James Naismith was the creator of basketball. He created it in 1891 to condition young athletes in the winter. The “hoop” was a peach basket and the ball was a soccer styled ball. There were many rules for the new game. He created it in a YMCA gym in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His team of eighteen was divided into two teams of nine and then the peach baskets were nailed above their heads. Every time one would score a basket‚ the game was stopped for the janitor to get up on a ladder and retrieve
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James Derham was the first African-American to practice medicine in the United States. Born in Philadelphia‚ Derham started life as a slave. He was owned by three doctors in the area. In one of the households he learned to read and write. In 1788 he was sold to a prominent surgeon in New Orleans‚ and the surgeon encouraged Derham to learn medicine. Derham showed great aptitude at helping others‚ and he also quickly learned the art of surgery. He was popular for his medical knowledge but also his
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creation of time and earth are portrayed very differently in James Weldon Johnson’s The Creation‚ and Philip Booth’s the Original Sequence. God as a figure is described differently in these two poem. Both of these poems have two distinctive views on the creation of time‚ earth‚ and everything that exists today. In the Creation the author describes making of the earth‚ step by step from darkness to the blazing sun in the heavens. James Johnson has a very interesting point of view on the creation
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James Eugene Carrey has lived a rags to riches life that sounds like a main plot to a Hollywood movie. From a crisis filled life‚ he has come to be one of the hottest tickets in the movie industry. With a face that turns heads and his quick and inventive wit‚ Carrey has won a place in the hearts of movie watchers with his amazing blockbuster hits. James Eugene Carrey‚ A.K.A Jim Carrey‚ began his life in Ontario‚ Canada on January 17th‚ 1962. To Percy and Kathleen Carrey. Carrey’s tendency to act
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Every song tells its own unique story; however the stories they tell are often up to interpretation. Bob James‚ the creator of the song Orpheus‚ wrote the song based on his interpretation of the myth. The music of Bob James continued to evolve and captivate audiences thought the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963‚ Bob recorded his first solo album‚ Bold Conceptions‚ that year for Mercury Records. 36 more solo albums would follow through four decades; that number
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Analysis of “The Passionate Year” by James Hilton 1. The writer The fragments under study are taken from the book “The Passionate Year” written by English writer James Hilton‚ who took education in Cambridge where he wrote his first novel‚ "Catherine Herself". Also he is famous with his books "We Are Not Alone" (1937)‚ "Random Harvest" (1941)‚ "Nothing So Strange" (1947)‚ "Time and Time Again" (1953). 2. The Message The main idea conveyed by the author is to show how difficult it is for
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Besmer 1 Brian Besmer Mr. Anselmo English IV 11/13/00 Styles of James Joyce I will be discussing the styles of James Joyce and how his life experiences‚ his surroundings‚ and himself affected his writings this area. James Joyce is an extremely versatile author. He has written books that were entire collections of short stories such as Dubliners and long novels such as Ulysses. Much of Joyce’s life contributed to his writings and he has been influence by many people and
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Dena Ferguson Instructor Ramon Guel English 310 19 July 2015 James Joyce: Paralysis and Epiphany The paralysis of life has bared the understanding of Joyce’s literary “epiphany” for many readers. James Joyce’s technique of using his characters to blatantly show readers how life could stagnate‚ or find “paralysis‚” leaving them unopened to the great epiphanies before them was no less than genius. Joyce frequently built his plots through the real life “paralysis” of his characters‚ drawing readers
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James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882 – 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet. He was the eldest son of ten surviving children of Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Murray.He received a strict Catholic education‚ attending several Jesuit schools in Dublin before studying philosophy and languages at the University College‚ Dublin. Joyce’s childhood was marked by constant moves and persistent financial difficulties. In his early twenties James Joyce emigrated permanently to continental Europe. Despite living
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Young children are usually thought of as innocent little beings who do not have any authentic emotional issues in their lives. In Araby‚ James Joyce explores that thought with a story of a young boy falling for a girl. The boy in this story is a light-hearted child that loves playing in the neighborhood with his friends. One of his friends‚ Mangan‚ has an older sister and all of the boys are infatuated with her appearance. The sister desperately wants to attend a bazaar named Araby. “She could not
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