Sports are a very important part of the American society. ... When the American people think of women in sports, they think of ice skating, field hockey and diving. People do not recognize that women have the potential to play any sport that a man can play, with equal skill, if not better. ... Women today have found the intensity that drives people to play sports. ... Since the World Cup, taking your shirt off is something that people relate with women soccer and its players. ...

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There are many who claim that it is wrong for a sophisticated society to impose a set of behavioral expectations on fallible people who just so happen to excel in sports. ... Children look up to these sports figures as "idols" who are invincible. And because so many people get emotionally invested while watching sports and become so involved in the game, sports consequently holds a great importance to them in their lives. ... And, because the gossipy part of human nature seems to thrive on people's problems, children were now exposed to the news about these athletes. ... A...

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For example, in Sports illustrated they have and ad that has a nice looking girl holding a twix candy bar. ... I believe that sports illustrated is a cheap way for athletes to advertise there products. ... People only want what the stars have and that it and if they don't have it then people don't want it. ... Sports stars are now becoming big with advertisements and they can get people to buy anything. ... Sports stars are good with selling shoes and other sports apparel. ...

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Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and Stephen King; what do all these people have in common? ... To me success means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. ... Some people don't have that luxury and bow out of college prematurely. ... My cousin Kelsey graduated college with a degree in sports medicine, a job at Enterprise rent a car was the job she got and is currently working. ... The downside to having majors like music and sports medicine is that it's not likely you will earn a large salary. ...

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When most people think of the Mafia they think, murderers and gamblers. ... Many of the most respected people in the community played the "numbers". ... Sports and entertainment have proved to be some of the biggest money maker for organized criminals. ... Throughout the past history of professional sports thousands of scandals have been revealed. ... As more money rolled into Chicago so did the people. ...

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Most of the "families" provide for more than one hundred people per community. ... Many of the most respected people in the community played the "numbers". ... Sports and entertainment have proved to be some of the biggest money maker for organized criminals. ... Throughout the past history of professional sports thousands of scandals have been revealed. ... As more money rolled into Chicago so did the people. ...

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Many sports teams, for example, use the term Native American, without educating what true meaning or the history of Native Americans mean. ... I believe that America's pro-sports are over commercialized. Granted, the core spirit of any sports is healthy body and fair competition. However, when an amount in the millions becomes involved, sports is no longer a pure sport, it enters the cultural and financial zone. ... Almost 100% of people that I know that come from my home country are astonished that people don't think much to recycle and be mindful of the environment. ...

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Radio advertisements really caught people's attention. ... New and exciting technology grasped people attention. ... Large circulation was achieved by covering interesting topics such as crime stories, scandals, and sports. ... Movie stars and sports figures helped to persuade Americans into buying all kinds of products, from clothes to cigarettes. ... Advertisers used celebrities, sports players, and other well-liked public figures. ...

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People Flock to Cities a. In the 1920's, the movement of people was toward cities. b. ... Sports Heroes Win Fans a. ... Journalist captured the excitement of sports events. 2. ... Even the biggest sports stars could not match up to the adoration given to Charles Lindbergh. b. ...

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American football is now intermingled into the psyche of the American people. ... It is mostly played by large athletic people who run fast and hit harder. The stadiums created to house these events are extremely large, loud and wild with the ability to pack in a massive amount of people. ... Professional sports gambling has sky rocketed as well over the last few decades, and football lends itself well to sports gambling. ... In the opening chapter of the book Fountain gives the readers a quick look into how Billy sees civilian class people. ...

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Dance clubs, new music styles, glamour girls, movies and sports were all popular forms of entertainment in the 1930s. ... The most popular forms of entertainment during the 30s were radio, cinema, sports and dancing. ... Art of the 30s depicted people doing average, everyday functions. ...

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The Gun Control Act of 1968 made it illegal for millions of people to buy guns. ... While some of these seem like they are good and that these people should not have guns, this is restricting a constitutional amendment and this could create a slippery slope where people's rights can be taken away. ... With the help of the NRA, hunting has now become one of the safest sports in America (www.nssf.org, www.nra.org). In fact, hunting has fewer injuries per 100,000 people than cheerleading, golf, volleyball, and many other sports which would seem much less dangerous (www.nssf.org). ... People ...

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Having dependable friends and people to talk to when you need them is key to maintaining good health. ... I started playing sports and joined the swim team, tennis team, and track team. ... Unlike high school where I played a lot of sports, ate three meals a day, and slept early, I rarely did any of these in college my first year. ... Living in a dorm has allowed me to meet new people easier. ... Although most people consider good health in terms of the body, I know from personal experiences that good health encompasses the mind as well. ...

