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- 5941: The Death and Dying Beliefs of Australian Aborigines
- ... of the Aborigines are meant to prepare the spirit of the dead person for its new life as well as a mark of respect. Within the Arunta tribe, the body is buried in a relatively short period of time. It is placed in a sitting position with the knees doubled up against the chin and is interred in a round hole in the ground. The earth is pile directly onto the ...
- 5942: 1984: The Party's Control Over the Thoughts
- ... in the overt act: the thought is all we care about" (Orwell 209). The doctrine crimestop indicates the degree to which the definition of crime no longer encompasses action: "Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as thought by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought...(it means) protective stupidity" (175). Citizens, such as Smith, condemn themselves to death merely by doubting, questioning, or dissenting- "The consequences of every act ...
- 5943: Wrestling; Poetry in Motion
- ... This hard to explain feeling is like a rush of adrenaline that makes you want to kick the crap out of Mike Tyson. It is one of the greatest natural rushes one could possibly imagine, short of sticking a needle in ones own arm. The ideas behind wrestling are more then the thick headed thoughts of- "Throw em to the ground and put all your weight on em!"- but rather, use ...
- 5944: Sport Psychology
- ... who actually engage in sport or even take regular exercise, then the significance of sport to all our lives cannot be denied. A common problem with sport psychology research lies in its somewhat myopic or short-sighted appreciation of present day accumulated psychological knowledge. As we look into sport psychology, we are confronted by a landscape of knowledge which rises and falls often suddenly and dramatically. "At certain times, massive peaks ...
- 5945: The Changing Face of Basketball
- ... folded, the Philadelphia League was formed. The Eastern League, Central League, Hudson River League, and the New York State League soon followed (Hollander 17). The American Basketball League was formed in 1925 but had only short success. The New York Renaissance Five was the first Black team, followed by the Harlem Globetrotters. The National Basketball League was started in 1937 and lasted about 10 years(Hollandar 21-28). The NBA was ...
- 5946: The Issue of Sport
- ... to dirty tactics, drugs or violence. In the screenplay "Strictly Ballroom", dirty tactics were used due to the competitive pressure. At the State Final Championship Scott and Liz were blocked by Ken Railings and Pam Short. It was also unfair competition, Barry Fife (The Dance Ferderation President) was being dishonest. Wayne overheard Barry setting it up so that Scott didn't win the Pan Pacific Grand Prix. The Sport weekly magazine ...
- 5947: Sponsors and Sports
- ... that will be noticed by fans and television. Stadiums are now being renamed by companies willing to spend millions to have the stadium named after the company such as 3Com Park in San Francisco. These short term deals can create a problem in the future though. Athletes are not as widely chosen for endorsement contracts as in other sports. This is probably because many players cannot make a huge impact on ...
- 5948: Types of Skiing
- ... in this report. It is one of only two mountains that does not have any beginner runs (the other is Sun Valley). It may also be the only mountain the majority of the trails are short. Located in the White River National Forest, Aspen Mountain has over 23 mails of trails. Of these trails 35% are intermediate trails, 35% are black diamond, and 30% are double black diamond. The base elevation ...
- 5949: Martin Luther King
- ... I would become. This statement best exemplifies the vision of MLK not of what he planned to do in specifics but his life as a whole which led to those accomplishments and his successful yet short lived career. One of MLK s most important as well as most difficult to proclaim is his ability to choose. Choice is very difficult when one direction can lead you down while the other can ...
- 5950: Minor League Baseball: Boom or Bust to Communities?
- ... Reeds dream became a reality in1986, when they began construction of Riverside Stadium on City Island. In March 1987, the Pittsburgh Pirates class AA team began play in Harrisburg. Harrisburg's inaugural season was nothing short of spectacular as the Senators won the Eastern League championship and attracted 223,000 fans their first year. Their success continued throughout the 80's and into the 90's with attendance of 216,940 ...
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