Sports history in the British Library: selected titles Any analysis of sport‚ sporting events and sports governance must inevitably take into account the historical events which underpin them. For sports researchers‚ the British Library has an unrivalled collection of resources covering all aspects of the subject and in many different media‚ from books describing sporting events‚ to biographies and autobiographies of grass roots and elite athletes; coaching manuals; sport yearbooks and annual reports;
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Paul Keating- Unknown Soldier Paul Keating’s eulogy in the Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier aimed to commemorate all those who died in war for Australia through the symbolic Unknown soldier and examines what Australia has lost and gained in war. Keating utilises anaphora in the first paragraph “we do not know…” to establish a sombre tone. The Unknown Soldier becomes symbolic of the ANZAC spirit of mateship‚ courage and bravery as well as all Australians who serve in war‚ which is evident
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Sports can be taken as a part of education‚ for they seek to develop three sides of one’s nature-physical‚ mental and moral. Sports make the body strong and active‚ and some particular games train the intellect and develop the sense of morality‚ too. They provide sufficient exercise to the body‚ and the rules guiding a particular game make the players disciplined‚ while they play it. A right player in the right place can discover the weak points of the opponents and can take advantage of them. Thus
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Who is consider a good team captain? A good team captain should be athletic‚ have the right personality‚ and be a good role model. I will describe a team captain with all these traits. His name is Zach Black. He was the most athletic student in GFW High School sports. He led our team with honor‚ a good work ethic‚ and he always pushed us to be the best we could be. By doing this the players and coaches gave him the most respect possible. Zach also had a good personality. He always had a positive
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The Relationship between Sport Management and the Sociology of Sport Brad Davis Southern New Hampshire University Abstract Across all levels of sports‚ perhaps the connection between sport and society is the most valuable and co-dependent element for sport managers to understand. Without the impact our society has on sport‚ athletes‚ owners‚ television networks and sponsors would not spend or generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. If sport managers fail to grasp and understand
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Sports have played an important role in my life ever since I was very young. My interest began early in life when my parents would take me to the Astros‚ Rockets‚ and Texans games. I loved the excitement that I would feel when we went to watch these events‚ especially when the scores were close until the very end of the game. I started playing t-ball when I was 3‚ basketball when I was 6‚ and football when I was 10. I have played select year round baseball ever since I was 8. I believe playing sports
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Learning to play team sports is an important part o f a child’s education. Do you agree or disagree? Practicing sports provides athletes with opportunities to develop their social skills during the academic portion of their life. Nowadays‚ the effect of practicing on children is very significant in a way they practice individual sport or joining a team. But is learning to play team sports an important part of a child’s academic portion? I personally agree and think that team sports are a much better
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to all forms of leadership- from being a captain of a sports team to being a Lead Scholar. This quote has truly resonated with me throughout the experience of being my cheerleading team’s floor captain. The definition of cheerleading is‚ “a person
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Sir or Madam‚ I am a regular reader of the ‚‚International News“ and I took notice of your article ‚‚eSports are real sports“‚ which appeared on the 21th September 2012. In your article you claimed that eSports are real sports. But first of all you have to mention not only the qualities of eSport but also the qualities of real sports. I think the most import thing of real sports is the physical effort and skill. An individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. You can
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What an exciting time in our lives! Finishing our elementary school education and moving on to high school. A time of new found independence‚ new found freedom and new responsibilities. For many of us [insert school name here] is the only school we have attended‚ starting here in the fall of [insert year] as four year olds. Others may hae joined us along the way. Nevertheless‚ no matter what year you came to [insert school name here] know and be part of the spirit of the school and the [insert
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