Kobe

States basketball team defeated Russia to win the gold medal in the World Championship of Basketball. In 1997, The 50 greatest players in NBA History were honored in a ceremony during the halftime of an All-Star Game at Cleveland's Arena. In 1998, Kobe Bryant became the youngest starter in all of NBA All-Star Game history. In 1999, Michael Jordan announced he was going to retire from the NBA and then he would soon play professional baseball. In 1990, The NFL announce that they would now be…

There are two types of terrorist groups that can cause major problems for the United States. One group is known as domestic and the other transnational. In this paper I will describe the two groups and explain how different their methods are when it comes to terrorism. The difference between domestic terrorism and transnational terrorism is that domestic terrorism is homegrown which means the target, venue, and perpetrators are from the same country. This makes domestic terrorism a consequence…

every spot of their body with tattoos. He did this so that he could be a good influence on the kids who watched the NBA games. I especially respected the fact that he was not totally full of himself, unlike other star players like Lebron James and Kobe Bryant, who were all about themselves. I did not look up to Kevin Durant in the idea that I wanted to be in the NBA when I was older, but I loved the way he acted as opposed to the other players who felt as if they were above everyone…

Many young kids want to be the next Kobe, LeBron, Peyton Manning, or Alex Rodriguez, and everyone seems to wonder where do they start? How do they start their foundation? Going professional can help these athletes grow in to people who can take the risks to work hard, make money, and be successful…

Derrick Rose, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant were wearing shirts that said “I can’t breath” during the warmup of a game. The shirt was a reference to Eric Garner who was strangled to death by the police, and his last words were “I can't breath”. The players wanted to do this so they could…

Have heard of conversions about who is the best basketball player of all time, and thought who is really the best? People may say that Jordan, Kobe, Wilt, and Kareem, are the best, but the G.O.A.T. of basketball is Lebron James. Standing 6’9 250 lbs, from Akron, Ohio. He has played for the Cavs, Heat, and the Lakers. He is a 4x NBA champion, 4x finals MVP, 4x MVP, 20x All-star, and a 13x NBA first team. Lebron is also the leading scorer in NBA history, he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and is the…

Does different types of shoes matter in basketball? The answer to that question is yes, because there are different types of shoes that can help certain players. There are high top and low top shoes that players use. The players usually choose the type of shoes that they use, depending on how they play. Nike is one of the top basketball shoe brands in the game. The Nike Hyper Dunks are one of the most used shoe in basketball. Evaluating the Nike Hyper Dunks based on materials, traction, price,…

We all know who Michael Jordan is right?, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant too. We all seen the sneakers they’ve made and sell. But there are sneaker that can date back to the 18th Century. Actually the very first sneaker brand were called Plimsolls. Since then, the sneaker industry has exploded with various designs brands, and styles we know of today. Figure 1. Simple pairs of keds: photo courtesy of Retroland.com In the 18th century, people wore soled rubber shoes. The funny thing was that…

Girl Power What is a Human? A human is a man, woman or child of the species Homo sapiens. It’s been that way for 200,000 years. Yet it took 198,080 of those years until women only had the right to vote. When did men become a different species that is thought of more highly than women? What happened to treat everyone the same? When did a pay inequality of 25 cents per dollar in 27 occupations become “okay” or “part of life”. Imagine you want to play a sport that you love. You are the best one on…

obscures the judgment of society from its moral priorities. Grave of the Fireflies is an animated film directed by Isao Takahata that recounts the final moments of two orphaned siblings, Seita and Setsuko, as they struggle to survive the firebombs of Kobe, Japan. Set in a difficult period of war, Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies explores the perversion of moral values when civilians conform to the misconstrued concept of patriotism. Using Gramsci's theories of hegemony and counter-hegemony, I…