Since the essay is an important part of the application process‚ the Admissions Committee has selected examples of essays that worked‚ written by members of the Johns Hopkins Class of 2017. These selections represent just a few examples of essays we found impressive and helpful during the past admissions cycle. These “essays that worked” are distinct and unique to the individual writer; however‚ each of them assisted the admissions reader in learning more about the student beyond the transcripts
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The sport I will be study is basketball. Basketball is one of the few sports whose exact origin is definitely known. In the winter of 1891–1892‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ an instructor in the YMCA Training College (now Springfield College) at Springfield‚ Mass.‚ deliberately invented the game of basketball in order to provide indoor exercise and competition for the students between the closing of the football season and the opening of the baseball season. He affixed peach baskets overhead on the walls
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An outstanding basketball player by the name of Julius Erving once said‚ “The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life- mental‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ as well as physical.” The sport of basketball is tremendously hard to master‚ and it shows because only a select group has successfully mastered the game of basketball. Basketball is the sport that requires all aspects of your body to be excellent. To be a great basketball player you have to be physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally strong
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We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals According to William Moller in his essay “We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals‚” sports fans are a huge factor in athletes steroid usage and we tend to turn a blind eye to the obvious substance abuse because we want them to be the best. On the other hand they know what choices they are making when using illegal substances and the consequences that follow. Moller compares the athlete’s substance abuse to his own experience in
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Paycheck. Money. Big houses. Expensive cars. Professional athletes get paid a lot of money for their work‚ so much that they can buy the most expensive cars‚ houses‚ and other items too. For example‚"...Steelers wideout Antonio Brown busted out a custom Rolls-Royce…”(Brinston). While some people may disagree‚ professional athletes are overpaid because they make a lot more money than the people who risk their lives every day for our country‚ also they only work until their 30’s or 40’s‚ and they only
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Their athleticism shows how much these female athletes put in. Whether it’s in a gym‚ field‚ or track‚ girls know how to strive towards hard work. People see these girls dress in sweats‚ sweatshirts‚ running shoes‚ yogas‚ and caps on a daily basis. This is why female athletes get categorized everyday by peers. Just because they are apart of the “jock” clique‚ people automatically assume certain things towards these athletes. Female athletes often get taken as “tomboys” simply because of the
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History of Basketball The first game similar to basketball may have been played by the early people of ancient Mexico as early as 500’s. The Mayan people used the decapitated skulls of their enemies as the ball. They also made sacrifices if you did not win the game. James Naismith was a man born on In 1861‚ James Naismith invented basketball. The idea of basketball came from Naismith’s early school education. He used to play a game known as duck-on-a-rock. The idea was to knock a "duck"
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YES THEY ARE OVERPAID. Athletes are talented human beings but are they worth the millions that they are paid? Male athletes are among the most highly paid people in the world. Especially in basketball and football‚ every player is enormously paid. Though economics is the key to understanding why these athletes earn such tremendous salaries‚ still‚ it fails to explain why they actually do deserve it. Giving athlete’s high wages does not only distort them‚ but also bring downfall to clubs and the
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preparation for the average player is how to strength train in season. There are five common problems that I see most often with in season strength training programs for rugby. All five can hold you back as a rugby player but luckily for us‚ they are easily avoidable. 1. No Strength Training In Season Sadly‚ this is far too common in rugby circles. Players who are reluctant to strength train at the best of times will almost certainly never touch a weight in season. Even worse is a player who works hard to
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Early Women in Basketball In 1891 Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball for men. He created it as a way to get energy out and release high levels of testosterone. Only about a year later Senda Berenson‚ a physical education teacher‚ adapted the game and Women took the court (Allen 1). Many modifications were made to make the game more acceptable for women to play. The first court was a peach basket nailed to the wall. In the rare event that the ball went in‚ a janitor stayed around
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