Historical Context Report, Klichev The book “Sacred Hoops” is set around the late 1900’s following the return of Michael Jordan to the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan had retired during the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a path in baseball, but returned in March 1995 and led the Bulls to three straight championships. Although the author, Phil Jackson, outlines his early life and childhood as part of his road to becoming a professional coach, the main events discussed in the book come later in his life around his 30’s. One of the historical events from this time in history that’s important in comprehending the main events in this book includes the spread of Buddhism around the world with the same idea, being that through the practices of Buddhism, you…
Hoop Dreams (1994) is a documentary directed by American film producer and director Steve James. This documentary is about the life of two young men with big dreams of becoming college then possibly NBA basketball players. This film follows these two inner-city Chicago boys as they struggle to become somebody. Every documentary falls under one of six modes of documentaries.…
The most important player in “Hoop Dreams” is Arthur Agee, his determination to achieve his goal of being in the NBA has never left his mind no matter what has happened to him. In the beginning of the story of “Hoop Dreams” Arthur Agee was recruited by Big Earl that was seeking out young athletes to attend St. Joseph’s. Arthur was recruited with his long time best friend William Gates to play basketball at St. Joseph. Soon after William starts as a freshman while Arthur gets to far behind on his tuition payments and has to leaves. Even though Arthur went through tough times, he still never lost sight of being the best that he can be on the court.…
The first person in “Hoop Dreams” who’s dreams came true and never gave up was Sheila. In the middle of the story, Sheila was taken off welfare and was determined to become a nurse, She went back to school and finally fulfilled her lifetime dream of becoming a nurse. Sheila scored the highest in her class for nursing. Sheila was head strong and knew what was expected when she joined the nursing class. She knows she needed the money to help with the kids and to put food on the table every night.…
Academic Argument To be considered a top recruit you don’t even have to display your intelligence all you need to display is the athletic ability that you have obtained. The film “Hoop Dreams” shows the two main characters being pursued by college coaches because of what they could potentially bring to the team not what they can bring to the school. The only time education was important to Arthur and William was when their high school coach or counselor informed them that they had to reach a set score to be able to be recruited and attend the high-powered school. School was never the focus of the film because it only showed them in school for approximately two minutes it primarily took place at their homes or on the court during a game. The…
Trey Cromwell Mrs. Prince English 4 26 October 2017 NIght Hoops book review Carl Decker portrays Night Hoops as a fictional book. Throughout the book the reader will be embarked on a journey with two high school freshman Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson who will go through many obstacles throughout this book The two protagonist in Night Hoops are completely different from each other. For example Nick Abbot is the kid that has A’s and B's in school, has a normal family who gets along well for the most part you will find out what I mean by this when you read the book, and he is a kid who has always been good all his life .…
Hoop Dreams is a true story of two inner-city young African-American kids who wanted to become a professional basketball player. William Gate and Arthur Agee are filmed in the documentary, it shows their passion, dedication and love for the basketball and how basketball kept them away from the streets. Sport is being a very prominent institution in United States, Mostly in African-American kids, parents indulge their children in sports as a gateway from drugs and gangs. The documentary shows two aspect of life, in one hand is captures the passion, determination of William and Arthur to become a professional basketball player and on the other hand, it talks about larger subjects: ambition, competition, poverty, race and drugs…
Dreams keep people going. The dreams keep pushing people forward and allow them to believe their dreams can improve their ways of living. They want the good life of no worries about money and having nice things. This is the American Dream.…
David woke up one sunny Saturday morning and done his usual eat, play basketball, then watch T.V. It was time for the NBA Finals and he really wanted to go to one of the games. It was game seven at the series was tied 3-3. Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers which was the two best teams at the time.…
From the time we are children we are often told to shoot for the stars, or follow our dreams. As cliche as these sayings are, they are imprinted on the youth for a reason. Dreaming is an essential part of growing up. It is what keeps people inspired and continuously striving for better things in life. Perhaps it is because “dream” is such a serene, hopeful word.…
The American Dream varies between each individual. Everyone has a different goal that they would strive to achieve. Some may think the American dream is accomplishing great actions or events, such as obtaining a countless amount of money or living in a mansion. Another perspective is that others would want to get more out of life then what they have previously, such as not being homeless or being financially stable. The American dream can become a reality if the person can motivate themselves to keep going even with one or multiple obstacles in their way.…
Dreams are a nightly gift and a part of the natural process of being alive. In our dreams, we can go anywhere, we can be anybody, and we can do anything. When we dream, we are like passengers on a moving train, unable to control our actions and choose our surroundings. II. (Recap Main Points)…
In the brilliant film, Love and Basketball directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood she combines a sport genre with a drama. The movie follows two people that share a very similar strong passion for basketball. It begins when they’re kids after a girl who is played by co-lead actor “Sanaa Lathan” moves into the neighborhood of a young star played by co-lead actor “Omar Epps”. Their mutual passion for basketball is evident from the start. Not only is their shared passion obvious, but the audience is also able to notice that they have the “puppy love” in the very beginning as well.…
Inception and the Allegory of the Cave The movie “Inception” directly reflects Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. The idea that through a dream enlightenment becomes possible which directly relates to changing a way of thinking. The hero in the movie Cobb has demons to exercise from his former way of thinking In order to achieve his goal of “reality”.…
There once was a guy that always got bullied, because he was bad at all sports. One day I got a idea to go play some basketball with my brother. I started walking to my brothers room to go tell him to go outside. " Triston do you want to go shoot some hoops?…