Boston Massacre

The American Revolution was one of the important battles in American History. Without the American Revolution there would not have been the great country of the United States. However, not everyone supported the rebellion and some did not support it just because they were scared of the unknown. Some even thought they would be treated terribly if we lost the war. There were many influential people who would have a significant part in American History. The American Revolution began in 1775, but…

Despite wrapping up the most successful regular season in franchise history, there is a general sense around the league that the Toronto Raptors have accomplished nothing. 21 seasons of (mostly) underachievement doesn’t help. 1 playoff series win and 7 playoff series losses don’t help. Zero best-of-seven playoff series wins definitely won’t help. Consecutive playoff series losses as the higher seed……well, you get the picture! Are you still reading? Because that’s all the negativity you’re…

Ball was imagined in December 1891 by the Canadian pastor, instructor, and Doctor James Naismith. Naismith presented the amusement when we were a teacher at the Young Men 's Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the solicitation of his prevalent, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, he sorted out an incredible amusement suitable for indoor winter play. The diversion included components of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the principal ball…

The genetic factors perspective branches off into two separate branches to thoroughly examine the etiology of criminal behavior. The influence of genetic factors can either be researched by analyzing behavior genetics or be studying molecular genetics. Behavior genetic theory recognizes the level of genetic overlap between two individuals and speculates that individuals that possess similar genes are more likely to share similarities and exhibit the same behavior as compared to individuals that…

The fight against racial segregation in professional basketball Racial segregation and basketball may seem like two separate topics; however, they had a substantial impact on each other during the 1900’s. Racial segregation was a prominent problem for African Americans in their daily lives but they were also mistreated in professional sports. They were rarely allowed to play in professional leagues because of the colour of their skin instead of being respected for their talent. Although in the…

It is with time and practice that a guy can go from being an average person to a legend. Bill Bradley was one of those exceptional guys who went down in history as being a valuable player, student and genuine person. Bradley was an exceptionally smart kid who was also a gifted basketball player and out of high school he decided to play for Princeton University. He had qualities unmatched to any player known and his uncanny ability to communicate with everyone followed by his career after…

Bill Russell is an NBA legend who is a role model and a winner, one of the greatest winners of our legacy. His legacy is built on a foundation of winning 11 championships in 13 seasons, making him the greatest winner in U.S. professional team sports history. Over his amazing career, Bill Russell averaged 15.1 ppg, 22.5 rpg, and 4.3 apg. He earned five MVPs, 12 all-star team appearances, and won an Olympic gold medal in 1956. If the NBA had always given them out, Russell most likely would have…

BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL Basketball is a sport in which you need a lot fundamental’s. You do not have to be the greatest you just need some kind of knowledge of the game. Football on the other hand you just need to be bigger than a bull and faster than a rabbit and jump higher than a kangaroo in my perspective. Do not get me wrong football is a great sport and it is very exciting, but basketball you need height in most cases as to say you wanted to play the center or power forward position, in…

The history of free-throw; James Naismith created by a game that was non-violent. He wrote 13 rules of his game and labeled it basketball while he prepared teaching a gym class at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass in 1891. However, understanding that free throw was not called in the original 13 rules, but it was almost the same as rule number 7, that stated “if either side makes consecutive fouls it shall count a goal for the opponents.” Today, we know it as free-throw was put into place for more…

Rosie Ruiz for example, cheated in running the Boston marathon. I have lost trust in her because since I am a runner I respect the and admire the person that wins the Boston marathon because that is a big deal and something to look up to, and she told a fib which made me stop trusting in her. A second example would be Diane Downs. Diane Downs lied about shooting…