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Why Are The Chicago Bulls So Good?
<view this essay>.... Pippen, a player who has control over everything
that happens on the floor. Scottie Pippen is one of the most versatile and
talented player in basketball. He can pass like a guard, rebound like a power
forward, score like a shooting guard, and run and jump like few others. The
floor general is very important to the team because when the team is down by two
the floor general will always make the basket to pull the team ahead. He also
keeps the team focused and helps bring the younger players around. The leader is
Michael Jordan, a player who everyone knows. Michael Jordan is the most
recognizable athlete in the world. He is not only the top player of his era .....
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Tactics 2
<view this essay>.... However, with the citizenship came responsibility. Taxes were used on the citizens of Tome to help build up the government and armies. By building up their alliances, Rome could conquer more land and become stronger. Our group also used the tactic of alliances. We chose to build up an alliance with Beechead. We figured that we would be able to use their ports for trade and imports. Therefore we have gained manpower and new trading ports.
After we had gained manpower and new trading ports we were ready to move up north. By doing this we would run into the barbarians. Instead of fighting we would hire them for work. We would then be paying them for the .....
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Juice
<view this essay>.... Basically the 17-carbon atom of testosterone is altered to make the tissue building characteristic dominant and to minimize the virilizing characteristics (Wright, Cowart). The testosterone atom can be manipulated in many ways, and that is the reason there are many different types of steroids on the market. Why wouldn’t the virilizing characteristic just be eliminated from the whole process? The answer to this is “The anabolic and androgenic activities are distinguished primarily for classification purposes and not because of properties inherent in the steroids themselves.” (Wright, Cowart, p. 26)
Anabolic steroids are taken by ingestion of pi .....
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An Analysis Of Violence In Public Schools
<view this essay>.... so violent?
Some say the television is to blame, as well as the other forms of media responsible for representing and displaying images of a violent nature. The idea is that violent behaviour is learned. Many people suggest that limiting the violent graphic content found on television might lead toward a less violent society. The assumption is that without a catalyst (violent programming), violent behaviour will be less prevelant. I can see how one might think this way; 1. chilren appear to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation .....
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Resolving Family Conflict
<view this essay>.... conflict, it can strengthen and enforce the family relationships.
A family must establish a set of values and morals that the members should try to live and abide by. It does not mean writing them down on paper and following them as if they are laws, but it simply means taking a practical approach to raising a family. The best way to ensure that these morals are followed by the children is by having the parents follow them as well. Children learn by modeling the authorities and in every family, the authorities are the parents. The parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s behavior because the children act accordingly to what they .....
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Taoism 3
<view this essay>.... that in the beginning of the class we were lead to believe that none of these philosophies should change our life because for one, they where written a very long time ago, where being in a "timeless state free of worries," could be possible. I have to say though that some of the material, especially Chuang Tzu really changed my outlook on many things. My parents could say that this philosophy has made me lazy, believing that I can go through life, living peacefully and harmoniously, in nature, with out a care in the world. I don't really believe this, but some of Chuang Tzu's arguments have either made me strongly agree with what he was teaching, or go in .....
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Malaysia Car Industry
<view this essay>.... local content requirements. Malaysia also maintains an import ban on motor vehicles from Israel and South Africa. These protectionism clause in large has made Proton to became the number one best selling passenger car in Malaysia. It has also maintained a huge market share of over 50% since 1987 from it infancy beginnings in 1985.
1.2 Market Review
Year 1998
Position Makes Sales Unit Share
1 Proton ( EON ) 67595 49.5%
2 Kancil 38921 28.5%
3 Proton ( USPD ) 19894 14.6%
4 Honda 4100 3.0%
5 Toyota 1930 .....
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Sociology-an Overview
<view this essay>.... large theories ty to explain group behavior as a whole, and small theories only try to explain parts of behavior.
Sociology is a science because it uses theories to try and make discoveries. But unlike many science disciplines, sociology does not have universal meanings for freqiently used terms. This being true, we can still make general definitions for key concepts in sociology. Socialization can be explained the formation of a person's attitudes, bekiefs, behavior, etc. through the influence of their environment. Roles are exactly that. The roles that people are assumend to play. Where people work or what they do in their free time are all role .....
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