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    one-and-done rule is not benefiting college players or college basketball. When you turn 18 years old you can do tons of things such as voting, serving in the military and going to work so why should you not be able to play in the NBA. The one-and-done rule is just something that needs to be gotten rid of. There have been many players in the NBA that came out of high school to go into the draft and were very dominant in the NBA. Lebron James is a great example of somebody who was able to do this. When Lebron James came out of high school he was able to be a very prominent player in his rookie year. He had amazing rookie numbers and was able to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first finals in 2007. Another amazing example of somebody…

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    One and Done Rule Many believe that The One and Done Rule, which is when a college basketball player only stays for a year and then leaves for the NBA, should be thrown out. They believe that the players should have to stay at least two years in college and get a degree. The One and Done Rule is ultimately harmful to student athletes and the university because it forces college teams to completely rebuild their roster on an annual basis, playing only one year of college basketball does not…

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    Ladies could not always play the same games as men. In the past, women had a lower status than men. Because the men were superior, a lady’s place was in her home cooking meals, cleaning messes, and watching the children. Women fought for a chance to play sports, including basketball. These women were finally able to play the sports, but the audience thought the games to be too rough, so the rules changed. Although rule makers adapted the guidelines when women’s basketball first began, the sport…

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    Everyone knows the game of basketball by now, but not many people know how it got started. Basketball was first discovered in Springfield, Massachusetts by a guy named Dr. James Naismith in 1891. Dr. Naismith was told by Dr. Luther Gulick, who was in charge of the Physical Education at the School of Christian Workers, to think of a new game. Dr. Naismith struggled to come up with something. His first idea was to bring soccer and lacrosse inside, but that was too physical. He finally thought of…

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    it is a small school we didn’t have many sports we had basketball, soccer, volleyball and golf. The main sport at this school was basketball. There are four teams Junior Varsity Girls and Boys, and Varsity Girls and Boys. Since the school was so small the JV team’s grades went from fourth grade to sixth grade. V teams…

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    Bailey Townsend Biography

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    Hitting a game winning shot always seemed like a dream for Bailey Townsend. Having the opportunity to play basketball was a blessing in itself, not to mention getting to hit the shot of a lifetime. She never imagined that such a dream could actually turn into a reality, that is, until the opportunity fell right into her hands. Growing up, playing basketball was the highlight of Townsend’s childhood. It seems that from the moment she could walk, that a basketball was in her hands. She started…

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    way pulling his students into line and teaching them. Third and in my opinion the most persuasive reason is because it made everyone feel a part of the group, and all the outsiders became the insiders and they felt like they fit in. 2. What part did the creation of “rules” have in creating the expectations and enthusiasm of the class? The rules played a huge part in the experiment because they made the students very enthusiastic to be a part of it. Some of the rules that would have appealed to…

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    The game of basketball was invented in 1891, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Basketball was created by a physical education teacher, James Naismith. The game was created as a safer game to play with his class of eighteen students. Throughout the years the game of basketball has changed little by little. There are many differences to the way basketball was played then and now, but there are also many similarities. For example, basketball was originally played with nine players on each team, to fit…

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    all parents to inform them of the plans. Collected health forms. Leadership and policy: Leadership is about behavior. Policy is about rule making. What is your position on rules? I think rules and guidelines are essential in maintaining order and consistency. Do you utilize rules as absolutes or as guidelines? It depends on the rule. Some rules, such as no alcohol, no smoking, no drugs and no fighting, are absolutes and should be expected of everyone. The breaking of these sorts of…

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    In the stories, “Oedipus Rex” and “The Joy Luck Club”, the characters of the stories are placed in a society where they are guided by rules, with the people and events in these stories the characters are shaped to go against the standard and rule to shift their identity, but the characters change themselves, but the way they change can be beneficial but can also ruin everything. There are people in these large event, who we interact with and with these interaction we learn and take what we…

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