Bend it Like Beckham Reflection Paper Bend it Like Beckham displays issues that arise in cross cultured interactions through Jess’ Sikh family and their relocation to Britain. Through the main character Jess‚ the audience witnesses many issues that a young‚ ethnic female goes through such as coming of age and religious or family expectations. Jess’ passion for soccer results in many issues for the character to face‚ yet the soccer field becomes a resolution for the culture and family issues she
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Literature review of economic impact of large sports event Introduction Over recent years‚ there have significantly controversial discussions about the economic impact that large sporting events bring to the host city and country. This literature review mainly draws attention on four aspects: tourism boosting & expenditure of tourist‚ employment‚ price and living cost‚ reconstruction and investment. It is argued in each item about the extent of the economic impact works and the process they worked
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In chapter two of the book‚ The Sports Gene‚ the author David Epstein compares and contrasts two high jumpers that have achieved their greatness in very different ways. Donald Thomas is a basketball player who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a fellow high jumper challenged him to clearing a high jump‚ which he surprisingly did with ease. The other jumper; Stefan Holm‚ was a trained professional who had won the previous championships. These two athletes could not be anymore
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the movie “Bend it like Beckham” -------From the perspective of Cross-cultural communication 专业：英语语言文学 姓名：胡金庆 学号：201120327 日期：2011年10月11日 A feedback on the movie “Bend it like Beckham” -------From the perspective of Cross-cultural communication Abstract： Based on the English movie “Bend It like Beckham”‚ this paper is going
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The Depopulation of Native Americans (Colin Calloway v. David S. Jones) Issue #2 Karen Lee @01234920 History 170 Professor Seiling M/W-9:05 A.M. March 4‚ 2015 Was disease a key factor in the depopulation of Native Americans in the Americas? In “Taking Sides‚” issue 2‚ Colin G. Calloway argues that key factor of the depopulation was through the epidemic diseases contact from Europeans. In contrast‚ David S. Jones controvert that there were other factors at work that explains the drastic loss
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It is decidedly impossible to hold a serious discussion about sports without bringing up politics; the two subjects are permanently intertwined. In fact‚ the major political events of the 1900s had a profound effect on sporting events across the world. Sports played a multitude of roles during this time period‚ from being used as war propaganda to a tool of political manipulation to a symbol of freedom. From World War I to World War II‚ global conflicts dramatically increased the politicization of
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film Bend It Like Beckham (Directed by Gurinda Chadha) was the act of challenging ‘gender stereotypes’. I found the presentation of conflicting typical gender requirements especially important because this taught me that expectations are not always meant to be met‚ and that sometimes going against them gives you the opportunity to become the person you would like to be‚ and not what others want you to. The demonstration of challenging gender stereotypes in Bend It Like Beckham played a vital role
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Jackie Robinson’s Impact on American Sports Jack Roosevelt Robinson (Jackie) was born on January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia and died on October 24‚ 1972 in Stamford‚ Connecticut. Jackie Robinson is best known for being the first African American baseball player of the modern era‚ by breaking the color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson’s debut for the Dodgers in 1947 came a year before President Harry Truman desegregated the military and seven years before the Supreme
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High Impact We all need to help people who are playing a high impact sport and people that have played a high impact sport and have been injured because of the impact. The high impact injuries need to be prevented because if they don’t more and more people will suffer from concussions‚ permanent brain damage‚ and different thoughts and emotions then they had before the injuries. The amount of injuries caused by high impact sports in much more than others. “I don’t think my life will ever be the same”
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The movie “Bend it like Beckham” is about a young Indian girl trying to break stereotypes and adventure out to be a great soccer player just like her hero David Beckham. The main character Jesminder Bhamra‚ nicknamed Jess‚ wants to play soccer but her parents have a different plan for her. The parents want their daughter to leave sports and focus on finding a husband just like her sister Pinky did‚ by marrying a nice Indian man and learning how to cook. Jess is trying to fulfill her dreams without
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