Fast Break The most exciting play in basketball is the fast break. This poem outlines every detail of the fast break and does a great job using the words to create a fantastic visual for the reader. The title of the poem‚ "Fast Break‚" is actually what the whole poem is describing. The visual that is created is one of the reasons this poem is so appealing. My love for the game of basketball‚ more specifically at the collegiate level is another reason why this poem catches my attention. The
Premium Basketball Stanza
begins the first section of the chapter. The bottom sentence on 176 explains further: “Food production’s spread (emphasis added) proves as crucial to understanding geographic differences in the rise of guns‚ germs‚ and steel as its origins‚ which we considered in the preceding chapters.” 178: statistics to show the differing rates of spread. Discussion of what he calls “preemptive domestication.” This is in contrast to multiple independent domestications. Most SW Asian crops show just one
Premium Agriculture Asia Europe
Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders In the TED presentation “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders” presenter Sheryl Sandberg describes why women do not reach the top in any profession around the world. She begins the presentation by admitting that the women now are lucky because they did not live in the world our mothers and grandmothers experienced in the past. Shortly after‚ Sheryl reports some numbers and data to describe the problem clearly. For example‚ in the U.S. just nine women are head of
Premium Woman Year of birth missing Thought
Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 RES/351 February 20‚ 2012 Age discrimination is existent. Older employees are defined as members of the “mature” generation (58 or more years old); younger employees are members of three generations—the Baby Boom (post World War II or 38 – 57 year olds)‚ Generation X (23 – 37 year olds)‚ and Generation Y (18 – 22 year olds). “The key to a company’s future success will be its adaptability – its capacity to deploy resources quickly to seize
Premium Sampling Statistical hypothesis testing Sample size
Unethical Business Research RES/351 April 18‚ 2012 Unethical Business Research Research is important in any business to interpret data being collected to improve or make new discoveries. The article read was about Dr. Woo Suk Hwang who used unethical research to enhance his career in the world of science. Hwang hurt everyone who was involved in his work. Leading people to believe that his research was real he provided false hope into his new discoveries. Trying to figure out why he would
Premium Stem cell Scientific method
“we’re all mad here” from Alice in Wonderland was repeating in my thought process. I can think of no better way to begin this exploratory course. The reading itself was a series of brilliant philosophical musings on the nature of madness along with how we perceive it to exist. In the present moment‚ I am unable to say if I agree or disagree with Foucault as he articulates himself well. A repeating theme in this selection begs the question what is madness because in some circumstances what seems to be
Premium Psychology Mind Human
If you are planning on moving this fall‚ you need to make sure that you keep the right clothing out so that you are not only comfortable‚ but will keep you safe during your move. Here is a quick guide to the best type of clothing to wear while moving in the fall. Early Fall Early fall days tend to start off a little chilly and brisk‚ but generally warm up in the early afternoon before once again cooling down in the evening. If you are moving in late September or early October‚ you are going to
Premium Water Climate Weather
has influenced my life the most is moving. Moving has made me shy‚ and has taught me how to adapt quickly. It has also made me want to be on top of everything. I would not be able to see different environments. Without moving‚ I would not be the person I am today. One thing moving has made me is shy. If I were to go to a party‚ I would be the person in the corner‚ reading a book‚ or silently watching everyone else have fun. This is more of a downside of moving all the time. Because I have moved
Premium English-language films Debut albums Family
this was the type of weather I would have to be used to. After all here I was on my way down to the south moving to Kentucky. It was a slightly a year before when I was first told by my parents that we would be moving. At first I didn’t believe them. I thought‚ “What kind of sick joke is this? “But after a few minutes I realized they were serious. More serious questions came popping into my mind. Why would we move? What about my friends? Who is going to buy this junky house? These were all questions
Premium Mind Thought Boy
Nowadays‚ the growth of construction industry’s productivity is slow‚ unlike the manufacturing sector‚ where standardization of components‚ mechanisation and innovation greatly enhance the rate of production‚ that is because of the procedure of construction industry is more complicate and always take longer time than manufacturing sector. Therefore‚ the supply to meet the needs and demand of housing and infrastructure is a very slow process. This is a serious problem which indicates that over the
Premium Construction Project management Building