Essays on American Sports

As I watch my reflection in our window glass my young mind is joggling a lot of questions, questions that typically run inside a young mind’s brain. Whenever I see them playing that ball skillfully, I asked. Will I be able to have such talent in playing football? I often see these teenagers playing football during weekends when I was a child. The back of my mind may have been unconscious that time, without knowing that I am starting to like this ball game. In fact, I am starting to love it. Whenever I see my father watches

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The greatest achievement in my life so far has been being chosen to be part of the basketball team. It has not only enabled me to be part of a great team but has also motivated me to work very hard. Being in basketball has been my dream for the longest time I can remember. It has worked as a bait to move me to all other successes in my life. I have worked so hard to improve my grades by putting in extra hours to study just so that I may be a part of the team. The

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Virginia and Successful High School Football Coach

The four stages with which to develop a good team were proposed by Bruce Tuckaman and came to be known as the Tuckman’s stages of group development. They are evident in the Titans high school team in every aspect of making the football team work. These stages may occur cyclically for a team. It happens when a team moves ahead from one stage to the next and is faced with a challenge reverts it back to the previous stage. As teams develop through these stages they become more effective and independent of supervision. The Titans initially had developed

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Introduction:

A wealth of historians have written on baseball and football during the World War II era. However, there is precious little devoted to the political complexities between the Roosevelt Administration, Major League Baseball, and to a lesser extent the National Football League. Patriotism was good for business, however loosing players to the war effort was not, nor were direct financial contributions to the war effort. Major league sports teams are businesses and have to attend to maintaining a financial bottom line in order to remain viable. Little has been done to examine if Major League Baseball (MLB), the National

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The world is full of many fun and interesting sports. Any one of them could easily become a person’s favorite for any number of reasons. My favorite sport is football. Though there is a fair amount of violence there is also a lot of comradery. There are also many stories about players who have used football to overcome their pasts to create a better future for themselves. Most of all, football is an example of how anything can happen when a team pulls together and really tries. It is primarily for these reasons that football is my favorite

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I remember the first professional baseball game I attended and the important lesson I learned from my father.
As a child I loved the summer. School could not deter me from riding bikes and playing baseball. I loved the summer sun drenching my body in warmth, and the same cool breeze that tousled my hair also carried a baseball into the outfield.
So when I attended my first real baseball game, my excitement was palpable. I wore my favorite T-shirt from my little league team with the number seven on the back, and I grabbed my worn, brown leather

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The decision to have world cup in Qatar caused a lot controversies since it was announced in December 2010. Although it was announced in 2010, this controversy still goes on upto day. The key concerns have been the climate, the construction of the country, the venue, political issues, issues around the employment and human violation. This has resulted into questions about the credibility of FIFA body. This followed another controversy where FIFA gave Russia an opportunity to host the 2018 world cup tournament instead of English. In Zurich, there are claims of backroom deals and bribery that dominate the

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As baseball owners and agents discuss salaries, organization of events and performances, economists watch and analyze the benefits of the event organizers and players. Baseball is a rich field for the study and analysis of basic economic concepts. Baseball outcomes connect economic theory to human behavior in several ways. The performance of a player can be measured and used to analyze how individual employees contribute to the total revenues of the company. In baseball, the relationship between individual performances (input) and winning percentage (output) is highly predictable and directly related. Additionally, the effects of the decisions of Major League

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Michael Nelson Trout was born in Millville, New Jersey on August 7, 1991 (“Mike Trout Biography,” n.d). He is currently 23 years old. His parents are Jeff and Debbie who are middle class earners. His father who was a baseball star in Millville and in the University of Delaware influenced Mike’s prowess in baseball. He has two siblings who are older than him- a brother Tyler and a sister Teal. He attended school at the Lakeside Middle School and later the Millville Senior High School where he graduated in 2009. Mike’s journey in baseball began while he

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BCS is a short form for Bowl Championship Series and is a football showcase that involves five games. Two top teams meet in the national championship competition and four other teams among other eight highly rated teams meet to create an exciting competition. College football playoff involves semifinals and a championship game. Bowl games conduct semifinals and the championship games conduct the finals. This paper addresses the history of each of the playoff systems and their advantages and disadvantages in terms of regulating the championship competitions.
The Bowl Alliance founded Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998. Its role was

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I define myself as energetic and willing to explore the new ventures. My career aspiration is to study Business and particularly at Babson, the field of Foundation of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME) totally mesmerize me and I want to pursue my career as a working professional and eventually lead my family cosmetic business known as SARANTIS. I have two months of working experience in SARANTIS as an assistant in warehouse of the company along with one month working experience as an assistant in the finance department in Estee Lauder Greece.
The

