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Papers On Social & Political Issues In Sports
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Human
Relationships in Football
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5 pages. In the sport of football there are many human
relationships that form. These relationships are based on
many different levels, and have a definite psychological
impact on the players, the coaches, the fans and the entire
team. This paper is an indepth research of some of these
relationships, how they form, why they form, and what they
mean and how they affect the team. Bibliography lists 7
sources.
Filename: JGAhball.wps
Increased
Ticket Pricing of Basketball
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that professional
basketball ticket prices have skyrocketed in the past few
years. The average fan cannot afford a ticket, much less a
ticket for a good seat. One has to wonder what sort of
impact the lack of affordability and the elitism that has
evolved around basketball will ultimately have in terms of
game attendance, present behavior of spectators, and the
future behavior of fans. A number of factors have combined
to cause such a situation and team owners and management
must develop a number of creative ways of responding to the
situation if they are to continue to maintain a full house
of fans on game nights. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWtixNBA.wps
Mad
As Hell Doesn't Begin to Say It
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This five page paper presents a discussion on the book
" Mad As Hell : How Sports Got Away from the Fans-And
How We Get It Back" by Mike Lupica. The belief of the
author that the sports world has gotten out of control with
greed and attitude is the main themes of the book. The
author feels the fans have to ability and power to change it
back to the way it used to be using simple strategies that
are outlined in the book. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: CWmadhel.wps
Major
League Baseball and the Umpires Association
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This 8 page report discusses the controversies that have
revolved around labor issues of Major League Baseball and
baseball umpires. Certain fundamental labor issues are in
force, however, the unique aspects of professional sports
adds to the overall complexity of the process. The decision
by the umpires to “quit” rather than strike in September
of 1999 ultimately backfired on them and they have had to
work to reconstruct some type of a professional association
for collective bargaining. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWumpbb.wps
Malamud's
"The Natural": Novel and Movie.
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(5 pp). Bernard Malamud's (1914-1986) first novel, The
Natural, an allegory about the rise and fall of a baseball
player, was published in 1952. According to Rothstein
(1986), it is different from most of his work in that there
are no Jewish characters. After the book was made into a
movie starring Robert Redford in 1984, Malamud said in an
interview that he was grateful for the film because it
allowed him ''to be recognized once more as an American
writer'' as opposed to a Jewish writer. But The Natural is
similar to his later novels and stories in that it lies in
the realm of a morality play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBmalmud.doc
Men's
Magazine Ads: Representation Of Masculinity
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5 pages in length. Historically, the media have not earned
the most stellar of reputations when it comes to portraying
reality; indeed, the manner by which magazine advertising
skews the perspective of male masculinity has come to
represent a commonplace approach to capitalistic
consumerism. Proponents of magazine advertising contend that
there is one phrase for those who are prone to the
deceptiveness of media marketing: caveat emptor. They argue
that it is not up to the advertiser to be responsible for
the buyer's gullibility, even if that buyer happens to be an
impressionable male seeking to emulate the ad's buff model.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCmenmg.wps
Natural
Turf Versus Artificial Turf Sports Fields
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This 16 page report discusses the benefits and controversies
that exist in the sports world regarding artificial and
natural turf playing fields. In the big money realm of
professional sports, playing surfaces are generally chosen
and maintained on the basis of what is the most cost
effective and least problematic. Concerns regarding
aesthetics, the “feel” of the surface, and personal
preference of the players have been thought of as secondary,
even tertiary, concerns. However, a huge number of injuries
have been directly blamed on artificial turf and have
resulted in key players being kept out of a game or even put
on the injured list for an entire season. This report
examines a number of those concerns and looks at potential
alternatives. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWgvturf.wps
uliet
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A Twentieth Century Interpretation; This 5 page paper
compares the traditional Shakespeare play with the 1996 film
directed by Baz Lurhmann and starring Claire Danes as Juliet
Capulet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague. The paper
looks at the use of scenery comparing and considering
similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 2
sources.
Filename: TEromjut.wps
Snowmobiling
in Canada -- The Ultimate Offroad Experience
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that for snowmobile
enthusiasts, there is nothing more exciting than the ability
to access the back country in the dead of winter by riding
and ramming a powerful machine through the fields and
forests. In many jurisdictions throughout North America,
snowmobiles are classified as off-road vehicles. This paper
discusses the sports’ organizations, there purposes, and
the environmental impact of snowmobiling in Canada.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWsnowmo.wps
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