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    Daily fantasy sports have exploded on the scene over the last ten years. It is a game where you pick sports players from multiple teams to create your own fantasy team. Once you have created your team you inject your team into a league for a predetermined amount of money. If your fantasy team does well you will win money in return. On the other hand‚ betting on sports online is where you wager an amount of money on an entire sports team to win a game or match. According to the “2006 Unlawful Internet

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    Wrong Thinking Practicing sports allows people to reap a variety of benefits. Participating in sports helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle by getting the exercise your body needs and can also serve as a stress reliever. Some people take sports more seriously than others and want to pursue a career as professional athletes. Many athletes push themselves to work towards perfection in an attempt to reach this dream. However‚ along the way many athletes lose sight not only of what they are working

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    Sports have had a huge influence in this world. Ever since the 1950’s‚ mass media has brought a mostly negative perspective in the area of athletics to the public. Many professional athletes have been perceived to be above the law. Sometimes‚ athletes will commit various crimes. If and when this occurs‚ mass media will plaster the event all over the airwaves for the whole world to see. This can result in the end of a player’s career. Sports have been getting way more intense since the 1950’s as well

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    Sports and games play an important role in the development of human personality. They are no less important than food and fresh water . The developed countries like England‚ Germany‚ France and U.S.A have made games an essential part of education at the school level. It is interesting to note that there are many nurseries and training centers for games in these countries. They admit boys and girls for necessary training to become future athletes‚ gymnasts and sportsman. No doubt‚ games and sports

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    Q2.How can sport build peace in troubled communities? “Come on‚ you can do it Tomas‚ just kick the ball straight in!” teammates shouting. Seconds a huge shout comes from the pitch‚ he misses a tackle‚ barely missed the shot into the goal. With the falling a short distance away from the goal‚ he has lost the chance to shine but nicely done. He is small but he is nimble and quick I should say. At the end of the game‚ he walks up to his opponent and shakes their hands. Walking off the field‚ I give

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    Sports can ruin your child’s ability to grow up and live a normal life. There’s no way around it sports are dangerous and can be extremely harmful to children not only physically but also emotionally. Every year the ages that children get involved with higher level competitive sports leagues and this can end up being detrimental to the children’s overall well being. Concussions are extremely prevalent in all kinds of sports and can seriously harm children in many different ways and is one of the

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    Argumentative piece- competitive sports An issue that is hotly debated is the topic of competitive sports. Research shows that overall competitive sports are not a good thing for children to be involved in. Because it can cause a lot of injuries‚ it puts a lot of pressure to do good with the kids‚ and lastly‚ for some sports‚ there are intense training schedules. My first reason is that there are a lot of injuries that happen in competitive sports. My evidence for this is that about 45 million

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    Bissinger’s essay focuses on the negative aspects of high schools sports‚ arguing that the worst aspects of professional and college sports have contaminated competition at the high school level. Write an essay in which you present the beneficial effects of high school sports on athletes‚ families‚ and communities‚ For example‚ you might discuss how playing on a team sport teaches students about working with others on a school assignment‚ a family project‚ or a community event. Tamesha Davis

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    myself and another teammate were co-captains. After getting hurt that season‚ I decided on starting the first Unified sports team at my high school. When creating the program‚ I wanted to create an inclusive environment that fostered teamwork and sportsmanship between people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities and those without disabilities. I believe that by playing sports myself was very instrumental in the success of the program I established. The Unified team that I play on has some

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    Sport is so much a part of daily life for so many Australians. An Australian child is brought up to idolise their sporting heroes and to pursue the sport itself. It is devastating to think that maybe our sporting heroes are cheats. Today students are being pressured to perform at higher levels to make the first team‚ representative side or a sporting scholarship at a Greater Public Schools (GPS) which then could lead to the opportunity to make a break into the professional sporting teams. With the

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