James Naismith was the creator of basketball. He created it in 1891 to condition young athletes in the winter. The “hoop” was a peach basket and the ball was a soccer styled ball. There were many rules for the new game. He created it in a YMCA gym in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His team of eighteen was divided into two teams of nine and then the peach baskets were nailed above their heads. Every time one would score a basket‚ the game was stopped for the janitor to get up on a ladder and retrieve
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mission is simple. We solve the problems others s seem to ignore” Biography James Dyson was born on May 2 1947 in Cromer‚ Norfolk‚ England and attended the Gresham’s School in Holt‚ Norfolk during 1956 to 1965. Later on after he graduated from the school he attended the Byam Shaw School of Art for a year. Soon afterwards he enrolled
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James Cook was a high ranking officer that played a major part in exploration which founded the Hawaiian islands and was one of the best explorers in the world. He went on many great expeditions to the Pacific ocean‚ Antarctic‚ New Zealand‚ Bering Strait‚ Australia‚ North America‚ and a few parts of Canada. Born on October 27‚ 1728 during the Colonial period and Age of Enlightenment(DISCovering Biography). At a young age James Cook did not do much of exploring. His father was a farmer and a small
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The film director of Frankenstein‚ James Whale‚ is remembered for his famous horror films‚ one of the best being Frankenstein (1931). He was born on July 22‚ 1889 in Dudley‚ England. He could not fully meet his ambitious since he grew up in poor family with little support. Later in life he was drafted into World War one where the Germans captured him. This proved to be not that bad because he learned to stage plays there. Once he was released‚ he pursued his dreams by starting in the theatre as an
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The book I read was The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The reason I chose this book was because my friends told me to read it about a year ago and from what I heard it sounded good. The Maze Runner is a book about a boy named Thomas who gets sent to this place called the glade; the glade is a place where these teenagers that call themselves the gladers have made a little village and the glade is in the middle of this giant maze and the teenagers are trying to find their way out of this place. These
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Today there are twelve WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) teams. However‚ basketball wasn’t always the well loved sport that we know today. In 1891‚ James Naismith invented the game basketball‚ since then basketball has been a great success for many people around the world. It is now a very entertaining sport and can be played by anyone. It is also a great way to exercise and have fun. Basketball is a sport with a variety of activities‚ multiple player positions‚ and has impacted women
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James Madison was one of the founding father and fourth president of United States. Madison draft most of the US constitution and all of the Bill of Rights and later he was referred as “Father of Constitution.” He wrote federalist 10 in late 1700s which played influencing role in ratification of the constitution. In his federalist #10 he addresses his vision concerning the constitution and focuses on the issue of small country is good or bad through his examination of factions. Madison defines faction
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For more than a decade‚ James Burke has been one of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s outstanding television writers‚ hosts‚ and producers. Born in Northern Ireland and educated at Oxford University‚ Burke spent 5 years in Italy teaching at the Universities of Bologna and Urbino and directing the English Schools in Bologna and Rome. He made his television debut in 1965 as a reporter for Granada Television’s Rome Bureau. Burke’s impressive following in the British Isles dates
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herself in danger of her father’s violence." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) This among many other examples reflected that she did indeed not like living with her father‚ or though it seemed. Eveline went back and forth in the story between the pros and cons of leaving or staying. She couldnt make her mind up‚ but loved to fantasize about different places that she could go‚ and experience with Frank. "She was about to explore another life with Franks." (Joyce‚ 1914. P. 421) She wanted this life‚ the life that
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James Thurber (1894-1961)‚ one of the country’s premiere humorists‚ was born in Columbus‚ Ohio and educated at Ohio State University‚ where he wrote for the school newspaper. After working as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch and later a Parisbased correspondent for the Chicago Tribune‚ in 1927 he joined the staff of the New Yorker‚ a magazine with which he would be associated for the rest of his life (as a freelancer from 1936). His stylish wit marked by psychological insight‚ Thurber produced
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