part in sports and physical recreation. These included 29% of the population (or 4.7 million) who regularly participated more than twice a week and 36% (or 5.8 million) who participated up to twice a week. The remainder‚ approximately 5.5 million people (34%)‚ reported that they did not participate in any such activity in the 12 months before interview. REGULARITY OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION — 2005–06 Participation Rates While there are a great variety of sports and physical
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Sports are one of the most interesting subject for high school students among the age of 16-18s. In some high schools in the United States seems to be emphasis to much on sport by spending most of the time and money to focus on the sports subject. It is true that sports are important but it may affect to United States high school student’s academic progress in some ways. As I read on the two article and some experience that I have been through‚ I think American should put less emphasis on sports
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The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket
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English Honors 9 4 February 2014 Extreme Sports Essay Task 7.11 Extreme sports can fascinate‚ thrill‚ or terrify us. They’re dangerous but a lot of athletes still participate in these sports. As Rabindranath Tagore says‚ “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” The author is basically saying you can’t just think about it‚ if you want it to happen‚ you have to do something about it. While some believe extreme sports are for those who are reckless and insane‚ I think they are or those who are
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November 29th 2010 Should Cheerleading be Considered a Sport? A sport is defined as “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” (Dictionary.com). Someone can’t roll out of bed and be an amazing cheerleader. Cheerleading is an activity that takes massive amounts of skill and physical prowess‚ but on July 22nd of 2010 Connecticut Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled competitive cheerleading as not being a sport. Considering the physical demand of the activity
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Morgan Lane 6th Period 8/20/13 I Believe Essay In my opinion‚ Allstar Cheerleading is indeed a sport. My reasoning behind my opinion is that Allstar cheerleading takes just as much‚ or more physical activity‚ requires skills necessary to compete a routine‚ and involves events comparable to games for football‚ baseball‚ etc. Allstar Cheerleading is not like cheerleading for your school. It is much more excruciating than standing on a sideline
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Science verses Religion has been an ongoing debate all over the world for centuries. Depending on who one talks to about these topic will depend on the passion and beliefs one has. As we saw in the movie Angels and Demons all the major characters such as Robert Langdon‚ Camerlengo McKenna and the former pope had their own strong feelings and beliefs. Certain questions have been raised about these two topics that I will be elaborating on later in this essay such as‚ Is there room in the world for
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Science Folio Chapter 5 B6D5E1 Title: Importance of maintaining the cleanliness of air Introduction The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth’s gravity. The atmosphere protects life on earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation‚ warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect)‚ and reducing temperature extremes between day and night. One of the most important factors drawing international attention which is
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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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Yuhao Yang English 1B Character Analysis Essay Sep. 29‚ 2015 The Sport of the Gods‚ by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ was published in 1902‚ an era follows a series profound transitions which had taken place in American society‚ essentially in the racial relationship. The advancement of the Reconstruction Amendments was repelled by the Southern white supremacist‚ and slavery still existed in form‚ if not in name. (Foner) Within such society‚ Dunbar composed The Sport of the Gods‚ as a picture‚ from the perspective
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