Mitchell and AC

Essay on Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was one of the best basketball players in his time. Here are some reasons: When Michael Jordan was in high school he did not play because of his height. He was five foot six freshmen year. But he never gave up - he practiced with his dad and brother every day.

When he hit a growth spurt in his junior year of high school he got to play. He practiced everyday and never gave up. He also grew eight inches in two years. When Michael graduated from high school he went to play at U.N.C. (University of North Carolina) where coach Dean Smith had an eye on Michael ever since his junior year of high school. Dean Smith was the head coach of the Tar Heels when Michael played and Roy Williams was the assistant coach.

In college Michael learned teamwork and that dedication could get you anywhere. In the late second season Michael was offered to go to the N.B.A. (National Basketball Association) but he did not go until he finished college. After he went pro Michael loved playing against Magic Johnson and others. But the main thing he knew was he was loved Chicago Stadium.

When he retired Michael said, “There is no more challenge for me in the N.B.A. I love spending time with the family and not waking up with ice packs on my knees and back.”In conclusion, I would like to say briefly what I thought of Michael Jordan. I feel that Michael was the best back then. Perhaps now there is a new generation of Michael like Kobe or Lebron. But Michael Jordan inspired me to become a basketball player. So I think he is and will be the best player ever because he took the game to heart.

He did not give up although he could not play in high school – he was persistent and he practiced and practiced. For that, I think he’s the best!

By Ashton Clayton Berry

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Getting Ready for A Career as a Video Game Designer

Book report by Mitchell



The book that I’m reading is called Getting Ready for A Career as a Video Game Designer. The book is important because it talks about how to be a video game designer and how you can create new games every year. It is cool to be a video game designer because you can make a lot of games and you can get paid a lot of money per year. My first job that I get is going to be a video game designer because they can make 5 billion dollars on video games and also because I like to play a lot of video games.

Some of my favorite games to play are:



1.Gear of war 2
2 halo 3
3 drivers 3

There are some things I've learned from the book that I didn't know before:

1. Who made the video game?
Steve Russell

2. When?
1962

3. What was he doing at the time? He was a college student

4.What percentage of families own video game systems? 45% of families.

5. What is a video game? A video game is an electronic or computerized game.

6. What do video game designers do? Video game designers think of new ideas plan new game.

7.How many people made Donkey Kong Country? Twenty- Eight people.

By Mitchell