Should professional gaming be considered a sport? Professional gaming has gained a lot of viewers in the last few years. League of legends viewing has gone from a small gathering to the Seoul football stadium packed with space for 66‚000 people and getting around 270‚000 people watching online through a stream‚ the year before‚ 32 million people watched (http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5123724/league-of-legends-world-championship-32-million-viewers). Dota 2 has a similar following‚ with the last
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while sitting upright without having to sacrifice speed by reaching down for a water bottle during a race. The packs gained fame during the 1991 Gulf War as extreme sports enthusiasts in the U.S. Special Forces carried their personal CamelBaks into combat during Desert Storm. Thereafter‚ the CamelBak name would be forever associated with extreme performance and the U.S. Armed Forces. By 1995‚ Eidsen sold the company for $4 million. Its buyer‚ Kransco‚ introduced the first camouflaged models‚ and the
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My XPTL Imagine a sport so extreme and intense that your children’s children are going to have flashbacks of when you attempted it. I now introduce the “X-Treme Paragliding Terror Longbow” (XPTL). A sport only for those who have the testicular fortitude to compete in. The sport is divided into three different portions. Paragliding‚ snowboarding‚ and Longbow that are all judged on three separate areas. The first one would be skill‚ the second is style‚ and the third and final is on points. I am here
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their face and each strand of hair‚ the images of nature they fly by‚ and the pleasure of personal achievement. Despite having this example of an extreme sport‚ most people will still view extreme sports‚ like wingsuit diving‚ as reckless and an action that only brings adrenaline‚ injuries‚ and death. Contrary to what most people believe‚ extreme sports carry more to its meaning and purpose than just the typical remarks and stereotypes people make of them. In fact‚ they provide much more‚ such as
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the success of GoPro will be given. Background GoPro is a camera company that provides enthusiasts with an all in one device that captures top quality video or pictures. It is an all environment camera‚ with a casing that allows it to go from extreme cold to underwater. Surfer Nick Woodman who originally started selling 35mm film cameras while living in a 1971 Volkswagen van founded the company (Mac‚ 2013). He wanted to create a camera that could be tethered to your wrist‚ so you could take surfing
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reason for objecting to extreme sports is that they can be very dangerous and even sometimes life threatening. More than that‚ the sports people along with the spectators are in danger. For instance‚ a formula one car crashes‚ the driver undoubtedly injured and it is possible that the people in the crowd will be too. Furthermore‚ sports are for relaxation and enjoyment and for injuries and sufferings. Children imitate them and put themselves in trouble. On the other hand‚ sports and games seem to
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Extreme sports include skydiving‚ base jumping‚ mountain climbing‚ etc…. These kinds of sports are very dangerous to a regular person who doesn’t really do them regularly. All of these sports have a high chance of killing or seriously injuring someone without the person‚ doing the sport‚ knowing it. Though these sports can be dangerous and harmful‚ people find fun and enjoyment doing them. People do these sports to compete in competitions or just for the fun of it. Yes these sports are highly dangerous
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Is “extreme weather” caused by manmade global warming? Global warming is one of the most significant issues in today’s society for the reason global warming is making worse such as super storms‚ droughts‚ heat waves‚ etc. In this case‚ global warming has made more tenuous‚ for example tornadoes. However‚ people in today society consider that extreme weather caused by manmade. Manmade to the global warming is a major influence on extreme weather. In brief‚ as mentioned above one can see that people
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The Effect of Organized Sport on Children It is obvious that the American society is obsessed with sports. All one needs to do to see this obsession is turn on the television and watch one of the dozens of twenty -four hour sports stations and commercials dedicated to sports. Still not convinced‚ then hop into your car and take a drive across any suburban American town and look at the parks and playing fields. They are full of adult and children athletes playing for leisure and competition
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......................................................................................................................................... 1 Levels of Engagement With Sport ............................................................................................................................. 2 Chart 1 Overlap of Leading Sports by Interest‚ Participation and Spectating 2007........................ 2 Trends in Key Markets .......................................................................
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