 Sumo wrestling is traditionally considered Japan’s national sport. The sport is surrounded by ceremony and ritual and is considered a gendai budō‚ a modern Japanese martial art.  The precursor to sumo probably originated in China during the Han Dynasty. The first sumo-like match in Japan occurred in 453 at the funeral ceremony of Emperor Ingyō. The sport is also associated with Shinto ritual where a human ceremonially wrestles with a kami‚ a Shinto spirit or god.
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Abstract Entertainment comes in many forms: music‚ videos‚ art‚ and literature are a few. These forms of entertainment‚ when used over the Internet‚ could result in some individuals crossing the line between reality and delusion. When the line is crossed‚ these individuals become fixated on obtaining more of the entertainment; which may result in doing so illegally. In this paper‚ I will analyze ethics in entertainment. An earlier study conducted by Charles W. Harvey (2004) is replicated‚ adding
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lecture about the concept of wrestling in American culture and the symbolism that is behind in the world of this sport. Ethan introduced this topic with a quote from one of the readings we did for the class that explained “beautifully” in his terms how wrestling is a perfect example in how certain sports can displays different realms of culture. I honestly have never been involved in the world of wrestling and this presentation taught me a lot about how wrestling meshes a world of fiction with sports to
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BMG entertainment‚ the world’s fourth-largest media company‚ was a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG‚ a German media conglomerate. In 1999‚ it was a $4.6 billion music and entertainment company with more than 200 record labels and operations in 53 countries. Its revenue was derived from North America (51%)‚ Europe (32%)‚ Latin America (9%)‚ and Asia-Pacific (8%). Despite of this BMG Entertainment’s ability of generating huge revenue‚ and its operating strategies to make the company sound‚ the BMG Entertainment
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Grundbrecher English 1; Wednesday 03/06/2013 Wrestling The sport of wrestling helped mold me into the man I am today. Wrestling can be more than just a sport‚ as it was to me. Wrestling teaches young boys‚ and girls discipline‚ self respect‚ and hard work. Wrestling definitely gave me an entirely new understanding as to what hard work and dedication meant. I never could have possibly imagined that a sport could impact my life as much as wrestling did. I am extremely grateful for everything my
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ENTERTAINMENT is an action‚ event or activity that aims to amuse and interest an audience of one or more people. It is the audience that turns a private recreation orleisure activity into entertainment. The audience may have a passive role‚ as in the case of persons watching a play‚ opera‚ television show or film; or the audience role may be active‚ as in the case of games. Entertainment can be public or private‚ involving formal‚ scripted performance‚ as in the case of theatre or concerts;
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http://www.storyofkorea.com/?p=130 Korean entertainment company – SM Entertainment S.M. Entertainment Co.‚ Ltd S.M. Entertainment is Korea’s best known entertainment & media group‚ operating businesses in the fields of planning‚ production‚ distribution‚ and circulation of records‚ licensing‚ publishing‚ singer/actor management‚ agency activities‚ start-up marketing‚ Internet/mobile content‚ and education. S.M. Entertainment was the first Korean entertainment company listed on the KOSDAQ (April‚ 2000)
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Sumo wrestling is one of the oldest forms of martial arts in Japan‚ and it is still a major sport that is populär with both men and women there. In ancient times‚ sumo contests were held only in the courtyards of Shinto shrines as a religious ritual performed for the gods to encourage them to grant a good harvest. Ritual is‚ therefore‚ an important part of the sport. Before each match‚ contestants sprinkle salt on the ring and rinse their mouths in a ritual purification. Nowadays‚ sumo wrestling
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Girls and Wrestling Should girls be able to wrestle? I wanted to know the answer to this question and see what other people thought about this topic. I started out by looking for articles on the internet and talking to my wrestling coach Justin Ruiz to see what he thought about women’s wrestling. I am interested in this because a lot of people don’t believe that girls should be able to wrestle. I researched the question‚ I talked with my coach‚ and I did my own reflective thinking in order to disclosure
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he or she excels at. If this is the case‚ I am not a typical 11th grader. Because this year‚ I decided to try wrestling for the first time. I’ve always had experience with martial arts such as boxing‚ kickboxing‚ and Capoeira – a fight that was disguised as a dance by Brazilian slaves in the 1500s. Also‚ I’ve done school sports and athletic activities such as indoor and outdoor track‚ and lacrosse. But‚ until this year‚ I had never done any form of wrestling‚ which is a sport that has always piqued
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