center. By doing this learning he was able to make mistakes and correct himself, the same way people have to do in life to be successful. People must make mistakes and see the error in there ways. He would also watch game footage from Tim Hardaway and Michael Jordan and see what they did to be successful. He would then emulate them. Like other people do to be successful they watch there idols decisions and actions to learn why they are so successful. If someone wanted to be successful in a field like business
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Research Question How does the height of dropping a basketball affect the time it bounces? Aim I have played a lot of basketball in my life, however, never before thought about the physics behind the sport. When I was given the opportunity to plan and prepare my own investigation, I tried to seize the chance as much as possible by combining it with my hobby. I was curious if this experiment would give me new knowledge and improve my skills, or just confirm the information I have already gained during
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Michael Jordan is known to be the on the most iconic Basketball players in NBA history. Some people grasp to say that he made the NBA as popular as it is today. Many athletes fro this day are inspired by MJ. I chose Michael Jordan because I myself am obsessed with the NBA. Jordan is always brought up when in a conversation about basketball records and highest points. Another reason why I chose MJ is because he was on of the first NBA players to not just be on NBA television. MJ was on many TV commercials
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Kyndon Boatman How does a basketball’s bounce change due to surface Research Summary Will the surface affect a bouncing ball- When a ball bounces it uses kinetic and potential. When it is in your hand it is potential when it hits the ground it is kinetic. On average there are 15 dribbles in 1 trip down the court,so dribbling is an important part of the game. If you drop a ball from a set distance and it is regulation air pressure on a gym wood surface it will bounce back up ⅔ of the height you
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I recently just watched a documentary called Racing Extinction. It was all about how people in the world are destroying the species in the world. For example the documentary showed that people in Indonesia are going into the ocean near their village to find and kill stingrays. The catch them and kill them. They also take them back to the village and chop them up and cell them. This is the reason many plants and animals are going extinct. The human race is the main cause. There is many animals, but
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The Atlanta Hawks continue its winning ways as it demolished the visiting Denver Nuggets with a 116-98 victory at the Philips arena on Thursday evening. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 21 points in his first start of the season for the surging Hawks, who have won four straight games in a row. "It's tough, but at the same time you've got to be ready for any situation," Hardaway, who was assigned by the Hawks to the NBA’s Developmental League this season, said. Hardaway, who was the 2013 NBA
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When people do not get things to go the way they want there is a high possibility they turn bitter. When handling business with people who you have a friendship with, it is normal for friends to feel that they are entitled to high ranking positions of power since they are such a good friend to the leader. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, it has been proven that when things do not go a certain way for people a form of passive aggressiveness forms where the person who feels that they have been
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Isaiah Thomas is a 5’9 point guard in the NBA who is a very valuable player, although some people may argue his worth because of his height. Isaiah Thomas was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 2011 draft, but there is one thing about that. Isaiah was the last pick in the draft also known as “Mr. Irrelevant”. That drove him to determination and to prove everybody that didn’t pick him before wrong. Isaiah would start his rookie season winning a rookie of the month award and consistently got these
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“Well, boy, if he’s an angel, he’s sure a murderin’ angel,” (Shaara, 119). The Killer Angels is about the Gettysburg Battle during the Civil War. Throughout the book many characters have changed due to what the experienced in battle, such as death and surrounding characters. One character that has changed in the book is James Longstreet. James Longstreet is first described as a stubborn man who always speaks his mind. “Yet he will speak his mind; he will always speak his mind,” (Shaara, xvii) As
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Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a leader in basketball, business, and in education because he has changed many lives. Students, co-workers, and basketball players’ lives are changing in how we see HIV, how we see learning, and how we create a life for ourselves. In the late 1990’s early 2000’s, Magic Johnson created a legacy. His legacy was more information about HIV, a business, and students' education. In the United States of America, Magic impacted more charity creation because he has HIV himself.
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