I chose to read Sacred Hoops: spiritual lesson of the hardwood, By: phil jackson. I read this because I think Phil jackson is one of the best Basketball coaches in the history of basketball. He was the coach of Chicago Bulls, he took the bulls to win 6 championships and he also took the LA Lakers to win 3 consecutive titles. Phil Jackson was a spiritual man, he practices Native American spirituals. He developed a new approach to leadership based on freedom, authenticity, and selfless teamwork. He
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Should Andrew Jackson be called a hero or a villain? Villain where Jackson didn't want so listen to the supreme court. Andrew Jackson was a hero to he fought war and and gave money to states that were in debt when in need when he was president. He helped pay down debt and even help states that needed states. He never liked the national debt. Andrew Jackson was a hero he gave money from the nation bank to the state that were in debt.He helped the poor and helped them become rich. When he ran for president
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Violence isn't just a thing that makes someone feel physical pain, violence can also harm a person mentally. Shirley Jackson set many examples of violence both physically and mentally in her short story, The Lottery. One of the first forms of violence is when Tessie and her family were challenged mentally. In order for the lottery to choose a person to stone, it must first choose a family. When Tessie found out that her husband had been chosen, she was not very happy. Bill had been chosen, and that
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Michael Jackson would soon become the world most famous pop icon. The king of pop would soon be his name. The man who won the most grammys in one night, the man whose first album “sold over 5.6 million copies worldwide and 2 million copies in 6 weeks.” (biography.com, 1st paragraph) Michael was born in Gary, Indiana, and was born on August 29, 1958. He lived in a two bedroom house with ten siblings. Once some of the siblings were interested in music, Jackson's father Joe put together
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Persecution is the hostility and ill treatment, especially because of race, political, or religious beliefs. In the story "The Lottery" the author Shirley Jackson created a Gothic Ficttion story to represent randomness of persecution. In "The Lottery" every townsmen in the village gathered together to pull random names out of an old black box. The random names were the names of people who lived in the small town. If their names happened to be drawed, it was mandatory that they were killed by whoever
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Andrew Jackson was the champion of the common men. He was a headstrong democrat. Meaning he believed in more power within the states and a smaller national government. Jackson served as president from March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837. During this time, he vetoed the United States Bank that only benefited the rich. He also gave the people more of a say in voting for the president. Andrew Jackson was a common man and gave the people like him the power they deserve. Andrew Jackson gave the power back
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Andrew Jackson sent a letter to the congress about rotating goverment jobs on December 8, 1896. Andrew Jackson finds out that the National bank has been using the bank's money to use for gambling on February 1834. On December 7, 1829, Jackson wrote a letter to the congress about the indian removal act. On December 8, 1896, Andrew jackson’s letter to the congress on the rotating goverment jobs, says that highly perspicacious men are likely to qualify the goverment jobs. The limit of governing is
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Andrew Jackson is known as one of the most influential United States President in history, but his irrational and sporadic behavior makes him ones of the most controversial as well. In Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, James C. Curtis explores Jackson’s life from child hood to presidency and discovers many of his unpredictable actions may have spawned from his troubled upbringing. In this biography Curtis gives great detail of how young Andrew Jackson was raised. He attributes Jackson’s
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Ignorance & Prejudice Prejudice is the preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson the setting is described as a small village of 300 people. Every June 27th the town holds a “lottery.” This lottery is revealed to be a death sentenced for one unfortunate villager. The town members gather with their families in the town square and each head of the household draws a sheet of paper. The sheets of paper are exposed at the same time. Bill
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the elite class. He believed the national bank favored the wealthy and …..Yet, he also oversaw the forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands. Jackson influence can still be felt almost 200 years after his death. Jackson became an American military hero during the War of 1812. As Major General in the US Army, Jackson was responsible for the 7th District, which included Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana territory. In 1814, the British Army had become more aggressive, invading
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