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Literary Essay Draft Many successful people throughout years have been influenced by others. For example many current NBA players have been influenced by Michael Jordan. Now there are also other ways people can influence you, for example people that help you make better decisions. Or others who teach you lessons. In the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes, and the song “ No Role Modelz” by J. Cole both narrators express the theme: having someone in your life can influence you for…

can’t avoid all of these. But some can still play through these. This man some call him a legend some call him the greatest some say he’s not human. I call him Michael Jordan. June 11th 1997 Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City Utah. The Chicago Bulls vs the Utah Jazz Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin vs John Stockton And Karl Malone. The series was tied 2-2 this game would determine who wins the NBA Finals. I was in the crowd 18 years old college basketball player Allen Anthony Carter.…

originally jumping badger. Sitting Bull name was originally jumping badger.Sitting Bull was a tribe chief. He was a holy man . He fought to protect his tribe. Sitting Bull has been credited for several acts of bravery in his lifetime . According to (Bio.) Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in what now is called south carolina Near the yellowstone river. In addition sitting bull loved making bows and arrows. He hunted Buffalo,Rabbits and Birds.His father was known as jumping bull. Then at age 10 he…

The Ghost Dance is a Native American religion that was instituted in the nineteenth century by a member of the Paiute tribe , Wovoka (Bowker , The Columbia Encyclopedia). The Ghost Dance Religion itself was a ritual for a peaceful end of the Western expansion and the Native Americans to get their land back . The actual dance ritual only lasted five days (each night of each day except for on the last day it was from the night until morning) (The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions).…

Portland Trail Blazers finally got the spell to snap their three-game losing skid in the expense of the visiting Washington Wizards with a 116-109 overtime victory at the Moda Center on Tuesday evening. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with a double-double game-high performance of 41 big points and 11 assists to go along with 5 rebounds and 1 steal in 43:38 minutes of playing time. "Coming off three losses in a row, this was a must-have," Lillard, who went 12 for 25 from the field and…

Steve Nash One of the G.O.A.T What does it take to become the greatest of all time. Well Steve Nash knew how to become one of the G.O.A.T.S in the sport of basketball. Here are some mind boggling facts about Steve Nash. He is a two time Most Valuable Player, Steve Nash is the first Canadian ever to win the MVP award, Steve Nash has also led his team in assists in both of his MVP years, He is third overall in NBA history in assists with 10,335 assists in his career. These facts about Steve Nash…

One of the best basketball player with shocking news.Magic Johnson is undeniably courageous because He persevere through many different ways, He also had a lot of respect for people and things, and He did other things then perseverance and respect. Magic Johnson worked and made his own business. He worked hard to get there,but he worked hard to become a basketball player. After, he got HIV he couldn't still play as much,but he followed his other dream and became a businessman. (NBA )He…

Kobe Bryant & Michael Jordan Greatness, leadership, and killer instincts are the characteristics of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. There are a lot o things these two have in common, and there are some differences. One reason is that they both have championship rings, and teammates that were huge contributors to their success. Secondly they both had the same coach, but on different teams. Lastly they both impacted the game of basketball big time. Bryant and Jordan have a lot of similarities…

Today I am going to teach you how the NBA champion, NBA MVP, 2x all star, AP athlete of the year, Division one leading scoring in 2009, the ninth overall Draft Pick, the NBA three point champion, and the record holder for most threes in a season, Wardell (stephen) Curry (point guard) shoots and talk about his potential. Curry’s three percentages is 43.7 He ranks 3rd in all time percentage since the NBA introduced the three point line in 1979. Steph Curry showed off at the All-star game…

The Apache Kid was one of the most notorious and fiercest Apache outlaw in the Wild West. He is a White Mountain Apache, later became a renegade. He was most active in the states of Arizona and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua. Named Haskay-Bay-Nay-Natyl, the Apache Kid got his name due to wrong pronunciation of his name. He was recruited to the U.S Cavalry as Scout to fight his fellow Apache. Then after two years promoted to a sergeant. In his early days, he was…