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On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano was awarded the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award at the first ESPY Awards. Jim Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was a college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Jim had an excellent coaching career, coaching for many teams, but most prominently at North Carolina State University. Despite being weakened from his fight against cancer, Jimmy V delivered an inspiring and energetic speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards with a goal to encourage the…

Pete Evans has started a new paleo diet, which he claims can reverse or help manage medical conditions like diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis and can also prevent autism in children. The editorial ‘Pete Evans can test paleo diet claims when he gets sick’ written by Sam de Brito, was published in The Age on august 30th 2015. In this article De Brito uses critical and mocking tone to get across to the readers his main contention, which is that Pete Evans shouldn’t promote his…

INDIANAPOLIS--UConn won its fourth straight national title on Tuesday night, defeating Syracuse 82-51 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Only the UCLA men's team had won four in a row in Division I, winning seven consecutive championships under John Wooden from 1967-73. With the Huskies victory, Geno Auriemma passed Wooden, winning his 11th national title. Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Morgan Tuck had 19 points and Moriah Jefferson added 13. It was the perfect ending,"…

ever changing and the needs of health care are widening. Nurses need to participate and take the lead for interprofessional initiation and coordination to prevent disease, promote health, improve care quality, increase safety and work efficiency (Academic Progression in Nursing [APIN], 2014). The bachelor prepared nurses who also have knowledge in public and community health are capable of delivering health care to a diverse population in health care field, including home, community, public…

There are 8 public universities in Mississippi that comes under the Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). Of the 8 universities, only Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography. Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi State for Women, and Mississippi Valley State University offer no geography degrees. However, some of them offer geography related degrees. Mississippi State…

In July of 1914 the most notable conflict on the earth was commenced, World War I. With more than 6 million deaths due to this war it is apparent that the desideratum to kill was stronger than ever before in the wrangling soldiers, but will the slaughtering ever end? One man had to propose the conditions for peace and it was Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, served from 1913 to 1921 and was the leader of the Progressive Movement. Wilson, joined with The Inquiry,…

Fanatics The world consists of many different types of fans. Baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, tennis, racing, and many more. However, football fans happen to be the most entertaining to watch and interesting to know. Football is a roller coaster of a sport and it brings its fans along for the ride. The best fans are the die-hard fans, the jaded fans, and the band-wagon fans. Die-hard fans make football games entertaining because of their…

The “Treaty of Versailles” initiated the beginning of the anger Germany felt toward their opponents, the allied forces, at the end of World War I. Prior to this treaty’s creation, Woodrow Wilson unveiled an alternative plan, a plan intended to reunite that nations of the world and to heal the countries affected by World War I. However, rather than serve as a reunifying force, the plan was rejected in favor of a more punitive resolution, and the rejection of the ideals presented in Woodrow…

with their sport. “This involvement often conflicted with potential academic time: Afternoon practice conflicted with the required courses or labs in certain majors, games and road trips conflicted with the time athletes needed for exams and term papers, and booster functions cut into their discretionary time. By the end of their first year, most athletes acknowledged that their athletic- related activities affected their academic performance” (Adler and…

There are several different varieties of post-secondary schools for education and experience. A more logical choice would be to stay in one’s own state to attend a post-secondary school due to the fact it is closer to one’s own home and is often cheaper for instate residents. However, this is not always the case. Therefore, I have chosen to research an out-of-state university under the belief that it suits me the best. The following essay will detail the information that has been researched when…