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History of the United Auto Workers

In seventeen pages this paper considers the history and societal role of unionization and specifically the United Auto Workers wit...

Language Differences between Men and Women

The writer argues that society assigns certain acceptable roles to men and women, and that much societal behavior is learned. The ...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Romance, Desire and Social Norms

than she is now, so her meekness is both infuriating and false. Then we have the prince, who falls in love with her at the ball ...

Class Struggle, Science, Freedom, and Karl Marx

In six pages this research paper examines Karl Marx's theories in a consideration of such concepts as the working class struggle, ...

Music as a Reflection of Societal Issues

The writer discusses the role of music in society by concentrating on the new band Blues Traveler, which some think will be the ne...

Women's Roles in 6 Great Works of Literature

In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...

Female Entrepreneurship

of female entrepreneurship and female career choices as well as underlying economic conditions (Mayer et al, 2007; Baughn et al, 2...

Societal Impact of 'The Trail of Tears'

who occupied the planet. However, this noble policy was short-lived when the settlers moved their way into Cherokee region, event...

Modern Ministers and Gods of Ancient Greece

given to the primary gods and goddesses; this was true from Homeric times on but perhaps it goes back to the Minoan and Mycenaean ...

The Cultural Messages of "Beauty and the Beast"

to "active" and "aggressive" pursuits. This is not the model we find in Beauty and the beast. In the fairy tale itself (this expl...

Participation in Youth Sports

This research paper presents examination of sports research in order to ascertain if the benefits associated with sports participa...

Gender and Sport in American Society

The ideological and political representation of sports are on some level the same for both men and women in that sports are part o...

Running and its Benefits

discouraged as it is difficult at first (Barrios, 2007). Once someone starts to run, he or she may feel tired after a short period...

Does an Economic Crisis Hurt the Entertainment and Sports Industries?

it seemed, the United States was plunged into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. For the entertainment and spo...

Does the NFL Encourage and Condone Drug Use?

to the punishment of testing positive two years later, and began year-round random drug testing of athletes in 1990 (Congress Puts...

Sports and the Connection to Crime

it either way; the most sensible conclusion has to be that since he was tried by a jury which acquitted him, and since they sat th...

Athletes, Congress, and Steroid Use

Shadows" hit the stands. Written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters publicly implicated several big name baseball players i...

Pro Sports and the Impact of Sports Agents

money as a priority over all other considerations may urge a young player to begin a professional career instead of going to colle...

Role Models, Athletes, and Sports Violence

In five pages this paper discusses how athletes serve as role models to children in this discussion of violence in sports. Eight ...

Women's Role in Sports II

In five pages this paper examines sports in terms of women's roles from an historical perspective, considers post 1972 changes, an...

Female Participation in Basketball

can manifest itself in numerous ways, each as tragic and as unfair as the other. Women who play in the eight-team Womens Na...

Athletes and Sports

In twelve pages this paper discusses child development and achieving an identity through sports in a consideration of pressures, r...

Assessment and Treatment of Sports Shoulder Injuries

In ten pages this paper assesses prevention and treatment of sports' shoulder injuries. Six sources are cited in the bibliography...

A Shoulder's Anatomy

In eleven pages the anatomy of a shoulder is considered in terms of physiology, injuries, and treatments that can be particularly ...

Sports and Gender Stratification

This paper consists of four pages and considers how studying sports reveals much about society's stereotypes, gender roles, and st...

Cash Budgeting at Lawrence Sports

developed well, where it indicates that additional funds will be needed it is likely that such will be the case. It also provides...

Baseball History: The 1919 White Sox Fix

begin to see that different stakeholders involved had different concerns. The owners were divided. They realized that money would ...

Sports Agents

the situation quickly evolved into a litigation melee with Moorad, the other partner joining in and even the National Football Pla...

Lasting Legacy of Baseball's Jackie Robinson

In eleven pages Brooklyn Dodgers' baseball player Jackie Robinson, who successfully broke through the sport's color barrier in 194...