Essays Tagged: "basketball players"

Review of Movie "O" Film Adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello.

s place in a private high school in the United States and revolves around the lives of the school's basketball players and in particular, Odin James, the Hawks' star player. Odin is a modern Othello t ... ot is also made for the youth of today. Instead of the main cast being in a war, they are part of a basketball team, battling for the state championship. Instead of being set in a castle, it is set in ...

(2 pages) 64 0 1.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

My essay talks about the comparsion and contrast of michael jordan and larry bird.

Name Keron MunroeTitle - Michael Jordan and Larry BirdThe National Basketball Association league has been in existence for almost half a century. This league produces ... oduces a large number of basketball stars and fans every year. Throughout their respective careers, basketball fans have compared the achievement, athletic style and popularity of two of the most reco ... players careers of the 80's and the 90's: Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.When looking at the game basketball, people have noticed that these two great players achieved almost all the awards the game ...

(2 pages) 74 0 2.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

OSU Summary Dispute

Dispute Summary - OSU CaseOn January 27, 2001, a group of 10 Oklahoma State University basketball players and officials were killed when their small plane in route to Stillwater, Oklahoma ... l Durfey, a broadcast engineer; Will Hancock, a sports information employee; Pat Noyes, director of basketball operations; Brian Luinstra, a trainer; Jared Weiberg, a student manager; Denver Mills, pi ... nt down near Byers, Colo. The plane was one of three aircraft traveling back to Stillwater from the basketball team's game versus the University of Colorado.On June 7, 2001, Lawson's parents filed a t ...

(3 pages) 57 0 1.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Cheerleading: Sport Fact or Fiction?

leading is not as easy as it looks. There's much more to cheerleading than cheering for football or basketball players while they sweat and shoot baskets or make touchdowns. Cheerleaders sweat too. I ... inition, you think all cheerleaders do is stand out in front of the crowd and cheer the football or basketball team on. How does that have rules, and how does that contain a competitive level? My answ ...

(7 pages) 19 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Nike's Marketing Plan

NIKE is the world's #1 shoemaker in the world. Basketball players still want to be like Mike, but shoe companies want to be like NIKE. NIKE current ... letic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, golf, volleyball, hiking, tennis, and football. NIKE also sells Cole Haan ... oemaker in the Unites States. They manufacture a multitude of athletic shoes--from cheerleading and basketball, to golf and hiking. They also sell dress shoes, casual attire, and a variety of other re ...

(8 pages) 536 0 3.7 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

Being a sucessful basketball player

Successful Basketball PlayersIt is opening night in the Ventura College gymnasium. My heart is pounding, my bod ... ding, my body is sweating. It's my first game and I'm going to give everybody a taste of how I play basketball. My coach yells, "Stetson, go check in!" I am out of my seat. Three minutes later, gaspin ... ybody!" I thought. If I had trained in the off-season my game would have been very different. Great basketball players know that the most important season is the off-season.An athlete is defined as a ...

(6 pages) 36 0 2.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Dirk Nowitzki, climbing the latter of sucess

A person may wonder how Dirk Nowitzki has changed life. He is more than one of the best basketball players in the world, and without him, there would be starving, dehydrated children in th ... opponent's goal, His mother, Helen, made it big-time by qualifying for the German women's national basketball team. His sister wasn't a big sports person but she does work for the company that produc ... the company that produces NBA T.V. Nowitzki wasn't born talented, in fact he didn't even pick up a basketball until he was in his early teenage years. Before he played basketball, he enjoyed playing ...

(5 pages) 32 1 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Mental Aspects of basketball

In working with one of my 8th grade basketball players I noticed that he was a very good player in practice but he couldn’t transfe ... couldn’t transfer any of his practice success to game situations. In order to be a successful basketball player you have to be able to perform under pressure and in front large crowds of people. ... wds of people. It was clear that it wasn’t a matter of problems with the fundamental skills of basketball since he was able to successfully perform the fundamentals in practice but he couldn’ ...

(3 pages) 11 0 3.0 May/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

LEADERSHIP

ow what to do when the time calls for it. Many people in positions can be entitled a leader such as basketball players. Even a famous movie star can be given this title. These people are not true lead ...

(2 pages) 37 0 0.0 Feb/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Preconcieved Notions

ent on a church retreat called Chrysalis. There were many different kinds of people at the retreat: basketball players, football players, baseball players, kids from one parent families, from two pare ...

(2 pages) 1074 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Nike Brand equity

Nike positioned itself in an industry where are virtually no substitute products. Runners, walkers, basketball players, football players, and virtually every person that moves by foot needs footwear. ...

(12 pages) 191 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

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ow what to do when the time calls for it. Many people in positions can be entitled a leader such as basketball players. Even a famous movie star can be given this title. These people are not true lead ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Micheal Jordan

rous NBA awards, business ventures, and charity efforts. He is without question one of the greatest basketball players ever, with even getting voted to the fifty greatest players team on the leagues f ... 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Going from Brooklyn, he went to North Carolina University to play basketball (Greene 27). While in college he was a part of Olympic Gold Medal teams and also played o ...

(5 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Hoosiers- A Comparison To Life

rs- A comparison to life Hoosiers is the story of the Hickory Huskers, an underdog basketball team from a small Indiana state high school who eventually make it all the way to the sta ... ry. If it weren't for the combined efforts of the team, the Huskers would have never left their own basketball court. Determination is another lesson demonstrated in the film. Coach Norm Dale w ...

(1 pages) 1659 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

„³ Basketball is a fast-paced game played on a rectangular

"³ Basketball is a fast-paced game played on a rectangular court, generally indoors, by two five-player ... upported in the air on a pole or some other structure. One of the most popular sports in the world, basketball is played by men and women of all ages and ability levels in more than 200 countries."&su ... and women of all ages and ability levels in more than 200 countries."³ It is very easy to play basketball all you need is a ball. There are basketball hoops all over BC where you can play wheneve ...

(1 pages) 1919 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Fashion: Selves and Surfaces

by the majority.People based what I "should" act like, or dress like on black media images such as basketball players, rappers etc.because of the lack of exposure they had to black people from divers ...

(5 pages) 21 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community