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Summer Youth Camp Programs, 2007.
An examination of the importance of and need for summer youth programs in urban areas.
5,088 words (approx. 20.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 127.95
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This research paper discusses the need and importance of developing positive summer youth programs in urban areas, focusing on the development of recreational and educational curriculum. Kids in these areas are at risk when there is "nothing to do", during the summer months. The paper looks at how it is important to ensure that the physical activity provided is fun and challenging because recreation is the draw for the children and parents. The paper also emphasizes that it is important to provide an experience that goes beyond just learning to play a particular sport, but one that also helps to develop social skills and plays a major role in the quality of a child's life and the quality of life in an urban environment.
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Abstract Statement
Problem Statement
Literature Review
Methodology
Body (Lowell Housing Authority Survey)
Survey Results
Statement of Learning
References
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"Most rural towns have greater means and opportunity to provide diverse programs for children in those communities. Urban areas often struggle to provide good quality positive programs. Although programs are important all year round to supplement a child's learning process, the summer provides an opportunity for all children to be immersed in programs that have a profound affect upon them. This study focuses on the need and importance of developing positive programming in urban areas. Children in most urban areas have fewer opportunities available to them and are at risk of becoming negatively affected by their environment. The importance of having a summer program available in urban areas is critical and the impact changes the course of many children's lives."
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The Future Of Sports, 2007.
This paper looks at the future of sports and discusses whether athletes are going too far in order to reach their goals.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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In this article, the writer notes that sports have always been a positive for society in many different ways. They are a great way to stay healthy, they provide an outlet for stress and aggression and they teach important life skills such as teamwork and fair play, just to name a few. Modern day sports still encompass all of these positives but as salaries for athletes skyrocket, so does the motivation to be the best. The writer discusses that this increased motivation is not a negative but the means by which athletes try and improve themselves can sometimes be questionable. The writer notes that the main problem is undoubtedly steroids; however, there are other issues such as using an agency to 'sell' an athlete to a college, which by many is considered going too far. The writer concludes that the only way to turn the direction sports is taking is to be more vigilant in efforts to catch drug cheats and to discourage athletes from using underhanded tactics in order to succeed in the sporting arena.
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"This reaction is understandable because if other players are using then the athlete is left with the question of how they are going to be able to compete against the many other players that have an edge over them. This band wagon type effect could easily be stopped if the initial users were either caught or discontinued their use. The moral side of the story is another factor to do with the willingness of athletes to do whatever it takes.
"As sports have attracted greater media attention, athletes have been turned into not only super starts but also role models. What kid didn't look at their favorite athlete and want to be just like them? This creates a moral obligation for athletes. By taking any means necessary to advance in their chosen sport athletes are also giving that message to the public. This can send a dangerous message to children because when they find out their favorite athlete and hero is cheating. "
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Sponsors of the Olympics, 2008.
A persuasive essay against certain company sponsorships of the Olympic Games.
1,826 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The paper discusses the Olympic sponsorship and advertising by companies such as McDonalds, Coke and Budweiser and decries the negative messages that are transmitted to the public through the association of athletes with these unhealthy products. The paper provides evidence of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s commitment to its premier sponsors like McDonalds. The paper strongly believes that the IOC should devise a process to select its sponsors not based on the capital they are willing and able to provide, but on the basis of the worth they have to provide to the Olympic Games.
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"In No Logo, Naomi Klein claims that Nike has three guiding principles to branding sports: "Create sport celebrities...destroy the competition...and sell pieces of the brand as if it were the Berlin Wall" (51-66). This describes Nike's cutthroat attitude for sustaining its dominating status in the athletic industry. Supplying its sponsored athletes with the latest equipment, Nike is justified in their efforts to surpass their competition through Olympic sponsorships. However, there are some companies that seem out of place in the athletic world. Sponsors such as McDonalds, Coke, and Budweiser, have all provided evidence for the need of Olympic sponsorship screening because fast food, sugary sodas, and alcohol have no place in athletics."
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Paying Student Athletes, 2008.
Argues that student athletes should be paid.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that the big business environment surrounding student athletes is a significant transformation from the athletics of 1905, when the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that student athletes should not be paid so that they can fulfill the amateur criteria for student athletics competition. The author states that student athletes are exploited because of the failure of universities to educate them and because of all the time they must spend practicing, traveling and playing the game. The paper suggests a graduated salary cap based on college completion provided by professional sports organizations, which will help the professional sports leagues, colleges and student-athletes.
