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Hi, my name is Grape Ape 9 and today I am going to be telling you about a movie called Hoop Dreams. To be specific, I am going to comparing Arthur Agee’s life William Gate’s life. They are the featured kids in the movie who have big dreams of playing in the NBA. ** __Arthur Agee__ ** Arthur was a dreamer. He didn’t only have dreams of playing in the NBA, he ‘’knew’’ he was going to play in the NBA. The reason for that was his dad, who was involved in drugs and left the family. Arthur was playing basketball one day, a man named Earl Smith walked up to him, talked with his family, and told him that he would like it if he played for a rich high school called St. Joe’s. After meeting with the coach and athletic director, he enrolled in St. Joe’s High School. When he didn’t reach the expectations planned for him, he lost his scholarship and couldn’t pay for it, so he had to go to Marshall High School. After a 6-14 record, Marshall was not happy with Arthur’s performance. However, the next year Marshall won the City of Chicago Championship. Arthur didn’t get high enough grades to make it to a big school. Later, they went to Champaign, IL to play in the Elite Eight. They won that game, but lost in the Final Four. Overall, they finished third in the state. After high school, Arthur went to a college in Missouri called, Mineral Area College. Then, he went and played at Arkansas State. ** __William Gates__ ** William was a young boy who loved basketball. He lived in the projects in Chicago. Unlike Arthur, William thought about his future. He thought about what would happen if he didn’t make it? Earl Smith, St. Joe’s coach, came to visit William. He later enrolled in St. Joe’s. William started on the varsity as a freshman and did very well, but didn’t win the Chicago title. He did, however, make the McDonald’s All American game before hurting his knee. Even with his injury, he was able to get a full scholarship to Marquette University. William didn’t like his coach; he thought of basketball as a job. He dropped out of school, but later returned. ** __Arthur and William__ ** Arthur and William shared many similarities. They both lived in Chicago and both went to St. Joe’s. Also, at one point, both went on to play D-1 basketball at non-big six schools. Both were African American and both could dunk. Both of them enjoyed playing basketball. __**Wrap up**__ So overall, this movie had ups and downs, on the bright side, William and Arthur both graduated high school and college. On the other end, neither made the NBA. This has been Grape Ape 9 presentation. __Click here to see 8-1 RAFT__ Click here to visit 8-3 raft __Click here 2 visit 9-3 raft__
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