The NBA - National Basketball Association - was created on August 3‚ 1949‚ when the BAA - Basketball Association of America - merged with its erstwhile rival - the National Basketball League. The BAA had been around for three years previously‚ while the NBL was founded way back in 1937. When these two rivals merged in 1949‚ they had 17 franchises throughout the United States. By 1954‚ these franchises had been consolidated until it reached an all-time minimum of 8 franchises. Incidentally‚ all of
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Hip-Hop Goes Global It has been a quarter of a century since hip-hop first made its mark on the American music scene. Hip-hop has become a popular trend that is echoing around the world. By definition‚ hip-hop refers to a culture that embraces a particular music‚ language‚ attitude‚ and dress fashioned after disadvantaged urban youth. Born out of the ghettos of the South Bronx‚ New York‚ and created by black and Latino youth in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s‚ this music genre closely identified
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playing for the National Basketball Association (NBA)‚ considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world with highly talented individuals. Generally every basketball player in the world dreams of being part of an NBA team even for a minute. But‚ of the court‚ the question is whether their college education should be relevant for playing in NBA. NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the NBA straight out of high school‚ a process is known as
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CASE 4-2 BARBIE: GROWING PAINS AS THE AMERICAN GIRL GOES GLOBAL a. CASE SUMMARY Nowadays‚ Barbie has become much more cosmopolitan. But some new toy fashion trends spell trouble for Mattel‚ which depends on Barbie for about 20 percent of its annual sales. However‚ Although Barbie has been successfully adapted to cultural differences in the U.S.‚ the opportunities for international growth come with formidable challenges. Now besides the U.S. market‚ Barbie has been successfully entered into Europe
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My Future In The NBA Nautica Jaggi Mrs. Koosher Language Arts-Berry Extra Credit My Future In The NBA When I grow up I would like to be the first woman in the NBA. I will attend Central High School. I plan to attend Mercyhurst North East for college. In 15 years I want to be married with two sets of twins and one baby on the way. I plan to live in Los Angeles California because that is where the Lakers play. I love to play basketball. I am very good at basketball. Even though
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The Ming Dynasty‚ also Empire of the Great Ming‚ was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming‚ described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history"‚[2] was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the Ming capital Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun Dynasty‚ soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty)
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Privilege in the NBA For almost three-quarters of the year‚ the players of the NBA prance around the court and show off their various hard earned skills. Every season‚ thousands upon thousands of fans‚ young and old‚ rich and poor‚ come to be entertained by the best in the game on a multi-million dollar stage. Contrary to popular belief‚ the National Basketball Association is no longer all about competition and winning the championship‚ it has evolved to a whole other animal. The NBA is annually a
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Are NBA players overpaid? The subject of money can be very controversial when it comes to sports in general. Whether it is the NFL‚ NBA‚ or MLB‚ they all exist because of large sums money. The NBA in particular produces billions of dollars of revenue each year in advertisements‚ ticket sales‚ apparel‚ and other forms. Through these different forms of revenue‚ a portion of this money goes to all 30 teams in the NBA. In the millions of dollars that each team receives‚ parts of it go to the owners
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The Ming Dynasty ruled ancient China for almost three hundred years‚ establishing a significant role in the history of China through its structured government. “At its peak‚ the Ming Dynasty made China a global superpower‚ influencing the known world in trade‚ culture and might” (Barksdale para. 1). The Ming Dynasty was the last of the Chinese dynasties to be ruled by the native Han Chinese. During the Ming Dynasty‚ the arts flourished‚ including literature‚ pottery‚ painting‚ and music. Similar
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Yao‚ Shun‚ and Yu (Three Sage Kings) “The Point of View that underlies the Yijing of I Ching is that instead of trying to understand events to past causes‚ it understands events by relations to their present pattern… we do not understand something by what went before so much as we for by understanding what went with it.” China is greatly fashioned today by traditions and customs from ancient times. Some of the greatest influence on Chinese culture is the Three Sage Kings Yao‚ Shun and Yu
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