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How is it fair that a men’s college basketball team is able to be transported on planes and dine on steak, while a women’s team from the same college, travels in a van and eats fast food? It’s not, but this occurs often nowadays even with laws passed preventing this . . . Read more
POPULARITY Soccer is the most popular sport in the world in terms of player numbers. According to the 2006 FIFA Big Count, there were 265 million soccer players in the world, 270 million when referees and match officials were included. SUPPORT With so many registered soccer players across the globe, . . . Read more
Example 1 Basketball originated in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by a Canadian PE teacher named James Naismith. Naismith was teaching at the YMCA training school (now Springfield College) at the time, and under the supervision of PE expert Luther Halsey Gulick, came up with a spirited and strenuous indoor activity, . . . Read more
I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1978 to Pamela and Joe Bryant. I have two sisters, Shaya and Sharia, who are both great athletes. The reason I have the name Kobe is unusual, and I love it. As part of our family lore, my grandmom told me . . . Read more
Football is a team sport mostly played in the US and Canada by high school, college, and professional players. It is a dangerous sport because there is a lot of physical contacts. While millions of people watch the sport, not all of them understand how the game works because it . . . Read more
In today’s society, many will argue whether or not professional athletes are overpaid. In the present time, athletes are being paid phenomenally large amounts of money for their entertainment. It is my claim that all professional athletes are overpaid because they do not offer society an essential function that improves . . . Read more
Example #1 If a sensible man is asked to answer the question as to what he does prefer, health or wealth, naturally he will answer without much hesitation ‘Health’ because wealth without good health becomes useless. The westerners pay more attention to their health than the people of the orient. . . . Read more
Example #1 Soccer is more than a sport, it is a passion. I come from a family that revolves around sports. Soccer is the biggest sport in my life. I have grown up in a family where you eat, sleep, and breathe soccer. I was influenced by this sport ever . . . Read more
Example #1 Discus is one of the oldest individual sports. It was a popular event with the ancient Greeks in their Olympic Games. Athletes in ancient times threw a discus that was made of stone or metal. The discus that is used today is a round plate of wood or . . . Read more
Example #1 Football and Soccer Compare and Contrast. Football and soccer have never been really compared before, probably because a lot of people think they don’t have many similarities. But they actually have a lot more in common than people think they do. Having played both sports myself I can . . . Read more
Example #1 Athletes are dominated, managed, and controlled. They do not receive wage compensation for their contribution to economic returns. Athletes are sometimes mistreated physically and mentally; and denied the rights and freedoms of other citizens. The debate over whether or not to pay collegiate athletes, specifically Division 1, has . . . Read more
Example #1 a. Write a composition using one of the topics listed below. Your composition should be three to five paragraphs long. It should contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. b. Explain why a certain sport is your favorite. My favorite sport, both as a participant and a . . . Read more