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Basic Skills Opposing Team
1,547 wordsUnlike other sports, whose beginnings a bit uncertain, basketball has a birthday. This is because basketball was invented, It did not evolve from other sports. The man who thought up basketball was a Canadian, Dr. James Naismith. Basketballs birthday was in 1891, the place, was Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was thirty years old at this time and had been born in Almonte, Ontario and had attended McGill University in Montreal. After studying for the ministry for three years he decided that ...
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Romulus And Remus Fig Tree Web
881 wordsNumitor, king of the ancient Italian city of Alba Longa, was deposed by his brother Amulius. Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, was made a vestal virgin (priestess of the Goddess Vesta & forbidden to marry). Mars, the God of War, fell in love with her and she gave birth to twin sons. [ 1 ] Fearing for his life and his newly captured throne, Amulius had the twins put in a basket and through into the Tiber river. Instead of sinking the basket floated steadily down stream. The basket came aground at ...
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Closed Her Eyes Odds And Ends Ribbon
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Game Of Basketball Basketball League
1,192 wordsThe game of basketball has evolved a great deal throughout the years. Basketball was invented on December 21, 1891. The inventor of the game was a Canadian clergyman, James Naismith (Joseph Morse, 1973). The game of basketball was fashioned from fragments of other games, seeking to eliminate flaws of indoor rugby, soccer and lacrosse. Naismith also borrowed aspects from the childrens game Duck-on-a-Rock, in which children tried to knock off a rock from a boulder by tossing smaller rocks from abo...
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How To Make A Proper Pot Of Coffee
1,029 wordsHow-To Let me just say that I am addicted to coffee. Ive got to have my daily fix at least several times a day; when I wake up, around lunch, before I go to work. Truth be told, If coffee were booze, Im pretty sure Id be a drunk. I dont know what you might think, but just any coffee isnt good coffee. Take Starbucks for instance, it smells great, but they brew it so strong that drinking a whole cup can cause your heart to beat a couple seconds fast. I dont like my coffee to be that strong. After ...
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Game Was Played Game Of Basketball
1,653 wordsBasketball today is a rim-rattling, slam-dunking, high flying show. Would you believe that the first basketball teams shot at peach baskets? Or that players were not allowed to dribble the ball? The sport of basketball has changed dramatically over the years. The origin of basketball dates back to one hundred and nine years ago (Tejada 14). The first game was played on December 21, 1891 (Tejada 14). Even back then basketball was a thrilling sport. Although it has changed very much since this dat...
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Economic Indicators Labor Statistics
1,953 wordsWhen one speaks of the economy they should speak of it as if it were an animate object. An economy may healthy, productive or efficient. Likewise, an economy may be weak, slow or inefficient. The question is how do we know how to classify our economy? GNP -GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT. Economists have devised numerous statistics designed to ascertain the overall health of our economy. Historically, the most quoted measure of economic activity is what is called Gross National Product (GNP). The Gross N...
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Helped Her Family Makes Me Feel Basket
533 wordsThe book I read was Number The Stars. Written by Lois Lowry. The story was based on the life a young Jewish girl named Ellen. Ellen's family divides to send her to stay with there friends the Johansens to try to save her life from the nazis. Annmarie Johansen played a big part in saving Ellen's life. Annmarie also helped her family in a big way. Ann Marie helped save her best friend Ellen's life when one night as they were tucked into bed a loud banging came knocking on there door. As Ellen and ...
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Red Riding Hood Retold
725 wordsHere I am, lying on my deathbed. I cant believe i got myself into this mess. It really wasnt my fault. It was the Red Riding Hood brat who got me all these problems. If it wasnt for her, I would have still been running around free. Because of her, I am dying and the worst part is that they wont give me a burial in a jail. After I got sent here 50 years ago, I experienced every kind of disease known to mankind. It all started one sunny afternoon when I was very hungry. Sometimes my hunger takes o...
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Interpretation Correctly Identifies Childs Correctly Identifies Childs Child
1,155 wordsThe way to gather information is through observation. Observation of child while he is at home, play or classroom during unstructured free time is the best way to see what kinds interest he gain from nearby, as well as what skills the child has. The rating score is created to know his ability. The observation leads to interpretation. Child himself interpret his key experiences about the thing which he observe himself and interpret the thing according to his perception. Usually The child want to ...
