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Popular Culture, 2007.
A popular culture analysis, with a focus on sport.
2,631 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper explains and defines popular culture in terms of its historical development and social meaning. The idea of a qualitative content analysis is also explained and a qualitative content analysis of sport and certain overlapping forms of popular culture is then conducted.
Outline:
Introduction
Popular Culture
Historical Development
Defining Popular Culture
Qualitative Content Analysis
Sport
Qualitative Content Analysis Of Sport
Contextualisation
Social Context
Political Context
Economic Context
Historical Context
Conceptual Analysis
Ideology
Hegemony
Representation
Globalisation
Interrelatedness
Conclusion
Sources Consulted
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"The wealthy corporations of the world mostly produce modern day popular culture in bulk, whereas in the past, popular culture was produced and used by individual people. This idea of bulk selling can be seen in the television and film cultures specifically. In this way, modern popular culture is produced to be used as a product for consumption of the masses. In the past, all societies have had forms of popular culture (Gitlin, 1981). Since the early part of mans history, people have begun to spontaneously create forms of popular culture. Early man created artistic expressions of meaning in the form of cave art, which served as art, as well as a primitive form of writing. In ancient Rome, the people were accustomed to seeing street shows and singers in travelling carnivals. These examples translate into forms of high culture in modern times."
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Strength Training for Endurance Athletes, 2007.
An analysis of the physiological advantages to strength training in endurance athletes.
2,155 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper examines the positive effects of strength training for endurance athletes. It suggests that an endurance athlete who is optimally strength-trained has a distinct competitive advantage compared to the athlete who trains only for endurance. The paper details many of the physiological changes that can be expected with endurance training and with strength training.
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"There are several adaptations associated with an athlete performing endurance training exclusively. Aerobic endurance training produces increases in VO2 max, but has no hypertrophy effect on muscles (Holloszy et al, 1984) (Hickson et al, 1988). In fact, in prolonged endurance training, muscle fiber size has actually been shown to decrease (Terados et al, 1986), presumably to allow more efficient transfer of O2 to working muscles though this hasn't been proven (Yessis, 2000). If an athlete is attempting to increase their ground forces while running, then obviously muscular atrophy would be detrimental to this goal, unless the strength of the smaller diameter muscles was greater than that of the relatively more hypertrophied muscle group. Therefore, the concept of an endurance athlete performing endurance training exclusively would be disadvantageous to running faster times, as the limitations inherent in a given athlete's ability to increase stride frequency, stride rate and ground force creation would be limited once a certain level of proficiency is reached. That level is different for every athlete, but the point is that once running mechanics are sufficiently advanced that the athlete has maximized his/her performance, further improvements are limited by the inability to further increase the associated factors that contribute to that performance."
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Student Recreation Center Attendance, 2007.
This paper provides an analysis of factors that affect student recreation center attendance.
3,190 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the gradual decline in activity within the college community sets the stage for a lifetime of negative lifestyle factors that contribute to the onset of obesity as well as diseases such as diabetes, myocardial infarction, and coronary artery disease. The writer conducts research among students in order to determine if a correlation exists between the following independent variables: motivation factors, nutrition factors, fitness background, lifestyle factors, and student recreation center (SRC) attendance. The writer concludes that in contrast to previous research, the results show that lifestyle factors, namely smoking and hours of sleep per night, are not prominent in relation to how often the students attended the SRC.
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Introduction
Methods
Results
Tables 1-4
Discussion
Bibliography
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"In an effort to eliminate this problem, the Healthy People 2010 initiative includes goals that attempt to eliminate many of the sedentary lifestyle factors that lead to a decreased health status - namely obesity. Unfortunately, these goals completely overlook the college population and are only directed at adults already in the workforce and grade school children; perhaps too young to fully grasp the concept. In another effort to combat lifestyle factors, the Phat Exercise approach, is attempting to implement various methods that will function to boost intrinsic motivation in an effort to increase activity within the college population. The researcher's state four psychological concepts: vision, mastery, flow, and energy, all of which are aimed at helping individuals increase their level of activity enjoyment and thereby increase exercise frequency."
