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- 511: The History of the American Basketball Association
- The History of the American Basketball Association " The ABA was basketball's Wild West, and Julius Erving, George Gervin, James Silas, and all the other ABA stars were the gunfighters." --Bob Costas What do the Utah Jazz, New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Houston Rockets all have in common? They ... weeks. Dennis Murphy then decided to either make a global hockey league or another basketball league. Since he knew and liked basketball stronger he came up with a new basketball league the American Basketball Association. George Mikan thought of the idea of making the ball colorful so that you could see it better on TV and in the stands. George decided to make the ball red, white, and blue like the colors of the American flag so people would stand up if they saw it. It basically got the idea from the first part ...
- 512: Ebonics
- ... an all American phenomenon. Newspaper Articles The majority of the material collected for this paper consists consequently of various newspaper articles. I was able to follow the discussion about Ebonics in the American newspaper 'the Washington Post' via the Internet and have as a result chosen the following articles as the basis of my inquiry into the matter of Ebonics: - Ebonics: A Way to Close the Learning Gap? - Among Linguists, Black English Gets Respect - Ebonics Debate Comes to Capitol Hill Magazine Articles All of the above listed articles are from the Washington Post. I also managed to find a few articles in 'Time Magazine' and 'Newsweek' from which I chose: - Hooked on Ebonics The contents of these articles have given me an impression of how the American ... Ebonics, an Internet Interview with edfdo from New York" provides us with a good firsthand impression of Ebonics: "...lotsa talk 'n stuff about chess deleted. Ral: It created a big fuss (at least in the washington post, i'm reading it via the net) but it seems like it [the idea] already is worn out? edfdo: Probably. A lot of people were upset that school would be teaching "bad" English. ...
- 513: A Show About Nothing
- A Show About Nothing In the artcle, Is Seinfeld the Best Comedy Ever?, author Jay McInerney agrees with Seinfeld the best comedy on television. Seinfeld is a real life show. The behaviors of Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine, the failed communication, and the everyday embassassment represent nothingness but a peculiar everyday life. These nothingnesses happen to all of us, but when it is put on TV, people will laugh at these ... an eccentric boss and coping with the trials and tribulations of dating, it is common for a lot of people. And these realities come into the nothingness of Seinfeld. In Seinfeld, the fabulous four characters George, Kramer, Elaine and Jerry share the nothingnesses which life have granted them. George cannot attract thr girl because of his limitiations as a short, bald, fat man. Kramer struggles with the fact that he has not achieved anything in his life yet.. Elaine worries her hold on ...
- 514: British Through
- ... leader that can potentially change the world. The most imp ortant of Britain's superior resources that makes it a leader in the world is the people in its secret service like James Bond and George Smiley. James Bond has been called a latter-day Saint G eorge for the whole world because he really kills dragons. "Bond is a hero who rides out to vanquish a grotesque villain embodying social ... gadgets, he single- handedly again and again rescues a da msel, slays a monster and averts a holocaust. In You Only Live Twice, the head of the Japanese secret servi ce refers to as St George because it describes his task. He tells him,"You are to enter this Castle of Death and slay the dragon within"7 and later he adds:"But Bondo-san, does it not amus e you to think of that foolish dragon dozing all unsuspecting in his castle while St. George come s silently riding towards his lair across the waves?"8. The dragon that Bond must slay is the he ad of the international criminal group known as SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who lives ...
- 515: The Changing Face of Basketball
- ... fundamentals. Teams practiced shooting, dribbling, and passing. they also emphasized execution; something lacking in today's game. Execution is the running of plays to perfection. Basketball in the 50's was dominated by 6'10 George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers (Minsky 14).Mikan was a disciplined team leader who had a masterful soft shot. Big George led the Lakers to five National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in six years, making them the first professional basketball dynasty (Minsky 14). Growing up, George was very uncoordinated and was cut from almost every basketball team he tried out for; however, a man named Ray Meyer was the coach of DePaul University and dedicated his training sessions to Mikan ( ...
