A young man, unafraid of consequences, will end up being the first civilian shot and killed during the Boston Massacre, as well as the first casualty of the American Revolution. After British control over the colonies tightened, tensions escalated and Crispus Attucks found himself to be one of the few to be directly affected by this worsening situation. Attucks was a rope maker and seaman along with many others and lived with the constant threat of being forced into the British navy. On March 2 in
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In the book Teammates Matter the main character is Alan Williams. His dream has always been to play college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In the book Alan is a walk-on and doesn’t really play any. Throughout the whole season he pushes himself to be the best player on the team. Not only does he do the team workouts he also wakes up early and goes for a run before his classes. When the team didn’t have workouts Alan continued to keep work on getting stronger. At the end of his freshman
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Lebron James is an 11 time all star, 4 time most valuable player, 2 time NBA finals most valuable player, and a 2 time NBA champion. While his accomplishments are phenomenal, his legacy seems to be stained by 4 finals losses. At the end of the day, when he is compared to NBA greats like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, championships are all that matter. If James wants to strengthen his legacy, a championship next season is crucial which would also please the city of Cleveland, not having won a major
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Boston Marathon Bombing Imagine training for a year straight for a huge marathon. You are running in the marathon, nearing the finish line, and “BOOM” you hear a huge deafening sound along with the crying wanes of men, women, and children. This is what thousands of spectators and runners witnessed when 2 bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston marathon. During this event later known as the Boston Marathon Bombing. There were 2 brothers involved who killed 3, injured 246, and caused chaos
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all of sports. The Kyrie Irving era has officially begun for the Boston Celtics. Looking back on everything that has transpired in Cleveland within the past month, things have seemed to have escalated quickly. But, after the drama of guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, about a month later he finds himself entering the exact situation he desired -- to be a franchise player. On top of that, with the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately, everyone is going to form their own perception
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Eligibility Change in the NBA The National Basketball Association is a billion dollar business and is known as one of the largest and most prestigious organizations within American sports today. It is also home of one of the most controversial rules in all of sports, which is known as the “one and done rule.” The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA Draft straight out of high school (Zegers). According to this policy, anyone who wants to enter the NBA
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Kobe Bryant is my favorite player in the NBA, and also my favorite athlete in all of sports. His career is getting close to being done, but he still continues to play at a superstar level. Kobe has played over forty five thousand minutes in his career, so it’s amazing how can continue to play at such a high level with all those miles on his body. He suffered his first major injury of his career a few weeks ago against the Golden State Warriors. He tore his Achilles tendon, and had surgery to repair
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Kobe vs. Lebron Two of the most polarizing figures in the NBA today are Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. Kobe Bryant and Lebron James come on the top of the list just because of their remarkable performances and their achievements throughout their careers. They both have started their sports career from the school age and then they excelled in their respective sports of basketball. Kobe Bryant plays as a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James plays for the Miami Heat. Lebron
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On April 15th, 2013, during the last leg of the Boston Marathon, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev placed two homemade bombs on a sidewalk near the finish line of the race. The makeshift bombs were constructed from two pressure cookers, filled with fireworks, bits of metal, nails, and bearing balls, all detonated using a electronic chip wired to a remote control. The bombs exploded 13 seconds and 210 yards apart, killing 3 people and injuring about 264 more. The bombs were made more deadly
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Could you imagine being nineteen years old and making five million dollars a year? Kobe Bryant, the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, jumped directly from high school to the pros in 1996 and enjoyed an impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also won the Nestle Crunch slam-dunk contest, and was the leading scorer in the Rookie Game during the NBA all-stars Weekend. Kobe Bryant could very well become one of the best basketball players to ever step on a basketball court
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