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Athletes Cheat All The Time, 2006.
Examination of the widespread use of performance-enhancing supplements (steroids) among professional athletes.
1,436 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper takes a closer look at steroid use in professional baseball and at the Olympics. The paper shows specific examples of recent cheating among athletes worldwide. The paper also provides explanations of drug-screening procedures used today and ways that athletes are successfully able to cheat the screenings, as well as their competitors and the fans.
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"Cheating is everywhere. It has become a widespread epidemic in the sense that it has almost completely incorporated itself into the American society of today. Not gradually; the change has been dramatic and has covered all angles and perspectives. Anything and everything that has a corner with the possibility of being cut will ultimately be cut. Moreover, based on this extremely wide variety, it would take days to cover each individual type of cheating. Therefore, choosing one single and important aspect, in this case, athletes who cheat drug screenings, allows the reader to obtain a much more specific and individualized sense of the much broader dilemma that is occurring everywhere all over the world. Athletes have found ways to cheat drastically in both the minor and major leagues of baseball as well as in the Olympics."
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Herbs and Athletes, 2006.
A discussion on herbal supplements and their effects on athletes.
965 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the negative and positive effects on athletes of herbal supplements. It looks at how most herbs are marketed to athletes with little or no solid data to back up the claims for improved performance, increased muscle mass, or enhanced energy on the field. It also suggests that more research on herbs, health, and athletic performance is needed to better assess efficacy and safety.
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"Sports-related uses of herbs include enhancing performance in prolonged endurance events, inducing muscular hypertrophy and increasing strength, decreasing body fat, speeding recovery, and improving performance in team sports (Bucci, 2000). Many athletes may use herbal products to try to aid in healing after an injury, to decrease inflammation, to manage pain, to stay more alert, and to boost immunity and optimize their chances of staying healthy in and out of season, enabling them to compete at the highest level."
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Gender Issues in Sport, 2005.
A look a the argument that sport has been dominated from a male perspective from the inception of the ancient olympic games.
3,239 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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This paper looks at the history of sport, the ancient olympics and the roles of women in sport, both in organisation and participation. Gender logic is discussed at length and subsequently the subject moves onto the military and partnership models of sports organisations.
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"As is common knowledge the Olympic Games motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', which translated into English becomes 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'. The idea behind this is that athletes will surpass the boundaries of performance whilst striving to become Olympic champion. This motto did not actually come about until Baron Pierre De Coubertin borrowed the phrase to attach to his revival of the Olympic Games in the 1890's, but the Ancient Greeks certainly participated in this way also. Serious doubts lingered over whether or not women could hold to this ideal, indeed it was thought that women were simply incapable of going fast, climbing high or being strong, never mind surpassing themselves in these areas."
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The Priority of Sport, 2006.
This paper examines the injury rate of high school athletes during the out of season participation.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 16 sources, $ 178.95
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The paper discusses how high school athletes are becoming more competitive than ever before. The desire to become an elite athlete has become a top priority while attending high school. Athletics is often a deciding factor when selecting a college or university. The paper relates that coaches highly recommend athletes to participate in sport through activities and sport programs year round and when not in season at high school, which may not allow the high school student athlete any rest and or recovery time throughout the year, resulting in overuse or repetitive stress injuries.
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"Researchers report that more than 38 million youths participate in sporting activities (Seefeldt & Ewing, 1997 as cited by Stewart and Bengier, 2001) with the number climbing every year. Nearly twice as many children participated in interscholastic sporting events in 1997-1998 compared to 1971-1972 (National Federation of State High School Associations, 1998 as cited by Stewart and Bengier, 2001). Stewart and Bengier (2001) report the increase is even more dramatic for females, rising from 294,000 in 1971-1972 to over 2.6 million in 1997-1998. Hayward (2001) states that in 1972 only one in 27 female students enrolled in high school participated on a varsity sports team whereas by 1998 the rate was one in three."
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Sticks and Stones, 2006.
