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Throw Percentage Equaled Three Point Percentage Free
392 wordsWhen I first chose to do this project I thought I wasnt going to have enough data, but now I realize I have to much. I did free throw percentage vs. three point percentage because I wanted to find out if a person shot good from the foul line, does that mean they would shoot well from the three point line. I felt it was an interesting project for me pursue because I cant shoot free throws well, but Im pretty good from behind the arc. I picked to common spots on the basketball floor because these ...
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Law Enforcement Second Amendment
401 wordsUnion veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association (NRA) in 1871. The primary goal of the association was to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis, " according to a magazine editorial written by Church. After being granted a charter by the state of New York on November 17, 1871, the NRA was founded. Civil War Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also the former governor of Rhode Island and a U. S. Senator, became the NRA's first pr...
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Infamous Day Killed 13 School
403 wordsThe most tragic school shooting in American history took place on April 20, 1999. On this infamous day in history two Columbine high school students killed 13 and wounded 21 before they took there own lives. It is not clear why they chose this day, but it may be because this was the 110 th anniversary of Adolf Hitlers birthday. What happened on this day was a tragedy that affected not only Columbine, but the whole country as well. At 11: 10 a. m. both shooters pulled into parking spaces belongin...
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Little Things School Shootings And Teasing
1,538 wordsIntroduction - Examples of shootings related to teasing and solutions to problem I. Change Atmosphere A. Assailants generally rejected B. Psychological damage C. Led to kill tormentors D. Quotes from others 1) Re: Columbine and its shooters- at least took a stand 2) it did take guts 3) Maybe itll make people think next time II. Students responsibility A. Intentions always told to peers 1) Usually detailed 2) Rarely taken seriously or reported B. Bethel, Alaska story C. Is it worth risking the li...
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School Shooting Video Games
545 wordsUpon reading last Sundays issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer, then scanning the Editorial Pages my eyes were drawn to thick black letters entitling a column Time to pick on bullies. This editorial of Bill Thompson immediately laid claim that after a school shooting, news follows that the shooter was bullied by fellow students. Seeing where this topic was headed, I was intrigued to read on. After a short reminiscent review of how kids used to either tolerate the ridicule, or as Mr. Thompson wrote, ...
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Paul Castellano John Gotti
488 wordsClenched Clenched Fist John Gotti Clenched Fist It was early evening on December 16, 1985. The sidewalks were jammed with people who had just flooded out of the many office buildings around East 46 th Street between Second and Third Avenue. Some rushed home from work, eager to get out of the wintry gloom; others were lured by the strings of brightly colored lights into the stores for some Christmas shopping. There in the midst of the mid-town bustle on 46 th was an elegant steakhouse called Spar...
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Entire Nation National Guard
931 wordsAfter a long period of fighting a defensive war in Vietnam, on April 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon launched a full-scale attack in Cambodia, which greatly accelerated America s involvement in this conflict. The reaction from the American College student population was one that led into great controversy and heated debates. When Nixon announced his decision on the following day, many people were upset, and thousands of people protested. The end result of one particular protest was bloody, and...
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