Sexism in Sports Throughout the history of sports‚ female athletes have struggled to gain equality with the male athletes. The men have predominantly had better athletic facilities‚ more recognition‚ more airtime on television‚ etc. Women today are still fighting for as much recognition as the males‚ and the right to play/help with male sports. The United States tried to help women gain more sports equality with the passage of the Title IX amendment in 1972. This amendment states that “no person
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Extreme Sports About 6‚000 people die from extreme sports every year. Dying from extreme sports isn’t as uncommon nowadays‚ but people who love nature and have passion about the sport are willing to do it even if it means risking their own death. Rabindranath Tagore quoted‚ “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water”. What he meant here is that we can’t achieve our goals in life if we don’t commit to something and just hide ourselves in our own
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The issue of blood sports has been gradually becoming significant over the past years‚ where influences have been seen in animals. Some advocate that blood sports should be banned‚ whereas some oppose to the idea. It appears that blood sports are considered to be popular activities in a number of places‚ which represents that some population enjoy this particular sport for several reasons. Rumour has it that blood sport is one way to bring excitement to life for both the contestants and audience
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Improved self-esteem is another benefit of competitive youth sports. When a child wins a game with his team‚ he feels accomplished and recognized. Even when he doesn’t win‚ he can learn a valuable lesson: that you can’t win every time. Losing with his team can also increase self-esteem‚ as he learns to hold his head high and feel proud for trying his best. Participating in sports gives athletes the ability to develop tight and lasting friendships with others who have common interests. This is a valuable
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Ever since the recreational use of weed was legalized in the states of Colorado and Washington I’ve wondered how it might affect athletes and sports in those areas. Would athletes be able to smoke as much as they want whenever they cross the states borders? Imagine a United States where the use of marijuana is legal in all 50 states. Athletes whether in college or playing professionally get a ton of publicity for everything they do and are idols to youth across the world. They’re essentially trendsetters
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What is sport? With reference to Clifford Geertz’s article‚ ‘Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight‚’ sport can be a means for fostering community relationships through settling disputes and violence in a ritualized manner. The descriptive analysis of the “deep play” of the Balinese cockfight serves to provide an essential insight into the profound social and cultural structure that exists within Balinese communities. The cockfight enables competitors to channel their inner aggression and
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People have been entertained by sport since before the gladiators in the Roman Coliseum. In the 20th century‚ the publics’ passion for sport consumes more and more of their free time. As sports figures became internationally recognized‚ athletes began to realize their need for professional representation. Thus‚ sports agents were born. The field of sports agents has grown since then into an enormous field. Agents now deal with every aspect of an athlete’s life. Agents can be considered professional
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Violence In Sports We all know that violence comes into sports. What would a Saturday afternoon on the football field be like without the odd punch up on the field? How would we get our hockey fix if the players did not get a little rough every so often? And what would we do if instead of running into each other‚ our NFL heroes politely squeezed passed the defensive line uttering‚ "pardon me" before making their way to the touchdown. Violence is a part of sports‚ no matter how much the professional
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Games and Sports The ideal of a good and perfect life is to have a sound mind in a sound body. This is recognized by all as the best means of performing our duties. Body and mind should work at their best‚ and they cannot do unless both are in good order. The limbs must be supple‚ active and obedient to the will. The best way to keep the limbs fit is to exercise them in sports and games of physical skills and strength. This indeed is the importance of games‚ and there is no society which has its
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Sports in America is a big part of daily lives for everyone. Known worldwide the United States is usually always the champion in sports‚ as said on the Olympics. Kids start practicing from a very young age which helps them growing. What people don’t see is that practicing a sport or hobby is a benefit‚ not all schools have it in the U.S. Being in sports brings many benefits for the teenagers‚ for example‚ learning how to use teamwork. While applying for colleges many schools look at activities
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