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    Hula Hoop

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    I’m talking about hooping‚ the modern evolution of the hula hoop. THESIS Today‚ I’m going to share some information about the hula hoop phenomenon. RTL Knowalil: Most of you might know a lil bit about hula hoops from playing with them as a child. This speech will help shed a new light on an old idea by providing you with new information about different uses for hula hoops. Knowalot: Some of you may have used weighted hula hoops in exercise routines. You can learn some valuable new information

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    Sacred Hoops

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    Sacred Hoops A. Bibliography: Jackson P. (1995). Sacred Hoops. 1st ed. New York‚ NY: Hyperion. B. Summary: Phil Jackson ’s book‚ Sacred Hoops is him telling a story about his spiritual basketball journey to becoming one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time. It starts out with him coaching a season of the Bulls‚ then it flashes back to his high school life and him winning the state championship for Williston High School. After that he goes from an all American in

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    Walter Dean Meyers’ Monster is a realistic fiction novel following Steve Harmon‚ a sixteen year-old student on trial for felony murder‚ navigate his way through one of the most challenging‚ nerve-wrecking experiences of his life. The novel focuses on time spent at Steve’s trials as well as moments in jail‚ while it also takes the reader back to moments of his childhood. Written in the point of view of Steve himself‚ the book is written as a journal and not only focuses on the events which are taking

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    Phil Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls basketball team to one of the longest winning streaks in professional sports. In his book‚ Sacred Hoops‚ he describes his approach to coaching a group of acknowledged stars. He clearly understands that simply collecting a set of outstanding players does not a championship team make. One way of understanding his approach is to think of every problem or project having components in four different spheres: 1. Mental‚ logical‚ scientific‚ technical 2. Systems

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    Night Hoops

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    Fellow Word Shakers‚ When I started reading the book‚ Night Hoops by Carl Deuker‚ I was very bored. I felt like I wasn’t relating to the characters and the plot was moving too slowly. I questioned whether I should start a new book; however‚ I persevered just like Nick‚ and I am very grateful that I stuck with it. After reading Night Hoops‚ I have developed a new mindset on how I should pursue my goals no matter what impediments obstruct my ability to reach them. Nick‚ the protagonist‚ always

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    Hoop Dreams

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    Running Head: HOOP DREAMS: REFLECTION PAPER In the movie “Hoop Dreams” a film producer followed two African-American boys on their journey to become professional basketball players. Sadly‚ Arthur and William’s story is too common into today’s lower income areas. Income unquestionably plays a role in this equation; since the parents don’t have the funds to give to their child to go to school this is the child’s only way to college. Many kids at a young age are forced to pick a sport

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    “The best-adjusted people are the ‘psychologically patriotic‚’ who are glad to be what they are.” - Isabel Briggs Myers (goodreads). MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator‚ Myers Briggs Testing Instrument) is a personality assessment that was based off of the Jungian typology theory created by Carl Jung. Isabel Briggs Myers is the one responsible for this assessment‚ and the one responsible for my ungodly obsession with it. It was my Junior year in Psychology and our teacher‚ Mrs. Mais‚ took us into

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    Citrus Hoops

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    three full courts all have baskets of different heights: one at eight feet‚ one at eight and a half‚ and one at nine and a half. From dawn to dusk on weekends and from 3:00 to 8:00 on weekdays‚ games are played. In Chico‚ there is no better place to hoop. Ya see‚ on eight-and-a-half-foot baskets everybody can create. Pretend that you’re Larry Bird‚ Charles Barkely‚ Magic Johnson‚ Cheryl Miller‚ and‚ of course‚ Michael Jordan. Anything is possible: twenty-foot fadeaways‚ reverse gorilla dunks‚ alley

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    Hula Hoop Movements

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    CD Music player‚ Kids Hawaiian Luau Party CD and 1 hula hoop per child. According to the music‚ children are encouraged to move hula-hoop at a high‚ middle and low level and to do the traditional hula-hoop movements. Children can stay in their space for some of the dance movements and can move into other space when they swing a partner. Children have to remember and follow the counts‚ appropriate steps and movements to synchronise the music (PE Central‚ 2015). The indoor environment is a preferable

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    Hoop Dreams Analysis

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    Lorenzo de Medici Film Analysis: Hoop Dreams (1994) Written by Ann Kelsey Cinema of the Real: Documentary Films Paolo Grassini December 5‚ 2012 The 1994 Documentary‚ Hoop Dreams‚ directed by Steve James‚ is a masterful display of human drama. The story-line is so captivating and theatrical that it seems crafted from fiction. The Documentary boasts cinematic techniques and private investigating that rivals most film of this time period. The film follows the high school careers

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