according to a ridiculously detailed series of blog posts that began last August and was completed last month — a month after Rodman was voted into the Hall of Fame — is being the best rebounder in NBA history and one of the league’s most valuable players ever. Benjamin Morris‚ on his blog Skeptical Sports Analysis‚ begins his generally persuasive case by assessing Rodman in terms of his rebounding. Morris eschewed the rebounds per game stat‚ which is skewed in several ways. Fast-paced games have more
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AMERICAN ME The movie American Me was nothing new to me‚ I must have seen that move at least 2 other times‚ but never really focused on the main issue itself‚ returning to society. Never did I really realize till this class that that was a huge problem with prisoners who are released back to society. Especially those who knew nothing but the 3 walls in that small cell they were sentenced to‚ Prisoners that have spent most of their lives in and out of those barb wires. In the movie there are several
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since I went to United States of America and met my best friend. I really like this University‚ I am always learning new things and I am actually pretty good at what I am doing‚ which is business management as well as a class of different types of art: Visual‚ manual‚ photography‚ etc. It is a really interesting class‚ and since I have always loved art‚ it is a really good class for me. As well as I study and I am interested on what I study‚ I also have a social life. I go to College with some of my
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Nicolina Mannino English 11 Period 2 May 29‚ 2014 The Things They Carried “War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” O’Brien would say the Vietnam War was a negative experience for those involved because soldiers struggled with the loss of others‚ coping with those losses and witnessed graphic death scenes at the ages of 18-23. The Things They Carried is a book written by Tim O’Brien that contains semi-autobiographical stories about
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"What happened at Arthur Anderson" and "Why?" Arthur Andersen‚ who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States‚ strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals‚ finally closed its doors after 90 years of business. The firm’s name was synonymous with trust‚ integrity and ethics during a long period of time‚ however‚ Andersen failed to withstand the pressure from the competition of consulting service. Thus‚ it leaded
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The Thing in the Forest Containing all the well-known signs of a fairy tale from the beginning‚ The Thing in the Forest is expected to include the fantasy aspect of a fairy tale. Unlike most fairy tales however‚ The Think in the Forest quickly turns into a very real occurrence that happened to children all over that particular region during that particular time period. Once the girls come within earshot‚ and then sight of “The Thing”‚ it takes on many figurative meanings. These meanings include
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Literary Analsysis Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a story that portrays his feelings about his experience in the Vietnam War. There are stories of these men‚ about their lives in Vietnam and when they were back at home. Throughout this novel‚ these men helped each other cope with issues and it shows a true sign of brotherhood. Because of the strong graphic descriptions‚ readers tend to have sadness and sympathy for them. “The things they carried were largely determined by necessity” (O’Brien
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As a previous elementary student‚ I remember disliking history so much. All it ever was was just a combination of memorization and reading. After reading chapter four and getting insight on Tina’s project “History of Me‚” I was immediately intrigued. I found it disheartening to read at the beginning of the chapter that most of Tina’s students did not consider themselves a part of history. Tina began a project in her classroom that allowed her students to be able to look at their past and connect
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Worth The Weight? “War is hell‚” a famous quote from General William Tecumseh Sherman. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ we perceive the hell that men in war undergo. This enticing story is about the personal‚ mental‚ and physical hardships of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The title is revealing to the story itself by describing the items the soldiers carried. The tangible items that they lugged around are listed to the reader‚ but we are also shown the emotional burdens that lay deep in
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Essay Have you ever thought about alian life forms liveing among us on earth? It’s true but there not from other planets. I’ve researched a science discovery that was very surprising to me because of everything we know‚ we didn’t think this discovery was possible. In Antarctica some Russian and American scientist found evidence leading to potential life in seemingly inhospitable environments. This year was a big one for Antarctic exploration. After more than a decade of drilling‚ Russian
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