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    Michael Jordan

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    October 21‚ 2012 Michael Jordan’s Final Shot In 1982‚ Michael Jordan hit one of the biggest shots of his career. He was only in college and playing for North Carolina. The piece has Michael releasing his final shot of his freshman year against a Georgetown team. How the piece is zoomed in on Michael releasing the shot makes him the focal point. The size of Jordan in this piece in comparison to the arena‚ crowd‚ coach‚ and other players demonstrate the study in size. Michael Jordan being zoomed

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    The Lost Generation

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    English The Lost Generation (1920-1929) During the 1920 ’s a group of writers known as "The Lost Generation" gained popularity. The term "the lost generation" was created by Gertrude Stein who heard her auto-mechanic while in France said that his young workers were‚ "une generation perdue". This referred to the young workers ’ poor auto-mechanic repair skills. Gertrude Stein would take this phrase and use it to describe the people of the 1920 ’s who rejected American post World War I. The three

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    Michael Phelps

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    Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30‚ 1985 in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ to Fred and Debbie Phelps. The youngest of three children‚ Michael Phelps and his sisters grew up in the neighborhood of Rodgers Forge. His father‚ Fred‚ an all-around athlete‚ was a state trooper; mother Debbie was a middle-school principal. When Phelps’s parents divorced in 1994‚ he and his siblings went to live with their mother‚ with whom Michael grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters‚ Whitney (born

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    Michael Collins

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    Michael Collins 1. On the16th October 1890 Michael Collins was born in West Cork near Sam’s Cross‚ named after Sam Wallace‚ a local highwayman. Michael was born to father Michael Senior and mother Marianne O’Brien. Even though there was a 52-year age difference it did not stop them from making Michael the youngest of 8 children. Collins’ father‚ Michael Senior‚ said on his deathbed "Mind that child"‚ pointing to his six-year-old son. "He’ll be a great man yet‚ he’ll do great things for Ireland."

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    The Lost Thing

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    THE LOST THING  Shaun Tan      Teacher’s Notes  By Nancy Mortimer          Contents  • • • • • Introduction  Language and Literacy  Visual Literacy  Design and Layout  Discussion Points      The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan  Teacher’s Guide 2009    Page 1 of 8  www.hachettechildrens.com.au  INTRODUCTION   The Lost Thing is the first picture book that Shaun Tan has both written and illustrated‚ and the  result is a wonderful‚ warm‚ humorous story that will be read and enjoyed by a wide range of 

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    Getting Lost

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    Getting Lost How many ways are there for a person to get lost? I am pretty sure there are a lot of ways for a person to get lost. The reason I know this I am already lost in thought of this topic even as I write this. I can even picture a person’s face reading this just having a lost look‚ just thinking of many different ways and types of ways a person can get lost. There are many definitions on the word lost. Let’s see you can be unable to be found or recovered trapped on a remote

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    Michael Jackson

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    Sharene Salameh WGS209 March 12‚ 2014 -Known as the "King of Pop‚" singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary‚ Indiana‚ on August 29‚ 1958. -As a child‚ he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family’s popular Motown group‚ the Jackson 5. Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. Jackson’s 2009 death stirred controversy and was ultimately ruled a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray‚ who had

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    Michael Jordan

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    Michael Jordan n Michael Jordan‚ also known as Air Jordan‚ Black Cat‚ or MJ‚ was born February 17‚ 1963 in Brooklyn New York. For a man who got cut from his sophomore basketball team‚ Michael Jordan truly did start from the bottom and rise up to become bigger than basketball itself. Jordan led the Bulls to six championship games and received five All-Star MVP’s becoming the most decorated basketball player in NBA history. Growing up in North Carolina Jordan spent all of his free time on the

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    Michael Collins

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    the fight against Britain. Some of these people include: Michael Collins‚ Arthur Griffiths‚ Eamon De Valera and many others. Michael Collins played a large role in the fight against Britain. Although Michael Collins was a freedom fighter‚ so of the methods he used to achieve his goals‚ make him appear as a terrorist. There is the slightest difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter. Today‚ I will be discussing this idea. Was Michael Collins really a terrorist? Or was he just a man with dreams

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    Michael Jackson

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    Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29‚ 1958 – June 25‚ 2009) was an American singer‚ dancer‚ entertainer and recording artist. Referred to as the King of Pop‚ he is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time‚ and one of the most influential. His contributions to music‚ dance and fashion‚[1] and a much-publicized personal life‚ made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Alongside his brothers‚ Jackson made his debut in 1964 as lead singer and youngest member of

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