LenNee’ Kimbell Professor O’Roark ENGL 210-103 13 March 2014 More than just “Brownies” “Brownies‚” by ZZ Packer is about a Brownie troop of fourth-grade African American girls from suburban Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ who go to summer camp. (Gale) At the camp‚ they have an altercation with another troop called troop 909 which were all white girls. They believed that one of the white girls addressed them with a racial insult by calling one of them the “N” word. Apparently they feel offended and seek revenge
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Women Reporters in Sports There are many well renowned sports reporters of the media today. Chris Berman‚ John Anderson‚ Michelle Bonner‚ Scott Van Pelt‚ and Ines Sainz are only a few of these well known reporters. Surprisingly enough‚ a mere thirty years ago‚ this list would only include men’s names. Society has changed throughout the years thanks to cultural shifts brought about by the feminist movement of the 1970s‚ woman have made advancements in television broadcasting in general and sports
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More Human than Human is the first episode of the BBC series entitled How Art Made the World. This documentary discusses on how people in the past rarely use realistic human images. From little figurines‚ to cave paintings and murals‚ and up to towering statues‚ Dr. Nigel Spivey investigates on how this has become so. The relics discovered were observed to have some body parts that were exaggerated while others were completely ignored. These exaggerated parts are said to have certain significance
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MORE THAN JUST A DISEASE Plot Focuses on a young boy‚ Neil who has a skin condition called psoriasis. This disease makes Neil feel insecure and his mother’s attitude towards him also does not help‚ she is almost ashamed of her sons condition and this makes Neil feel that he has hide the fact that he has psoriasis. Neil feels the pressure when he goes to stay with his friend Michael and his family‚ and faces situations where people may find out about his condition. These experiences help mature
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Avenue‚ New York‚ NY 10016. IM-1826 CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to Sports‚ Sportscasters‚ and Sportscasting Chapter 2. The Historical Development of Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 3. The Economics of Sports‚ Sportscasters‚ and Sportscasting Chapter 4. Audiences for Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 5. The Role of Media in Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 6. Sociocultural Perspectives on Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 7. Practicum on Sportscasting Chapter 8. The Future of Sportscasters/Sportscasting
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Zuhrotul Inayah / 11320098 Class : B Subject : Writing SPORT Doing sport activities are mostly done to keep health such as jogging‚ riding bike‚ and doing gym by many people. These are done twice every week especially at Monday and Saturday because these are a free day and they have many free times to do sport activities. Then‚ sport is very satisfied to get a good healthy and is useful activities. Sport could give more positive result than doing something which is not beneficial like sleeping during
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years men were seen as the prevailing light of sports; women weren’t socially accepted to engage in sports‚ it was seen as a function only men could do. In recent years women have begun to embrace sports and knock down the norm that sports are only for men. However‚ a concealed affair that persists is the faulty image the media has portrayed on how female athletes should look. According to the article‚ “I Won‚ I’m Sorry.” by Mariah Burton Nelson there is still a disequillbrium between men and women
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Women in general are often sexualized and objectified and female athletes are no exception. Instead of focusing on their abilities and triumphs‚ commentators devote time to talking about their appearance. Soccer player Brandi Chastain’s removal of her jersey after winning the World Cup was a huge media sensation. Her team’s victory did not garner the majority of the media’s attention. Instead‚ the removal of her shirt gained the most coverage. Male commentators constantly made sexual references to
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Female sport has been given much notoriety over their uproar in the past decade‚ but is finding in a male controlled industry it is difficult for women to receive help from governing bodies. Female sport is marginalised compared to male sport‚ largely due to the sexualisation of the athletes themselves. Professionally they are receiving very little media coverage in comparison to males and in an amateur sense; females are being stereotyped as a result of the images of ‘athletic’ sexualised women displayed
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over femininity. Though women have made major strides in earning respect‚ they are still looked at as inferior to men. One reason this is still the case is because of the power that sport media coverage
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