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Papers On Sports & Culture
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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
The Balinese Cockfight Vs. American Baseball
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A 6 page comparative discussion of two cultural sports. The writer discusses history & heritage and compares the different levels of cultural importance played by each sport in the Balinese and American traditions. Overviews of each sport are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Cockfigh.wps
The Boy Scouts of America: Building Character
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5 pages. The Boy Scouts of America has been a well-known organization to many generations of boys. This organization has given boys the chance to make things, do things and experience things that help shape their character and in many cases to turn their lives around so that they make something meaningful out of themselves. This paper tells how the Boy Scouts of America helps the youth of America become even better leaders of tomorrow and urges more young people to become Boy Scouts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAscout.rtf
The Commercialization of Sport
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This 6 page paper looks at the commercialization of sport in society. Positive and negative aspects are discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA716spt.rtf
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