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Although this obviously had an effect on everything and everyone in America, people still continued to spend their past time playing sports and doing physical activities. Here are some the activities and games that people during 1900-1950's would play or get involved in. ... Outline of Important Dates for Physical Education and Sports 1900 American League of Baseball formed 1901 Pennsylvania passes physical education law 1903 First World Series - Boston vs. ...

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Through such a dominant presence in Canadian lives, Canadian population seemed to not get enough of America and the popular culture, sports, politics and attractions that they offered. ... This new broadcasting system was a means of providing the Canadian people with news and knowledge about their own country. Although the new system was aimed at providing for the Canadian people, many Canadians enjoyed listening to the American stations and they would do what they could to continue listening to what they enjoyed. ... The CBC was in fact challenged by the broadca...

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The new industry revealed a basic weakness in the consumer goods economy; once people had bought an item with a long life, they would be out of the market for a few years. ... Sports became a national mania in the 1920s as people found more leisure time. ... Spectator sports attracted even more attention. ... It was a time of pure pleasure seeking, when people sought to escape from the increasingly drab world of the assembly line by worshipping heroic individuals. ... Young people embraced the new permissiveness joyfully, with the automobile giving couples an easy way to escape parent...

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On New Year's Day, 1920, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison. ... But 107 people claimed that they had seen both men elsewhere when the crime was committed. ... The Black Bottom angered many people. This was also the era of great sports champions such as Babe Ruth the baseball player and Bobby Jones "the greatest amateur golfer of all time." ... The impact it left was that 12 million people out of work, 12,000 people being made unemployed everyday, 20,000 companies had gone bankrupt, 1 farmer in 20 evicted, and 23,000 people committed suicide in one year. ...

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It doesn't even come as a shock to many people when we hear of shootings at schools. Young people are committing serious crimes now more than ever. ... They commit unspeakably brutal crimes against other people, and their lack of remorse is shocking. ... These gangs are robbing young people in their community of their innocence. ... These communities need to provide alternatives for these kids, get them involved in sports and other activities and they need to stop fearing these gangs that have taken over the streets. ...

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In the article by Luthans and Stajkovic, they quote a manager at Boise Cascade as saying, "Capital and Machinery make it possible, people make it happen". (1999) What that manager was saying is people make the difference. The performance advantage of the future will be people, not technology or machines. ... (Keil, 1999) Reading people, a much more difficult undertaking, requires advanced training and skill. ... In sports, the coach is usually the one who has the most knowledge about the game. ... More and more people are telecommuting (working from home). ...

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Usually quiet, intoverted, polite people. ... Nowadays in their lives, the only role-models they have are people in the media. ... School shooters are people that these kids identify with. ... Usually, the goal is to kill as many people as possible, and maybe to try to top Columbine. ... We are the only country where bullies are tolerated as long as they are good at sports. ...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal of the great depression put millions of people back to work and built our nations infrastructure, as we know it today. ... People carrying small transistor radios listened to music, which could be heard in any location because it was now portable. ... In the early '50's, young people watched TV more hours than they went to school, a mise-en-scene that has not changed greatly since then. ... More leisure time and greater general prosperity led to greater participation in athletic activities for the average person and added large numbers of ...

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Pre-game events to sports games constantly involved appearances of our nation's policemen, firemen, and EMTs, but the three most remarkable events in my mind are the fundraiser organized by numerous celebrities and musicians, the 2002 Superbowl halftime show, and the events following the 2002 Superbowl after the Patriots won. ... This involved various artists collaborating to remake Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", and people could call a phone number to raise money to help stop the spread of AIDS in Africa. ... Most people since that day have had some sort of alteration in thei...

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This demand was documented in the "Declaration of Sentiments"" that was signed by 68 women and 32 men out of the 300 people that attended. ... Two years later, in 1850, the first National Women's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts and nearly 1,000 people attended. ... At the end of the nineteenth century, women became more drawn to sports. ... The decrease of interest in abolitionism was mainly due in part because people began relating slavery to the social status of white abolitionists. ...

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Many of the students weekends and holidays are taken up with sports practice, or regional games. ... With the American educational system, people can study only what they want, can get more free time to enjoy themselves, and can express their feelings. For these reasons, it is possible to say that the people who got their education in America are developing new skills and acquiring better ways of thinking....

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The poor people in this country are not poor by choice. ... News on television seems more focused on crime, scandals, and sports. ... Unfortunately, not all people believe this way. Many people say that poor people are poor because they don't try to work. ... Many of these people don't think about the disadvantages that people living in poverty have, particularly with educational opportunities. ...

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