America’s gift to my generation Do you know when our national anthem first came to be the official anthem of the United States of America? The anthem was written by Francis Scott Key and became the official American anthem on March 3‚ 1931. America’s gift to my generation is freedom of expression. Freedom of expression means we have the right to express our opinions in many ways. Currently‚ the professional football players of our nation seem to be using their freedom of expression to‚ in
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boosts the excitement in every fan is a good solid drop of the gloves between two players. Although‚ fighting causes a five minute penalty for their actions‚ it is very exciting for the fans and is a highly effective tool for lots of teams. One of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) biggest and most exciting brawlers of this time is Colton Orr of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Orr and many other major fighters give fighting in hockey a entire new meaning from knocking someone out to pulling on hair‚ but either
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develop a younger fan base. Additionally‚ the sport will continue to struggle in the United States unless they can begin broadcasting entire seasons on a major television network. Thus‚ the league should attempt to broadcast games on a network such as ABC‚ which has proven effective for other sports leagues. The threat that increasing player salaries has on the league’s overall profitability can also be managed with a team salary cap. In implementing the above strategies‚ the NHL will set foot
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AND THE LAW (Word Count: 1012) Sport is an important part of Australian culture with a long history dating back to the 1800’s. We have progressed immensely since then and we now have numerous of professional sporting leagues in Australia for example; the A-League‚ Rugby League and AFL. Sport has always been Australia’s pride and passion as we have competed in many international levels including the Olympics and the Commonwealth games. ‘Sport law’ is there to promote safety‚ provide medical
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Today‚ we have progressed as a society‚ growing to be more understanding‚ but discrimination is not completely gone. It wasn’t until 1920 that the first black man Fritz Pollard‚ in the professional football league. (Gleaner.com). In addition in 1946 is when Jack Robinson became the first black player in the MLB and Willie O’Ree in 1958 who became the only black player to participate in the NHL until 1974 (Gleaner.com.) Although there has not been a lot of black
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the main team and play the first professional match of the premier league. I was really scared at the same time I was excited and happy. We played against Stoke City football club‚ but unfortunately‚ we have drafted with them 2 - 2. My friends have really supported me and my family was proud of me. The next match we were
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injuries injuries‚ including concussions. Concussions consist of forceful collisions against the head and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy or C.T.E‚ a degenerative brain disease. As a result of football being dangerous the N.F.L‚ the National Football League‚ created the head‚ neck‚ and spine committee to help diagnosis‚ prevent‚ and treat players with sports related
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It happens about 100 times a game in the National Football League: a bone-jarring tackle that slams a player to the turf. On the play shown in the photo above‚ Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant (23) drilled Philadelphia Eagles receiver Greg Lewis (83) with such force that Lewis couldn’t hang on to the ball. (Seattle won the Dec. 5‚ 2005‚ game at Philadelphia 42-0 in the most lopsided shutout ever broadcast on Monday Night Football.) Incompletions and fumbles aren’t the only consequences
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to pick up the ball and run with it. Walter Camp continued to edit the rulebook of football up until his death in 1925. Today Walter Camp’s legacy lives on with an outstanding league known as the NFL or National Football League; which started
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Sara Malinow Feature Draft 5 Touchdown Touchups Gladiator [glad-ee-ey-ter]: a person‚ often a slave or captive‚ who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal‚ for the entertainment of the spectators. Now consider the description of a football player [fo͝otbôl plāər]; a person‚ often a male‚ who is armed with large muscles as weapons and compelled to fight brutally until victorious in a public arena against
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