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- 131: Terry Fox
- ... true hero (Brown 12). One March morning in 1977, Terry awoke with a striking pain in his right knee. Terry had no idea that what he had thought to be a cartilage problem from playing sports was actually a fatal tumor. Terry received the test results, and sadly, he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma: a rare bone cancer. With his parents by his side, Terry cried. This marked the beginning of ... to Terry Fox by Premier Bennett. The Sword of Hope On November 22, 1980 the American Cancer Society's highest award was awarded to Terry Fox in absentia. The Lou Marsh Award Voted for by sports editors from across Canada and awarded to Terry on December 18, 1980 for his outstanding athletic accomplishment. Canadian of the Year On December 23, 1980, the editors of Canadian Press member newspapers and the radio ... of Terry Fox. The award is presented to students who demonstrate the highest ideals and qualities of citizenship and humanitarian service while in pursuit of excellence in their academic, sport, and community service endeavours. Canadian Sports Hall of Fame On August 29, 1981 Terry Fox was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. The Terry Fox Stamp On April 13, 1982 a Terry Fox Stamp was issued from ...
- 132: Gun Control Isn't About Guns Its About Control
- ... bad is that when anything bad happens you see it on TV. You will never see the news media report an incident where a gun helped save a person or repel a violent attack. Shooting Sports Guns have been involved in our countries heritage since before its conception. In some families hunting and gun collecting is a tradition that has been handed down for generations. While we do not need guns to put dinner on our table, the sport of hunting has been a bonding experience for many families. This is a healthy American tradition that should not be broken. The hunting and shooting sports industry is wide spread. There are millions of jobs and dollars that are connected with the shooting sports. While we may just think of the gun manufacturer as being affected there are however many industries that would be affected adversely if guns were eliminated. If we consider that the average hunter buys ...
- 133: Prop. 16
- Prop. 16 There is a new regulation if you plan to play college sports. It is called Prop. 16; it is based on a sliding scale. You must first graduate from High School; you have to get at least a 2.000 GPA in 13 core classes, a 86 ... to get at least a 2.000 GPA, a 86 on their ACT, and a 1010 on the SAT to pass Prop. 16 they will then hopefully become smarter and go to college to play sports. And a lets take a event from real life, lets say that a interlectually challenged four star football player; lets call him Ricky. Ricky does bad all the way up to high school where he ... only five-sixths of the athelets passed prop. 48, let alone passing Prop. 16 that means that some jocks are not as sharp as they should be, to get a job in somthing other than sports. And for an example of this we have a scene I like to call "The Break". There once was a young lad name Ernie Exoskeliton. He was the best wide reciver you would ever ...
- 134: Steroids and The Big Picture
- ... perfect body. They believe they will be more popular, or attractive if they achieve the body that they desire. But what lengths will people go to, to get the perfect body? The biggest problem in sports today, as many people know, is steroids. Steroids do wonders for your body, but not only on the positive side, but the negative side as well. We all know they work. Clinical studies have concluded what athletes have known for 30 years; anabolic steroids do work. Today, there are millions of athletes on steroids. Both females and males use them in all sports and the majority of users are in their late teens. Steroids are being used at ages as young as 13 to increase performances in school sports. Athletes will do anything to achieve their goals no matter how high the risk is. Anabolic steroids, synthetic modifications of the male hormone testosterone, are widely abused. Today more than ever, steroids are being ...
- 135: History of the Automotive Industry and Ford Motor Company
- ... with both the Ford Explorer and the Navigator. The Ford Mustang The Ford Mustang is as American as apple pie and baseball. The Mustang is classified as both a passenger car and as an American sports car. This section will discuss the American sports car category and describe the Mustang. The American Sports Car Product Category The American sports car category was created in the 1960s. The Ford Mustang really kicked off the decade with its introduction in 1964. Others were quick to follow like the Chevrolet ...
- 136: Piece of the Pie
- ... high school seniors deciding where to attend college. Would starting salaries, not educational opportunities, become their priority in deciding where to attend? These problems would be easily eliminated by standardizing the salary across Division I sports. It would not be impractical to devise a scheme based on the hours a player spends a week and a moderate wage to provide a moderate income for these players. For example, suppose an athlete ... receiving a free education and should be grateful for it. Furthermore, paying student athletes would only cloud their purpose at the University, enforcing the idea that the only way they will make money is through sports. The athletes would feel less like students because both the coaches and the athletes would find it harder to keep academics as the number one priority. The fact that many argue that scholarship should be ... it even harder on these athletes. While salaries may not clarify the priorities for a scholarship athlete, they would at least make being a student a more reasonable and manageable choice. By treating Division I sports like a job, the athlete's role might be made clearer. It is accepted on the professional level that sports are a business, and therefore, an athletes job. On the surface, championships seem to ...
- 137: Advertising And Promotion Camp
- ... drinkers and retain current ones. One of the strongest promotional venues has been through television and sporting events (mainly soccer) but in the nineties the internet is strongly becoming a popular means to increase promotions. Sports Promotion Coke takes a global approach to its sports promotion. In 1997 they established managers for each of the different sports that Coke sponsors worldwide.5 This global coordination effort helps to oversee major marketing campaigns, however it also still allows unique advertising techniques and messages to be conveyed in each country. Television Recently, Coca- ...
- 138: Advertising And Promotion Campaigns Of Coca-cola In The Euro
- ... drinkers and retain current ones. One of the strongest promotional venues has been through television and sporting events (mainly soccer) but in the nineties the internet is strongly becoming a popular means to increase promotions. Sports Promotion Coke takes a global approach to its sports promotion. In 1997 they established managers for each of the different sports that Coke sponsors worldwide.5 This global coordination effort helps to oversee major marketing campaigns, however it also still allows unique advertising techniques and messages to be conveyed in each country. Television Recently, Coca- ...
- 139: Supply And Demand For The Pors
- ... on a computer screen or in a focus group, but in the hearts, minds and imaginations of a small band of engineers with a passion for driving. Many were surprised when Porsche unveiled its new sports car, but later they realised that this was no ordinary car, it was special. Ever since the first display of the prototype, the Boxter received massive hype from the press, many reporters saying it could be the greatest car in Porsches entire production history. Upon its first display in Britain, the Boxter caught the imaginations of many. A relatively cheap sports car when in comparison with the Italian models, Lamborghini and Ferrari, yet still powerful, beautiful, and phenomenally safe. When the Boxter was first released, it was clear who would provide the market competitors. BMW s Z3 Roadster had also received much newspaper coverage, and had a flash advertising scam. The Lotus Elise was already established as a great sports car, and the MGF, with a true tradition in sports car making, much like Porsche. And also the Honda NSX. The basic Boxter model did amazingly well on the market; at first having a ...
- 140: Why Do Kids Want To Play The Guitar
- ... more free time on their hands to pursue their hobbies. As a way to pass the time, instruments such as the guitar become a hobby. In recent times, the pressure on kids to compete in sports as a hobby has diminished enough that parents are accepting instrument playing as a hobby, just as sports are considered a hobby. In another case, a friend of mine whom has participated in sports in the past believed he was not particularly cut out for sports and he began to play the guitar as a means of gaining an enjoyable hobby. The causes that are stated above are ...
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