King for a Day
Rick Reilly, within his weekly Sports Illustrated column, “The Life of Reilly” sheds an interesting light onto the LeBron James controversy. LeBron James is considered, possibly, the greatest high school basketball player ever and will, in most scouts’ opinion, will be the first player selected in the 2003 N.B.A. draft. However, after a chain of events involving a gift of $845 worth of free basketball jerseys, James was ruled ineligible for two of his team’s high school games. Reilly explains the benefit another player receives from James’ error. Junior Brandon Weems has the chance to step in the shoes no one can fill and play in front of full crowds expecting to see LeBron. This paper will discuss briefly Reilly’s background as well as whom he has intended to read his piece. Furthermore, it will also discuss the rhetorical appeals Reilly has used and the argument structure that is taking place.
Reilly has been a Sports Illustrated writer for seventeen years and has won the award for National Sportswriter of the Year seven times. His career has taken him places such as the golf course with President Bill Clinton, into the cockpit of an F-14 fighter plane, to the daunting task of being present at the Swimsuit Edition photo shoot. Reilly, who started in 1979 with the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, always tends to put a witty and amusing spin on stories that may seem bland at first glance. It has been said that he has an uncanny knowledge of all sports mixed with the “timing of Jay Leno and the wit of Johnny Carson” (si.com).
The intended audience for the piece, “King for a Day”, is an intelligent crowd that has somewhat of an interest in sports in general, not necessarily basketball. Any current or former high school athlete can relate to the situation that Weems is in. He is a replacement who just wants to have fun when he gets the chance. Anyone who appreciates the story of an underdog who succeeds will value this article. Reilly’s purpose is to show that there are two sides to ever story.
These fossils are having a major impact on the scientific world’s view of human evolution and scientists may even have to rethink some present ideas about it. Because the skull of Toumai has characteristics that are very similar to those found in the Homo family, some scientists are beginning to question whether or not Australopithecus, an early member of the hominid family from about four to one million years ago and they are characterized by their fully upright posture and their small brain size, is even part of the evolution record of humans from apes. Bernard Wood, of George Washington University in Washington DC, argues that if Australopithecus has more ape-like features than the features found on an older
...jor salivary gland cancers published by Hocwald et al in Laryngoscope, positive prognostic factors included female gender, younger age and lack of perineural invasion, lack of facial nerve involvement and negative nodes.
This week in my science class, Reading and Writing Science, we studied Archeology. Archeology is a field that requires the background information of history and the scientific methods of science. This profession, like most others, is very susceptible to the dangerous of human error. Through my own experience in class after viewing seven, foreign pictures, I have learnt that archeology has to do almost entirely with human observations and perspectives. After a body or an artifact is dug up, it is the job of archeologists to figure out as much as they can about the different objects. Because humans are not omnipotent creatures, sometimes they are wrong in their assumptions and conclusions on the history of these artifacts. After revisiting the pictures and being told the story and professional findings of each one, I too found there were errors in my observations; sometimes I omitted some artifacts and made unknown prejudice or cultural assumptions on the deceased individuals, which in turn caused me to interpret the evidence incorrectly.
When Homo naledi was first uncovered, the confusing yet rich set of fossils shrouded the species' past, leaving anthropologists around the world scratching their heads and stroking their chins. It was not clear where the species fit on the evolutionary tree was it part of the genus
Usain Bolt is known as the “fastest man alive.” Usain Bolt was just a normal Jamaican kid, but he wanted more. He pushed himself the be the very best. Now no competitor can even get close to accomplishments, determinations, sacrifice, and pure talent (“Usain Bolt”). He won nine gold medals as a predominant champion at the 2008, 2012, and the 2016 Summer Games. LeBron is one of the most popular basketball player known in the United States of America. Most people do not know Lebron James’s story. LeBron James basically grew up without a father. His father was arrested several times for drug problems. His mother struggled with finding a job and battled with money to provide for her family as a single mother. Going to bed hungry was not uncommon for LeBron James and his siblings. LeBron wanted to make a difference in his life and his families’ life (“LeBron James’s life story”). Our culture today classify the athletes as “insanity,” but each of these individuals were completely lively.
New hominid fossil findings found in a cave located in South Africa inspire scientists to believe that Australopithecus sediba may contain information about the origins of our genus Homo. Australopithecus Sediba compared with the findings of the Genus Homo demonstrate a closer resemblance with one another. In the Malapa caves also know as the Cradle of Humankind, two individuals were discovered. This species lived between 1.977 and 1.978 million years ago. Paleoanthropologist Lee R. Berger discovered one juvenile male and also one adult female. With this discovery and examining the features, and diet of A. sediba, we will determine how much this species resembles modern humans today.