An argument analysis of an essay by Richard Estrada.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the thesis of an argument essay penned by former sports columnist Richard Estrada in 1995. The paper explores whether or not the thesis is clear, whether or not it is arguable (a statement of fact is generally not considered an acceptable thesis) and whether or not the thesis is appropriately qualified in light of the fact that the topic (controversial team sports names) is highly contentious and invites many differing view-points. In the end, the paper concludes that Estrada's essay is a solid one in part because its thesis statement satisfies certain basic requirements.
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Anthropological Ethnography: The Ritual of Football, 2006.
A discussion regarding the impact of the football culture.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the sociological and anthropological implications inherent in the commonplace ritual of a youth football match. Particularly, the paper describes a recent match involving two teams that coincidentally happened to have certain ethnic majorities on their roster. The paper examines why winning this match was so important to the parents and families of the children, and the paper also looks at the social organization, cultural economy, language, and semiotics of the soccer match ritual with an eye towards determining the greater truths and significances it holds.
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"It is often said that to truly understand cultures (and human beings more generally) it is necessary to review the rituals in which they participate. The following paper will focus upon one such ritual - namely, the ritual of the local soccer or "football" game which so often takes place at the near-by park or recreational center. In so doing, the paper will explore the social organization, cultural economy, language and semiotics of the ritual with the hope that the reader will be left with a better understanding of the deeper significances and structures which turn the every-day soccer or "football" match into a rich harvest for cultural anthropologists."
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The World Cup and Pop Culture, 2006.
A discussion regarding what the World Cup tell us about gender relations in the world today.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the FIFA World Cup as the world's most popular sporting event. According to the paper, during this event it seems that the entire world becomes fixated on the World Cup. Every coffee shop and bar fills up with people who are clued to the spectacle. And the operative word is people, men and women alike are drawn to the spectacle. While there might be more men watching, there is certainly no shortage of women.
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Divisions and Classifications of Tae Kwon Do, 2006.
A review of the history and make up of Tae Kwon Do.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how those who practice Tae Kwon Do are classified or ranked based on the abilities that they have demonstrated through training and testing. Although it has not always been the case, Tae Kwon Do professionals use colored belts to indicate ranking. The paper reviews how General Choi Hong Hi first created the color bet system of classifying athletes.
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" General Choi Hong Hi determined that there should be 10 "geups" or degrees. These 10 "geups" are correlated to ten "dan" degrees, or phases of expertise ("Belt"). The first belt is the white belt. The white belt represents "innocence" on the part of the individual. This innocence means that the person has little to no experience with Tae Kwon Do, and earns the belt by beginning to attend classes ("Belt")."
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The New Cycling Pedagogy, 2006.
Examines changes in the sport of cycling and coaching pedagogy.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The sport of cycling and coaching pedagogy is changing as newer technologies provide for the opportunity to train more effectively with less risk of physical damage. This paper outlines some of the more recent changes including the use of heart rate monitors, power ranges for training and performance based on heart rate zones, lactate thresholds and FaCT training.
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Representations of Female Athletes, 2006.
An analysis of the representations of female athletes in mass media and how these representations reinforce sexism in society.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, $ 89.95
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Scholars researching the mass media have argued that the media is both the producer as well as the product of social inequality. As even the briefest review of the magazine rack of any bookstore in Canada would reveal, the dominant imagery in the mass media - or at least the print mass media - is that of young, beautiful females. Sport magazines (e.g., Sports Illustrated, Shape, Women's Fitness) are no exception to this rule. This paper argues the thesis that the representation of women and female athletes in our society reinforces sexism through a calculated representation of the aesthetics of the female body as the sole attribute of value of women in our culture.
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Sports and Femininity, 2006.
An examination of the relationship between sports and the social construction of femininity.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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For many centuries, since at least the time that the Greeks inaugurated the naked-men-only Olympics, sports were largely considered to be the domain of men. Sports were associated with power, strength, aggression, courage, assertiveness, competitiveness--and all of these attributes were considered natural to men, but unnatural in women, according to the strictly defined gender binary that dominated most societies, prescribing opposite (and supposedly complementary) roles for men and women. This paper discusses the historical view, held in most societies about women and sports, that athleticism in women was somehow unfeminine. The paper also looks at how this perspective changed in many countries during the 20th century.
