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Spike Lee Producer, director, writer and actor Spike Lee creates controversial films that explore race relations, political issues and urban crime and violence. His films include She's Gotta Have It and Do the Right Thing. Lee became a director of promise with his first feature film, She's Gotta Have It, in 1986. The film was shot in two weeks and cost $175,000 to make, but grossed more than $7 million at the box office, making it one of the most profitable films made in 1986. While a…

two reasons: The release of this particular movie in cinemas and the initiation of his collaboration with Madhouse Inc, who sheltered his genius until his last birth. Prefect Blue was initially meant for a live action TV series; however, after the Kobe earthquake in 1995, the production studio suffered extensive damages resulting in a reduction of the budget, up to a point that solely allowed the shooting of an OVA. Nevertheless, while the shootings were roughly half-completed, Madhouse decided…

“NCAA opposes NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule” by Scooby Axson states, “NCAA president Mark Emmert said the rule that allows college basketball players to enter the NBA draft after one season needs revision.” The one-and-done rule is a rule that makes basketball players go through only one year of college before going into the NBA. Some people think the rule is good, others think basketball players should go through all of college before going into the NBA instead of only one year. College should be…

school. These cornerstones are: attitude, educational and career vision, self management, workplace skills, contacts, experience and personal life. Individuals that embody these skills are highly extraordinary people. Some examples are, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Steve Jobs, Eben Pagan and Paul Allen. High performance individuals have the do their best in school, work and have the…

stadiums have turned into white elephants and causing heavy burden to the locals. (Watts, 2002) With the fear of not meeting the international standard of hosting football matches, converting the three football-only stadiums – Saitama, Ibaraki and Kobe will put the Japanese Football Association in risk of losing three world class stadiums and may hinder the development process of football in Japan. However on the other hand, referencing to the usage in Miyagi, one of the major stadiums for 2002…

firefighters go to work, they risk their lives. Last year, an average of 135 policemen and 68 firefighters were killed on the job. Also, teachers are giving children information that they can use for the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, each basket Kobe Bryant scores makes him the same amount of money as…

season, Howard is now -like it or not- the face of the Atlanta Hawks franchise. Not since Howard left Orlando four seasons ago has he had a legitimate opportunity to be “the man” on a consistent 50-win playoff team. That time is now. The Lakers had Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash (for whatever that move was worth) during Howard’s single season in Englewood, I mean Hollywood. The Rockets had James Harden, the clear and present leader of that team, when Howard arrived. The Hawks have…

Heroes The 19th century poet, Philip James Bailey once said, “The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all...” this means that a hero has passion for everything he or she does and who cares and helps everyone. When a hero becomes old or dies for what he was was doing to help people, he/she becomes a legend. Therefore, a hero is defined as legendary. Two legendary heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Both men lived in history, in 19th century United States…

Many professional players, including Kobe Bryant, began their career by playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball to get noticed by college coaches. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball is an organization designed to give high school players more exposure to college coaches. AAU basketball is more beneficial than high school basketball because there is tougher competition, teammates who love the game, and coaches with more basketball knowledge. First of all, the competition in AAU…

trees to as remarkable as the Akashi Suspension Bridge due to the increase in construction and material technology. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge or “Pearl Bridge” is a six lane suspension bridge roadway and is located across the Akashi Strait, it links Kobe in the mainland to Awaji-shima one of Japan’s smaller island. As a result of the massive earthquake in 1955 and modernization plans for Japan this bridge was the solution for the Japanese Government. This megastructure was initially designed for…