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Papers On Sports & Culture
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Sport as the Ultimate Equalizer
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This 7 page paper examines sports in society. What is socially constructed? How can athletes excel when there is discrimination in sports? Various issues are examined as it respects disability, gender and race. The paper supports the notion that sport is one area where life is fair. The other side is discussed in depth as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA506spt.rtf
Sports And Heroism
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10 pages in length. In the first half of the paper, the writer discusses the concept of sports heroes as it relates to symbolic interactionism, conflict theory and functionalism. The second half addresses the concerns of the sports hero image being a reflection of society. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
Filename: TLChero.wps
Sports in Ancient Rome
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A 6 page paper which examines the purpose of sports during the Roman Empire, specifically animal hunts, gladiator games, and chariot races. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGarspor.rtf
Sports in Russia
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A 5 page paper which examines sports and the influence sports has on the culture of Russia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAsprs.rtf
Steroids are Ruining our National Pastime
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A 3 page examination of the growing phenomena of steroid use in baseball. The author asserts that the mindset that fuels that use can be traced all the way back to T-Ball teams and the "win at any cost" ideology with which we inoculate our youth.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPsterBs.rtf
Tae Kwon Do, Discipline & Uses
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A 2 page, creative essay on the various applications of Tae Kwon Do in modern society. The writer reviews several uses of this Korean martial art and discusses some personal experience with its study. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Taekwan.wps
Taekwondo -- The Martial Art of the “Smashing-Kick Fist Way
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This 8 page report discusses the martial art of taekwondo. Modern
taekwondo is an uniquely Korean martial art that came into being
in only the past fifty years. It was most commonly known as
“tangsudo” in the late 1940s and then “taesudo” (“smashing-kick
fist way”) in the 1950s. In the 1960s, it was renamed
“taekwondo” (“tae” = kick, “kwon” = fist, “do” = way) and then
formally received the official endorsement of the South Korean
government. It was a “demonstration sport” in the 1992 summer
Olympics and was recognized as an official Olympic sport in time
for its inclusion in the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney,
Australia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWtaekwo.wps
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