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  • Sports in the 1950’s

    Sports in the 1950’s

    Sports in the 1950's Whether it's Mark McGwire breaking the home run record, Terell Davis breaking the rushing record, or superstars retiring, Americans have always had a fascination with sports. Sports have provided entertainment even before radio or television. Sports provided many things for the fans that watched them. Sports allowed communities to grow stronger and provided great athletes to look up to. With the arrival of television sports took on a whole new meaning.

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    Essay Length: 372 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Sport

    Sport

    Introduction With this document there will be a critical characterisation of the bearing on trends emerging in the sports monoply. These trends will be established through the professionalisation and commercialisation of the sports industry. This paper will also consider the factors or consequences that professionalisation and commercialisation have on sport/physical recreation. Trends, Commercialisation and Professionalisation The word trends is a given term for,’ a general direction in which something is developing or changing’ (English Oxford

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    Essay Length: 1,768 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Steve
  • Doping in Sports

    Doping in Sports

    Doping In Sports The use of performance enhancement drugs is an ongoing problem in sports. The most common drugs used are steroids and hormone growth. Cases of drug use have been found in sports such as baseball, track and field, football, wrestling, cycling and tennis. Professional sports have been trying their best to keep athletes from using drugs. Some of sports most celebrated athletes have admitted or tested positive for performance enhancement drugs. Major League

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    Essay Length: 406 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Air Pollution in China

    Air Pollution in China

    Air Pollution in China When people think about air pollution, the things that come to their mind are smog, acid rain, and other forms of outdoor air pollution. Air Pollution is not a new topic. It is a problem that we have noticed since the industrial revolution, when trees, houses and cars were covered in soot from the factories. Every year, chemical substances present in the air within buildings affect the healths of thousands of

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    Essay Length: 918 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Unsportsmanlike Conduct in Professional Sports

    Unsportsmanlike Conduct in Professional Sports

    Unsportsmanlike Conduct in Professional Sports In today’s world there are many professional athletes viewed as heroes to children. Children idolize every action their favorite athlete does. They try to copy them. Here lately there have been numerous athletes suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct. They are suspended for fighting, drugs, alcohol, and other stupid actions. Most of the actions are talked about openly on television for children to see. Children want to copy the athletes, so they

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    Essay Length: 550 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Janna
  • Excellence in Sports

    Excellence in Sports

    What is excellence? Is it perfection, a goal, a feeling, a gift? To some athletes, it is an everyday challenge that comes easy; to others it might not be so easy. Whether it holds a psychological meaning or it’s just another goal to set, it shows a persons attitude and dedication towards a sport. To what extremes will people actually go to reach excellence? Some athletes strive so hard that they will try almost anything

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    Essay Length: 1,459 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Edward
  • American Sports History

    American Sports History

    Negro League Owner: My name is DeHart Hubbard, founder of the Negro League, Cincinnati Tigers. Just recently Jackie Robinson-a black man- racially integrated the major leagues of baseball by signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. This is both a bitter and sweet victory for Negroes in America on countless levels. Segregation forces Negroes to create our own educational, social and business institutions. These same black owned and operated institutions help foster pride within the

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    Essay Length: 1,246 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • Cincinnati Water and Air Pollution Plan

    Cincinnati Water and Air Pollution Plan

    Cincinnati Water and Air Pollution Plan April 1, 2007 Air and water pollution has long been a concern in the major cities of the United States but our concern should not end there. Other cities and even small towns are suffering from the effects of pollution. Cincinnati, Ohio is a city with very poor air and water quality from pollution so a plan is needed to reverse these effects and restore health to the

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    Essay Length: 1,174 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Janna
  • Water and Air Pollution

    Water and Air Pollution

    Abstract Air and Water quality affects our health in many ways. For some of us, poor quality air is merely an irritant; for others, it contributes to a wide array of respiratory difficulties, including asthma. Some of the chemicals in the air can also lead to a higher incidence of lung cancer for others. Depending upon weather conditions, large parts of this Southern Alabama region can be subjected to poor quality air. Air and Water

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    Essay Length: 1,002 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Marxist Theory and Sport

    Marxist Theory and Sport

    This essay will be an attempt to bring together the ideas from our class readings about the Marxist sociological perspective as well as insight from other readings to further my understanding of Marxism and its applications to sport. I will lay the groundwork for the theory then proceed with how his theory is applied to accessibility issues in sport, distribution of power in sport and commercialization of sport. Basics of Marxist Theory The most widely

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    Essay Length: 1,538 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Janna
  • A Sport Divided: Men’s Versus Women’s Football

    A Sport Divided: Men’s Versus Women’s Football

    Speed, agility, the ability to out maneuver, and the ability to reflect are what separate the champions from the amateurs, the sluggish from the swift, and the acute from the dawdling. The ability to think on ones feet and out smart an opponent is important and needed or you're left with an unwanted conclusion. The player pounds down the field out maneuvering forwards, mid-fielders, and defenders, and finally it is just the player, the goalie,

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    Essay Length: 1,413 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • Good Sport - Leading Change

    Good Sport - Leading Change

    Running Head: Leading Change Leading Change Kristin Conlin University of Phoenix Good Sport is manufacturing company based in Coral Springs, FL. Good Sport specializes in fitness equipment and provides organizations such as hospitals, clubs and homes with options such as steppers, treadmills, bikes and rowers to enhance a healthy lifestyle. Good Sport operates in a hierarchical based structure with Founder and CEO Jason Poole overseeing the operations. Jason started the company 15 years ago and

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Bred
  • Performance Enhacing Drugs in Sports

