Joshua Chamberlain

After the signing of the Munich Conference, Chamberlain claiming that he had secured “peace for our time”. Many that were British believe that what Neville Chamberlain did was a cowardly move and that standing up to Hitler’s military and large demand for territory was a better…

Wilt Chamberlain was a once-in-a-generation athlete with an ability to seemingly score at will. His talent resulted in statistics and records that are unimaginable by today’s standards. Naturally, the question arises between Russell and Chamberlain. Who’s the greatest? The fascination in the debate lies in the contrasts between the two men. They both reached heights that no current player has a chance to match and yet their accomplishments stand in stark…

In what must have been a line meant particularly for Neville Chamberlain, in the same speech he announced that, “in my view, the rape of Albania is to the Anglo-Italian agreement what the destruction of Czechoslovakia was to the Munich agreement.” Attlee and the Labour party viewed the invasion of Albania and Czechoslovakia…

England at the time, Neville Chamberlain decided the another World War must be avoided at all costs, he would do anything to keep Europe out of another war. Chamberlain asked Hitler if he would meet in order to discuss and negotiate Czechoslovakia, after waiting for a while, Hitler accepted on one condition. Hitler said that the conference must be held in Munich, Germany. This would give Hitler the upper hand of the home field advantage. Unfortunately for Chamberlain he would soon find out that…

G- Allen Iverson: 1996-2006, 2010 From the moment he was drafted in 1996 until his departure in 2006, Allen Iverson was not only the face of the franchise, but he was also one of the best players in the entire NBA. In his 11 seasons with the team, Iverson was an eight-time All-Star, a member of six All-NBA Teams (3x First Team, 3x Second Team), a four-time scoring champion, and the 2000-2001 league MVP. During his time in Philadelphia Iverson established himself as one the best scorers in…

Basketball is rapidly becoming the most popular sport in the United States with the National Basketball Association expects to bring in five billion in revenue this season. Basketball for many is seen as a game but for other it’s seen as a hope in which they can free themselves from endless cycle of poverty. That is exactly what is depicted in the documentary Hoops Dreams by Steve James who follows two young boys name Arthur Agee and William Gates. These two young boys live in the inner city of…

Free throws wins games is most likely a phrase that most athletes hear from their basketball coaches. Even though they are only worth a point, they tend to occur at the most crucial parts of the game. For example, one second remains on the clock and your team is tied with the opposing one. The ball is in your hands, you control the outcome of the game. If you miss it, the other team has a chance to score and win. If you make it, your team wins. Thus, free throws win games. If only it was as…

In Zoom Tens’ article “ESPN has Lied To You: Ten Reasons Michael Jordan Is Not the Greatest NBA Player of All Time” Jackson Summer gives readers his own opinion on the subject of the NBA greatest of all time, he first gives a synopsis of Jordan's career and glorifies his accomplishments with statistics and his own opinions as well as listing several other players he feels may qualify for the title. Summer begins with his tenth reason first and continues going down through his main points for his…

Mussolini, Édouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain. This agreement ensured that Hitler would be able to collect the Sudetenland he believed belonged to Germany without the use of violence. The Munich Agreement is an example of British and French attempts at appeasement because according to Overy’s definition of appeasement, this agreement gave Germany (the aggressive nation) its demands without the use of violence. Hitler making this agreement with Chamberlain and other political leaders is an…

They both had a good argument for each stance. Churchill wanted to keep Germany from thinking they could do whatever they wanted, he felt it would have been better to show Germany that they couldn’t just do whatever they wanted. Chamberlain believed that to start another war was not in the best intentions of Europe. Many nations were still rebuilding from the last war and no one was ready for another devastating conflict like the last one. I believe that these arguments of both men…