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Introduction
Arguments In Favor Of Paying Student Athletes
Conclusion
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"People in favor of payment to student athletes inquire as to why the NCAA, many coaches, and administrators get huge amount of money and yet for the student athletes the payment is restricted to athletic scholarship. One of the supporting arguments for paying student athletes is that by paying student athletes properly the unlawful methods of payments would reduce. Another argument in favor of student athletes is that that the scholarship given to the student athletes is not enough and it does not cover all costs related to attending college."
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Early Mountain Recreation in Canada, 2007.
A discussion of the development of recreation in Canada and the activities on Hollyburn Ridge, British Columbia.
1,452 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses early mountain recreation in Canada with a focus on the activities on Hollyburn Ridge, British Columbia. It first describes the effects of climate, geography and natural resources on the history and development of recreation in Canada. The paper then argues that the activities of the pioneers of recreational sport run parallel to national historic highlights in the establishment of Canada as a nation and therefore are key in the building of the nation. The paper contains a map and photographs in an appendix.
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"In conclusion, the scenic beauty and natural wonders of snow covered mountains have long been to people a compelling force. The development of Canadian mountain recreation parallels the development of Canada as a country. This is evident specifically in the areas of economics, the role of immigrants and women, the Canadian Pacific Railway, The Cold War, The Great Depression, and the emerging environmental movement. Participation was a quest for freedom and spiritual renewal. The activities of everyday Canadians from coast to coast who participated in mountain climbs, skiing and cabin building played a role in Canada as it made the complex climb to become a nation."
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Understanding American Culture, 2004.
This paper analyzes the extent to which an understanding of any American cultural form demands exploration of the economic, social and political context in which it has developed.
2,395 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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The paper examines four areas of American culture; the film industry, the American novel, popular music and sport. The paper shows how these four cultural forms are all related to the wider social and economic context of American life, having developed out of peculiarly American conditions. The paper concludes, therefore, that to a very large extent, our understanding of American cultural forms demands an exploration of the economic, social and political context in which they have developed.
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"Ideas do not develop in a vacuum, but are fostered and shaped by the social, economic and political context in which they originate. The same is true of all human activity, both aesthetic and material. No matter how we define the term "culture", the particular form referred to is, to a very large extent, a reflection of the entire geographical, social and economic situation in which that culture is located. We may, for example, define "culture" as "thhe whole way of life" of a people, nation, or community, or we may opt for a narrower, perhaps elitist, definition, centring on the notion of "intellectual or aesthetic" pursuits. Whichever definition we choose, however, it seems absurd to suggest that any particular cultural form is wholly autonomous, that it could ever be studied independently of the social, economic and political context in which it has developed. This is not to fall into the 'trap' of suggesting that all human activity is completely socially or economically determined, but simply, as Karl Marx put it succinctly , to suggest that "people make their own history, but not in circumstances of their own choosing"."
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), 2008.
This paper explores whether interest in mixed martial arts (MMA) will surpass interest in the traditional sport of boxing.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that boxing is beginning to lose some of its appeal to younger audiences, who, having been raised on bloodthirsty video games and extreme sports, and are hankering for more action and more violence than can be seen in the traditional boxing ring. The paper further explains that the growing interest in MMA sports not only wreaks havoc on its participants but on the boxing industry as well; not only is boxing losing fans to MMA but it is losing some of its leaders and participants as well. The paper then discusses some of the reasons for the appeal of MMA sports and concludes that, in the end, it remains to be seen what the future holds for both sports but most fans are hoping that neither becomes a permanent casualty.
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"Controversy is perhaps another reason for the growing popularity of MMA, as it has certainly had its share of media attention and heated discussion. Boxing, which has been around for centuries, has always sparked controversy about its violent nature as well, but when something fresh and innovative enters the scene, people are quick to forget the old and concentrate on the new. As we all know, the more controversial something is, the more popular it is likely to be."
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Sports, Culture and the Players of the Game, 2008.
This paper discusses sports and game players and looks at the cultural aspect of this issue.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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In this article, the writer notes that with the advent of modern communication and media technologies, sports have become a global industry and have become a channel for cultural and ethnic diversity. The writer investigates the role of sports in promoting cultural exchange. The term cultural exchange is used by the paper to refer to the assimilation or accommodation of practices associated with non-American cultural traditions. Changes in existing perception about a particular culture because of the sports exposure are also assessed. Sports of interest are primarily baseball, basketball as well as American football - sports which have been identified the most with the United States. Current perceptions of the influx of foreign players and its implication to the industry, players and sports fans are also assessed. At the end of the paper, a conclusion is developed as to the effectiveness of sports as a platform of cultural communication.
