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    last championship as a coach. Growing up, Phil Jackson’s parents were very religious Pentecostals. This made Phil want to get away from home. He decided sports would be his therapy and Jackson found out he was good at basketball (“Phil Jackson”, Britannica par. 2). The adage of the adage. From there, he played basketball at every opportunity he could. Eventually, he got college offers, then the NBA. He even earned his way into the starting lineup. Phil suffers a really bad back injury that…

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    Phil Jackson "One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves." And that is exactly what Phil Jackson did during his 21 year coaching career. Phil Jackson was abnormal compared to your run of the mill coach. He opened his players minds to a new approach of the game of basketball. He challenged them to be less selfish and he encouraged team basketball. Over the twenty one years of…

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    Coaching is a very common thing that lots of people want to do. The occupation is mainly built around experience the more experience an individual has the more opportunity an individual will have. The three main levels of basketball coaching are high school, college and NBA these three levels are similar but have some differences. I will go into details about each of these levels and give general information of them. The high school/middle school level of coaching is the first step of…

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    coach a variety of teams during their career however winning does not take a back seat. Furthermore Phil Jackson a retired head coach of the Chicago Bulls as well as Las Angelas Lakers found victory with both teams. Jackson has made it apparent that his coaching style is effective due to his record setting eleven championships victories. Coaching styles that work for consistent champions vary from each individual coach. In addition, some coaches possess a combination of two coaching styles…

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    from high school Oprah accepted a part time job as a radio show host in Nashville. Entering her second year of college at Tennessee state, Oprah decided to dropout and accept a job as an anchor for WTVF-TV in Nashville. She was the first ever African American to hold that position as a woman. Oprah had a few other stints with other shows through the years, but in 1984 it was her time to shine. Oprah hosted an early morning talk show out of Chicago, but this show conflicted with a very popular…

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    Dick Clark had always been interested in music. At the age of 13 he dreamed of being a DJ. Clark worked at his uncle's radio station (larkin,comp, 2002). Dick Clark inherited the skill of show business from his uncle. Dick Clark's dream of becoming a DJ became true after he was invited to American Bandstand as a substitute where he later stayed as host(larkin,comp, 2002). Dick Clark was invited to the show that changed his life. Dick Clark was invited to American Bandstand as a substitute were…

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    Lessons are learned through parental discipline (Slide 9). They learn to be big brother and big sisters, by caring for their younger siblings (Slide 3). However, the children also start experiencing the beginning stages of body-image and inner-beauty struggles (Slide 5 & 13). The parents’ main focus is raising their children, which may include discipline (Slide 9). The houses are always depicted as messy with toys and clothing (Slide 4). While the women are usually raising the children, the…

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    Dr Phil Mcgraw Biography

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    Dr. Phils past and present Dr. Phil McGraw is an American Tv show host, psychologist, and author. He has had many struggles that he has had to overcome to be the person he is today. He has achieved much in his life. Dr. Phil is one of the top paid Tv show host in America, he has been nominated several times for award shows. Born in Vinita, Oklahoma, on September 1, 1950 to Anne and Joe McGraw. He was their third and only male child, Phillip Calvin McGraw. McGraw has two older sisters, Deana…

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    Now Make We Merthe is a collection of early Renaissance English carols and rounds sung by The Purcell Consort of Voices, Boys of All Saints, the London Brass Ensemble, David Munrow, Bernard Thomas, Michael Oxenham, Don Smithers, John Sothcott, Francis Grubb, Tess Miller, and Michael Morrow (Now Make We Myrth). This CD is a compilation of three different recordings. One recording was done in 1965, the next was in 1966, and the third was in 1969. The highlights from all three of these recordings…

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    The Impact of Phil Spector in Music Industry. In 1951, a young boy moved from the thriving musical city of New York to Los Angeles after his father died. Having a perfect musical training background gave him an opportunity to become a member of the Teddy Bears. This young boy wrote "To Know Him is To Love Him" when he was a teenager. His song reached the No.1 hit song on the Billboard chart in 1958 (O'Hare 48). His name is Phil Spector, a talented producer, songwriter, and musician. In later…

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