Song: Week 5 Reading Journal
Artist:  Kevin Sipah
Year: 2013
Viewed: 53 - Published at: 6 years ago

9/9
I read about Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg was the Harvard computer science student who along with a few friends launched the world's most popular social networking website called Facebook in February 2004. Mark Zuckerberg also has the distinction of being the world's youngest billionaire, which he achieved in 2008. He was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine in 2010. Zuckerberg currently is the chief executive and president of Facebook.Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984,in White Plains, New York.Mark Zuckerberg has stated that he is currently an atheist.

9/10
I read about LeBron James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio. At an early age, he showed a natural talent for basketball. James was recruited by St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to join their basketball team in 1999.As a freshman; James averaged 18 points per game. He helped the team to a Division III state title by scoring 25 points in the championship game. Word of his advanced basketball skills spread, and James received several honors for his performance. As a high school sophomore, he was chosen for the USA Today All-USA First Team. James was the first sophomore ever selected for this award.

09/11/13
I read about Michael Jordan.Michael Jordan is a basketball player, Olympic athlete, businessperson, and actor. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Considered one of the best basketball players ever, Michael Jordan dominated the sport from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He led the Chicago Bulls to six national championships, and earned the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player Award five times. He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlin to score more than 3,000 points in a single season. The following season, Jordan received his first Most Valuable Player Award from NBA.

09/12/13
Dywade Wade born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois.He was selected by the Miami Heat, and was picked fifth overall. Wade's first year with the Heat, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, and was a unanimous selection to the 2004 NBA All-Rookie team. After Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Heat, Wade's numbers increased further, with a new average of 24.1 points and 6.8 assists per game. In the 2006, Wade gave an impressive performance in the NBA finals against the Dallas Mavericks. In the third game of the finals, he scored 42 points and made 13 rebounds, helping the Heat defeat the Mavericks for a close 98-96 win.

09/13/13
I read about Kobe Bryant.Kobe Bean Bryant was born August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1984, after ending his NBA career, the elder Bryant took the family to Italy where he played on the Italian League. Growing up in Italy alongside two athletic older sisters, Shaya and Sharia, Kobe was an avid player of both basketball and soccer. When the family returned to Philadelphia in 1991, Bryant joined the Lower Merion high school basketball team, leading it to the state championships four years in a row. With an eye on the NBA, he also started working out with the 76ers. Bryant was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming at 19 the youngest All-Star in NBA history.

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