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Bow And Arrow Hunting And Gathering
2,274 wordsThe history of Anasazi Abstract In this paper I will discuss the development of the Anasazi culture. The ancient remains of prehistoric people found by archaeologists the southern part of the Colorado Plateau appeared in these areas 10 thousand years B. C. First people, who occupied 1500 B. C. a southwest of Colorado, were called Anasazi. There is not very much information available about the first Anasazi. In my paper I will refer to archaeological books and articles. The problem I would like t...
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Wizard Of Oz Wicked Witch
1,861 wordsHaving learnt the principles of Joseph Campbells The Hero Has Thousand Faces we can say that the stages can be logically found in the famous and beloved book Wizard of Oz. For many decades the book has been read by millions of young people. Thats why a lot of screen versions were made and now we try to examine the plot of the film, and show, how closely the film and Campbells book are connected. First lets start with pointing out main ideas of Campbells book. I think that the stages are an excel...
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Data Mining Consumer Behavior
954 wordsMarket Basket Analysis Marketing and its techniques have made a tremendous progress in the last 50 years. There are many tools known for the best possible estimation of the target market, consumer behavior, etc. Various consultant firms offer their services to businesses to reach their full potential in profits. With the appearance of the computer technology, it became simpler, faster and cheaper for companies to have various kinds of software that aid in marketing decisions. These computer prog...
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Interpersonal Communication Breakfast Club
1,379 wordsThe skills of communication in the movie The Breakfast Club Communication between individuals can occur in many ways but the amount of information revealed can tell you the strength of their relationship. Self-disclosure is this process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others. Some reasons why someone might disclose information would be for catharsis, self-clarification, self-validation, and reciprocity. People disclo...
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Defensive Position Mind Body
2,841 wordsNo sport moves more quickly or requires as many skills as basketball. Basketball is the most electrifying and most innovative game known to man. The primary objective of the game is to score more points than the opposition by putting a round ball through a circular band, called a rim. On defense, a blocked shot or a steal can lead to a fast break at the other end of the court. On offense, one quick move can result in an easy basket. Good dribbling and passing skill can set up wide-open shots for...
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Game Of Basketball M C
2,406 wordsInventor of Basketball Theres no such sport more convenient or accessible than basketball. It is fun, practical, and affordable. Its also a common and healthy alternative to electronic entertainment. However, such a great sport could not come about by itself. There was an idea behind it. And behind that idea was a man, Dr. James Naismith. James Naismith was born near Almonte, Ontario on November 6, 1861. He was the eldest son of Scottish immigrants John and Margaret Naismith. His family moved to...
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National Basketball Association Game Of Basketball
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Apollo Seduction Of Creusa Seduction Of Creusa Ion
1,141 wordsThere is a deep sense of realism that lies in the play Ion. The opening of the play arouses an old wrong, the seduction of Creusa by Apollo, which slowly develops into a tangled plot of deceit. The theme of the play is unique in how it is centered on a human dilemma that many can associate with in some way. From the beginning, one can only imagine the outcome of Apollo s seduction of Creusa. To make matters worse she has a child. There is an uncanny feeling of darkness and silence as she is made...
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Technological Advances Long Distance
2,422 wordsThere are many changes that occurred in the industrial organization of interexchange telecommunication services in the United States during the 1985 - 1995 period. Let? s look at the general idea of Telecommunications. It is the two-way exchange of info in the form of voice or data messages between tow users at distinct geographic locations? (5, 7). The two-way exchange is now a numerous way exchange through the use of computers and the Internet. There are four important areas of the telecommuni...
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Purchasing Power Parity Foreign Exchange
1,475 wordsPurchasing Power Parity and International Commodity Arbitrage Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange refers to two different things. The first is currency claims expressed in the equivalent value in foreign money. The second is actual transactions involving the conversion of money of one country into that of another. Foreign exchange is necessary because different countries have different monetary units. One country s currency typically cannot be used in another country. The determination of the pric...
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