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The Sociology of Sport: The Ideals of Sports as a Reflection of Society, 2002.
A paper which looks at what sports represents and what it communicates to society.
2,917 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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Sports has become a central part of society, introduced to children at a young age and often continuing to be part of a person?s life throughout their lifetime. Sports impacts on people in a number of ways. The paper shows that in childhood, the focus of sports is often on participating, working with other people and aspiring to be the best one can be. Successful sports people also become heroes for children, something that continues into adulthood. The paper shows that as individuals grow older their focus may change from playing sports to watching sports. At the same time, sports people continue to be respected and viewed as heroes, the fact that successful sports people get paid millions in sponsorship money is evidence that they must have a major impact on consumers. Overall, this paper looks at what sports represents and the values it communicates to people.
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"Sport is also closely related to a person?s life in society in a general way. In sport, people compete against each other to win. In a person?s working life the same thing occurs. A person works against others in the workplace to earn individual rewards and promotions. A person also works as part of the company team, to grow the company. The same occurs in schools where students works in competition with each other to receive awards. Students then work to get into college, with the best students winning the college place. This illustrates one of the main aspects central to sports, the competition factor inherent to sport. This also shows how this competition factor inherent in sports is also one inherent in life. This is another major reason why sport reflects society."
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Sports Science and Sports Medicine, 2004.
An overview of sports/exercise science and medicine, two fields that have only recently begun consolidating into distinct professions.
2,272 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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Sports has become a multi-billion-dollar business, and the ever-increasing competitiveness and challenges, both mental and physical, faced by the modern sportsperson has increased the need for a medical and scientific support system for athletes. This paper discusses two fields that have developed from this need: sports science and sports medicine. The paper shows that they are interrelated, the former being more of an investigative and experimental area, while the latter deals with the implementation of the knowledge and techniques developed by sports science.
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"High quality sports performance depends largely on an individual?s movement pattern and is usually referred to as technique. Good technique not only produces an effective performance but also reduces the risk of injury. The effect of physical forces on the movement and on the size, shape and structure of the body is scientifically studied by biomechanists today in an attempt to help optimize athletic technique. (Stein, 2003) Through qualitative analysis via direct observation on film or video tape, a biomechanist will study an athlete?s performance with a view to diagnosing any problems which might be limiting sporting potential. In close consultation with the athlete?s coach, training patterns may be altered to incorporate elements which may help to rectify the problem."
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To Kill or Not to Kill: The CIA's Anti-Castro Operations, 2002.
Discusses US - Cuba relations and CIA's attitudes to Fidel Castro.
1,483 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the methods the CIA used to try to "get rid" of Fidel Castro and overthrow the communist Cuban government. This paper gives light to some of the many plots the CIA came up with to rid the world of history's longest ruling communist dictator.
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"To say that the relationship between the United States and Cuba is complicated is a major understatement. Ever since 1959, when Fidel Castro came into power in Cuba, the two nations have had a strained relationship at best, and a highly adversarial relationship when things got worse. Now that the Cold War is over and Cuba is no longer receiving weapons and aid from the defunct Soviet Union, relations between the two countries are much more relaxed. However, during the height of the Cold War, during the Kennedy administration and even before that, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States developed and planned several ways to bring down the communist Cuban government; the catalyst they kept going back to in order to bring down the government was the assassination of Fidel Castro."
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James Rachels' "Killing and Letting Die", 2008.
Analyzes James Rachels' essay "Killing and Letting Die" about the ethical debate over whether it is worse to kill someone or let someone die.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper, based on James Rachels' essay "Killing and Letting Die", explains that, although killing and letting someone die may be very different from some moral perspectives, from other viewpoints and in certain scenarios, they can be equivalent. The author uses examples from Rachels' essay to explore the issue of intentions and the concept of action versus inaction. The equivalence thesis, which implies that nothing separates killing and letting someone dies because both actions have the same consequence in that both persons end up dead, is evaluated and supported by the author.
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"The reasoning Corrie ten Boom exercised was somewhat a combination of a few of the viewpoints that Rachels covered. What she did was refuse to reveal the name of a man (who would be killed if she spoke), but this man himself was responsible for many other deaths, and would continue to cause the killings of others. She felt that her revealing this man's name was an action equivalent to killing him, and it is from that that I will explain her view. She believed it was better not to kill this one man (by revealing his identity) than to save others."
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Sport Commissions and Amateur Sports.
An exploration of how the sports industry is a land of opportunity for sports commissions and the local communities that are trying to generate economic impact from sports.
3,688 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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This paper explores different avenues for small-scale sports tourism in the direction of amateur sports tournaments and how establishing a sport commission can help. It focuses on recreational sport tournaments for adults and youth by examining a case study dealing with the organization of a sports commission and the economic impact it that has resulted on the community. The reason for discussing sports tournaments is because they are fairly low-investment opportunities that small communities can explore, with large returns for the resources that are already present.
