A life-changing experience for me is when i watched a youtube video on National Basketball Association (NBA) who was drafted in 2009 and was announced NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) on 2015, Stephen Curry and his basketball life. One of the reasons Stephen Curry inspired me is now i want to go to college. I want to go to college because i want to challenge myself and look up to important things. And to finish my goal, I have to finish high school and go up and challenge myself to the next level
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Anyone who is waiting for the Boston Celtics to fall apart might be waiting for years to come. While they might not have a superstar in its midst, they are playing as good of team ball any any team in the league. Any question about that was certainly answered in the last two games when the Celtics played against two of the better teams in the league. First up was the then undefeated Golden State Warriors that came into Boston with a record of 23-0. All the Celtics did in this one was keep pressure
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college coach, Pitino had a won-loss record of 371-137, as of 1997, and won a national championship with the University of Kentucky. Pitino agreed to move to the professional ranks to become the GM and coach of the Boston Celtics. This move created a great deal of excitement for the Boston fans. Unfortunately all involved, the excitement and optimism turned to anger when the team failed to perform to expectations. With a record of 102-146, Pitino left to return to the college ranks midway through his
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No doubt about it, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest of all time. He has accomplished so many things during his twenty-year career in the NBA. He is ranked third in the NBA all-time scoring list, just one ahead of Michael Jordan. Kobe has won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and he is also the only player to play for the same team for twenty years. After reading, ¨Kobe¨ by Joe Layden, I learned a lot more about Kobe Bryant than I ever knew before. I personally like Kobe very much
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Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant is the son of Joe bryant a former Nba player . In 1984, after Joe Nba career ended, Kobe went with his family to Italy, where he played in the Italian League. Kobe was a player who was both interested in basketball and soccer. Kobe and his family went to Philadelphia in 1991 where he joined the Lower Merion High School basketball team. Kobe was a big leader, he help the team to win a championship for four years in
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Who is the G.O.A.T? The G.O.A.T stands for the greatest of all time. Now you’re probably wondering if Gretzky is the greatest of all time. Who is Gretzky? Wayne Gretzky is a former NHL superstar. He was a center and shot left handed. He played 20 NHL seasons with 4 different teams. For all 20 seasons he chose the number 99. He wore this number for a special reason. The number 9 had been taken by someone on his team and that was his favorite number. Gretzky’s idol, Gordie Howe, was number 9 so he
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Myles Standish was an influential military leader of the Plymouth Colony who organized and lead the colony through the difficult task of developing their new civilization. Standish was born between 1584 and 1587, most likely in Lancashire, England although there is much stipulation between historians over the exact date and location of his birth. Once Myles reached adulthood, he joined the army of Queen Elizabeth I and eventually gained the rank of lieutenant. Due to his wide military background
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John Adams was defending the British soldiers in the trial. The trial lasted for 7 days with 80 witnesses testifying. Witnesses described the insults and objects that they were throwing at the soldiers. According to the video that we watched in class the first witness that was brought up was Mr. Goddard. He said that Captain Preston was standing behind his men and ordered them to fire. Goddard also mentioned that they were throwing snowball when the lawyer of the colonists asked what were they throwing
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Following the Cleveland- Atlanta game, where the Cavs broke the record for most 3 pointers made in a game , TNT Analyst Charles Barkley recommended this strategy for Atlanta : “The Atlanta Hawks got to take somebody out. Take ‘em out.” This resulted in a tweet from former New York Knick (among other teams) Charles Oakley: “Charles Barkley, you better stop talking s*** about Cleveland you was never tough you hide behind TNT.” Part of me wishes I could turn the clock back 20 years to see these two
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Boston Massacre | The Rebellion of the American People | By Sarah Burgess, James Kresa, Ryan Flynn, and Nick Zappier | | HIS 101 Prof Sundell HIS 101 Prof Sundell There are many things that are considered for leading to the American Revolution and one idea is that of oppression. Oppression is defined as “unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power” and “something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power.” (Merriam-Webster, 2014) Many colonists were
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