Professional football has gone through many changes since its first season 1920. The uniforms are more advanced‚ the fields are different‚ and rules have been modified. In 2015‚ the NFL has moved the extra point back from the two-yard line back to the 15-yard line in an attempt to add more skill to the point after touchdown. With extra point attempts now more difficult‚ a myriad of opinions are floating around about how teams in the NFL should approach these attempts. Some say take the field
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Cleveland‚ Ohio has three major sports teams‚ one for football‚ baseball‚ and basketball. The fans in the area have always been supportive of all the teams‚ even in the worst of situations‚ and there has been plenty of situations. While it has been 52 years prior to 2016 since any major sports team has brought a Championship home to the city and the fans‚ despite many blown opportunities throughout the years‚ while the fans never stop believing that one day one of the teams would fulfill what every
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1. Defining Communication Theories Cognitive Dissonance Theory Cognitive Dissonance Theory argues that the experience of dissonance (or incompatible beliefs and actions) is aversive and people are highly motivated to avoid it. In their efforts to avoid feelings of dissonance‚ people will avoid hearing views that oppose their own‚ change their beliefs to match their actions‚ and seek reassurance after making a difficult decision. Communication Accommodation Theory This theoretical perspective examines
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Speech is the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds. It is the spoken expression of ideas. It is also defined as our ability to speak or the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking. We often use speech to interact with other people. Social Interaction is the means and ability of two or more social beings to come into contact‚ communicate or acknowledge one another while each being is aware of the others. This is the way people talk and
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prepare for your fi rst speech and as a checklist for all the speeches you give in your public speaking class. You can also use the guide as a handy reference for speeches you give aft er college. Presenting a speech involves six basic stages: 1. Determining your purpose and topic (Chapter 4) 2. Adapting to your audience (Chapter 5) 3. Researching your topic (Chapter 6) 4. Organizing your ideas (Chapter 8) 5. Practicing your speech (Chapter 12) 6. Presenting your speech (Chapter 12) Th ese
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Speech to Entertain: A Guide Joann Babin Rationale and Definition If your instructor assigned you to do a speech to entertain‚ you are lucky. Since so many public speaking text book authors declare entertainment as one of the three major goals of a public speech‚ it is a great skill to practice. It is hard to deny the value of entertainment. Humor has been used to soothe many difficult situations. At a board meeting in San Francisco where there was a heated debate about closing Golden Gate
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get rid of all the turf fields in the NFL to protect players safety. It turns out that players were 77 percent more likely to tear their ACL on turf compared to regular grass fields. We’re not saying that players won’t get hurt‚ because they will. Football is one of the most dangerous sports‚ but in any sport if something is causing players 77% more likely to get hurt then something needs to change. It is more
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On November 7‚ 2015 the Missouri University football team announced they were going on strike until the president of the university stepped down. Two days later on November 9‚ 2015 the president‚ Timothy M. Wolfe‚ and chancellor‚ R. Bowen Loftin‚ of the University of Missouri both resigned from their positions. The strike of the football team and resignation of both university leaders were a result of the same issues. These issues involved multiple racist‚ sexiest‚ and homophobic incidents that were
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HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Athletic Department 2012 Varsity Football Schedule District 20-5A Bellaire Chavez Houston Lamar Madison Westbury Westside District 21-4A Austin Davis Reagan Sharpstown North Forest Waltrip Wheatley Milby Lee District 23-3A Furr Jones Kashmere Scarborough Washington Sterling Worthing Yates FINAL 5/9/2012 DATE WEEK 0 Thursday 8/30/2012 8/30/2012 8/30/2012 8/30/2012 8/30/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012 8/31/2012
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College graduates are increasingly being asked to give presentations as part of their job interviews • Internet & other technologies has not reduced the need for pubic speaking The tradition of public speaking • Oldest handbook on effective speech was written on papyrus in Egypt 4‚500yrs ago. • Eloquence was highly prized in ancient India‚ Africa & china as well as Aztecs and other pre-European cultures of north & south America • Greece and Rome essential role in education & life • Aristotle’s
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