Or the New York Knicks. ... Then there are the New York Knicks. ... Anthony is averaging a career high in rebounds because Bargnani might be the worst rebounding center in the league today. ... As I sat on the couch and watched the Knicks go up by 23 on the injury plagued Bulls in the third quarter, I thought to myself, "They are going to lose this game.... Plain and simple, the New York Knicks are not very good this year. ...

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During this period of time "colored people" were ordered to sit at the back of a bus while white people sat in the front. ... They played in the World Series against the New York Yankees. ... Jackie also won the batting title with .342 batting average. ... He was traded from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Giants. ... To the average man in the average American community, Jackie Robinson was just what the sports pages said he was, no more, no less. ...

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The average 55 year old man is probably a working man, or on the verge of retirement, whereas the average 55 year old woman is probably a homemaker. ... Only two months ago, I sat down and calculated a rough estimate at the cost of living in the Hampton Roads area. ... Fifty years ago, the entire family sat around together playing cards and talking, the kids came home straight after school and did their homework; they even got to eat family dinners. ... No more than twenty minutes later I was filling out paperwork as a new-hire. ...

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I remember in high school, my friends and I always sat together on one big desk so that during test it was easier to pass each other notes and answers or even switch papers. ... After I quit, I began to stress over finding a new job because I just lost my only source of income and I needed a new job as soon as possible to buy myself food to eat everyday. While I was studying for my final exam in physics, all I thought about was getting a new job and where I should apply, thus I did not get that much studying done for my exam. Even though during the exam I was not thinking about getting a ne...

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He thinks simply passing a tax cut will be a relief for business executives, who might have sat on their hands waiting for Congress to settle on a package before making spending and hiring plans. 5 Back to School sales are up with a bit of help from the tax refund money. ... "The average family is probably going to look at it as a bonus," said John Catsimatidis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gristede's Foods, New York. ... The NAHB expects long-term mortgage rates to average 5.3 percent in this quarter, then inch up to an average of 5.5 percent by the end of t...

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Minutes passed before another fish dropped in and by the time the net lay empty in the boat just 3 fish sat in the bucket. ... The Colorado grows crops in New Mexico, brews beer in Colorado, raises minnows in Utah, floats rafts in Arizona, lights jackpots in Nevada, nurses elk in Wyoming, freezes ice in California and sweetens Cantaloupes in Mexico. ... Colorado is a warm state with an average rainfall between 500 -1000mm. ... Utah is a dry state with an average annual rainfall less than 250mm and a high average temperature for eht year. ... Then, with any above average flow it could burst its...

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On average unschoolers test 80 points higher on their SAT's than students who attend public school (Cloud and Morse, 2001, 47-54). ... Statistics show that unschoolers typically receive higher scores on SAT tests and many of them have more patient social skills. ... A regulation set in New York requires all unschoolers to learn fire safety and fire drill procedures. ... Each year an average of 4% of the school age children learn at home (Pink, 2001, 31,32). ...

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Scott Fitzgerald sat down to start his next project, he had no idea that he would be writing one of the greatest novels in history. ... Fitzgerald said it best when he stated that he lived in "a house below average, on a street above average- ("Introduction to F. ... After graduating from the Newman School, Fitzgerald entered New Jersey's prestigious Princeton University. ... Fitzgerald moved with Zelda, his fiancé, to New York City leaving army life behind to seek his fortune. ... Both also have done time in the service during World War I and moved to New York City after being ...

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I sat next to him and watched as he outlined the shape of a heart with a crayon then cut it out using his left hand. ... Cognitive Characteristics When I first sat down one on one with him, he was very curious and talkative. ... He did not seem to be afraid of talking to strangers or being around new faces. ... Brandon's cognitive skills are developing at an average pace and he has a wide range of vocabulary. ...

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They all new Marilyn Monroe's death was different from anyone else's they had dealt with. ... Her death left each one with a new look on life. ... Just an average woman, but a woman that was alive and well. ... Her brother Eric was only about 3 years older then we but always came out to play or sat just to watch a movie on a Saturday night. ... On Eric's 16th birthday he didn't even want to come eat cake with us, he was to busy with his new girlfriend. ...

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Poverty The Young girl thought to herself as she sat under the Cypress tree in the blazing sun watching the heat waves shimmer above the blinding brightness of the hot sand, "I wish I had food in my stomach. ... The average income of the poorest fifth of families in Latin America fell $210 or 1.8 percent ("Poverty Rates-). The average income of the middle fifth of families rose $630 or 1.5 percent ("Poverty Rates-). But the average income of the richest five percent of families climbed $6,440 or 3.1 percent ("Poverty Rates-). ... Also, higher education gives one the opportunity to crea...

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Scarlett's experiences tell how an average southern plantation family was affected by the war. ... Each day Scarlett, her sister-in-law and aunt "sat in front of the Daily Examiners office" to read the lists of injured, missing and dead men(253). ... When men came home for leave they came home in shambles, women worked to sew their loved ones new uniforms, "but the necessary materials were simply not to be found in Atlanta"(265). ... A new problem was Scallawags, who were Southerners turned Republican at the end of the war. ...

