Thursday, March 3, 2011

james naismith essay

James Naismith essay
Basketball isn’t Canada’s game but the man that invented the game was born in Canada.  Canadian heritage is in Canada but some teams are the NBA that are in Canada the Toronto raptors but there aren’t good we still have some Canadian in basketball.  Canadians and Americans aren’t two different people there are the same people that live in different countries why can’t But did James Naismith impact Canadians or the hole world.

He was born in Almonte, Ontario, November, 6, 1861. He has one brother and sister and his brother’s name is Robert Naismith and his sister’s name is Annie Naismith and his mother’s and father’s names are Margaret Young and John Naismith.  He attended Almonte high school and graduated then he went to Presbyterian college and moved to Montreal McGill University in 1887 that’s when he invented the basketball game but he didn’t make the hoop he thought of a bucket then one of his students thought of a hole in the bottom of the bucket so he did that. He had 14 days to make the game basketball. He also made the American football helmet it was an assignment from his teacher named phys-ed specialist Luther Halsey Gulick for people in England.  He got married to a woman named Sherman Maude and had five kids with her.  I don’t know the kids names though.  His wife died six months after his wife’s death he got remarried to a girl named Florence, Mae, Kincaid.  He later died of a heart attack in 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas at the age of 78years old.  He published the rules in 1892.

The first official basketball team was the Kansas Jayhawks for the University of Kansas.  He coached it for about 9 years and his career record is 55 wins and 60 losses the worst record although he was one of the greatest coaches for a basketball team.   He got two rewards named after him the best player award and the best coach award.  He got the Canadian Basketball hall of fame and Naismith memorial basketball hall of fame,  Canadian Olympic hall of fame,  Canadian sports hall of fame,  Ontario sports legend hall of fame,  Mcgill university sports hall of fame,  Ottawa sports hall of fame,  Kansas state sports hall of fame and International basketball (FIBA) hall of fame.

In 1885 he got a Silver medal for best all-around athlete and at McGill University in 1887. He got a Gold medal for best all-around athlete at McGill University in 1890 and a Silver medal for work in theology. Also at Presbyterian College and in Montreal 1910 he got his Honorary Master's Degree in Physical Education, and at Kansas University in 1939 he got his Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. Also in Presbyterian College. In Montreal 1941 he got a posthumously elected to the American Academy of Physical Education in 1959 and he was the first one in the basketball hall of fame.

Has he ever played basketball did he enjoy playing that’s yes he did play he played college basketball but he didn’t  just play he loved playing basketball and he wasn’t just about getting athletic he wanted to go to school and although he wasn’t really smart he still made some very good inventions the helmet and basketball.  If you play basketball you wouldn’t be playing if James Naismith was born. But he wasn’t just a player he was a coach to but he did have a very good record to go with but he was one of the greatest coaches in history. Would you be able to invent something. 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

ponyboy and Greg.

     Ponyboy and Greg are two very different people.  Ponyboy comes from a ideal family with two parents that love him dearly.  Even though they are two different people they do share similarities. they both don't use there heads.  they both try to fit in to there groups.

Greg trys to fit into his school by trying to be the most popular kid in school.  He doesn't care who he hurts on the way there,  for example Greg trys to get popular but he hurts his friend rowley.  Ponyboy is the one that is in the gang and he just trys to fit in but dally doesn't like him.  that's how Greg and ponypoy and Greg are the same things in common but they have more things in common.

they are both being bullied bullied by there brothers. Greg is the onee that get bullied by his brother and at school.  pony boy is being bullied by dally because he is just trying to fit in

Friday, December 10, 2010

Girl Convicted In School Bullied Tragedy.

The name of the article I read is girl convicted in school bullying tragedy.  The main idea of this article is bullying can hurt verbally and psychically till the point where they can't take it anymore and they think suicide is the only way out.  Dawn Marie Wesley was the victim of this bullying.  She was 14 years old.  They found her hanging in her room shortly after the the teens called her.  Her suicide note said she had been bullied and she thought suicide was the only way to escape the bulling.  Two girls from her school were charged with utter threats.  One of the girls were accused of criminal harassment.  The 16 year old girl who is guilty of both charges Monday will undergo four to six week assessment. A girl accused to bully dawn Wesley to fear for her life.  she had beaten up Dawn Marie Wesley.  she called her to tell her that she is dead.  the y never planned to kill Dawn Marie Wesley.  The  did intend to terrorize witch is a criminal. 

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Science Lab''The Amazing Egg"

The Amazing Floating Egg Lab

Ingredients
Observation of egg in water before adding ingredients
# of teaspoons added
Observations when ingredient added
Observation when water carefully added
Salt







It sank to the bottom.





5tps
Egg slowly started to float.
It sank to the bottom.
Epsom Salt
It sank to the bottom.







8tps
Egg slowly started to float.
It kept on floating.
Sugar
It sank to the bottom.







4.5tps
Egg slowly started to float.
It sank.
Baking Soda
It sank to the bottom.








6tps
Egg slowly started to float.
It floating but barely.


·         What did you notice while using each ingredient?
·         Why do you think this occurred (use scientific language)?
·         Did everything go well during the lab? If no, what would you change next time?
Conclusion? When we put all of the ingriedients they all floated but some took longer to float because it isn't as dense.  I think because it makes it more dense and if we put water it would get less denser.  our group worked out good but we should put the water more carefully next time.