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    Sport Of Basketball Essay

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    Michael Jordan once said “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” The sport of basketball is not easy; it takes pride, awareness, practice, and confidence. How far of an impact has basketball made into the world of sports? Basketball holds a lot under its belt. In the beginning it was small, but now, the sport of basketball has overcame the impossible. The sport of basketball is now one of the biggest sports in the U.S and all around the world today,…

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    Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are often referred to as the best NBA players in their respective era. Both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan have had amazing careers (Kobe still plays for the Los Angeles Lakers), but only one of them is the better basketball player. This comparison is one that will be made for years to come because of a multitude of reasons, mainly because they are the two best shooting guards to ever play in the NBA. To be the better basketball player an individual must show how…

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    Often the most important themes in literature are developed in scenes in which a death or deaths take place. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare, the death of the character Desdemona serves as the climatic breaking point where pervasive racism and sexism can no longer exist without resulting in detrimental harm to the involved parties. It is Othello’s prideful hamartia that, combined with sexism, is the catalyst that ultimately destroys both his and Desdemona’s life. In Othello, the cast…

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    The Importance Of Music

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    A lot of times, fast paced music makes me more motivated to do things. So, I guess it depends on what is going on. I know Kelly Clarkson has some songs that I really liked and make a person feel empowered when down. My mother passed away last year and to this day I still think of her everytime I hear certain songs. Some of these songs we chose to have played at her funeral. For example, Martina McBride’s “In My Daughter’s Eyes” was a song that always reminded me of my mom and I thought it…

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    X Overly Elaborate and Expensive Celeb Weddings ... post to category ... Wedding At this writing, I 've been happily married for ten years (yay me!). I don 't know about you, but I had absolutely no clue what I wanted my wedding to be like. I knew how I wanted my marriage to be, but not my wedding. I found that there are some people who look down their nose at you if you don 't do “certain” things in “certain” ways. Whatever. I also found out that things can get really expensive really…

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    Orcas’ Behind Closed Tanks Imagine you are a four to eight year old child and you are on vacation with your family entering into a SeaWorld. The excitement has been building up from the commercials that show you these huge and majestic animals that are not like the everyday animal you see on a daily basis. The commercials have a way of taking your imagination to another level, and any child even an adult is at awe with the level of performance these orcas’ are putting on.…

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    Love equals War, Othello’s Indecision in Shakespeare “Othello” In Shakespeare’s “Othello”, the main character Othello experiences some relationship issues with his wife despond when Iago begins to make Othello suspicious that Desdemona is having a affair .This conjecture infuriates Othello so much that the true violent side is revealed. Throughout Act 3 Othello becomes increasingly violent and the correlations between how he treats love and war begin to resemble on another strongly. In the…

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    stayed healthy and fit; while staying away from smoking and junk food. Additionally, playing sports had improved better learning skills and better performance in the classroom. Soccer is a very agile and quick-paced game. You have to constantly be thinking about your next move. The second you lose focus, you can either find yourself lying battered on the grass or desperately running back to recover the ball. And that never changes, no matter where you play. Whenever I am on the field, my thigh…

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    Patriarchy is a social system in which males are the primary authority figures central to social organization, occupy roles of political leadership, moral authority, control of property and where fathers hold authority over women and children. During the Elizabethan era, in England, society was patriarchal, which is why it was difficult to find strong female role models such as the ones in Shakespeare’s plays. In Othello, by William Shakespeare, Emilia and Desdemona are both very strong female…

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    In Othello, Shakespeare emphasizes the paradox of human love, when lovers depend on each other but are curious about one another when they are separate. Iago is a selfish and insecure character who takes advantage of this paradox between Desdemona and Othello. He acts as what we would call a modern day psychopath, who is perceived as a good person, but underneath the thin surface is a manipulating human being. Iago’s jealousy, ego, and bitterness is shown through his actions in this play.…

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