The story I read and am writing my essay on is the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. The reason why I am writing this essay is because I like this is a great book. The book is about a seventeen year old boy named Lonnie‚ faces a difficult life with the harsh nagging of his mom and trying to become pro at basketball. Later on in this book Lonnie faces a really difficult decision if he wants to throw the game or if he wants to beat the opposing team. This is a great book because it teaches about friendship
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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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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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of the spectrums. Some people; however‚ can score on the higher or lower ends of the spectrums. Jackson Teller‚ also known as Jax‚ from the television series Sons of Anarchy‚ displays traits from each of the five clusters. His behavior and choices are sometimes affected by some of the personality traits that he possesses. Let’s see where Jax falls on the spectrum of each of the clusters. Jackson Teller seems to be more of an extravert than an introvert. He is very sociable‚ outgoing‚ and extremely
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leaning on the wall biting my nails. Well‚ I would have been if I wasn’t shaking so much. The Hoop Shoot event only came once a year‚ and I wanted to participate. The competition takes place in a high school basketball court. Students that make it shoots as many balls as they can through the hoop. The person that makes the most wins. Basketballs were thrown at the hoops as students tried out for the Hoop Shoot; only five girls and five boys made it for each grade level. Josie threw the ball-it went
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The movie Hoop Dreams traced a poor young talented African American named Arthur Agee from grade eight to college. Arthur hoped to play professional basketball in the future to help his family to escape poverty. Despite the fact that his family background and the neighborhood he lived in‚ disadvantaged him to pursue his goal in many ways. Firstly‚ Arthur is determined to play professional basketball‚ in order to help out his family. Secondly‚ his ability to adapt difficult circumstances played a
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During my high school years approximately around my sophomore/ junior year my basketball team including I myself attended the Hoops for Haiti fundraiser that Meredith Elementary school hosted. Hoops for Haiti helps aid the disaster relief fund that is held in Haiti. Hundreds of elementary school children paid $5 each for a chance to play with not only Neumann-Goretti’s women’s basketball team but also the men’s team too. All proceeds were meant to go directly to rebuild and fund schools in Haiti
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In Hoop Dreams‚ the lives of two students athletes‚ William Gates and Arthur Agee‚ are documented as they both pursue their dream of making it to the NBA one day. The documentary emphasizes many of the themes and concepts about the African American athlete that we have learned in class. One of the themes we talked in class was the exploitation of the student athlete for the benefit of the school. Student athletes are expected to live up to the expectations of the coaches and the school and devote
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Winning with Characters Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” looked into what Seymour Lainhoff referred to as “savage behavior…” that he believes hides underneath society‚ even today. It was a tragic end to what seems like such a joyous occasion‚ taking us by surprise with the stoning of what seemed to be a good friend‚ dedicated wife‚ and mother. Jackson’s use of well-developed characters helped create a clear vision and belief that this may actually take place in society today. She provided
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Most people believe the lottery is a win but in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson it is exactly the opposite. In this short story a small town of villagers stone to death one of their own‚ once a year‚ for the sake of crops. There are several characters the reader encounters that play significant roles in the story‚ such as Mrs. Delacriox and Mr. Summers. Mr. Summers‚ a “round-faced‚ jovial man”‚ is essentially the mayor of the small village. He puts all his time and energy into the town’s activities
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