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"Green and Chalip (1998) help explain who is participating by exploring the motivations of the active sport tourist traveling to participate in their chosen sport by examining a women?s flag football tournament. The authors explain the increasing growth in active lifestyles and how it is not only the younger population, who are participating, but also the older segment is starting to stay more active. This trend is leading to more vacations that are based on or around sport. The paper presents the ideas that the active sport tourist does not only travel for the competition, but also to be able to identify with the subculture of their sport. As in the case of the women football players, they enjoy being able to socialize with people who share their same interests during social events sponsored by the tournament organizers. They travel as teams, and along with these teams comes family and friends, which in turn bring along more economic impact for the community hosting the event."
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War and Mass Killing, 2005.
This paper discusses the individual-level factors in war and mass killing.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines what motivates people to kill. The author relate how many people actually take part in mass killing and killing in war. The paper explores specific conflicts and killings.
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"Semelin examines the motives of the individual for participating in mass killings and notes that there are many reasons but most revolve around prestige and looking good in the eyes of ones neighbors friends and coworkers. He looks at the killing of the Jews in World War II often by neighbors or friends or at least fellow countrymen like the Poles and notes that people went along with the tide of what was happening. They justified what they did by believing they were obeying their superiors ..."
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"The Killing" and Film Noir, 2008.
An analysis of Stanley Kubrick's film "The Killing" as a prime example of the film noir genre.
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The paper describes the qualities of Stanley Kubrick's 1952 film "The Killing" that make it typical of the film noir genre that developed in the 1950s. Specifically, the paper explains that "The Killing" is told out of order and makes good use of a sense of fractured time, a symbol of the film noir genre. The paper further shows how the film is typical of the film noir genre with its characters, interior settings, low key or single-source lighting and a stark atmosphere and sense of impending doom from the start.
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"The heist film is a sub-set of film noir, and it is key to such a film that the audience have sympathy for the criminals who are at the center of the film. This is a common element in the film noir even when the central character is committing crimes and even killing other people along the way. The film noir also has its own sense of morality as a component of fate, emphasized in the way the story is often told in flashback, suggesting that what is seen has already happened and so that it is set and unchangeable. Fate has a sense of morality in these films so that the criminal is often punished by forces greater than him or herself. A prime example is Stanley Kubrick's 1952 film The Killing, a film that is in many ways typical of the film noir genre as it developed into the 1950s."
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Teaching Schoolhouse Killing, 2002.
This paper argues that television violence is causing the extreme violence, killing, in the schools.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This author believes that the question regarding the growing number of schoolhouse killings is not how the children get the weapons that kill but rather why they use them. This paper presents many studies that indict the violence on television. The author concludes that we can stop, or reduce, the killing in the classrooms by turning off the television and campaigning for a reduction of violence on television.
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"Long-term consequences of violence are seldom portrayed on television?children often do not get to see the end result of violence such as death, injury or incarceration. This sends the meaning to viewers that violence goes unpunished and that it is a successful method of handling conflicts. From this, children learn inappropriate behaviors and poor conflict resolution skills. The vast majority of violent scenes demonstrate that there is either a winner or a loser in life?s situations; the winner is the person who uses his or her weapon more effectively?that is, kills the opponent. ... illustrates that 25% of violent interactions among youth involve the use of handguns, the popular choice in recent publicized ?kid killings.? "
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"The Killing Time", 2007.
A review of the march on Morant Bay in 1865, as described in the book "The Killing Time" by Gad Heuman.
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This paper discusses the book "The Killing Time" written by Gad Heuman. It describes how, in 1865, a few hundred Afro-Jamaican farmers and sugar workers advanced on Morant Bay, in retaliation for the way they had been treated politically, socially and economically, regardless that slavery had been abolished many decades earlier. The paper describes the events as set out in the book.
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"According to Heuman, the 1865 rebellion came in large part as the culmination of grievances after the 1834 emancipation had led to ultimate freedom. The black majority still had unequal access to farmland, high taxes, unemployment, low pay and supervision primarily by white management personnel. Many of the African-Jamaicans were involved with the Great Revival that had encouraged a lack of credibility in the real outcome of the emancipation as a means of true freedom for the blacks. Many were members of the Native Baptist church, which for a long time had made up many of the judicial staff including judges, attorneys, police, justices of the peace and clerks for the parish affairs."
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Killing of Noncombatants, 2003.
A discussion on the morality of the killing of noncombatants in wartime.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper compares Thomas Nagel's absolutist view with utilitarianism and also discusses the views of several philosophers regarding dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
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"Thomas Nagel totally rejects the principle that there are circumstances that would allow the deliberate killing of noncombatants. Consequentialist reasoning may permit the killing of civilians but this end justifies the means reasoning is morally ...."
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"The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play", 2002.
This paper examines the Wakefield Master?s comic dramas "The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play".
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper analyzes two types of characters that the writer posits are present in these two works: man in a state of nature, and man in a state of grace. Man in a state of nature, both human nature and the natural world, lives in a constant state of discord. In contrast, at the end of "The Second Shepherd's Play" comes the figure of Jesus, then, according to the paper, comes a state of grace.
