangement of the two bonds and two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen‚ the molecule is bent. (The four sets of electrons are arranged in a tetrahedral arrangement. The angles between these sets of electrons are about 108 degrees) This bent shape makes water polar. Since it is polar (actually very polar) there are considerable intermolecular forces attracting the molecules of water together. The result of these forces is that
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