It happens about 100 times a game in the National Football League: a bone-jarring tackle that slams a player to the turf. On the play shown in the photo above‚ Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant (23) drilled Philadelphia Eagles receiver Greg Lewis (83) with such force that Lewis couldn’t hang on to the ball. (Seattle won the Dec. 5‚ 2005‚ game at Philadelphia 42-0 in the most lopsided shutout ever broadcast on Monday Night Football.) Incompletions and fumbles aren’t the only consequences
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realize I grew a lot in that jalopy. The Green Hornet took the brunt of many jokes. When Ken drove into our school parking lot‚ my friends and I would try to outrun the car’s sluggish acceleration. We wanted to paint on numbers and stripes to give it NASCAR styling. Ken’s questionable driving added to the "legend" of the Hornet. He exceeded speed limits‚ neglected to slow down around corners‚ and constantly fiddled with the radio. He had a theory that STOP signs with white borders were optional‚ and
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Pacing and Imagery in “Dog Fight” In Charles Bukowski’s “Dog Fight” (Kirszner & Mandell‚ pp. 790-791)‚ we are treated to a first-person recounting of a street race through the southern parts of Los Angeles. While the story itself is interesting and (some would say) exhilarating‚ it is the structure and pacing of the poem’s wording that truly gives the story excitement. Consider the very first lines of the poem: “he draws up against my rear bumper in the fast lane‚ I can see his head in the
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Week 3 The topic that I am researching is “Cheating in Sports”‚ from illegal drugs use‚ gambling‚ to federal indictments‚ NASCAR‚ all types and its impact economically and socially on society. Because millions and millions of dollars are won and lost in the world of sports‚ as well as the social impact it has with the public/society. So the questions that come to mind are‚ why do we care and identify with our teams so much? What is the appeal‚ what do we find so admirable about winning in a sporting
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M1- Marketing objectives for Coca-Cola/ Diet Coke Aims and Objectives To achieve this objective Cola-Cola use different types of promotion and the marketing mix to enable them to make a profit. Coca-Cola is linked to promotion by advertising their products. Coca-Cola use different methods of the marketing mix to help maximise long-term return to shareowners and make a net sale of 4-6%. Firstly‚ all the Coca-Cola products differentiate with each other. Each Coca-Cola product has its own USP and
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emerging brands A perspective from… Havaianas’ Afonso Sugiyama The president of Alpargatas USA‚ the parent company of flip-flop brand Havaianas‚ Afonso Sugiyama talks to Pip Brooking about the challenges of exporting Brazil’s best loved brand to a global audience The Havaianas brand has something most brands could only dream of – 100% awareness in its home market. However‚ that also places limitations on further growth. The brand has been growing organically outside Brazil‚ driven
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Impact of the Recession on the Sports Industry Sports all over the world have become a big business. But with this rising recession‚ the general environment has had some negative effects on these industries. Its mostly the professional sports that this has been having a huge affect on. The national football league is seriously debating having a lockout due to financial hardship‚ and other sports businesses and leagues are also taking a hit. Apparel stores all over the world are
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Measurement Scales Paper MKT/441 Donald Reinhart Measurement Scales Paper Market research in business is important by keeping up with the everyday life of consumer society. Market research helps businesses study what are the likes and dislikes of consumers‚ what is popular‚ and what products are already out in the market. Market research collects data and information about the products and services from the past‚ present and potential use from the customers. Customers
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The classical era was in Greece‚ Rome‚ China‚ and India‚ which came from Europe and Asia. This was between 1000 B.C. and 500 A.D. during the golden ages. The classical age was a time when the Greeks and Romans heavily influenced Europe and Asia. The legacies of the classical era still influence us today. The most influential legacies of the classical era were intellectual ideas from India and the architecture in Rome because they shaped our physical environment and helped shape our societies. Intellectual
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children” — it actually involves them. And Lund is partially right. Teenagers do get into more than their fair share of wrecks. But is this due to their age — or their lack of training/experience? There are some very young pro drivers — from NHRA to NASCAR. Maybe not sixteen-year-olds‚ but not far removed. At 15 or 16‚ some of these kids are better drivers than most of us will ever be. What to make of this fact? Granted‚ these are exceptional kids — but the point’s not invalid: Experience and training
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