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Papers On Professional Athletes/Life & Works
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Mike Tyson -- A Life of Constant Highs and Lows
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This 14 page
report discusses boxer Mike Tyson. In the late 1980s, reporters
called him the “new young tiger,” “an orphaned street robber
found handcuffed to a reform-school radiator,” a “square, two
-fisted hulk with a short man’s proclivity for uppercuts,” and
the “undefeated young barbarian.” In 1992, he was sentenced to
six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape. He
was released saying his life was changed but was imprisoned again
in 1999 after the assault of two men following a traffic
accident. His life had been a remarkable series of great
accomplishments and dismal disasters. He has conquered many
barriers and remained locked behind others. And yet, there are
still those who believe he may be or may have been the greatest
fighter of the 20th century. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWmikety.wps
NASCAR / History
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In 5 pages the author discusses the history of NASCAR. NASCAR is a sport that has many fans across the nation. It is more than just a sport; it is a national pastime. NASCAR is stock car racing. The prizes are quite large. The crowds are enthusiastic. It is not only a sport that men enjoy. There are women fans and women that race, as well. It is a sport that is filled with thrills and chills, as motor cars race around the track and attempt to beat their competitors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCnascar.doc
Negro League Baseball
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An 18 page paper which examines the effects of Negro league baseball on the African-American community, on the players themselves, and on the white community. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TGnegbb.rtf
Performance Enhancing Drugs and Their Alteration of the Baseball Playing Field
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In seven pages this paper analyzes the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball and how they have forever changed the way the game is played. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGbasedrug.rtf
Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World
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Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World: This 9-page essay discusses professional NBA, NFL and MLB athletes and their impact on productivity and cost in today’s business world. In addition, elements relevant to data collection, cost variance, effective measures, and misplaced blame are examined. Where might the blame lie and can we reasonably expect a return to the exemplary attitudes of America’s sports figure/ role models of yesteryear? Bibliography lists 7 sources. SNAthlet.doc
Filename: SNAthlet.doc
Roger Maris (1934-1985), An Overlooked Baseball Legend
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A 12 page paper which examines the baseball player who, during his 12-year professional career, broke Babe Ruth’s record of 60 games in one season in 1961, but is still not a member of Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGmaris.rtf
Should Public Money be Used to Subsidize Professional Sports and
Sporting Venues?
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This 10 page report discusses the fact that
both individuals and city governments who are eager to have a
professional sports franchise located in their city list numerous
reasons why public dollars should be spent to entice a team to
come to town or stay in town -- increased employment
opportunities, greater revenue for the city, quality of life
considerations for locals, and, of course, civic pride. But the
question is whether or not tax dollars should be used to entice
teams to locate in a city, build the arena necessary to house the
team, or upgrade an arena or park because the team threatens to
move elsewhere unless the city does so. In a sense, once the city
gets its franchise it is held hostage by it. This paper looks at
several sides of the issue. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: BWpubspo.rtf
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