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The fans were upset because the new "not-so-violent" show had disappointed them. ... It is interesting that before the new "tame" version of The Springer Show aired a couple hundred phone calls were received daily opposing the violence, but after a non-violent show aired there were thousands screaming for its return. ... After she sat down and watched an episode with him she said, "I was shocked." ... Consider this; the average American child watches more hours of television per week than they actually spend in class.*** How can something that takes up that much time in our lives not affect u...

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From homeless to prostitutes, the street mongrels were something of the new. ... Being over 70, and having breast implants, she was not the average mother of a 20 year old. She dyed her grey hair blond and tried to be hip with the new. ... So eventually I let time go on and sat back and watched what was inevitable. ... The stress of trying to get into UNLV and dealing with living in a new place and new people eventually caught up with me. ...

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Big business and big media have a tremendous amount of influence over things that affect the average person in their everyday life. ... More prominent members of the ruling class are located in large cities, such as Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City. ... Often individuals falling into this social class are identified as the new middle class due to their amazing growth, both absolutely and relatively to the other classes (Sweezy, p. 126). ... If every single adult American who owns $1 million or more in corporate stock came and sat in the Rose Bowl's 104,696 seats, the sta...

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The members of healthcare average 15 to 20 members a meeting, also the members meet almost every Thursday. ... I walked into the room and sat at the left side of the room where everyone was visible. ... In fact, the eye wonderers were new members. ... Five of the seven girls seemed to pay more attention to the presentation and the other two were talking every now and then which seemed like new members. The members of the club who were dressed more of squares were more interactive with the meeting compared to new members who were looking at the new room there in. ...

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Mackenzie (2006) supports this with the "SAT myth," which suggests that SAT scores do not correlate with how well or poorly schools are funded. In other words, when considering different schools, students tend to average the same scores. ... If there is insufficient funding, then schools are unable to provide all students with new materials and resources necessary for students to succeed academically. ...

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In fact, Mississippi's teen birth rate was sixty percent higher than the national average. ... For example, thanks to birth control in schools, teen pregnancy is down twenty-seven percent in New York City. ... In spite of the decline, the U.S. teen birth rate remains one of the highest among other industrialized countries, although, if more schools take note of the way contraception in New York schools has helped them then the U.S. might make their way back on track of reducing teen pregnancy rates. ... " My parents sat me down in my high school years, to tell me to "save my...

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In today's modern world of sports, some of the top athletes are paid on average $20 million dollars or more. ... American sports admittance tickets are somewhat similar to the Roman times; sometimes admittance was free or the rich sat closer to the action and the poor further away. ... All NFL officials are required to attend a yearly clinic to learn new rules and review plays of games. ...

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If the therapy is successful then the inserted genes become part of the cell's genome, and give the cell a new or different characteristic. ... On average, the total cost of a designer baby is around $18,000 (Davis, 2008). ... A couple of weeks ago I went and sat down with a nurse anesthetist and asked him a few questions about the concept of how he felt towards designer babies. ... When I told him what the average cost of designing a baby is, I though he was going to have a heart attack. ...

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Upon his voyages to the New World, he discovered what he called Juana, now known as Cuba. ... In 1783, the independence of the United States opened new consumer markets for Cuban products. ... By the end of the 1800s, Spain had lost all of its New World colonies except Cuba and Puerto Rico. ... At that time the average yearly income was $590.75 and most poor had to pay for their own medical expenses. ... Castro regarded education as one key to the new future (Burns, 279). ...

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To an average American, all that goes on in Cuba and the Castro government is what we hear from the news. ... In this new society that he was creating, he offered immense hope to every Cuban patriot (Meade 238). ... His generation would be the missionaries that were to go into the whole country of Cuba and spread these new ideas to everyone. ... Many saw the revolution as a new start. ... Arenas sat in his cell alone and betrayed. ...

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Some of the people were enjoying of a meal in outside tables, others were walking and talking to neighbors, while yet others sat in iron rocking chairs and observed all who walked or drove by. ... Once again, the vehicles are not the newest vehicles, but are relatively newer than those observed in the colonia. ... The homes surrounding this elementary campus are relatively new. ... The vehicles in these driveways are of newer models. ... This community is close to restaurants, medical offices and new developments, consequently increasing the value of the homes and the community in which...

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While I was there, I sat in the same vicinity that he did and I can say that I could not see the teacher three quarters of the day because the spot that she chooses to sit and lecture from is obstructed by the filing cabinet. ... Here is a brief summary of what the article has to say: "ADHD is present in children with average ability and in those who are gifted. ... I must say that labeling the child who appears to be shy, slow, and in their own world with ADHD is a new concept to me. ... I went through it, and yes, we all did survive it but that does not mean that our children should have...

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Throughout his whole life James never really used his money, and so it just sat rotting away. ... Nothing was important unless it revolved around her new love. ... James, the average penny-pincher, noticed the phenomenal amount of pain Mary was experiencing and returned with a doctor. ... The mother became a new sinful person that lived in an unrealistic world. ...

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