Papers On Sports & Culture
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The Greek Olympics
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A 7 page paper discussing the nature of the original Olympic
Games and their importance to the Greek culture. The Olympic Games after which the modern
Games are patterned have come to us as a model reported only in fragments that have been widely
scattered and at times contradictory. Though we cannot know all of the details of the Games as
they were held in ancient Greece, we can surmise many points from the information we have and
relate the importance of the Games to the higher ideals of Greek culture. Bibliography lists 5
sources.
Filename: KSolympics.wps
The History of Japanese / American Baseball
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The History of Japanese / American Baseball: This 15-page report examines the origin of baseball in both the U.S. and Japanese cultures. In addition, it explores the way in which the game developed and how it was used to promote bicultural unity. Although now centuries old our country�s national pastime will never lose its luster. Bibliography lists 8 sources. SNBasebl.doc
Filename: SNBasebl.doc
The History of Lacrosse: From the Native American Stickball Game to the Game We Know Today
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A 9 page overview of the game Lacrosse. Traces the game from its origin among the Native Americans to the present day. Details the spiritual meaning of the game to Native Americans as well as its history among the non-Natives in their relations with Natives. Outlines the evolution in gear, rules, and playing fields. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPlacros.wps
The Importance of Cohesion in Team Sports
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This five page paper considers the role of cohesion in team sports. The writer looks at team cohesion in relation to its determinants and consequences. Included in the paper is a consideration of cohesion is needed in all team sports and how the motivation of the individuals will impact on the cohesion and how this will transfer into the team performance and results. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEteamco.rtf
The Influence of Hero Worship
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This 11 page paper consider the way in which hero worship may be both a positive and a negative influence on society. Using the examples of sporting stars the paper discusses the sociological and psychological framework that gives the stars their power and how it can be seen to impact on those what 'worship' them. Examples of sporting heroes, past and present are used, including Jackie Robinson, Dwight Gooden and O.J Simpson. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEherowp.wps
The Intimate Camera: Raging Bull
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(5 pp.) There is no doubt about the power of
Martin Scorsese's 1980 film Raging Bull: The film
was named the year's best picture by Gene Siskel,
Roger Ebert, USA Today, the American Film
Institute and Premiere Magazine. Robert DeNiro's
performance as boxer Jake La Motta won De Niro his
second Oscar. However, what we will be examining
in this discussion is Michael Chapman's brilliant
black-and-white photography, Frank Warner's dense
sound design, and Thelma Schoonmaker's crisp
editing (another Oscar winner). The work of these
three professionals puts us in the boxing ring,
and in the life of middleweight contender La Motta.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBrgbull.doc
The Marketing of Manchester United in Singapore
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This 35 page paper examines the United Kingdom football club Manchester United and how it is marketed in Singapore. The club has successfully made the transition from sports club to commercial entertainment whilst retaining credibility and increasing profit. The key to this success has been strategic marketing and differentiation and the use of alliances and sponsorship as well as brand extensions. This paper considers how this has been achieved and examined the underlying theory of marketing in this type of environment. The bibliography cites 26 sources.
Filename: TEMarkMU.rtf
The Motivations for Participating in Extreme Sports
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This 5 page paper looks at the reasons that individuals may choose to undertake dangerous sports. The theories examined range from the psychological need to find risk in a safe society, through to adrenaline addiction and the role of modern culture and the media. The bibliography sites 4 sources.
Filename: TEextmsp.wps.
The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers, Strategic Management, and
Organizational Design
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This 5 page report discusses the business
of professional basketball and the fact that it actually has a
great deal in common with the strategic management of any
corporate entity in terms of its competitive nature,
determination, and hustle. The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers have
served as an almost textbook example of the ways in which a
professional basketball (or any other sport) team serves as an
example of management paradigms that accentuate the most
fundamental aspects of managerial conflict, positioning, and the
processes involved in re-defining an organization in order to
keep up with changing markets and consumers. Bibliography lists
6 sources.
Filename: BWsixers.wps
The Philosophic Process in Sports, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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An 8 page overview of the philosophic process as it applies to such aspects of our daily lives as sports, ethics, and social responsibility. Defines the philosophic process as a quest for knowledge and ethical and moral justification in the choices we make in life. The author contends that it is a process which is, in fact, applicable to ever aspect of our lives. In sports, for example, we seek fitness, knowledge, the enhancement of motor skills, and even pleasure. In our jobs we seek competency and professionality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPphlPrc.rtf
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