Slam Dunk and Hook by Yusef Komunyakaa Fast breaks. Lay ups. With Mercury’s Insignia on our sneakers‚ We outmaneuvered the footwork Of bad angels. Nothing but a hot Swish of strings like silk 5 Ten feet out. In the roundhouse Labyrinth our bodies Created‚ we could almost Last forever‚ poised in midair Like storybook sea monsters. 10 A high note hung there A long second. Off The rim. We’d corkscrew Up & dunk balls that exploded The skullcap of hope & good 15
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force‚ friction‚ and momentum. Players use force to push the ball toward the basket. The player fights gravity to take a jump shot to get to points for his team. On the court the player uses friction to begin moving along the floor. Basketball sneakers provide friction on the
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Marcus asks‚ “Will‚ why did your wife chuck you?” (46). This represents that he is a little too nosy and is also impertinent. Also‚ he dresses different from others‚ wearing loafers and a knitted scarf to school while some other kids wear nice sneakers‚ such as the Nike Air Jordans. This indicates how Marcus is one of the geeky‚ unpopular kids in his
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popular much faster‚ with social media artists are common to blow up in popularity at the age of 17. Older fans are even more disappointed with the new fashion that is brought with the new sound. Artists in the past wore baggy clothes‚ and basketball sneakers. Artists now wear brands they have created on their own‚ or follow the trend of buying from overpriced pop-up shops such as Supreme or FTP. Artist names have also changed a lot. Artists names are now more unique than they’ve ever been. Current names
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In Misdirected Effort‚ Veblen discusses the difference in work power relations within consumer behavior and advertising. He uses the example of high fashion sneakers and discusses how the high price and exclusivity of the product enforces a social hierarchy. Veblen States “symbols that glorify separation of nobility‚ power and rank from industry and from those who work. Honor requires immunity from activity and people whose daily life reeks with economic need and compulsion” (507). Veblen critiques
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fashion brands who saw a market opportunity in the emerging hip hop scene. This happened in the late 1970s. Then‚ during the 1980s‚ major hip-hop stars of like Run-DMC and LL Cool J wore things like large glasses‚ kangol hats‚ multi-finger rings‚ and sneakers. Artists such as Kurtis Blow and Big Daddy Kane helped popularize gold necklaces. Hairstyles of the 80’s included the Jeri curl and the hi-top fade in the late 80’s. During the late 1980s‚ fashion reflected traditional African influence‚ like the
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Derek Meade Mills History of Rock December 4‚ 2011 Final Term Paper RUN-DMC RUN-DMC I was in the first semester of my senior year in high school. It was 1986 and “Walk This Way” was on the airways. I found myself really enjoying this “Rap” song by this group Run-D.M.C.. I would later find out that it was an Aerosmith song re-made. At the time I didn’t and couldn’t believe it because I had never heard of Aerosmith before or any of their songs. I actually
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School Uniforms Currently in America an on going debate continues regarding a uniform policy suggested to public and private schools. This develops into a controversial issue because valid argument exist on both sides. Giving this issue much thought has lead me to believe that making school uniforms mandatory would help the school systems. School uniforms would help unruly classrooms‚ also students would not have to buy expensive clothes and students would not get killed over tennis shoes.
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Lifetime Health and fitness Many people end up abandoning perfectly good fitness programs and weight-loss regimens before they even lace up their sneakers. Why? Because in a world brimming with fast food‚ instant messaging‚ and a five-second disease-tracking device‚ anything at all without a rapid payoff goes in opposition to the grain of the typical American instant gratification ethic. While it would be nice to actually drop inches in just a few days like what most miracle ads proclaim‚ managing
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From their shoes to their professional athlete contracts with huge stars like Kevin Durant and LeBron James and even just their symbol‚ Nike is a household name. Its extremely hard to go anywhere without seeing a pair of their shoes‚ their symbol on a piece of some ones clothing‚ or even spotting one of their backpacks. But does that mean they would be a good investment? This paper aims to analyze the financial situations of Nike and one of its lead competitors‚ Under Armour‚ and help decide whether
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