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"Obviously in a state of grace, Abel possess the generous spirit of a man at one with God, a man who can commune with the Iand because he acknowledges and accepts its originator and progenitor. Cain, however, views God as a hostile landlord to whom he does not want to pay rent. Enviously talking about God as if He is a more successful farmer, Cain says that God has deprived him of a good crop "When alI mens corn was faire in feld" (279). Moreover, he refuses to tithe because he would receive nothing monetary in return. Clearly, Cain's jealousy further alienates him from God's graces; economics is more important to him than salvation. When Abel finally does convince him to offer a sacrifice to God, Cain chooses a scanty
sheave that "stank Iike the dwiII in hell" (283) as it burns, perhaps an indication of the rottenness within Cain himself. So angry is Cain at Abel's offering burning more brightly than his that he strikes Abel with a jawbone and kiIls him, the culmination of his evil cruelty and bestiality. As a result of this blasphemous killing of kindred, Cain must live in exile, alone with his miserable, hateful, inhumane nature."
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Bible & Jeremy Bentham On Killing, 1996.
Examines views of Biblical authors & utilitarian philosopher on morality of killing a human being.
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"Is it morally wrong in every case to kill another human being, or are there instances in which taking another human being's life is justified? Moral philosophers have wrestled with this issue for centuries. The issue may be couched as directly as it is above--that killing is morally wrong--or it may center on specific instances which some believe alter the moral equation, such as in war, for purposes of euthanasia, or most recently, with reference to the issue of abortion. Of course, the latter involves the further question of when human life begins so that the killing of a fetus can be considered the killing of a human being. The Bible addresses the issue and does not produce as complete or direct an answer as one might think, and the utilitarian Jeremy Bentham also offers a somewhat clouded picture with different interpretations possible. Clearly, the.."
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A Legal Killing, 2005.
This paper tries to persuade the audience that the death penalty is a fine way of punishment.
1,343 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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An opinion paper arguing that the death penalty is a justified means of punishment. The writer claims that it is a superior way of punishment for the criminals who have taken the lives of other humans. As the Golden Rule states, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It concludes that if a person goes so far as to kill another, then why should that person not be killed themselves?
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"The alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. Death row and life sentenced inmates cannot and do not serve the community in any way. They must stay in their cell the whole time. Their chamber consists of a small dark 8x8 foot room with a toilet, sink, bed, and some books. The only time they are allowed to leave is whenever they take a shower. Life sentenced prisoners may leave their cells when they have there one hour of free time in the courtyard. They even eat all there meals in their cells. Prisons do not want to run the risk of these inmates to escape. Prisons figure that the inmate realizes he is going to die, so what does he have to lose by trying to escape. He has nothing to lose. Other inmates that are serving their shorter sentences are put to work. Many are chosen to clean and maintain various highways in Texas. Did you know that a Texas prisoner most likely made the license plate on your car? Other convicts in the prison have to clean up around and inside the jail. Most of the prisons used convicts to landscape the courtyards. Also, other trusted inmates are used as cooks for breakfast and dinner. (Williams) So if life sentenced prisoners have no use, why do we still take care of them? We as taxpayers are paying for these murderers meals and rooms. Why should we have to pay for the meals and the easy lives of these criminals? We should not have to and therefore the solution is that Texas should continue to use the death penalty as a form of punishment."
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"Killing the Bear", 2006.
Examines the symbol of the bear in this story by Judith Minty.
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Often things that we experience as children impact the way we develop as adults. The paper shows that in Judith Minty's "Killing the Bear," a woman painfully comes to grips with a loss of security from her childhood. She combines the past and present, representing her great loss as a bear that she has come into contact with. The paper shows that in order for her to regain her security and power as an adult, she must defeat the bear, which is a symbol of her loss.
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"Over time, the woman has developed an obsession with bears, both healthy and unhealthy. She gathers information about people honoring and worshiping the animal: the Gilyak tribe honors him, Ainus women suckle the cubs, in Lapland he was the King of Beasts. (91) Yet, she also collects stories which show the bear as a cold-blooded killer, and always with the use of its claws. In the travelogue about Alaska, "his claws stretched out like fingers" and "with the sweep of a paw, he split open the head of the other" (91)."
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Sociological Aspects of Serial Killing, 2004.
Examines the social causes of serial murders.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at the approach traditionally taken to explain the motivations and actions of serial murderers and then goes on to explain why this approach alone is inadequate. The paper then suggests that, in order to explain the actions and motivations of a serial murderer, it is important to look at the societal factors, as well as the psychological factors, that may contribute to the makings of a serial murderer. Finally, the paper then discusses some of these potential contributing factors.
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"The definition of serial killing has in the past more commonly focused on the individual?s psychological makeup and psychopathology rather than sociological aspects. However, researchers have begun to realize the importance of societal influences - in combination with the psychological aspects - and the part that these factors play in the causes and underlying reasons for serial killings."
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