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Wheelchair Rugby

Abstract
In order to understand this sport, we have to understand how it is played and the rules that the players need to follow in order to be fully qualified to step in the court and play this beautiful sport. This sport has in the recent past grown into one of the best sports for the persons with disabilities. Others include basketball and handball but as West (2014) argue, wheelchair rugby does what basketball and handball, do better and collectively and as some may say, simultaneously.
Hodges (2012) explains that wheelchair football game is completed with two groups of

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Introduction

Market Review
Nike and Adidas have a well-established brand name regarding sports equipment companies. They have become so popular that they are literally now linked to every household. Both of them have a similar target market. They are aiming at people who are sport lovers. Nike is quite commonly known due to their numerous celebrity sponsorships. Adidas is attracting customers who are tennis and football fans. As they are mainly manufacturing athletic shoes, they want to provide the best possible quality and most comfortable shoes that may fit for playing all kinds of sports. This is done after prior

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Globalization by definition is the process under which various communities, nations and regions integrate. By essentially exchanging their world views as it pertains to culture, lifestyle and technological know-how, just to mention a few (Cleland & Cashmore, 2014 p. 640). In regards to football, globalization has since had both the negative and positive effects to people of different race and ethnicities. Globalization in essence has fostered the prevalence of football in the sense that, football teams across the various regions of the world are supported by a legion of fans across the globe. Apparently, based on research, sports particularly football

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Yankee Stadium (1923)

Introduction

In terms of art and architecture, few stadiums can compete with Yankee stadium. Opened in 1923, the stadium has remained an iconic figure in any work of architecture drawing no comparisons. Currently, the stadium acts as the home-ground for the New York Yankees, a club participating in the Major League Baseball. There are suggestions that the stadium will also serve as the home-ground for New York City FC, a football club participating in the Major League Soccer. Over the years, the New York Yankee stadium has undergone some renovations in order to ensure it meets the

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Procedures.

Warm Up (5 minutes).
The teacher asks students about differents kind of sports they know:
- what kind of sports do you like?
- have you tried all those sports?
- do you enjoy watching championships?
- do you know some kind of weird sports from other countries?
- are there some kinds of sports you would like to try?
- why haven't you tried it yet?

Development.

The teachers tells about national sports of different countries.
A national sport or national pastime is a sport or game that is considered to be an inside part of the culture of

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The Wall Street Journal has prepared this year’s Major League Baseball Hateability Index. The teams have been rated and given points based on the their mal-practices exercised by them. Higher points here on the index suggest greater more hateability. That is, the more points a team secures, the more it becomes a is a subject of scorn and disgust. Points are allotted to the erring teams have based on malpractices, includingbeen given on issues such as suspension for drug abuses, having keeping funny beards, opponent battering, and alsoeven for winning too much. This year the number of criteria

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Increasing the Popularity of Major League Baseball among Children and Teens in Wichita, Kansas

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Summary

Wichita, Kansas has a minor league baseball team, the Wichita Wingnuts which plays in the AA League. The Commissioner of Major League Baseball would like to increase popularity of the game among children and young adults through a marketing program. The nearest MLB team is the Kansas Royals based in Kansas City. In addition, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma is looking to host a Major League Baseball team as well, and currently has a minor league baseball team, the Redhawks, which is the AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers.
Given the proximity and presence of all these baseball

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Introduction

Every sport that currently exists in the world is comprised of a dedicated pool of supporters or fans. In modern days, sports have graduated to become commercial enterprises with fans primarily being the end consumers. Therefore, when making any decision related to sports, the fans usually take center stage. However, the wide popularity of sports that has continued growing over the years has given rise to a new trend. Traditionally, sport was viewed as a platform to have fun but recent days have seen a lot of emotion attached it (Hunt 440). Across different types of sports, fan have

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- Football and soccer are highly acclaimed games, but soccer has worldwide attraction.
- Earliest known games having the similarity with football or soccer are reported to be in the third and second centuries BC.
- Since 1871, soccer and American football came as different versions of football.
- Soccer and American football have some similarities such as the number of players.
- Soccer and American football have many differences such as fields, scoring systems, time limits, geographic limits, leagues, and tournaments. These are described below.

