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Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Curry: What do these people have in common? They play basketball. It is playable at many different levels. There are high school, college, professional, and even international teams. Basketball has become so popular due to the simplicity of it. The game as we know it wasn 't always the way we think of it today. Basketball has evolved in many ways over the years with all the history, rules refinements, rule additions, and the basic play. Today 's version…

Psychology Through the Eyes of a Behaviorist John B. Watson was the first person to study human emotions systematically. In fact, back in his day, it was very common to think of fear as either a result of faulty reasoning or a form of instinctual reaction (Chance, 2014, 2009). In the first paragraph of “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it”, Watson immediately points out the universal beliefs of behaviorists. One of the first ones is that psychology, from a behaviorist’s perspective, is a…

without God our nation will fall apart due to the unawareness between right and wrong. He believed it was up to the people to demonstrate strong morals and in return the government would be able to create laws and policies upon a strong nation. Matthew Spalding states that “Washington’s statements about the importance of religion in politics must be understood in light of his equally strong defense of religious liberty.” (2012) Although George Washington believed that God should be incorporated…

game of baseball. He would go on to open up a sporting goods store where he would make and sell bats, gloves, hat, and uniforms anything you could possible need to play the game he had. He would later branch out and make equipment for other sports. Spalding sports equipment is still to this day a major sports brand all around the world. And is used at all levels for all sports and all ages but still they mainly support…

After this game Dr. Naismith realized it was foolish to have a latter by the baskets to get the ball out, so he cut a hole in the bottom of each peach basket. He also noticed he needed a ball just for the game of basket ball. Dr. Naismith asked A.G. Spalding to make a ball for his game. In 1984, the first basket ball was made; it has a leather material and was able to bounce, so players could dribble. The rest of the 1990’s, basket ball was on its way to success. In 1993, the first girl’s basket…

Illegal Immigration According to the Department of homeland security an alien is classified as “Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.” Although the United States has strict laws enforcing immigration into the country in 2014 there was a total of 11.3 million illegal immigrants. These immigrants come for many reason but mostly for economic opportunity and to reunite with family already here. The problem is nothing is being done to stop it and something needs to be done. If a…

The biggest problem for IUS is its retention rate. As freshmen come in from high school fot their first year of college, they are struck with the responsibilities of adulthood. Whether it be from being financially responsible or just simply being responsible enough to go to class. A lot of freshmen fail because of the change of environment that college brings. Many incoming freshmen are simply not prepared for college. College is harder than high school and most freshmen find that adjustment…

The Legislative Process and Healthcare Lobbying Name Institution The Legislative Process and Healthcare Lobbying This paper is purposed to provide a clear understanding of the legislative process which comprises of the branches of government and the process in which bills become laws. Besides, it will describe the importance of a nurse in advocating for health care policies. It will further analyze a political issue (i.e. abortion), presenting both sides of the issue; for and against.…

Crystal Girtz Professor Spalding Introduction to Criminal Justice- Policing March 10, 2017 Racial Profiling: Two Sides Racial profiling and bias-based policing has been an issue in society for a while. Racial profiling is judging an individual based on their ethnicity and/or looks. This subject has been involved in many careers but especially with law enforcement recently. The idea of racial profiling has been around and developed in the 1980’s but has become a recent manifestation. Racial…

could be hit by the same team was changed to only three times. The first rules were allowed an unlimited number of hits. The first games that were played in Morgan’s gym were played with the rubber tubing from inside of a basketball. The company Spalding made the first official Volleyball in 1896. The height of the net was raised so the game would be more challenging. The official rules of the game was that a team had to score 21 points to win the game. Colleges and High Schools began to…