    Performance Enhacing Drugs in Sports

    Colton Ruggieri English Composition 122 Professor Bloir 26 March 2008 Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Athletes around the world are always looking for a competitive edge over their counterparts. Decades ago, top notch athletes were not exposed to the types of performance-enhancing drugs that are on the market today. In the eighties and nineties, the most popular performance enhancer available to athletes was steroids. Now, in the 21st century, the age of the “Steroid User”

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    Essay Length: 1,864 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Steve
  • Trees - Cover the World and Provide Air and Beauty for All to Enjoy

    Trees - Cover the World and Provide Air and Beauty for All to Enjoy

    Trees are terrific. They cover the world and provide air and beauty for all to enjoy. Yes indeed trees are terrific. There are many uses for trees and their byproducts. Everywhere we look there are trees or some kind of shrub that always give us something to look at. Trees make life more pleasant. They make the world beautiful. When we go and lay in parks where there are lots of trees we feel peaceful,

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    Essay Length: 403 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Yan
  • Swiss Air and the Dissolution of the Qualifier Group

    Swiss Air and the Dissolution of the Qualifier Group

    Aircraft of Swiss Air were grounded in Zurich back in 2001 due to the lack of cash flow. There was so little money left that there was not enough money to pay for fuel. This was even more surprising since this airline was in one of the richest countries in the world, Switzerland. Swissair managed to establish itself as a quality airline throughout its home country of Switzerland and in Europe. Swiss Air celebrated its

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    Essay Length: 1,975 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Sports

    Sports

    There was a bit of vindication for both Curt Schilling and Dr. Craig Morgan yesterday, as Morgan completed surgery on the right shoulder of the Red Sox pitcher. Not only did the surgery go well, but the findings were as good as could have been expected from the examinations done prior to the arthroscopic procedure. Morgan called it "kind of a best-case scenario." related content * Box score * How the runs scored * inside

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    Essay Length: 258 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Monika
  • Air Force Academy Sexual Assault Scandal

    Air Force Academy Sexual Assault Scandal

    Air Force Academy Sexual Assault Scandal Q.) What, when, where, did these incidents take place and who was involved? A.) Officials are investigating the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs over allegations that sexual assault is rampant at the military institution. According to several former female cadets, many of whom have filed lawsuits against the school, sexual misconduct is a serious problem at the academy and has been for a number of years, possibly since

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    Essay Length: 933 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Top
  • Violence and Sport

    Violence and Sport

    Violence and Sports The lone man to be charged with a felony in the incident was Bryant Jackson. He was the man Oakland County Police (OCPD) say threw a chair into the crowd during the fight. He was charged with felonious batter, according to the OCPD and various wire reports. No, this is not just some random fight that occurred, this was an arrest at a recent National Basketball Association game between the Detroit Pistons

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    Essay Length: 726 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: July
  • Drugs, Steroids and Athletes - Excellence in Sports

    Drugs, Steroids and Athletes - Excellence in Sports

    "Excellence in Sports" What is excellence? Is it perfection, a goal, a feeling, a gift? To some athletes, it is an everyday challenge that comes easy; to others it might not be so easy. Whether it holds a psychological meaning or it's just another goal to set, it shows a persons attitude and dedication towards a sport. To what extremes will people actually go to reach excellence? Some athletes strive so hard that they will

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    Essay Length: 1,388 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Monika
  • Good Sports Generic Benchmarking

    Good Sports Generic Benchmarking

    Introduction Leadership role and tactics at the different level of the management ladder is being addressed in Good Sports (GS), a Florida based manufacturer of fitness equipment. To grab new market share and expand the company GS introduced new equipment called the XtendSport, interactive holistic exercise machine. The challenge for the management team is to get approval of the new product from different groups in the company and market it successfully. The simulation presented the

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    Essay Length: 964 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Lawrence Sports Problem Solution and Defense

    Lawrence Sports Problem Solution and Defense

    Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports Inc. Lawrence Sports generates $20 million in yearly revenue by manufacturing and distributing sporting goods protective gear for team sports. The main issue with Lawrence is that they depend solely on world leading retailer Mayo for the bulk of their revenue and only have two sources for their materials. The problem begins when Mayo Stores decides not to pay on time leading to major cash flow problems downstream. This paper will

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    Essay Length: 3,913 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Korean Air Flight 801

    Korean Air Flight 801

    On August 6, 1997, about 0142:26 Guam local time, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing 747-3B5B (747-300), Korean registration HL7468, operated by Korean Air Company, Ltd., crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam. Flight 801 departed from Kimpo International Airport, Seoul, Korea, with 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 14 flight attendants, and 237 passengers on board. The airplane had been cleared to land on runway 6 Left at A.B. Won Guam International Airport, Agana, Guam, and crashed

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Victor
  • Air Pollution - This Place Is Polluted

    Air Pollution - This Place Is Polluted

    This Place is Polluted Imagine waking up to a world where the air seems as thick as a cement wall; the sky has almost a dirty look to it and people everywhere are starting to develop respiratory problems. Well that day is today! Cities across the world and especially in the United States are being polluted. There is so much garbage in this world that we are running out of places to throw it. They

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    Essay Length: 674 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Victor
  • Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

    Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

    Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Performance Enhancing Drugs are a big temptation in any athlete’s life. Are performance enhancers as bad as they are made out to be? Melissa Winkller, and author of the Vegetarian Times in New York states, “Sport supplements are at best a waste of time.” Agree or not, the history and facts of performance enhancers will tell you what these drugs can do to your body; the good, the bad and

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    Essay Length: 1,402 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Sports and the Business World

    Sports and the Business World

    Sports Management October 07, 2004 Sports and the Business World In the wide world of sports, teams will try and find a way to better market themselves in the nation to make more revenue. There are many ways to market your team but in the newer generation teams have been taking a different approach. Most teams will advertise there big sports star in trying to have people buy there gear, buy tickets, or simply support

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    Essay Length: 1,310 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Anna

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