- 516: Is Government Dominated by Business
- ... AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Sierra Club, N.R.A., Tobacco industry and the ACLU. These groups often work at the national, state, and local levels attempting to influence government policy. Many groups have permanent offices in Washington DC. The primary goals of these groups are the passing, blocking, or amending legislation to achieve a favorable ruling for their own benefit. In Washington the groups primary targets are the House and Senate sub-committees which are the key places where legislation is considered. The groups often speak in front of Committee hearings to put their views on the record. One of the most well known special interest group is the National Rifle Association. This group has done tireless work in Washington trying to stop Gun Control bills from passing in Congress. The worst blow that happened to the NRA was the passing of the Brady Bill and the Assault Rifle Ban. The NRA believes this ...
- 517: World War I and Bringing People Together
- World War I and Bringing People Together George Creel, was correct when he said World War I "welded the people together into one white-hot mass instinct of fraternity, devotion, courage, and distribution of wealth between the classes, harmony, and tolerance, launching the ... essay, discuss the effect of the War on racial relations, the treatment of immigrants, and First amendment freedoms. Explain the legacy of the war from 1919 to 1929. Explain the culture wars of the 1920s. George Creels statement was not only incorrect, but completely opposite from the truth. The War in reality showed the separation of the lower classes from the rich. World War I also showed the disagreements of the ... the rich claimed the war was for peace, and to guarantee that democracy survives, many Americans believed it was for more power. Many Americans believed it was to protect the money that it loaned out. George Creel talked of equality, that statement was also far from the truth. Many blacks who went to war to fight for Americas Freedom, had to ask themselves if they were truly free. The blacks ...
- 518: All My Sons: Summary
- ... too embarrassed to let the other one know. Ann doesn't want to wait for Larry. Chris tells his father that he is going to marry Ann. There is a long distance call from Columbus. George, the son of Joe's partner, wants to come. He has talked to his father in prison. Joe is afraid that they might open up the case again. Joe is nervous, frightened and angry because George is a lawyer and he is going to visit him. Kate asks her son Chris to protect them. She thinks that Ann's family hates them. Joe tells George that his father made many mistakes in the past, for example he gave a businessman some money to invest in oilstock, he lost it. George is more or less thrown out of the house. ...
- 519: Fidal Castro
- ... staged a successful bloodless coup in Cuba . Batista never really had any cooperation and rarely garnered much support. His reign was marked by continual dissension. After waiting to see if Batista would be seriously opposed, Washington recognized his government. Batista had already broken ties with the Soviet Union and became an ally to the U.S. throughout the cold war. He was continually friendly and helpful to American business interest. But ... against Batista. On January 1959, he prevailed and overthrew the Batista government. Castro promised to restore democracy in Cuba, a feat Batista had failed to accomplish. This promise was looked upon benevolently but watchfully by Washington. Castro was believed to be too much in the hands of the people to stretch the rules of politics very far. The U.S. government supported Castro's coup. It professed to not know about ... of Castro the history of U.S.- Cuban relations was subjected to a revision of an intensity and cynicism which left earlier efforts in the shade. This downfall took two roads in the eyes of Washington: Castro's incessant campaign of slander against the U.S. and Castro's wholesale nationalization of American properties. These actions and the U.S. reaction to them set the stage for what was to ...
- 520: The Beatles
- ... was McCartney, not Lennon who was the driving force behind the Beatles. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in many bands together before the forming of the Beatles. In 1962, along with Ringo Starr1 and George Harrison, they formed the rock group known as "The Beatles". The group featured a modern rock that was new and popular during the period with John and Paul composing and doing the leads on most of the songs. They were backed by George on rhythm and bass guitar and Ringo on drums. George and Ringo also assisted on backing vocals. When they first began playing, the main influence inside the band was John Lennon, who had an uncanny ability to compose songs at a moments notice with ...
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