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- 361: Michael Jordan
- ... from the Chicago Bulls after 13 seasons and six NBA Championships, including the one he clinched for the Bulls against the Utah Jazz in what turned out to be the final shot of his spectactular sports career. He sent a heartfelt thank you to all the fans in Chicago for allowing him to come here and adopting him as one of theirs.Basketball's greatest player ends his amazing reign at ... into the motion picture industry and starred in the animated movie,Space Jam which was a huge box-office smash and endeared him to even more fans worldwide. He remains the country's No.1 sports pitchman and earns an estimated $47 million anually for his endorsement deals, with such companies as Nike, Sara Lee, MCI/World Com, Gatorade, Upper Deck, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Reflecting on his approach to playing ...
- 362: Living the Dream
- ... they were born, and only know, at this age, they are starting to realize it. The people that the kids at our school and in other wealthy towns see as living the american dream are sports stars and actors. They are living the dream because they have it all, or so it seems. Even actors and sports stars have their problems. Maybe drug or family, but we hardly ever catch a glimpse at this side. One of the people that I see living the great American dream would have to be Will ...
- 363: Are You Ready For Some Footbal
- Are You Ready For Some Football? From the early ages in history to the present day, sports have always been an important part of society. It teaches discipline, how to be a team player, how to interact with others and is a good source of physical activity. In specific, football utilizes all of these aspects of sports and its a great source of teaching self-restraint and perseverance. Some may say that football is a violent sport or its not beneficial in any way, but in reality it gives a ...
- 364: Board Schools
- ... School near Baltimore has the nation's only all-girls' high school polo team. (Parker 111) Although very few private schools can round up enough of their busy students to have more than a few sports, they often have many unique clubs that can be joined. Private Orangewood Adventist Academy in Garden Grove, California plays only four sports - football, baseball, basketball, and volleyball. However, the school does have clubs for hikers, scuba divers, and rock climbers - all activities that don't require a crowd. (Topolnicki 100) The most important reason that boarding schools ...
- 365: Analyzation Essay On A Newspap
- The front page of a newspaper provides a great deal of information on various subjects. Most newspapers include a weather forecast, an index or brief description of articles inside the paper, and a small sports scorecard to accompany the local and national news. Newspapers also concentrate on how to grab the attention of readers. They most commonly use a larger, darker type of print, mixture of color, and/or pictures ... of paper contains. Accompanying this index, usually a forecast of the weather to come in the next few days manages to make it on the front page also. Some papers actually save the die-hard sports fans some time by having a miniature scoreboard recapping the scores of the day before. Remember that this doesnt apply to all papers only to some. Newspapers constantly look for more readers and to ...
- 366: What To Expect
- ... best at everything when children can't live up to their expectations. I am reminded of the relationship between Jonathen Modox and his father in the motion picture Varsity Blues. Someone can be great at sports and expect their children to be just as good as them and whether they like it or not, push them harder and harder through their youg life. This could effect their lives in the future just as it did Franz Kafka, being terrified of his father.Parents should not decide their children's future. It should be left up to them to decide whether they want to play sports, what they want to be when they grow up, and so forth. If a person can't make their life how they want it, they will never be happy with it. The world that elders ...
- 367: Aggressive Behavior Equals Man
- ... times a week. The ratings for the stations that show wrestling have skyrocketed, and some have even had better ratings than 20/20, or Monday Night Football. Intimidating behavior is not only rewarded in the sports world, but also in the military, in politics, and in the work force. Military leaders must use aggressive techniques to keep order in the world. Political leaders must be aggressive in their campaigning, so that ... noticed and respected by the public. Aggressiveness is also necessary in the work force to receive promotions, meet deadlines, and run a business. Aggressive or intimidating behavior is seen in many different parts of life: sports, the military, business, and even politics. Some of the rewards that are given for this behavior may be questionable, such as; placing professional athletes up on a higher ground making them seem superhuman, or electing ...
- 368: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
- ... 3 Dixon, a small town to which the family moved when he was nine, was the place where Reagan got most of his schooling. He was not an understanding student, but his interests in drama, sports, and politics began early. His mother gave dramatic readings before clubs and in prisons and hospitals, and he was first exposed to acting before he started school. He was in several well - received school plays ... game. He did well enough and was signed on. This job led to work at WOC's larger affiliate, WHO in Des Moines. By this time he was 25 and was one of the top sports broadcasters in the Middle West. "On a 1937 trip to California to cover baseball spring training, Reagan took a screen test for Warner Brothers film studios."5 It led to his first part in a ...
- 369: Ernest Hemingway
- ... he died that distinguishes one man from another. Ernest Hemingway Earnest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 into a fairly prominent family in Chicago. In high school he played football, but excelled in solitary sports. He didn't seem to enjoy team sports, but soon developed an interest in boxing, where everything depended solely on his own skill, pitted against anthers'. In 1917 he graduated from Oak Park High School without making anymore than an average impression on ...
- 370: What Makes A Successful Career
- ... exceptional talent. They have any uncanny ability to perform at a level unmatched by any one else. The people who fall into this category most often come to mind when we think of careers in sports. This is not to say that our sports superstars have not devoted a lifetime of work toward being a successful athlete and I would never slight their personal sacrifices or the hard work they have endured. However, I do believe it safe to ...
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