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    In film making‚ the actor is the face of the film. Acting is not just pretending to be someone else; it is becoming the character thereby creating the magic of effective acting. Noticeable actors are usually our way into a movie. (Goodykoontz‚ & Jacobs 2011). Impersonator: Usually these roles are found in historical and biographical stories. (Goodykoontz‚ & Jacobs 2011). I think of Denzel Washington impersonating Malcolm X in 1992; where Mr. Washington took on the person of Malcolm X and delivered

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    Being A College Athlete

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    I will be raising some differences and some similarities between college athletics and professional athletics and show how each pertains to social and individual obligations. I would like to first talk about some advantages of being a college athlete. First of all‚ there are no trade possibilities. Depending on the performance in the games‚ one may be set back to a non-starter role‚ but will still be part of the same team as long as the academic GPA is at‚ or above‚ the passing level. If not

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    Athletes and Steroid Use

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    Sports require much talent and skill to be played at the professional level. All athletes must work hard and practice often to get more proficient in their field of play. There are also some people who try to get by without putting in all the effort through the use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ which refers to steroids. The use of steroids is banned from professional sports‚ so why did several athletes use them? Most professional athletes abusing steroids utilized them to improve their performance

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    English 1013 4 April 2005 Argument I believe professional athletes are overpaid. These athletes are making millions of dollars to have fun and play. They are getting paid to do what elementary kids do every day. Professional athletes are should be paid about sixty to ninety thousand a year. The reason I say this much is because they are at a professional level and have worked hard to get to that status. In theory‚ professional athletes are overpaid because the U.S. is more focused on entertainment

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    Youth Athlete Burnout

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    The main issue that the field of sports faces today and in the future are gambling‚ drug abuse‚ emphasis on winning in youth sports and burnout of young athletes. The youth league has major turn games into all about winning is most important which cause athletes to burnout. The youth burnout syndrome occurs when a youth athlete has worsening performance despite intense training.Coaches and parents have pressure kids that show some talent for the sport‚ to show “commitment” by specializing in a single

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    Olympic Athlete Compensation DAN Management and Organizational Studies Compensation and Benefits Management Thursday‚ April 4 2013 Purpose The purpose of this research on compensation of Canadian Olympic athletes is to determine how athletes that represent Canada on the National level are compensated and rewarded for the time they put in to their rigorous training to prepare for an event once every four years. Professional athletes in leagues such as the National Basketball Association‚ the National

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    Effects of Being An Athlete. Student athletes are all around the world working hard not only for their grades‚ but for their sports as well. Being a student athlete can be very time consuming and the only way to stay on top of their game is working ahead of schedule. There are many different results that occur from being a student athlete such as the character traits‚ and the passion that are picked up along the road to success. In order to be a successful student athlete not only must a person

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    Foreign Policy: Theories‚ Actors‚ Cases Chapter 1 – The History and Evolution of Foreign Policy Analysis by Valerie M. Hudson Key Points * Foreign Policy: The strategy or approach chosen by the national government to achieve its goals in its relations with external entities; includes decisions to do nothing * Foreign Policy Analysis: seeks to explain foreign policy‚ or FP behavior‚ with reference to the theoretical ground of human decision makers‚ acting singly and in groups. * Classical

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    88 Student Athletes

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    235 former student athletes invited‚ but only 88 returned their invite and attended the game. The former athletes that attended the game and participated in the survey were from all sports at U of L. On the survey there was a section for which sport each athlete played. In attendance there were 22 basketball‚ 8 hockey‚ 11 baseball‚ 28 football‚ 7 tennis‚ and 12 soccer players. Out of the 88 student athletes I was only able to use 24 for my sample. 24 out the 88 student athletes had played in the

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    Introduction: the dramatic character The dramatic character‚ or the dramatis personae is defined as a “…phrase used to refer collectively‚ in the form of a list‚ to the main characters in a dramatic work.” (Wikipedia‚ 2015) This therefore differentiates the actor from the character. When analysing the dramatic character‚ there are different: Thomas F. Van Laan focused his studies around role and identity in Shakespeare and mainly looks at the personality traits of the dramatic character from the what the audience

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