Introduction

Football and soccer are highly acclaimed games of the world. American football

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Basketball is amongst the popular sports played and watched in the world. It is a team oriented sport that involves two to five members trying to score points against each other by throwing a ball through a high hoop (Page, 2000). The game requires running back and forth in a two-sided court. It involves jumping, arm movements through dribbling, throwing, catching, and blocking. All these activities paired with the amount of time that the game takes during competitions lead to deep cardiovascular activity.
Watching basketball tournaments may be enjoyable, but not as amusing as enjoyable as playing the game.

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The National Basketball Association provides opportunities for players from different backgrounds who have exceptional talents in basketball. Even though the National Basketball Association is open to people from all races and ethnicities, racial disparities are evident in the players and the award of honors in the association. For instance, in 2011, the percentage of black Americans in the National Basketball Association was close to 80% Williams, W. (2012). This has fueled the thought that black American players are better at basketball compared to players from other races.
This is vindicated by luminaries in the game such as Michael Jordan,

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Sayreville War Memorial High School came into limelight last month when news regarding bullying and sexual harassment came on surface. According to the reports, a senior football players of the Sayreville team tortured freshman in the locker rooms. The victims reported that senior players targeted freshman in the locker room, pinned them on the floor and assaulted them via inappropriate manners which included touching their private parts and hit them while other senior players of the team held his arms and legs. (MARGOLIN) The news came as a shock to many, as charges were filed against 7 senior players

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Introduction

This critical thinking paper focuses on personal motivation. The paper presents the things I do on a regular basis and describes why I like doing the activities. The things I do regularly include playing basketball, visiting friends and watching movies. The paper explains the needs that these activities fulfill and whether extrinsic rewards would increase or decrease my enjoyment.

Why do I like the activities?

I like visiting friends because they reduce my loneliness and anxiety and make me happy. I like playing basketball because it strengthens my body and makes me physically fit. I like watching movies they entertain me and reduce boredom in

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Every four years, during the World Cup, soccer becomes a hot topic in the United States. Everyone is either watching it, talking about why they hate it, or debating about why it is not as popular as American football. A recent Freakonomics podcast rolled out the usual statistics, comparing soccer to football. Five times more Americans watched the Superbowl than the finals of the 2014 World Cup (Rosalsky). However, ten times more people in the world watched the World Cup than the Superbowl, making it the most popular sport on Earth. There seems to be some economic reasons behind

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Introduction

Felisa Rogers, in her article, ‘How I learned to stop worrying, and love football’ takes us through her journey into appreciating a game she least paid attention to. Her article is directed to a majority of Americans who have no passion for the game and mainly watch it to fulfil a recreational activity. Felisa recognizes the fact that people have different tastes, which are based on their upbringing; however, this should never be an excuse for them to hate a particular sport. Felisa tries to make her audience understand that football is more than just a game, yet it

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Educational Institution

NARRATIVE ESSAY 2
Abstract
A time that I overcame a great obstacle in my life was when I sprained my ankle in the summer of 2011. It happened while I was playing basketball at one of the most important games of the season. I sprained my ankle while playing the second last game of the regular season which is the game before the most important game. My team and I had a great chance of winning the game, and ultimately a perfect opportunity of winning the championship.

NARRATIVE ESSAY 3

Spraining my ankle in the summer of 2011 was devastating for me

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Lab partner's name:

Group Number
TA’s name:
Section no
Objective:
Purpose of this experiment was to check conservation of energy in three simple mechanical systems namely swinging pendulum, oscillating mass on a spring and basketball shot.

Data:

Following is the table of experimental data for Swinging Pendulum system

Following graphs have been obtained from above experimental data.

Graph -1: Kinetic energy vs Vertical Direction
Graph -2: ME.PE,KE vs time
Following is the graph of experimental data for Oscillating spring-mass system
Graph -3: ME.PE,KE vs time
Following is the table of experimental data for Basketball shot

Following graphs were obtained from above experimental data.

Graph -4: ME.PE,KE vs time
Graph-5: Kinetic Energy vs Y
Data analysis
Part

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Ross Perot as a Leader

Many see the 61-year-old Texas billionaire Ross Perot as the saving grace to a nation of high unemployment, low literacy, and inept national leadership. With a credibility of $3 billion net worth, people hoped that he would run the government as efficiently as he had run his own businesses. In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems Corp with $1,000. He later sold it to General Motors for $ 2.5 billion and a seat on GM’s board. However, GM bought back his stake due to clashes with the chairman. Later, Hewlett-Packard acquired the company. He made another billion-dollar company

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Interview with an Older Adult

