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basketball but overtime with recent advances in sports medicine and an increase in games to the NBA season the NBA should not allow players to be involve in FIBA basketball, to protect players and the NBA the brand. FIBA basketball world cup is an international basketball competition held every four years in selected countries, it involves 24 of…

Imprisoned by King Minos of Crete, Daedalus decided that he and his son would soon escape. So he began to work on an invention that would set them both free from their capturers. After evaluating their situation in Crete, Daedalus soon realized that there was no other way to escape other than by air. Daedalus created two pairs of functioning wings made with feathers and wax. He gave his son, Icarus, a pair and warned him not to fly too close to the sun. After a while in the sky Icarus became too…

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…

Last time we were here we learned how talent is not an excuse to not work hard. Let’s take out our homework from last class. How many of you practiced using chopsticks? Who would like to show us? I’m glad some of you learned how to use chopsticks. Our Jing Si Aphorism says “Do everything with a willing heart and accept the results readily. The more effort you put in, the more skills you will gain.” Just like learning how to use the chopsticks, to learn a new skill, you need to put in hard…

The definition of media is any format or platform that carries, presents, or communicates information, so everything surrounding us would be considered media. A certain type of media that I will relate back to sociology would be a television show titled One Tree Hill. The show is based around different high school kids and how the love of basketball and the love of the players makes them come together. The show itself, is centered around two half-brothers and how one is considered an outcast,…

Everyone has goals they want to accomplish or complete in the future. Whatever it may be, if it's extremely important, that you must attain it, you will do all you can to achieve it. You will give it all you have to prevail, if you truly want to accomplish it. Having the passion and desire to succeed is what keeps me pushing to attain my goal. My goal is to play basketball in college; although, my ultimate goal is to play professional basketball for the WNBA (The Women's National Basketball…

Basketball has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up around the sport with my Grandpa being a referee and playing little league ball through elementary school. In High-School being six foot six inches it was a given I would play basketball. I spent three years on the varsity basketball team with having the privilege of being a Captain my senior year. When I was accepted to Michigan State University it was hands down the easiest decision to come here. I am one of the…

Have you ever wondered how basketball was started or even who started it? From its start basketball has evolved in many ways to become a popular sport in America and around the world. The basketball we know today is different from early basketball by rules, amount of teams, and the fundamentals of how the game is played. The game of basketball was started by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. When basketball was first started the way you would play would be by shooting a soccer ball into peach…

My first blog will be about the the Houston Rockets. The Houston Rockets original name was actually the San Diego Rockets from about 1968- 1971, until in 1972 they renamed the team as the Houston Rockets. The color of there jerseys are red for road games,white for home games, and black as an alternate. From all the 47 and plus years they have been playing, they have only won the champions two times in 1986 and 1995.In 1984, the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon who would be paired with…

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own” (Nguyen, 2012). This iconic quote from Benjamin Disraeli represents exactly what social workers work towards on a daily basis. Social work can be one of the most rewarding professions in which an individual can truly make a difference in a person’s life. Most individuals who work in the social work profession don’t choose the field for the money, but for the opportunity to make a difference.…