Athletes‚ under the age of 21 years‚ should be eligible to be drafted into a professional sports team. Playing in a professional sport is a career and setting a limit based on age to when someone can start his or her career is absurd. “Currently‚ to be eligible for the NBA Draft‚ a player has to be at least 19-years-old or one year removed from high school.” (Jessop.2014) In the one year removed from high school‚ the athlete can choose to attend college and declare if he or she would be eligible
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Basketball. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it so popular now as opposed to earlier in history. Basketball was brought to fruition in 1891‚ as a counterbalance to outdoor activities‚ the likes of soccer and lacrosse. It’s creator‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ a presbyterian preacher who worked as a physical education teacher at the YMCA international School (now Springfield College) was told to find and “athletic distraction” for the students there‚ and thus‚ basketball was born. Later on‚ in 1950
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ENG 4U1 – 11 25 Sept 2013 Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized In a world with numerous and various types of occupations‚ it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person‚ society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding their
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Hunting is a sport‚ fishing is a sport‚ archery is a sport‚ all these things that the early people did in order to live were considered sports. Today basketball is a major sport played throughout the world. In basketball the goal is to score more baskets than the other team. Five people from each team are on the court at all times. Even if a player commits a foul‚ they stay on the court. Every time you have the ball‚ you have three options. You can pass‚ dribble‚ or shoot. Sometimes shooting is
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Football and basketball are the two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. In today’s society everyone loves the game of football‚ but people undertook how great the game of basketball is. Both sports are highly popular and ordinated in the United States. To be able to tell which is a better sport is held in the eyes of the beholder. Regards the differences where they play‚ what they wear‚ and different balls they use‚ football and basketball are much the same
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Mangrove Players Yadfon Small organisation in Thailand formed in 1985 Originally to help fishing communities Worked with people in Chao Mai which faces two issues: Mangrove Destruction – for charcoal prod’n‚ this affects supply of seafood. Yadfon created a 80 hectare managed mangrove which does not allow shrimping Destruction of Sea Grass – By drag nets‚ this is an important nursery habitat for fish and shrimps Saving Greenbelts In Asia the coastal ecosystems; including coral reefs‚
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Basketball is my favorite sport and always has been. I love both playing and watching basketball. Basketball is a very engrossing activity. It is an amusing and a straightforward sport to learn. It can lead to hours of entertainment‚ and enjoyment. Professional NBA games can lead to hours of suspense‚ and can cause you to sit on the edge of your seat for the whole game. Let’s start off with just the basics of basketball. You can have the five players on the court at one time. This
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Rhetorical Analysis In the article “Do Professional Athletes get paid too much?” by Mihir Bhagat‚ goes on to talk about different ways why athletes get over paid. He talks about the various athletes that get paid the most and compares what they do to what people in the economy make. He claims that they also teach people some bad things to look up too. Mihir does a great job explaining about when we pay athletes too much‚ what it can lead to and have an effect in the world. The article came
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December 4‚ 2013 History 287 The Vietnam War Romance Of War In the book‚ “Novel Without a Name‚” by Duong Thu Huong‚ the novel is told from the North Vietnamese viewpoint in the Vietnam War. There are many themes that are shown throughout the novel. However‚ the three main themes are the effects of the war to its soldiers‚ the relationships and the love between each soldier‚ and the symbolism of nature throughout the novel. I will explain how the war has an effect on these three main themes
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Character Comparison of “Young Goodman Brown” and the “Lottery” . Mathew Speakman English 102 Professor Katie Robinson July 15‚ 2012 Thesis Statement: In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”‚ we are given a picture of seemingly normal people who are capable of incredible evil. Outline: Opening mood in both stories a. Goodman Brown’s sets out on a walk in the forest‚ but knows that evil awaits him. b. The
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