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Ethan Slover Ms. McNair ELA 20 May 2016 Statistical Analysis in Golf Part 1 Many people think that golf is game of skill, but in this paper I will be researching how golf is also a game of numbers. I already know a little bit about this topic especially the golf side, but I also know that using statistical analysis has worked in other sports like baseball. For example the book Moneyball by Michael Lewis, which was later turned into a movie, tells the story of the 2002 Oakland Athletics

Now more than ever, our planet sees itself on the brink of self-destruction. From the many harmful practices humans have inflicted on the Earth, fracking may be the most dangerous. Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth and injecting fracking fluid at high pressures to fracture rocks and collect natural gas. The use of hydraulic fracturing in the US has not only evolved the energy industry, but also raised environmental concerns. Indeed, the government must regulate fracking to the

Discrimination in education goes further than the theory of the school to prison pipeline. Discipline in schools raise several questions but one in particular, are minority children punished more harshly than white children for the same infractions? Most parent’s response to that question would be home school. Common among white Americans, is showing an increase among African American kids. The government play a huge role in education, however what role does the government and the Obama administration

In today’s society, people are being introduced to never-ending technology developments; the use of cellular phones is triggering a lot of debate in universities all over the United States. In a recent survey by Tindell and Bohlander (2012), over 97 percent of college student carry their cellular phones to class and use their cellular phones during lectures. Although cellular phones are prominently useful there have been a number of ramifications, which must be recognized within universities. Lectures

conditions, cancer and other conditions between office visits to prevent hospitalizations. The goal was to reduce the costs that accumulate with hospital visits, help the patient to have a better quality of life and the program save money (American Journal Health Pharmacy, 2009). The program worked as follows: health care providers were supposed to work with patients in return for receiving a small fee from CMS. The

argues in his article that the ability to communicate anonymously online threatens civility severely. Bird claims that anonymity encourages incivility, like Konnikova in her article. Finally, Rich Heldenfels, a retired pop culture writer for the Akron Beacon Journal, claims that American politics has always lacked civility and isn’t a new problem at all. Heldenfels claims that media makes incivility appear to be a bigger issue than it is. In my paper, I will explain the arguments of the authors of each

According to Clint O’Connor, journalist for the Akron Beacon Journal and author of “Top 5 Movie Dogs with a Purpose,” one of the most popular and earliest movie stars was Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd who spent most of his time saving humans in distress. After Rin Tin Tin made his big debute, it created a domino

9/11 What "they" don't want you to know… I. Introduction a. Where could the US Government have ever gotten the idea for the terrorist attacks of 9/11 i. 12/7/42, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, historians suggest the US Government had fair warning of the attacks and instructed US Military at Pearl Harbor to "let it happen on purpose", thus giving the U.S. a reason to enter the war. ii. 10/17/62, after the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion, the US Government was looking for another way to stage an attack