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- 24111: Compare Contrast Essay On Hoops And He Got Game
- ... is the main character from "Hoops". One thing they both had in common is that they both had a rough time during their childhood. They both had somebody missing from their family growing up. Lonnie's father died when he was a very young boy, and Jesus lost his dad to prison. However, they both had someone to help push them harder to "take it to their limit". Cal is the character who helped Lonnie by coaching him and Jesus relied on memories of his fathers inspiration. I feel it is important that an athlete have someone to inspire them, so they don't quit when they get frustrated. Lonnie, from "Hoops," was a very good basketball player, and Jesus from "He Got Game," was streetwise and a good player also. They each caught an opportunity to rise above ... recognized by colleges as prospects. They both had their share of trouble to get out of and were tempted to take bribes on "throwing" their game, especially Jesus. Lonnie got caught up in his friend's problems in the ghetto, and he struggled with money troubles and steeling. Also, in both books, their friends and family were always causing problems that the two would have to figure out the solutions ...
- 24112: Notebook Computers
- ... blurring, with high-end systems coming down in price and even more powerful vale units. Sub-notebooks, too, are packing even more into lighter packages. Two high-end are the Gateway Solo 9100LS and NEC's Versa LX. Both have everything you need in a desktop replacement or presentation unit, beginning with a Pentium II/266, a 14.1 inch TFT screen, and a lithium ion battery: and both support three ... reliability. The units travel weight is a hefty 9.7 pounds, but battery life was 2:52. The NEC Versa LX is ready for travel at 8.2 pounds: at 1.8 inches thick, it's thin. The battery lasted 2:59, and the unit was a great performer. Other features include a 3.9 GB hard disk and an optional DVD module for $150. Sub-notebooks such as IBM Think ... CPU, a 13.3-TFT screen, and a 3.9 GB hard disk. The unit can take a CD-ROM, DVD, or floppy disk drive internally ideal for those who need supreme portability and don't want to deal with external drives. It lasted an impressive 3:12 on our test. For the road warrior principally concerned with weight, and battery life, there is still no better option then the ...
- 24113: What is an American?
- ... thing as an American, because many people were not born in the United States, and have not lived here most of their lives. All of us have different roots from different places outside the U.S., although we may have been born here. It all depends on your own opinion if you're an American or not. You can call yourself an American if you want, but you might not have ... world. This may not be true to many other people who live and make a good living in foreign locations, if you would ask them. A modern American is somebody who lives in the U.S., respectively, and moved here or was moved here for good reasons, such as finding a great job, living in a better home, having a better environment, or to just start your life all over again ... a better place for other people to live in. People like that are what make up America. They hold the society together, and make sure our neighborhood is safe, and so on. If we didn't have people like this, there would be no America. Just a land full of crime, treason, greediness, etc. Modern Americans are responsible for being our friends and families who live in this country. This ...
- 24114: Macbeth 5
- ... if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me, without my stir"(I.iii.34-37). Here we see that Macbeth is growing impatient and eager to become the king. He just doesn t want to sit back and wait for himself to be crowned and let destiny run it s course, he wants to be part of it when it happens, and he wants to be king right now. And this is when it all turns downhill. He is starting to become very ambitious for ... again we see Macbeth is starting to hear voices and he is starting to go a little crazy. Here is where things really start to head downhill, and they go down fast. Because of Macbeth s ambition for king he has killed the current king. Now he thinks he is hearing voices that keep him from getting his sleep. And as we will later see, Macbeth will eventually die due ...
- 24115: My Childhood
- ... were coming every few minutes now. Shirley was wheeled directly into the birthing room after they reached the hospital as her husband paced back and forth outside. Then, at 6:30 A.M., the couple's son entered the world. The child was me. I can remember hearing that story thousands of times during my childhood. I often wondered how I managed to get to where I am now, i.e ... provide relationships where all parties are on equal standing, unlike families. Also, peers aid in the process of observational learning, which is defined as the acquisition of behavior based on the observation of someone else's behavior. This includes observing the consequences of that behavior. I can remember seeing my friends stand on the corner of a street, smocking cigarettes. For some reason, they seemed really cool, at least, until their mothers came up and embarrassed them in public. That public shame helped me to determine that smoking wasn't cool. I did, however, learn that going to school was cool. For eight hours a day, teachers attempted to socialize various behaviors into me. As the third agent of socialization, school instills the majority ...
