The basketball court is painted blue with a checkerboard border and a side view of Hussle at midcourt.
Ansom said he felt the urge to push forward the initiative12 to create a basketball court mural in honor
of Hussle as a “thank you” to the rapper who he says was “starting to reach his peak.” He and his
partner, Michael McLeod, drove around South Los Angeles looking for possible schools before Crete
Academy founder-principal Hattie Mitchell agreed to embrace13 the idea.
Afterward, Ansom drew his vision for the mural on paper and called artist Gustavo Zermeno Jr. to
design it. He said about 40 people gathered to paint and touch up the mural in a week’s time frame.
Hussle’s father and sister attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil it just days after the rapper’s
public memorial service, which drew more than 20,000 people to the Staples Center.
“Nipsey was an advocate14 and passionate (about) the game (of basketball),” said Ansom, who started
his basketball league in 2006 after he moved to Los Angeles from France. He called himself a big fan of
Hussle’s music and visited his clothing store to purchase apparel.
“He used to host charity games at Crenshaw High School,” he said. “He was always around the game.

1. Which statement best expresses the central idea of the article?
A. People are still interested in Nipsey Hussle’s music.
B. People admire Nipsey Hussle for his support of basketball.
C. People are creating murals to remember and honor Nipsey Hussle.
D. People are creating murals to show the role of music in the community.

Ajourney with my father adapted from my reminiscences by sir rabindranath tagore probably in order to teach me to be careful, my father placed a little small change in my charge and required me to keep an account of it. he also entrusted me with the duty of winding his valuable gold watch for him. he overlooked the risk of damage in his desire to train me to a sense of responsibility. when we went out together for our morning walk, he would ask me to give alms to any beggars we came across. but i never could render him a proper account at the end of it. one day, my balance was larger than the account warranted. "i really must make you my cashier," observed my father. "money seems to have a way of growing in your hands! " that watch of his i wound up with such indefatigable1 zeal that it had very soon to be sent to the watchmaker's in calcutta. i am reminded of the time when, later in life, i was appointed to manage the estate and had to lay before my father, owing to his failing eyesight, a statement of accounts on the second or third of every month. i had first to read out the totals under each head, and if he had any doubts on any point, he would ask for the details. if i made any attempt to slur over or keep out of sight any item which i feared he would not like, it was sure to come out. so, these first few days of the month were very anxious ones for me. as i have said, my father had the habit of keeping everything clearly before his mind—whether figures of accounts, or ceremonial arrangements, or additions or alterations to property. he had never seen the new assembly hall built at bolpur, and yet, he was familiar with every detail of it from questioning those who came to see him after a visit to bolpur. he had an extraordinary memory, and when once he got hold of a fact, it never escaped him. my father asked me to copy the favourite verses, with their translation, from the book he liked reading every day. at home, i had been a boy of no account. here, when these important functions were entrusted to me, i felt the glory of the situation. 1. tireless 7 how does the narrator support the idea that his father keeps everything clearly before his mind? a. by giving the example of his father's response when his account did not tally with the money that he had in hand b. by mentioning that his father was interested in everything that happened around him c. by giving the example of his father knowing every detail of the new assembly hall at bolpur d. by mentioning that his father had marked his favorite verses from his favorite book

Constructing an argument: in modern american society, the legalization of marijuana continues to be controversial and hotly debated. some people find it contradictory that certain "drugs"—such as tobacco and alcohol—are legalized even though they pose proven health risks, while marijuana, which has many medicinal applications, continues to be illegal by the federal government. what reasons do you think the federal government gives for outlawing marijuana, and do the reasons support the conclusion?

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