Bull riding

One Tuesday on a perfect night for basketball, Kristaps Porzingis was preparing for his game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks and Nets have had a pretty heated rivalry throughout the years so this game was going to be great. Porzingis went crazy that night, scoring twenty eight points, five rebounds, and two assists. But that’s not the only thing that made this night special for him. On this day he met the perfect girl for him, Kristen. She had everything that you would want in a girl,…

Introduction: Ski jumping is one of the competitive sports with the Olympian ideal of going faster, jumping further and leaping higher than the opposition (Muller 269). However, sometimes accidents happen. For example, Thomas Morgenstern crashed during a trial round for the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Bad Mitterndorf. Later, he was hospitalized with skull injuries and a bruised lung (The Associated Press). Then, why did this accident happen? What influenced the performance of Morgenstern and…

The film Dances with Wolves is motion picture based on a book by Michael Blake about a soldier in the American Civil War. The story of the movie has facts about indigenous people during Civil war in the United states. However, there are author’s thoughts and imagination as well. The film allocated for the life-saving image of Native Americans, which is very different from the typical Hollywood stamps that show Indians or “noble husbands” or “bloodthirsty savages”. The American Army lieutenant,…

Know i'm pretty sure the majority of you guys in this room like basketball and some of you guys love when they dunk and do all those crazy tricks in through the net and some of you might dream of being tall to dunk like a basketball pro or imagine you never have to ask som buddie to reach something because of how tall you are .know that may seem pretty cool but i'm not here to talk to you about the good part about him being tall and i'm sorry for those of you who dreamed to be super tall but i'm…

Katherine Rogers novel “First Friend” discusses the history of dogs and mankind. She paints a visual image of dogs roles throughout human history and why they are so important to us. However despite these wonderful creatures usefulness, we have a notorious history of maltreating them and I personally believe that our prejudice towards dogs is somehow corresponding to the lack of communication we have with them. While it is true that man and dog were able to cooperate with each other for…

I believe that bringing your dog to work is not a good idea. Many questions come to mind when thinking about the topic. First I think about the dog harming a co-worker and that could lead to other issues. Second I think about the safety issues, because many coworkers could have allergies or are traumitized by an event that may of happened with a dog. If your dog happens to bite a co-worker, it could lead you to a legal matter, and that would cost you some money. There are many people that…

They Sioux are an American tribe of first nations who lived from back before the settlers came until they were transferred to reserves in 1864. The Sioux spoke a variety of languages, including Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux and Siouan. The Sioux were controlled by the Chiefs who were respected warriors and leaders. The people of the Sioux also looked up to their elders too. Elders were old and experienced and were consulted a lot they were also the village's story tellers. Each village had…

We usually wait awhile to write our histories until they fully unfold. It's too hard to tell in real time where the chapter breaks are. But sometimes you just know when to dog-ear a page for future reference. The night lives up to the narrative. All the details matter for posterity. The mid-January game when LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went head-to-head as if they were in their own personal All-Star Game was one of those times. The best player of this era and the best player of the one before…

The NBA is a prominent renowned sport across the globe being televised by all shapes and sizes from our smartphone, TV, and computer. Due to it’s access and it’s popularity around the world, we can witness the Golden State Warriors orchestrate their playmaking ability to create an open shot. However, the basketball world wasn’t alike back in their heydays acquiring a meager amount of deals in order to televise their games. In addition, having only 17 teams during the birth of the NBA. But, due…

Michael Jordan Have you ever wanted to fly threw the air like MJ? These are three character traits that you didn’t know about Michael J. I think Michael Jordan is a hero because of his athleticism, what do you think? He won 6 championships, WOW! He also averaged 37.1 points a game which gave him NBA rookie of the year award. He was very successful in his career with, 5 most valuable player awards, winning a dunk contest by jumping from the free throw line, and being in 13 all star games. If…