Since its beginning over a century ago‚ basketball has evolved from a simple form of exercise with only a few rules to a highly competitive and complex national sport. Basketball was invented by James Naismith at a YMCA in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1891 (Fox 11-13). It began as an activity for the “‘ball-game’ void” months of winter (Hanson 65)‚ and Naismith had five standards for the game. He wanted a ball that could be handled by a player’s hands; no one was to run with the ball‚ and anyone
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Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco California and died October 5 2011in Palo Alto‚ California. Unnamed at birth‚ Steve was put up for adoption by his biological parents‚ Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. After Schieble’s parents objected to her relationship with the Syrian born Jandali the couple found themselves with no other options but adoption. Adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs‚ Steve was given the formal name of‚ Steven Paul Jobs. He spent the majority of his childhood
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My Favorite Restaurant Every year for my birthday we go out as a family to my favorite restaurant‚ Benihana! For those of you that are ready to have a good time with family or friends this place is definitely the place to go‚ but it is best to book a reservation ahead of time it isn’t a secret to society. Benihana is an all-time favorite restaurant of mine‚ with great location‚ unforgettable entertainment and an excellent menu choice. Benihana is an all-time favorite restaurant of mine because
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Technology and the Improvement of Player Safety For thousands of years‚ humans have participated in athletic competitions‚ ranging from footraces in Ancient Greece to the extremely popular sports in society today. Every year‚ millions of people play sports competitively‚ and for a wide variety of reasons: the excitement and drama that comes with competition‚ the feeling of elation experienced after a victory‚ or simply the happiness one feels when playing a sport they enjoy. However‚ sports certainly
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"Before death I hope to obtain life." This quote reminds me of my Michigan Hero Danielle Nash. Danielle was my cousin who was diagnosed with stage four Melanoma and Brain Cancer at age 26. Before cancer‚ she opened her own Day Care/ Preschool in Whitehall called Bright Futures‚ she was only 21. She also started the first Middle School Competitive Cheerleading Team in Reeths Puffer and was also the head coach of the Varsity Reeths Puffer Competitive Cheerleading team. She lived in the Whitehall area
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Steve Jobs Critical Thinking & Problem Solving April 7‚ 2014 Robert Armbrust DeVry University Introduction I admire Steve Jobs‚ who is a successful leader in the field of computers. As I complete my academic program‚ I intend to develop the success skills and abilities that will enable me to achieve my dreams on the cutting edge of computers. Mr. Jobs is the perfect role model for me because he was an entrepreneur‚ marketer ‚and inventor. I hope to find out about his early child years
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at school‚ Steve and Shelly started to hang out. They got along so well‚ that Steve quickly developed feelings for her. Steve eventually asked Shelly out and she said yes. Since Steve and Shelly started to date‚ he enjoyed his job. To make things better‚ Steve and Shelly got a new supervisor‚ who was very friendly. In general‚ Steve was happy with his life. But of course‚ it wasn’t perfect. Ever since Frank moved in‚ Larry became a control freak‚ and he belittled and intimidated Steve and Emily almost
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In Mr. Nash ’s Situation MGMT 6213 Mr. Nash from DAC faces some though ethical decisions same as CEO from Seglin article “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls”. If I was in Mr. Nash’s shoes I would disclose the information about biohazards and radioactive waste to Fledging industries as I considered couple of ethical theories: RDCAR‚ consequentialist theory‚ some of the categorical imperative statements and New York Times theory. The problem is that both Mr. Nash and CEO
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My Daily Superhero My favorite superhero does not have superman figure‚ or the agility of Spiderman. My favorite superhero does not run like flash or fly like Iron Man. Also he does not have the strength of the Incredible Hulk. By contrast‚ he is short and now even has to wear glasses to read the important papers. My favorite superhero has no coat‚ no Batmobile‚ but instead has many debts and a lot of gray in the head. My favorite superhero‚ no doubt‚ is my dad For nobody else‚ my father is a hero
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Do you have a favorite room in your house? Mine just so happens to be my bedroom. My bedroom is a place where I can go to relax‚ or to have some alone time. I like my room because the design‚ layout‚ and décor were all chosen by me to suit my needs. A person walking into my favorite room is able to learn about my likes and dislikes very easily. The room describes my personality. If you were asked to describe your favorite room in your home what would you say? The walls of my bedroom are unique
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