cultural meaning of sport and its connection to masculinity and femininity. Schools‚ as well as parents‚ peers and the media‚ take part in the process of defining the cultural meaning of sport as masculine‚ constructing and emphasizing the social norms‚ which encourage males to play sports so that they develop a masculine identity. The association of sport and masculinity‚ in other words the masculinization of sport‚ forms and describes both men’s and women’s relationship to sports. At the same time
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removed for 112 years. “Opponents say that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport‚" does not require rigorous physical activity‚ and can be played by people who are overweight‚ injured‚ non-athletic‚ etc. People argue that golf is a game or leisure activity‚ and they cite golf's 112-year absence from the Olympics as proof that it is not a sport.” First‚ to play golf you do not need to be in any kind of physical/mental shape. You can also play while
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Cheerleading‚ a Sport What is the definition of a sport? A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team is competing against one another to win. The sport cheerleading contains a wide range of physical exertion including: tumbling‚ various jumps and tricks‚ stunting‚ and choreographic dances‚ thus resulting in needing great stamina. Another reason cheerleading is a sport is the preparation time involved‚ and the athletic scholarship opportunities competing
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the governance of contemporary sport. Contemporary sport is considered to be sport from the second half of the 20th century which is the period in which there was first an inkling and then the realization of the fact that international sport had became globalised. Ideally‚ sport advocates for many of the character traits that society desires including fairplay‚ sportsmanship‚ hard work‚ dedication toward a desired goal and compliance to authority. Unfortunately‚ sport is no longer considered a social
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When sports grew during the 1920s the nation grew along with the expansion. Sports can be traced back as far as mankind in any culture and history. Olympic Games were held every four years at Olympia. At the world’s greatest event‚ all of athletes make the great effort to try for medal. It is not only shows strength‚ but also shows honor of a country. At the same time‚ the athletes also deserve large sum of money. The roaring 1920s was a time where Americans were living the American dream. The roaring
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The last drop of sweat my body has to offer slowly falls from my forehead onto my two-year-old neatly pressed black concert dress. In the first oboist’s chair I sit‚ horn neatly propped in my lap‚ as I wait for the conductor to walk onto stage. My slightly trembling hands make physical the instinct to run‚ hide‚ offer some excuse and exit stage left. My mind flashes to the earlier part of this day‚ filled with practice and reed-making‚ in preparation for the moments about to unfold. Doubt‚ worry
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Tennis and my passion for this sport Tennis is a game of skill and talent. One needs to be adroit to play this sport professionally. People don’t play sport because it is fun. Ask an athlete‚ most of us hate training. We play the sport because we can’t imagine our life without it. It is a part of us‚ the love/ hate relationship. It is what we live for. We live for the practices‚ the travel‚ the countless pair of different types of shoes and the appreciation of our coaches. We live for the way
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Through my childhood I was introduced to television‚ cell phones‚ and the computer‚ but there was something that caught my attention the most‚ which were video games. This huge franchise of entertainment would change my life forever‚ it created this barrier from keeping me inside the house‚ it gave me this obsession to continue playing‚ the desire to win. But most importantly it brought happiness to me and it became one of my favorite hobbies I enjoy doing even till this day. One of my favorite systems
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The most prominent person in my life is Jesus Christ. It is in him that I live‚ move and find my being. He is so gentle‚ kind and loving. He speaks with so much wisdom‚ signs and wonders he performs. He causes the blind to see‚ the deaf to hear‚ the dumb to speak‚ and the lame to walk. He has never spoken a lie or hated anyone. He is a true symphony of love‚ peace and joy. He is royalty. He is indeed the lover of my soul. Before he left this earth he promised that He is gone to prepare a place
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The short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto tells the message to accept different ways of life because Maya and her family come from Kazakhstan and they are trying to learn the American customs but are stuck trying to up hold their original culture. Since Maya and her family grew up in Kazakhstan and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya
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