dangerous stunts and making sports out of them since he could first pull the tail of a sleeping sabre-toothed tiger. Today‚ large events like the X-games are part of the extreme sports market. Extreme sports received a huge popularity boost in the mid-nineties‚ when American sports channel ESPN launched the “X-Games”. The annual events bring together the best of the world’s extreme athletes to complete for gold‚ silver and bronze medals. There are quite a few sports that are considered extreme
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Sociology of Sports Charles Howard Colorado Technical University Online SOCL215 03/16/2012 I believe the most useful way to look at sports is to look at it from a Functionalist View and an Interactionist View. I grew up playing sports my whole life. I played organized sports since I was in 6th grade all the way through my senior year of high school. I believe that sports bring young people together in competition which is also a value lesson in life. The lesson
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Benefits of Sports Do you know why people do sports? Some people do not know the big benefits that come from doing sports. Let us explain first what sports are: sports are generally recognized as activities which are based on physical movement of the body. It has several benefits‚ I am going to mention only three of them: it makes people healthy‚ give positive attitude and it can helps countries’ economy. First‚ sports make people healthy and beautiful in and out. Many researches proved that 70%
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1 Competitiveness in Youth Sports Traci Wright Composition II Catrina Carrington November 3‚ 2009 2 Abstract In today’s society‚ some might consider the word competitive a “dirty” word. While playing a sport is fun‚ and the intention may be to exercise‚ there is something to be said for actually competing against another team or player in order to win or be considered the best. This piece will discuss aggressive behavior and the role competition may have as a contributor
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people‚ sports has become an area where some feel that the violent acts such as the hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated. You can not change something that has been around for so long because it would change the aspect of the game to something completely different. The elimination of violence should not be done in sport because the violence is a part of the game which would only hurt its popularity. The reasons that the violence is occurring in sport is due to
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can it be that in the XXI century exists such a rejection or homophobia against this group? This has motivated me to make an analysis about the gay movement in the sports field. Looking back in the history‚ in the old Greek Olympic Games during the VIII century before Christ‚ athletes used to compete naked in the main part of sport competitions as races and discus throwing. In Greek society‚ nudity and homosexuality were not cause for shame or make a scandal. The word gym in Greek means “naked”
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Students in Sports Did you know that more than 30 million kids participate in an organized sport in the United States? Sports participation is beneficial to students in many ways (sportsandrecreationalactivityinjury.NationalSafeKidsCampaign.31 October.2012). It can improve physical fitness‚ coordination‚ self-discipline and teamwork‚ as well as promote a sense of personal satisfaction and accomplishment. But on the other hand can also have very big problems with the student’s grades and time. Having
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There is no doubt violence exists in sports‚ famous acts of violence in sports include Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear in their rematch‚ and the brawl which had Ron Artest going into the stands and punching spectators. However‚ depending on the person‚ I believe that violence plays somewhat a role in sports. I believe violence can be used as an advantage or an outlet for aggression in sports. Sports such as wrestling‚ football and boxing‚ can have a lot of aggressive tactics used
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Argumentative Essay: The Importance of Sports Participation in sports is extremely important‚ and should be encouraged much more. Children and young people in particular need to do sport so that they develop good habits that they can continue into adulthood. The main benefits of sport are improved health and fitness‚ and the development of social and communication skills. With more than a third of adults in the USA being classed as obese‚ and many more being overweight‚ it has never been more
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Violence is a natural part of sports‚ much like breathing is a natural part of the human body. When people take steps to reduce violence‚ it actually detracts from the sport and makes it less appealing. Let’s face it‚ watching a man get tackled at full speed or body checked into a Plexiglas wall‚ is far more entertaining to watch from a fans perspective then watching two people hitting a ball back and forth with a racquet. Human beings crave violence in all things‚ not just sports. The need to dominate and
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