Sport at school should NOT be compulsory. Sports training and PE take up time that could be better spent learning other subjects‚ and PE and Sport are not as important as other subjects like maths‚ science etc. It is also my belief that it students should have the right to choose whether or not we do sport/PE‚ because we are allowed to choose the subjects that are more important‚ so why are we not allowed to choose whether or not we do sport? Every year in PE‚ we do the same sports and the same
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of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS) in sports is commonly referred to as doping. The word doping is probably derived from the Dutch word dop‚ the name of an alcoholic beverage made of grape skins used by Zulu warriors in order to enhance their prowess in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century‚ originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. ‘Doping’ however is as old as competitive sport itself. Modern times - In 1904 Olympics marathon
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Sports Day The school sports day took place on Thursday June 5. It was an absolutely beautiful day which added to the enjoyment of this spectacular event. We had a huge range of events ranging from the shot putt to the long jump‚ to the 100 metres‚ to the high jump‚ to the 400 metres and the relay. The timetable was suspended so everyone was able to cheer on their respective Houses. The competitors far exceeded expectations and performed to an exceptionally high standard in all events. The athletes
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The importance of sports in the life of a young student is invaluable and goes much further than the basic answer that "it keeps kids off the streets." It does in fact keep kids off the streets‚ but it also instills lessons that are essential in the life of a student athlete. Sports play a pivotal role in the makeup of a young athlete‚ especially in the middle school to high school years where student athletes are much more mature and mentally developed. Where else can a young‚ impressionable youth
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Should Steroid Testing in Sports be Stricter? Everything in life has a trade-off. This statement out into simpler terms means that everything you do has some sort of effect and reaction. This phrase can be applicable in many different scenarios and it fits this topic as well. Recently‚ the integrity of some sports has been called into question because of the use of steroids. Thus‚ testing has become regulated and mandated in most major sports. However‚ mistakes are still being made with the
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Use Tables 3 and 4 to forecast free cash flow for Reeby Sports from 2004 to 2010. What is the present value of these cash flows in 2003‚ including PV(terminal value) in 2010? Free Cash Flow 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Terminal = After-tax profits 5‚25 5‚70 3‚00 3‚40 4‚35 6‚00 7‚61 7‚60 + Depreciation 2‚40 3‚10 3‚12 3‚17 3‚26 3‚44 3‚68 3‚94 - CapEx 4‚26 10‚50 3‚34 3‚65 4‚18 5‚37 6‚28 8‚50 - Inc. In NWC 1‚39 0‚60 0‚28 0‚42 0‚93 1‚57 2‚00 FCF 2‚00 -2‚30 2‚50 2‚50 2‚50 2‚50 3‚01
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Steroids vs. Blood Doping (Cheating in Sports) When it comes to cheating in sports‚ there aren’t actually a lot of ways to cheat. But the two most popular ways of cheating in modern day society is the use of steroids‚ and the process of blood doping. Although these two forms of cheating are both performance enhancers‚ they differ in multiple ways; ways such as the goals that the user wants to obtain by cheating‚ the function of each type‚ or the athletes’ reasoning for cheating. An IB
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struggles between masculinity and femininity. One institution that specifically targets this idea of gender differences is professional sports. Women are challenged because of these gender differences to be accepted into a male dominated institution. Female athletes are encouraged and in many cases forced to under appreciate themselves by the media because of sports. Our society tends to under appreciate women who play
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What is sport? With reference to Clifford Geertz’s article‚ ‘Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight‚’ sport can be a means for fostering community relationships through settling disputes and violence in a ritualized manner. The descriptive analysis of the “deep play” of the Balinese cockfight serves to provide an essential insight into the profound social and cultural structure that exists within Balinese communities. The cockfight enables competitors to channel their inner aggression and
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Doping in Sports Steroids are a bigger problem now then they’ve ever have been. They’ve always been a problem but they’ve been incognito to the public eye. The New York Times bring up a troubling issue that’s been going on for years and that is the misuse of steroids in professional level sports. The New York Times recently featured an article entitled “Steroids in Sports” Oct 11‚ 2012. In this article the times aims to convince their readers that steroid use is bad if not worse then ever before
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