Evaluate the culture presented in the story. what details do you notice that show this story is not taking place in the united states? is ravi’s experience unique to his culture?

was one of the major participants in the  seven years' war  which lasted between 1754 and 1763. britain emerged from the war as the world's leading  colonial power, having gained a number of new territories at the  treaty of paris  in 1763 and established itself as the world's pre-eminent  naval power.

the war started poorly for britain, which suffered many deaths from the plague and scurvy, and at the hands of  france  in north america during 1754–55; and in the loss of  menorca  in 1756. the same year britain's major ally austria switched sides and aligned itself with france; and britain was hastily forced to conclude  a new alliance  with  frederick the great's  prussia. for the next seven years these two nations were ranged against a growing number of enemy powers led by france. after a period of political instability, the rise of  a government  headed by the  duke of newcastle  and  william pitt the elder  provided britain with firmer leadership, enabling it to consolidate and achieve its war aims.

in 1759 britain enjoyed an  annus mirabilis, "year of miracles", with success over the french on the continent (germany), in north america (capturing the capital of  new france), and in india. in 1761 britain also came into conflict with spain. the following year british forces captured  havana  and  manila, the western and eastern capitals of the  spanish empire, and repulsed  a spanish invasion of portugal. by this time the pitt-newcastle ministry had collapsed, britain was short of  credit  and the generous peace terms offered by france and its allies were accepted.

through the crown, britain was allied to the  electorate of hanover  and  kingdom of ireland, both of which effectively fell under british military command throughout the war. it also directed the military strategy of its various colonies around the world including  british america. in india british possessions were administered by the  east india company.

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    a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.