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Papers On Sports & Culture
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Concepts of Leisure
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This 5 page paper considers different concepts of leisure and play and argues that the best definition of leisure comes from Csikszentmihalyi’s flow theory. This is compared with other models including attribution theory, achievement-motivation and compensatory theory. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEleisur.rtf
Construction Trends in Professional Baseball Stadiums --
Everything Old is New Again
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This 8 page report discusses the
current trends in the construction of professional baseball
stadiums. The technology and construction is top of the line
high-tech while the theme and the style is a return to
classicism. Stadiums such as Camden Yard in Baltimore and
Comerica Park in Detroit (with its merry-go-round and Ferris
wheel) attempt to make every effort to recreate the kinder,
gentler days of baseball in the age of Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig.
The new stadiums also want to seat more people, attract more
fans, increase advertising and sponsorship revenue, and serve
more food and drink that include such traditional baseball fare
as cappuccino and microbrew ale. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWbbstad.wps
David Remnick's "King of the World"
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A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes David Remnick's book "King of the World," a book about the life and career of Muhammad Ali. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAali3.rtf
Desegregation: Spring Training in Baseball
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A 5 page paper which discusses the
subject of desegregation as it involves spring training, playing, and teams in the sport of
baseball. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAbaseball.wps
Football and Soccer; A Comparative Analysis
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This 10 page paper examines American football and English football, also known as soccer. After looking at how each of the games are played there is a comparison of the differences and similarities, with an interpretation of how these may reflect and influence the cultures in which they take place. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEfootsoc.rtf
Football Past and Present
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7 pages. This paper is an overview of
the history of American football and its relation to football as
we know it today. Comparisons are made between players in the
first football league to those of today's players, as well as
information on salaries, drafts, players' lifestyles, and other
intriguing information about the game of football. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAfball.wps
Foreign players in English football
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A paper which considers the changing way in which foreign players in English football have been perceived since the 1930s and the impact which the influx of foreign players has had upon the game in the past few decades. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLengfoot.rtf
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