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Assessment
Implications
Conclusion
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" A good illustration of the case is the recruitment of Yao Ming. His physical stature and sport are not directly associated with the characterization of being Chinese. Joanne Tang points out that the popular characterization of the race has been that they are of diminutive in statures, associated with martial arts or as academics and involved in trade. Chinese athletes have also been more associated with gymnastics, diving and marital arts. Thus, Yao seemed to be distinctly out of character. At the same time, he also didn't subscribe to the idea of a basketball star, appearing even at times recalcitrant to face the public or the media. Baseball's Masanori Murakami experience was also similar. He recalls that though baseball was considered a big sport even in his time, he had to significantly adjust to the intensity of playing in Major League Baseball. One critical difference in perspective that he refers to is that his view of playing baseball before playing in the United States was that it was a profession foremost but in the United States, the celebrity value of athletes is much more pronounced."
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Roy Tarpley and the NBA, 2007.
This paper discusses Roy Tarpley's substance abuse issues and his subsequent suspension from the NBA (National Basketball Association).
1,417 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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The paper describes Roy Tarpley's professional basketball career with the Dallas Mavericks. The paper then identifies Tarpley's drug and alcohol problems that led to him to being permanently banned from the association. The paper discusses the labelling theory and primary and secondary deviance as theories that explain Tarpley's behavior. Finally, the paper looks at the argument that professional athletes can become icons and so they must behave accordingly.
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"Roy Tarpley was born on the 28th of November 1964 in New York NY. At seven feet tall, Tarpley was the seventh pick in the 1986 NBA draft out of Michigan [1]. He started his professional basketball career with the Dallas Mavericks, playing as a center-forward [1]. In the five seasons that he played for the Mavericks, Tarpley averaged 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds [3-4]. With a combination of great running, jumping, shooting, and rebounding skills [2], Tarpley was easily one of the best Maverick players ever. In 1988, just two years after starting his professional career, Tarpley was awarded the all-time NBA sixth man award [5]."
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Sports Drinks, 2008.
This paper discusses the five types of sports drinks available for consumers.
1,537 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper looks at low-carbohydrate drinks that reduce fatigue and promote maximal performance, high-carbohydrate drinks for after exercise that promote glycogen re-synthesis, and protein drinks that provide essential amino acids. The paper also discusses recovery drinks that combine carbohydrates and protein and fat-burner drinks that help for weight loss. The paper concludes by pointing out that sports excellence does not come in a bottle. The paper emphasizes that sports nutrients are meant to supplement a healthy diet with plenty of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats.
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Introduction
Low-Carbohydrate Drinks Reduce Fatigue
High-Carbohydrate Drinks Promote Glycogen Re-synthesis
Protein Drinks Provide Essential Amino Acids
Recovery Drinks Combine Carbohydrates and Protein
Fat-Burner Drinks Help You Lose Weight
Conclusion
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"Not long ago, the category of sports drinks had one entry. Gatorade originally developed for the Gators football team at the University of Florida, Gatorade became a household word with the once-revolutionary concept that water is not the best thing to drink during exercise."
"When studies confirmed that drinks with electrolytes and simple carbohydrates improved sports performance, a new market segment was born. It has since grown to a billion dollar industry with a large number of entries and an ever-expanding variety of flavors."
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Steroids and Sports, 2008.
This paper discusses the growing use of steroids in sports.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that steroid use has increased significantly in the past five years due to the increased competition in sports. The author points out that anabolic steroids enhance an athlete's overall performance; however, the consequences of using steroids are not worth the dangers to which athletes subject their bodies and integrity. The paper reports that steroid use in high school athletes is growing rapidly as young athletes see professionals as role models that are willing to risk their health by taking steroids to achieve athletic goals. The author relates that anabolic steroids are banned in all sports in the United States and most of the world; however, this has not stopped athletes from trying to receive a competitive edge via steroid use. The paper underscores that the reason many athletes are willing to do steroids is because of lack of tough penalties.
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"In many sports, such as Major League Baseball, athletes are allowed many strikes and receive fines for using steroids. The current first strike offense in baseball is The policy says that the penalty for a first positive test for steroids is "a 10-day suspension or up to a $10,000 fine", and there is no public identification of players who are fined rather than suspended. Baseball has said that first-time offenders would be publicly identified as having failed a test in addition to a suspension. In the NFL, steroid use is banned. Players are randomly tested, and those testing positive could face game suspensions."
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