Slam dunk

Death and taxes! The only thing in life that is certain, are death and taxes. That certainly sounds like a truism, except for when it came to the death of Adolph Hitler. On this day in 1945, Adolph Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun disappeared into their private apartment in an underground bunker in Berlin. The Soviets were bearing down on their location, and everyone knew that it was simply a matter of time before they would be captured. Around 3:30 P.M., a gunshot was heard coming from the…

1 Assignment 1.7 Poetry Assessment How does communication change us? 1. Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. 2. Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really saying? Figurative LanguageQuoteMeaningMetaphorPoem: Hope by Emily DickersonQuote: “Hope is the thing with feathers”This means a…

The athletes showed off their skills in slam dunking, especially Aaron Gordons, which in my opinion he should’ve won. The video and picture of Aaron Gordons dunking over the mascot went viral, it was on all forms of social media and was talked about for days. “While LaVine came away with the…

Most experts consider the US invasion of Iraq as the US’s most serious strategic mistake in the modern history and perhaps ever. There are many reasons of the US invade Iraq. Frist, Iraq’s abysmal Human Rights record under Saddam Hussein’s regime such as Chemical attack many times, invasion of Kuwait, Bloody suppression of Kurdish and Shi'a, Amnesty International report, Refugees International, and restrictions on religious practice. Second, FBI said Iraqi government was involved in a plot to…

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, born in February 17th, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, is considered one of the best basketball players of all time. Jordan’s love for basketball developed in North Carolina. Ironically, Michael kicked off the Laney High team because the coach thought he was too small. Jordan attended the University of North Carolina as a freshman, and was the young layer to watch. Jordan’s college coach, Dean Smith, was known as a teaching coach who stressed basketball fundamentals and a…

Improve Your Basketball Technique Using Some New Trick Shots Basketball may look like a bunch of people running around chasing a ball and dribbling it back into range where they can throw it up into the air and hope it falls through the hoop. In many cases, this is basically the idea of the game. You have to try and make a good score by putting that ball through the hoop. However, to be really good at the game, you have to have a few tricks up your sleeve. There are special dribbling moves that…

With the ball grasped firmly in my hands, I dodge swiftly around the players of the opposing team and make a shot at a slam dunk. Much to my utter delight and relief, I succeed and the ball goes in! My score is met with an uproar of excitement from the enthusiastic fans. The opponent now has hold of the basketball and makes an attempt at a shot, but as he’s shooting, I skillfully…

estimates of how many African Americans make up professional athletes, their responses entailed “ten million,” “500,000,” and “50,000.” The real number – 1,200. The reason for these radical guesses are due to the sport media’s endless highlight reels of slam dunks and touchdowns specifically connected to African American players. The reason I bring up this example is because the media can be a powerful influence over anything, and in this case…

just don't shoot three pointers or deep two pointers. Instead, just shoot lay-ups and if you can, dunk. On defense, you don't have be super good at defense because you usually try to guard someone of your skill level. It is also pretty basic for rules and fouls, it's pretty much common sense, don't hit someone when they are shooting, don't hit them while you are trying to reach for the ball and don't slam into people to try to get them off you or your teammate.…

a team in the district. It appeared early on that Wellpinit had the momentum, as Redskins star player, “Rowdy” charged straight for the basket, with Arnold Spirit, a regular third string shooting guard, chasing after him. As “Rowdy” went for the slam-dunk, Arnold blocked,…