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Hoop Dreams Essay

My class watched the movie “Hoop Dreams” in class. We are now comparing and contrasting the main characters. We watched it because we were learning about march madness and saw how the characters lived their dreams. We watched them starting in 8th grade and all the way to college. It shows how if you have dreams you must work hard.

A main character from “Hoop Dreams” is Arthur Agee. He faced many problems in his childhood. He lived in a neighborhood, not the best or the worst. His Dream is to play in the NBA and his idol is Izah Tomhas. His mom and dad split up. Arthur was a skinny scrawny kid. He went to High School and was at a 4th-5th level. He had to pass summer school to go to college. He grew up poor. When his mom and dad split up his dad bought drugs with his money. How embracing! He came to say hi and went to get cash and bought some. He went onto college and played basket ball. He went to Arkansas University. He eventually became a dad and got married.

The other main character, William Gates, also had many difficulties in his life. He has one older brother, he dropped out of school and put all his dreams on William. William was a better b-ball player than Arthur. He went to St.Joseph H.S., he was at a 4th-5th grade reading level, and went to a 8th grade QUICK! Did I mention, William worked harder than Arthur. He lived in the projects, which means his house was payed for. He went to Marquette University, and played b-ball for them. He has played so hard he had 2-3 knee surgeries! He went to Nike camp every year.

William and Aurthur have many similarities.They were at a lower level at the start of school. They have the same dream, playing in the NBA, and they love basketball! They both even have a brother. Nether of them made there dreams come true. :( But they both have kids,or is a dad!

This essay was all about William and Arthur and there dream. That was playing in the NBA. Its NCAA time so we watched it. This movie teaches you many lessons. I will tell you two. Work hard if you have dreams. Also NEVER, EVER, EVER, GIVE, UP!