Interviewer: Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life. 
Michael: Son, My name is Michael and I was born in New York in the year 1949. The journey from my childhood until the day today is very long, but to me it seems like a blink of an eye. I lost my father when I was around five years old, and I have mixed feeling about my childhood. As a kid, I was always fond of breaking my toys in a curiosity to know what was inside it. In my childhood, I had many friends and most

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For the beginning, I would like to say that the advertisement deals with the topic of football and, if we take a closer look at the picture, we can summarize that these people don’t have anything in common but the ball. When the main football event, world championship, starts, this incredible sport unites millions or even billions of people around the world. The competition shows a huge reunion of people in the country, they look like a single unit. Therefore, the advertisement shows that even different people without any similarities can be united in one team of football

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I had heard people saying that the event changed their life forever, but never believed it as I was this good boy from Arkansas who loved playing outdoor games like football and baseball. I lived by each passing day with no worries. Doing crazy things with my friends like challenging each other to jump from great heights’ and running away with the money of banjo players. Arkansas has many athletic venues across the state as it promotes sports and fitness as a part of life. One day we decided to rock climb and challenged each other, the winner would

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Football is not merely just a sport. It is something that is completely different to what people think at first when they hear the world football. It does not stand for people running around a ball, kicking it and throwing it into a net between two poles. It has a lot more value than just a mere tackles and ball shooting while running as if the player was in a marathon. Football is about passion. It is about so many factors that they couldn’t be piled up together in one place. Football is about technique, about team work

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Introduction

Felisa Rogers, in her article, ‘How I learned to stop worrying, and love football’ takes us through her journey into appreciating a game she least paid attention to. Her article is directed to a majority of Americans who have no passion for the game and mainly watch it to fulfil a different recreational activity. Felisa recognizes the fact that people have different tastes, which are based on their upbringing; however, this should never be an excuse for them to hate a particular sport. Felisa tries to make her audience understand that football is more than just a game, yet

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Summary of “Cheating and CHEATING”

Joe Posnanski is a fan of baseball. And in his essay “Cheating and CHEATING” he wants baseball fans to be clear, at any point in the history of baseball, there was a lot of cheating an money grabbing happening at all levels of baseball. From people taking amphetamines, to stealing signs, to fixing games, baseball has its heroes, but it demonize for cheating, since it was a baseball proverb of the time that “If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying” (Posnanski, 556). Joe Posnanski believes that he and Pete Hamill believe in baseball, but they have different

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The Wall Street Journal has prepared this year’s Major League Baseball Hateability Index. The teams have been given points on their mal-practices. Higher points here suggest more hateability. That is, more points a team secures more it is a subject of scorn. Points have been given on issues such as suspension for drug abuses, having funny beards and even for winning too much. This year the number of criteria for constructing the index has been increased.
St. Louis Cardinals has topped the list this year. The NL Central champs have secured 12.7 points, a little more than the

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- This study report is about analyzing the connection between game (basketball) performance and mental strength along with the factors of gender and starter status. Aubrey Newland, Leslie Podlog and Maria Newton ,Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. Laura Finch , Department of Kinesiology, Health & Physical Education, St Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301, USA. Colin R. Harbke, Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA.
- The purpose of the study was to analyze the connection between mental strength and college basketball performance, specifically studying possible moderating variables (

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The present generation of ours has progressed in education, science, technology, medicine, astronomy and all the other fields that can be named. We claim to be advanced and learned than our ancestors and, as a result, we have shunned many orthodox beliefs and practices that did not fit our present day society. We have left the gramophones behind and are using micro-sized music players. No one uses horse-carts, everyone flies. We are no longer interested in ceremonies and rituals that our forefathers followed. All in all, we have evolved with time and left certain obsolete practices and retained some

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Introduction

Racism denotes discrimination and prejudice that are anchored on social apprehensions of biological dissimilarity between people (Newman 1). Racism is orchestrated in the form of social actions or practices or political systems that perceive certain races to be inferior or superior on the account of qualities, abilities, and presumed shared inheritable straits (Newman 1). In addition, racism may prompt the treatment of others differently from the rest. Racism in the world soccer/football has raised eyebrows. Despite FIFA, the world’s soccer governing body’s policies and penalties, racism on the global stage in soccer has been on the rise.

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A deductive statement or a deductively valid argument is one that has its premises succeeding to guarantee the conclusion of the argument. An argument is said to be sound if the valid argument has true conclusions. On the other hand, in an inductive statement or an inductively valid argument, the premises are anticipated only to be so reliable that, if they were correct, then it would be improbable that the conclusion is not true. Unlike the deductive argument, which is either valid or else invalid, the success or strength of an inductive argument is an issue of degree since

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