Dear Uncle Jim, Another great day here in Erie, PA over a foot of snow…wishing I was down South right now or Down in Dallas to be at the Ohio State game on Monday. Although our class today was 5 hours, it went by surprisingly quick and we did a lot of useful activities. I’m a finance major and going back over excel is great because I’m a little rusty with it. Excel is going to be a part of me for the rest of my life so it’s always good going over it again. Today we did group projects on the whole
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Edgar Galvan NCAA as a Monopoly After over a century of existence, the National Collegiate Athletic Association stands today as a multi-million dollar organization, one of the largest and most successful organizations in the nation. The NCAA is in charge of overlooking every college athletic competition in the United States. Every year millions of fans watch NCAA organized games and follow the top prospects of every sport. However, all schools and players involved with the NCAA are obligated to follow
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Good evening class my name is Lucy Vera, when we think of coaches we think of people who guide us and strive to make us better athletes. Coach K is a great example of an admirable coach. He has guided so many successful athletes during his coaching career 61 of them going to the NBA and 17of them still playing for the NBA today. Seeing his connection with his athletes its just admirable. The way he hugs Cook after the games shows the strong connection he has with his players. He would do anything
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The sports website I picked for this assignment is the Arizona State University’s website for all of their athletic programs; www.thesundevils.com. The website is itself is very user friendly. It has nine main tabs for users to click on that list the options of sports, schedules, tickets, audio/video, facilities, athletics, store, sun devil club, and fan zone. The main page of the website has a large scrolling picture marquee that shows the various recent accomplishments of many of the sport teams
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When thinking about my long term goals, the first thing that comes to mind is completing my Bachelor’s Degree in Business. My education is the most essential piece to this puzzle. Being a mature applicant, I feel that I am a point in my life where my goals are very clear. I have had time to experience life and ascertain exactly what is important to me. A solid education at a reputable institution such as Rutgers University is the primary building block of a successful future. From a personal
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To me, Hofstra is an attractive university for many reasons. Because its campus is in Hempstead, transportation to and from Hofstra would mean a mere minutes drive for me. This is crucial for my family as I wouldn’t need to live on or off campus and deal with the potential costs that would accompany independent living. Another aspect of Hofstra that intrigues me is its small student to faculty ratio, which means that most undergraduate classes have an average class size of twenty-one students. Not
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Good Day Willy, Welcome back, I hope your trip went fine! Please forget the rain this is unusual here ;-) I have been on-board to ASV looking for you but perhaps was not my lucky day! Unfortunately since few days we are on Yellow Alert due to the bad weather conditions. In preparation of this, they have swap several people between the ASV and the FLNG including myself yesterday evening, I hope the situation will be back soon. Although I still have few more days to spend on board, I would very
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Jim Valvano is one of the greatest college basketball coaches and analysts of all time. He coached and fought against many opponents throughout his career, but none were as tough as his battle against cancer. He came to realize that his body would lose this fight, but he refused to let his mind and heart go down with it. He was determined to become one of the greatest champions of cancer research and awareness. Because of his spirits during this time, he was awarded the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage
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NFL Legend Joe Montana thinks that the Deflategate Scandal was funny and over-dramatized. He also said that he would have thought of deflating game day footballs during his playing days himself if he’d known it would give his team an advantage. “Everybody is trying to do something different,” the Hall of Fame quarterback told the Pittsburg Tribune Review. “Our offensive linemen used to spray silicone on their shirts until they got caught. Once you get caught, you get caught. Period. It doesn't take
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Organizational Behavior in the Case of the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal Kelley Griffin OL-500 Human Behavior in Organization Southern New Hampshire University Lisa Wright March 23, 2013 Organizational Behavior in the Case of the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal In 2012, “former Penn State defensive coordinator Gerald “Jerry" Sandusky was found guilty of sexual abuse. . . . He was accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period in a scandal that has rocked the university's
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