Section A The most famous footballer referred to in Passage A is George Best. He was honoured by having a documentary on television. The opening game of Euro 96 was held on June 8th at Wembley. Adam Sweeting comment “Not so much a football tournament‚ more another excuse for a round the clock orgy of comment analysis‚ name dropping‚ beer drinking and statistic swapping”. This quote explains to the reader that throughout the tournament football supporter‚ television commentators
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in big houses‚ and people like us who cut their lawns and wash their cars.” But when Brit Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane)‚ an amiable former football player and sometime scout spots Santiago at a local L.A. match‚ he recognizes a deft‚ fast and brave footballer—the kind of talent that the glamorous English Premier League Club‚ Newcastle United‚ is hungry for. Now thrust into a foreign land where football is a religion and Newcastle’s St. James’ Park its cathedral‚ this young American must prove that he’s
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Margaret Thatcher‚ Iconic Leader in History (King‚ 2002)Chellee Nemec Abstract There are too few iconic women leaders in history when in which female leaders of today can aspire to. While the numbers are small the women that did make their mark in history are notable leaders for women of today to emulate. After learning more about her life‚ Margaret Thatcher may very well be the most influential female leader of our time. No other female leader and many men for that matter have been able to accomplish
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Investor meeting 5 March 2009 0 Safe harbour statement This presentation may contain forward-looking statements‚ including ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Group. They are not historical facts‚ nor are they guarantees of future performance. Because these
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The Buenos Aires Tango is a great part of the Argentine identity today. The dance and the music represent the history of the country and the culture of Argentina. The dancers used the emotion to present a sensual dance and with a lot of passion. As a musical genre‚ It was born at the end of XIX century in a Buenos Aires in full growth. However‚ the idea of men and women with the bodies strongly embraced‚ was shocked to the society of the time. Therefore‚ it was only popular among low class society
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¿Do you agree that marihuana should be legal? Why or why not? Marijuana is considered one of the drugs most used in the whole world and is seen as one of the biggest enemies. ¿What is marihuana? This is a dry herb that is cut into small pieces and it can be smoked like a cigarette‚ better known as “porro”. Regardless of the name‚ this drug is a hallucinogen substance which distorts how the mind perceives the world in which they live. The possession of marihuana in many places are considered
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financial district of Miami; it still exudes the energy‚ beauty and brightness that Miami is known for. The Neighbourhood The Brickell neighbourhood is largely populated with over 31‚ 000 persons. The population consists of a wide variety of Cuban‚ Argentine‚ Columbian‚ Venezuelan and Nicaraguan residents. The neighbourhood is one of a mixture of urban‚ residential and commercial structures
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1.0 Introduction Strategic Management focuses on the long-term scope and direction of the organization which enables it to achieve advantages through matching resources to the changing environment to meet the need of the market and fulfill stakeholder’s expectations. The following is a strategic analysis of Manchester United‚ a member of the Barclay’s Premier league in the 2009 - 10 football season. This analysis is divided into three parts‚ namely; Market environment Analysis‚ Football Club Strategic
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head. Some wealthy European clubs offered large amounts of money to sign the young Brazilian but the government of Brazil declared him an official national treasure to prevent him being transferred out of the country. Pele said ‘My father was a footballer who once scored 5 goals in a single game all with his head‚ a record I was never able to beat’. Pele’s statistics are astounding scoring 1‚280 goals in 1‚360 games second to Arthur Friedenreich who scored 1‚329 goals. Pele holds the record for hat
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the most patriotic people of all. Those ironies seem to reveal the author’s anti-war attitude. First‚ the characters ironically receive wounds in the parts of the body that make them what they are. A noble man now becomes a noseless figure‚ a footballer has a damaged knee‚ and a fencer a shriveled hand. It seems as if the war has deliberately chosen to rob them of the things that give their lives meanings and essence. In short‚ they are not their selves any more. To make the ironies more tragic
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