...e top 100 expensive countries to live in and with individuals living off of $2 a day, they can’t get much.
On October 1, 1958 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created because of the competition to get to space between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. Today, the organization still runs in locations across the U.S. providing research and technological advances. The budget of NASA has varied throughout the years due to fluctuation in funding from private companies and the government. However, NASA should not receive budget cuts because of the technologies it has created that we use now, NASA’s plans for the future, and currently it does not receive as much government funding when compared with the positive economic impacts.
NASA has been an instrumental force in technology development over the last century. With advancements in computer technology, space exploration, defense management, transportation and health development, the institution has played a major role in driving the government’s agenda to ensure public safety and aid in learning processes. However, in the last few years, the government has reduced the budgetary allocation to NASA, citing harsh economic times. This has seen a reduction in the institution’s capacity to continue aiding the country in managing most of the basic provisions such as health care and national security.
Throat cancer is very rare these days. It usually occurs in the elderly population and is more likely to affect men 5 times more than women. Throat Cancer is very interesting because it not only chooses a specific gender to go after but occurs in the elderly population more often. There’s many stories of people who woke up with a lump on their neck and ignored it but sooner or later they went to their physician and found out that they had throat cancer. My task for this paper is to enlighten others of Throat Cancer.
The reason for the emergence of Hominids, has had scientists from all over the world attempt to piece together the mystery by adding their own beliefs or adding on to others. Believed to have first appeared 5-10 Mya during the late Miocene epoch, fossil records and data continue to back up this statement as more information continues to be discovered. Studies of the human origins and understanding why hominids
As young people, we are a very goal oriented society. Perhaps a goal that every young person has at one point is that of becoming famous and achieving recognition. Lebron James got this at a very young age, as he has been followed around by cameras and reporters since age 14. Dubbed the best high school basketball player ever, Lebron was given the nickname ‘the chosen one’ and put on the cover of the magazine Sports Illustrated at age 16. More people came to watch him play high school basketball than they did to see the local NBA team: The Cleveland Cavaliers. As Lebron’s game progressed, so did the pressure bestowed on him especially when he was selected nu...
Billions of dollars have been spent on cancer research in the last few decades, and yet science have not found a definite solution in preventing cancer. Oral cancer is one of the most disfiguring type of cancers as treatment can consist of removing a significant portion of the facial structure. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 49,670 people will get oral cancer and of those, an estimated 9,700 people will die from it. Oral cancer accounts for only 2.9% of new cases in the United States (Howlader). Though the percentage is small, the most concerning aspect about oral cancer is that it can go unnoticed or is overlooked until it reaches to the distant stage, which has the five-year survival rate at approximately 38.5% (Howlader). Oral cancer is categorized into three stages: localized, regional, and distant. Localized stage is when the cancer is confined to a primary site. Regional stage is when the cancer has spread to the regional lymph nodes, and in distant stage, the cancer has already
In 2004, the world was shocked by the discovery of Homo floresiensis. The discovery opened up worldwide debates about the validity of the species. To this day, the excavators and researchers are still examining the archaeological site at Liang Bua to get more insight into whether or not H. floresiensis was extinct before H. sapiens, or if their existence overlapped (Callaway et al., 2014). However, with the information from the excavation that already has already been researched, aids to the validity of the species. An examination of the history of the discovery, ancestral patterns, and the LB1 feet and mandible determines that H. floresiensis is, in fact, a novel species.
The scholars expounds that Black athletes were commodities on the playing field to help win games and bring in revenue to their respected schools. However, the schools were just as eager and willing to leave their Black players behind and dishonoring the player as a part of the team. Therefore, not compromising the team’s winning and bring in profits for the school. Sadly, Black athletes at predominately White institutions (PWIs) who believed that they were bettering the live of themselves and their families members by going to college and playing collegiate sports to increase their post secondary careers. However, these athletes were only “show ponies” for their schools. Unfortunately, Black athletes had allegiance to their school; however, the school turned their backs on the athletes to protect the profit and notoriety of the school and the programs. Money and respect from White fans and spectators were more important to the PWIs than standing up for the respect of their Black players. Racial bigotry in sports was rampant and it was only going to get worse.