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    players can kiss their pay checks goodbye. But what do other people think.   Some people believe that NBA arenas will fill up in spite of high ticket prices. Just last year Michael Jordan made 33.14 million dollars while the whole Chicago Bulls salary cap was 26.9 million, and all season long seats were filled. That means to some that no matter the amount, people will continue to attend NBA games.   To the people that believe this, I must remind them of Major League Baseball and

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    Why Athletes are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years, we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can

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    Jordan entered the NBA draft and was picked third by the Chicago Bulls. The bulls were the laughing stock of the NBA, but that would soon be changed (Mattern 82-28). During his first season with the bulls, Michael became a fan favorite averaging 28.2 points per game. He was nominated to play on the NBA All-Star team and won rookie of the year. Jordan's second season was cut short when he broke his foot. Despite his injury, the Bulls still made to the playoffs. Michael recovered just in time to

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    Owning A Pit Bull Essay

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    Owning A Pit Bull Own a Good Dog Own A Pit Bull There are many different qualities to consider when choosing a dog. Pit Bulls have all the qualities needed to become a great companion. Although, if you treat them wrong when they're growing up there is a good chance they will get out of control. If you raise them right you will have one of the best dogs ever. For example my friend had a Pit Bull that he would hit for no reason and one-day the dog attacked him and hurt him pretty bad. This

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    Michael Jordan’s Second Return to the NBA Michael Jordan has been of interest to me ever since I began playing basketball myself in the fourth grade. I often found myself trying to replicate Jordan’s moves and motions on the court. I already know a great deal about Jordan because I have studied his career and practically memorized his credentials, both as an athlete and a thriving businessperson. I often found myself staring at my ceiling at night reciting free-throw percentages and

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    Dennis Rodman Essay

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    Take what you want from Dennis Rodman, even with all the bizarre antics, he brought phenomenal skills set to the NBA no matter what team he played for the, Piston, Spurs, Bulls, Lakers, and Mavericks. His contributions to teams helped win the NBA Finals 5 times, two with the Detroit Pistons (1989-1990) and three with the Chicago Bulls (1996-1998).

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    The Great Sioux War Essay

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    The Great Sioux War of 1876 By 1876, gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gold was found on Sioux land, and this region was considered sacred to the Lakota Sioux Indians. The he land was to be protected and respected by the United States Army, because of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 18681, but the Army could not keep miners off the Sioux ground, which led to the increase of Sioux grievances towards the Americans; some grievances that are still taken offense to today

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    Study of a Contemporary leader When sitting down and thinking about a leader that I wanted to write about, and eventually stand up in front of people and talk about was a lot harder of a thing to do than I originally thought. There are so many different types of leaders that people follow and are drawn to, for so many different reasons. Whether those reasons follow a certain beliefs like that of cults and religions, or if they simply follow leaders because they were just born with all of the

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    The Year Was 1998

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    was used in everyday conversation, Kosmo Kramer was a household name. the technological advances and legendary events of 1998 are featured by the 1998 Bulls, Google, IMac, Seinfeld and MP3s. The 1998 Chicago Bulls have made records that still have not been broken. They won the NBA Finals, this made them get their second 3-peat (1997–98 Chicago Bulls Season). This means they won three NBA Finals in a row. This was their sixth with in eight years. Phil Jackson coached some of the best basketball players

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    Introduction The battle at Little Bighorn is one of the most talked about battles in American History. In this paper I will cover the events in history that lead to the battle, the battle, aftermath and the lessons learned from this battle. Over one hundred years later it is still one of the most talked about battles in Army history. History The battle at Little Bighorn occurred on June 25th 1876 near an Indian camp located by the Little Bighorn River. The camp was located in the Black Hills

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