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Anne Bradsreet/In Reference to Her Children, 23 June 1659

have learned to "fly" and to "sing," that is, that they have become responsible adults, capable of living and contributing to soci...

Under-Representation of Minorities in Sports Leadership Positions

however, has been questioned, but there is probably some truth to it. To take a trivial example, if we see a black janitor in a sc...

Anabolic Steroids and Gender in Sports

This thoroughly researched paper looks at this topic using a variety of materials. This comprehensive paper explores steroid use i...

Negligent Defenses, Legal Obligation, Injury Risks, Tort Liability, and Knowledge

In ten pages tort law is considered in an overview of knowledge as it involves sports negligence defenses with risks of injury, le...

Winning is the 'Only Thing' in Sports Mentality and Ethical Alternatives

In nine pages the concept of winning as it pertains to sports is examined in a discussion of goal accomplishment. Seven sources a...

Heroism and Sports

that no two people define heroism in just the same way. Merriam-Webster defines a hero as a person who is admired for his achieve...

Mike Lupica's Mad As Hell How Sports Got Away from the Fans-And How We Get It Back

In 5 pages this text and the impact of greed on sports and how fans can assist in halting this disturbing trend are examined. The...

Sport Obermeyer Ltd. and Considerations for Manufacturing

In eight pages this paper considers a Harvard case study and discusses how manufacturing constraints must be adjusted by Sport Obe...

American College and University Campuses and the Practice of Illegal Gambling on Sports

that contains a substantial amount of cash and proves the point that in much of todays collegiate sports, it is if you win or lose...

Intercollegiate Athletic Program Strategic Plan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses a grass roots strategic plan designed to promote other collegiate sports besides baseball, f...

Scholastic Performance and Athletic Pressures

ethnic groups that benefit from some of the scholarships, especially the basket ball and athletics scholarships (Schurr et al 33)....

TV Bias

In this paper the question of whether bias still exists in television is asked with researchers and writers all contending there i...

Sports Fields and the Controversy of Artificial v. Natural Turf

In sixteen pages this report examines natural turf or artificial turf for sports playing fields and considers the advantages and d...

'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...

Sports and SCD

In ten pages this paper discusses Sudden Cardiac Death as it involves sports athletes. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Equalizing Aspects of Sport

special accommodations. In respect to race, sometimes there is reverse discrimination. Some believe that the black man has a nat...

Arguing Against Compensation of Collegiate Athletes

attend (Vera). Finally, "some analysts believe student-athletes should receive payment because they do not receive a quality educ...

Injuries in Sports and Liability for College Campuses

Scholarships are typically awarded because of athletic ability, which strongly suggests that something is being offered by the col...

Private Team Sports Facilities and City Financing

notes that in the 1990s alone: "30 new professional sports facilities have been built at...

Russian Culture and Sports

that, in the past, has been known for their incredible athletes and perhaps Russia more than any other nation has always related a...

Drugs That Enhance Athletic Performance

were barred from the first Olympiad in Greece due to illegal ingestion of animal protein" (p.27). The reason why these drugs are f...

The Common Sports Injury of a Sprained Ankle

a step or jumps inadvertently onto an opponents foot with an inverted foot (Lynch, 2002). Often, the foot is plantar flexed when t...

Cheerleading and Sports Gender Constructs

peer pressure, societal norms, family expectations, all contribute towards "channelling" the individual into certain forms of iden...

Globalism, Technology, Capitalism, and Sport

transnational, those that promote the American way of life and "transmit American popular culture" across the globe (Keys, 2000). ...

Sports and Cheating

breaks the rules to gain an advantage, that is cheating. Cheating is important not only because a lot of money is involved, and th...

Leisure Activities in Britain 1700 - 1850

festivals (2005). Early ritualized activities of leisure would continue after many people began to reside in the Victorian tow...

Citizenship and Sports Participation

to be one of the social activities that improve the quality of life (Dinc, 2011). This evaluation is derived from the fact that en...

Why Teams Win: 9 Keys to Success in Business, Sport, and Beyond by Saul Miller

health care and the arts is when teams achieve a "synergy of intelligence, energy, talent and spirit" (Miller, 2009, p. 8). Mill...

Campaign to Increase Sporting Activity for Single Mothers

barriers which prevent them from taking part (Kotler and Keller, 2008). Effectively it needs to make the sport accessible. The cam...

The Benefits of Running

This slide presentation provides a look at the benefits of this popular sport. There are two sources contained in the bibliography...