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Profile of a Dream Team, 2006.
This paper examines team-building within business or sports organizations.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This is a brief paper which discusses the importance of team-building in order to develop the perfect winning dream team. Areas covered include criteria for team-building and development, methods of effective leadership which tie into coaching and how coaches and leaders in the business world parallel each other in building effective dream teams within their respective business or sports organizations.
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"Dream teams are the stuff legends are made of. While most people think of dream teams in view of sports, big business boasts the creation of dream teams (Dwyer, 2004) as well. Effective team building skills for a coach are very similar to those of business leadership. Whether on the field or in the boardroom, one star cannot win a game; they can certainly help score the winning run, but one person cannot play all positions. As such, effective team-building efforts are critical. According to a study performed on U.S. Olympic teams from the Atlanta Summer Games several years ago (Goughnour & Pares, 2006) those teams that failed to perform had considerable areas of weakness including "team cohesion, experience, confidence, commitment and focus." Payne (as cited by Goughnour & Pares, 2006) states that in effective teams, each member works together to ensure the success of the whole."
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Sports and Promoting Social Awareness, 2006.
This paper outlines the mythical new agency, the United Nation's Combat Social Ills through Sports Participation's mission statement.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper discusses a mythical new agency sponsored by the United Nations; the United Nation's Combat Social Ills through Sports Participation (UNCSITSP) program. This paper compares the new agency to the scope of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) the International Olympic Committee (IOC), pointing out the differences. A mission statement, goals and objectives and program profile are provided.
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"International sports for promoting social awareness: In 1945 the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was formed, which includes as its mission fostering "genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture" to promote an environment of mutual respect and cooperation from the 191 countries affiliated with the agency ("About UNESCO," 2006). Similar in theme, the United Nations has just formed a new agency called Combat Social Ills through Sports Participation (UNCSITSP). This paper will outline the new agency's mission statement, goals and objectives while providing a brief description of a program model which would satisfy the stated objectives."
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Recreation Report, 2006.
This paper suggests the implementation of an ice-fishing program to increase revenues at a recreation resort.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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In this article, the writer proposes the development of an ice-fishing program at a northern resort. The writer explains that presently, the Ultimate Resort and Spa is mainly a three season resort providing sports and leisure activities that fall into the warmer months. The writer believes that by adding an ice-fishing program and taking advantage of the resorts proximity to close and well-stocked fishing lakes, numbers could be increased during the winter months.
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"Presently, the Ultimate Resort and Spa is mainly a three season resort providing sports and leisure activities that fall into the warmer months. However, this leaves the resort rather empty during the months between December and mid March, but still require us to provide full services to guests who generally are only present on site during the early mornings and after dark."
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Impacts of Previous Olympics, 2006.
This paper discusses the lessons learned regarding the impacts of previous Olympic Games.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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In this article the writer looks at the impact and effects that the Olympic Games have had over the years. The writer discusses the various benefits and advantages involved when athletes from different nations participate in such an event. The writer also highlights the positive economic aspects brought about by the Olympics, such as the encouragement of tourism and jobs for the host country.
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"The Olympic Games offer an opportunity for people of different nations to meet each other, and to communicate and exchange cultural ideas with each other. Beneficial changes, such as promoting a more positive image to the world, and creating publicity and visibility, are enjoyed by the host city. In this way, tourism to the country may be boosted. In addition, the local economy may be stimulated, and jobs may be created. Finally, infrastructure built for the Games may benefit the local inhabitants for many years to come."
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Costs and benefits of hosting the Olympics, 2006.
An analysis of the costs and the benefits of hosting the 2008 Olympics as it applies to Beijing.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper considers the costs and benefits of hosting the Olympics, particularly as an effort to inform the efforts of Beijing in 2008. Through review of the literature, and case studies Seoul and Atlanta, the research shows that Beijing can benefit if they use the hosting to impact the national life of China (including standing in the world) and improve very specific parts of the economy.
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