- 24116: Farm Crises In The US
- ... meat from entering the state. This stop only helped the farmers a little bit. Low grain prices are the talk of the crisis. Prices of grain are lower than what they were in the 1930's, during the Great Depression (Williams 8). Soybeans have hit their lowest price since 1972, about four dollars a bushel. This is less than most farmers' cost of production. Worldwide prices of wheat are at their ... about the current farm crisis. In the letter Ventura states "The Ventura administrations not insensitive to crisis, but I have a strong belief that no matter what the situation, elected officials must remember that it's tax payers' money that is being spent, relief should clearly be targeted to those most in need." He also states " Otherwise billions of dollars in federal farm relief could go to ' corporations and non-farming ... instead they import goods from other countries and cause farmers to lose money. The US does not see the ever-growing poverty among the farmers as a problem, it seems as if they just don't care. If we were to use our corn to produce gasoline, we can save the economy money, this way they do not have to import gasoline. By using ethanol, it also helps reduce pollution ...
- 24117: Sex in the Net!
- ... a packet of cigarettes (legal age of 16 until June 1994). The obvious derivative from this statement, is that fines and punishments for selling pornography to underage persons, are not high enough. So why don't we raise them? The answer to this question can be found on the screen of every computer in the world. The Internet, or as one person put it, "The closest thing to true anarchy that ... a valued part of their society and psychologists will tell you that pornography reduces the rate of sexual abuse and rape. Indeed, the human body is a natural part of life in all of it's forms, so why do we regard the naked body as been obscene. Is it not stated in the bible that wisdom told us to where clothes? And did it not also state that God did ... it is obvious to see that some middle point must be reached between the two. Pornography on the Internet cannot be totally band and yet it cannot be accessed by any user as our society's ethics are against children looking at pornography. A set of ethics or laws must be devised that will satisfy each and every country which is on the Internet. It must be devised by a ...
- 24118: Amateur Wrestling VS. Professional Wrestling
- ... a grappler and in professional wrestling they are either not in shape or just have big muscles while a real grappler (amateur) is mostly in great shape. Technique is something that most professional wrestlers don’t even possess, while an amateur depends upon his moves. The biggest difference between these two is promotion, which real wrestling does not see very much of even though professional wrestling is one of the most ... a name that everyone knows, like “Hulk” Hogan. On the other hand, a real wrestler will have a normal name like yours or mine and eventually will probably pick up a couple nicknames from teammate’s. Another factor differing professionals from amateurs is their build. Professionals usually take the “muscle bound” or the “I am just a fat slob” approach into the wrestling world. Amateurs go for the best all around ... is that it is plain to see that professional and amateur wrestling differ greatly. Since professional wrestlers are actors, they look and act completely opposite of amateurs. This is made perfectly apparent as a professional’s technique is to act like your are killing your opponent. An amateur actually wrestles and does so to win, not to please the majority of the crowd, but only themselves. Due to these facts ...
- 24119: How Magnets Affect Computer Disks
- ... short preiods of time, Transferring data: Floppies are used to transfer/copy data from one computer to another. Hiding data: Floppies are also sometimes used to hide sensitive or confidential data, because of the disk's small size it can be hidden very easily. Advertising: Because floppies are cheap to buy, they are used to advertise different types of software, such as: Software for the internet advertised on America Online Floppies ... ferric oxide, a rustlike substance containing tiny particles capable of holding a magnetic field, and encased in a protective plastic cover, the disk jacket. Data is stored on a floppy disk by the disk drive's read/write head, which alters the magnetic orientation of the particles. Orientation in one direction represents binary 1; orientation in the other, binary 0. Purpose The purpose of my experiment was to test Floppies to ... Good Sectors: 2833 After the testing, I discovered that even the smallest of the Magnets could cause bad sectors and damage both, the disk and the data on the disk. Even thought the damage wasn't very big, it was big enough to corrupt any program on the disk, becuase every part of the present file would be necessary for its correct use and any bad sectors would almost destroy ...
- 24120: Call of the Wild
- ... very interesting plot. It is centered around a St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd mix, named Buck. At home, which was a large house in the sun, he ruled over all dogs. Buck was Judge Miller's inseparable companion, until a man named Manuel, who was the one of the gardener's helpers, committed a treacherous act. Manuel, to cover his Chinese lottery gambling debts, stole Buck from his sound sleep and brought him to a flag station called College Park. There, the exchanging of money took ... what happens to Buck and John Thornton and some of the great and strange times they have together. I enjoyed this book because it tells about the goods and bads of wilderness life. It doesn't just lean to one side.
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