basketball fanatics argue about who’s the better basketball player Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. They both are electrifying and captivating players to watch on the basketball court. Taking a closer look at the similarities and differences of Michael Jordan as well as Kobe Bryant needs more than fans bias and common assumptions. Most fans would say that Michael Jordan is the superior player. Meanwhile‚ younger fans choose Kobe over Michael. They both bring rare athleticism to the league‚ but the real question
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Kobe Bryant was drafted to the National Basketball Association in the 1996 NBA draft and was the 13th overall pick. He was drafted by the Charlette Hornets but was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers where he would spend his whole career and retire in the 2015-2016 season. In Kobe Bryant’s NBA career‚ he would accomplish a number of achievements. Kobe Bryant is the third all-time scorer in NBA history. He is also the second player in NBA history to score more than 80 points in a single game
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Tammy Vessels CWV101‚ Christian worldview Dr. Jim Uhley May 8‚ 2011 Role Model Essay- Kobe Bryant On April 12‚ 2011‚ the San Antonio Spurs went head to head with the Las Angeles Lakers. To give you an overview of the game‚ the San Antonio Spurs went home with a lost for the game‚ but in my book I believe that the Lakers lost that night. Now‚ why I say that is because Kobe Bryant played with a very short fuse on this night‚ which is a common thing to see. He earned his fifteenth technical foul
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Kobe Speech Hall of Fame consists of legends of the past that will never be forgotten. As the president of the NBA‚ I would like congratulate Kobe Bryant as he’s been selected into the NBA Hall of Fame. The Black Mamba is one of the deadliest‚ fastest‚ and most feared snake in the World today. That was the description of 6’7ft 210lb Kobe Bryant on the court since he joined the league right out of high school. His nickname tells it all and no man in today’s culture has been more polarizing:
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Prof. Ryn Longmaid College Writing October 29‚ 2014 KOBE OR NOT KOBE Red Angus. Hereford. Charolais. Longhorn. Black Angus. Wagyu. And the godfather of them all; Kobe beef. In haute cuisine these words immediately inspire a sense of awe‚ prestige‚ and luxury. Ironically enough‚ prior to 1868‚ Buddhism prohibited the Japanese people from eating any four-legged animals. At the beginning of 1868‚ the Japanese began a movement to become more “modern.” In their attempt to do this‚ the people of Japan
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was and still is for me‚ with my idol‚ Kobe Bryant. For as long as I can remember‚ I’ve been encapsulated by the Mamba. It’s hard to explain how and why‚ but what started out as watching him play basketball has turned into a full blown obsession. As I had gotten older‚ I had begun to be inspired by his mentality‚ and I began to carry that same mentality with me. He became a huge inspiration to me. I had begun to wonder‚ what made him so special for me‚ why Kobe? I’ve been a fan of the Mamba for as
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The Kobe earthquake (also known as the Great Hanshin earthquake‚ Hanshin meaning Osaka-Kobe) was a tragic disaster on several levels. The earthquake lasted just twenty seconds but caused so much damage‚ trauma and of course‚ loss. The focus of the earthquake was 16km beneath the epicentre‚ 20km from the city of Kobe. Japan‚ ironically‚ was named the “most earthquake proof country” before this disaster occurred. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and many more died from the fires that
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While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan
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superior player. However some of the younger fans choose Bryant over Jordan. They both bring unique athleticism to the NBA but the real question‚ who is the best player ? Both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are similar in many ways. To begin‚ both MJ and Kobe both are married and have two kids. Kobe is married to Vanessa Laine Bryant‚ and his kids are Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant‚ Natalia Diamante Bryant. MJ is married to Yvette Prieto‚ and his kids are Ysabel Jordan‚ Marcus
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The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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