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NFL and the Effects of Instant Replay

to the playoffs after nine long years (Grumet, 1999). Their stumbling block to the playoffs was in the form of the New York Jets....

The Deleterious Effects of Computer Gambling

are admitted sex addicts and "shopohaulics." No one would want to outlaw shopping or sex, but of course, sex and shopping are regu...

Comparison of Greek Art: Getty Villa Museum

the colors, whereas the Storage Jar with Achilles and Ajax Gaming is a black figure painting because the figures are in black. Des...

Gaming and the Internet

the World Wide Web and other technologies by businesses to engage in wagering(Fahrenkopf 2001). This particular industry is coming...

Moscow's 1980 Olympic Games and Russia's Popular Culture

towards the attack, the United States Olympic team boycotted the event. "In 1980 it was a symbolic stand, backed up with all sort...

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Their Alteration of the Baseball Playing Field

April 8, 1974, everyone knew what they were doing on that memorable moment. By the 1990s, however, it appeared that baseball "had...

Johnson: "Everything Bad Is Good for You"

when one is watching television rather than having any other experience" (Winn). But Johnson finds something of value in this expe...

The Origins of Baseball Terminology

are the batter being on deck or in the hold. The ocean is not the only place that baseball owes its colorful vocabulary to. Appar...

Gender Stereotyping in Video Games

simply appealing to adolescent boys, as many adults, including women, also enjoy video gaming. One survey, conducted by the gaming...

SONY PLAYSTATION AND MARKET RESEARCH

has done so. Its Wii console, for example, was developed specifically to attract non-gamers (typically young males). In fact, it c...

Responsible Drinking and "Drinking Games" by Malcolm Gladwell

laborers concentrated on working long hours. In addition, during the parties themselves, there were no emotional outbursts or act...

Two Essay Questions Examined in a Consideration of the Pseudoscience of Death and Expected Utility

the chances of drawing each color are the same. In this game, however, you are rewarded $350 if you draw a combination of a white...

The Social Construction of Gender and M. Butterfly

homosexual, while others are only attracted to someone of the opposite sex. M. Butterfly is not the only film to confront...

Violent Media and its Cultural Effects

games by young players (Teng, Chong, Siew, & Skoric, 2011). The researchers attempted to produce a "clear consensus" on this subje...

Chris Matthews/Hardball

with the name of Chris Matthews because this is the name of the MSNBC television show on which Matthews appears as the host. Howev...

Adults and the Controversy Surrounding Video Games

This paper argues that both adults and children can be negatively impacted by violent video games. The medial plays a dual role i...

Prayer at High School Football Games

In six pages the Supreme Court's decision to prohibit high school students leading public prayer prior to football games is examin...

Child's Play Can Be Educational

In five pages this report on learning and the importance of educational games in kindergarten and first grade levels are discussed...

'Smashing Kick Fist Way' of Taekwondo

In eight pages this report examines the taekwondo martial art as a sport and examines how at Sydney's 2000 Summer Olympic Games it...

George Goodman, aka Adam Smith, and The Money Game

stock market are thoughts which lean more towards philosophic thinking than cruel, hard economics. In fact, the text is written ...

Societal Perspectives of John Kenneth Galbraith and Adam Smith

differences. Some have suggested that Smith, whose real name is George Goodman, has a more cynical view of society. Goodman seems ...

Teen Aggression and Video Games

is the effect of video games on youth. Teens are now more aggressive than ever. Columbine is a prime example of what such critics ...

Professional Basketball and Ticket Price Increases

In five pages the astonishing ticket price increases of NBA games are discussed in this report. Eight sources are cited in the bi...

Analyzing Cervantes, Kafka, and Morrison

Several authors are featured in this paper consisting of ten pages as writing styles are the emphasis in an analysis of the works ...

Spy Genre and the Novels of John Le Carre

In six pages the spy novels Our Game and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre are examined in a consideration of the...

Research Proposal on Aggressive Behavior and the Effects of Video Game Playing

do not interact with others fail to learn the social skills necessary for positive interpersonal relationships. Despite the inte...

Golf and Technology

In five pages this paper examines how technology has changed the game of golf in terms of design, chemistry, and in equipment chan...

Educational Project on Using Computers

In six pages this proposed education project discusses the value of computers as a learning tool with study areas including classr...

Overview of Indian Gaming

among Indians has actually risen during ... the gaming boom" (Welker, 1997). There are more than 200 tribes with gaming establish...

Children and Media Violence

games and the computer, it rises up between 35 and 55 hours a week (Gentile et al., 2004; 1235). Through this much media exposure ...