The New York City Marathon
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A 4 page book review on Anything For A T-shirt by Ron Rubin, which chronicles the saga of The New York City Marathon and the innovative impresario who made this annual street theater/sporting event possible. Rubin explains how the annual event is much more than simply a sporting event, as it brings together the diverse peoples who make New York City their home in a way that not only creates a sense of community, but is also personally empowering to the individual participants. In addition to describing the marathon itself, Rubin's book is also very much a biography of an extraordinary man, the man who brought the world The New York City Marathon, Fred Lebow. No additional sources cited.
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The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers, Strategic Management, and Organizational Design
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This 5 page report discusses the business of professional basketball and the fact that it actually has a great deal in common with the strategic management of any corporate entity in terms of its competitive nature, determination, and hustle. The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers have served as an almost textbook example of the ways in which a professional basketball (or any other sport) team serves as an example of management paradigms that accentuate the most fundamental aspects of managerial conflict, positioning, and the processes involved in re-defining an organization in order to keep up with changing markets and consumers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWsixers.wps

The Philosophic Process in Sports, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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An 8 page overview of the philosophic process as it applies to such aspects of our daily lives as sports, ethics, and social responsibility. Defines the philosophic process as a quest for knowledge and ethical and moral justification in the choices we make in life. The author contends that it is a process which is, in fact, applicable to ever aspect of our lives. In sports, for example, we seek fitness, knowledge, the enhancement of motor skills, and even pleasure. In our jobs we seek competency and professionality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Role of Sports in Society
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This 4 page paper examines the role of sports. Various aspects of sport is discussed including economic, physical and psychological ramifications. Attention to sports administration is included as well. Both positive and negative aspects are explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA504sp.rtf

The Roman Games:
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This 5 page paper explores the origins of the Roman games which were motivated by morality and service to state. From there, the Roman games evolved into horrifc spectacles of violence and carnage, which served as an instrument of the state. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Significance of Tennis in Australia
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This 15 page paper looks at the sport and the characters who play it and watch it. Demographics are considered in this paper that looks at ethnicity, gender and class as it relates to tennis. The history of the popularity of tennis in Australia is discussed. Statistics are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA432Au.rtf

The Technologies Used in the Recruitment of College Basketball Players:
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This 3 page paper discusses the means by which college basketball players are recruited. This paper explores the different techniques as well as the many new technologies available which have expanded the available options. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSBatech.rtf

The Universal Pattern of Stickball: From the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Americas to the Europeans who Invaded Their Lands
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An 11 page history of the indigenous Native American “game” of stickball and the evolution of this sport to the modern version we know today as lacrosse. Emphasizes the spiritual and ceremonial aspects of the game, noting that in many cases it was used as a means of preparing the people for war. It would come to have a considerable impact on non-Natives as well. Contends that on close examination it becomes apparent that there is a universal pattern in the game of lacrosse or stickball which extends throughout the various cultures and peoples who have engaged in it. This is true in historical times between peoples such as the Cherokee and Iroquois but this universal pattern extends much further as well. It extends in fact from the indigenous peoples who inhabited this continent prior to the arrival of the Europeans who invaded their lands all the way to contemporary times. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPnaBall.wps

THEO EPSTEIN, THE BOSTON RED SOX AND SUCCESS
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This 8-page paper focuses on general manager Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox baseball club, what he did to turn the Sox into a World Series winning team, and how he did it. Also under discussion is whether or not Epstein can continue the winning trend. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTtheeps.rtf

TIME MANAGEMENT, BENEFITS AND STRESSORS ON STUDENT ATHLETES: A LITERATURE REVIEW
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This 32-page paper offers a literature review of the concept of time management among student athletes (or lack thereof). Discussions also include the development of sports programs, and increased stress on today's student on many grade levels. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MTsptima.rtf

Types Of Television Viewers: Home Shopping Addicts, Diehard Sports Fans And Public Television Loyalists
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5 pages in length. Since television's entrance into mainstream society more than fifty years ago, certain formations have taken place with regard to content and personal preference. The last half-century has transformed television into a multifaceted entity where specific factions can focus upon their most beloved form of televised entertainment, information or opportunities. Three of these types of groups – home shopping addicts, diehard sports fans and public television loyalists – represent the tremendously diverse role that television has come to play in contemporary society. No bibliography.
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Undue Attention Paid to Cricket in India
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This 5 page paper examines the "cricket craze" in India and argues that the attention being paid to the sport is damaging to the economy; even worse, it costs lives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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