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    A huge thing that has impacted society and especially sport today was the passing of Title IX. It changed the way we look at sport and how we address it. Title IX is a law that passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for men and women in all educational programs that receive federal funding (titleix.info). The government showed that they will not play favorites and that we are all equal before the law (Summers). The passing of this law was a turning point for women. It impacted women in many areas

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    1. After reading this article give your ideas on exactly how music can influence the thinking of a society. Music is the expression of the society. People tend to share their opinion and express themselves through the music. Consequently, music become in an important way to influence the society’s thought. Music has played a fundamental role in history since man is a man. It is used for so many things that it is almost impossible to think of them all. It's an art we meet every day since

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    Since the creation of man, sports have had a tremendous role in the way people live their lives. From the time we are born, until our elderly age, most of us are involved in some way with sports. Whether it is a scrimmage game of soccer at recess in elementary school, playing on the varsity athletic team or simply watching the Olympics or sporting events on television, sports have an influential role in our everyday lives. The outstanding popularity of the sports industry has profoundly affected

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    from the human aspect in sports. Technology should not be used instead of referees in sports, because it is costly to operate, occupies more time during matches, and takes away from the human element of sports. Installation of technology in sports stadiums would require a lot of

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    MF 7701 Managerial Economics Quiz #1 Fall 2014 Instructions: 1. You may work on this quiz alone or with as many other students as you wish. If you work with other students, please submit only one (common) answer. 2. You may not talk about this exam with anyone outside of the two managerial economics sections. 3. You may work with people from the other section if they are taking this course. In all cases, please submit only one, common answer. 4. You must e-mail your final

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    companion Brad R. Humphreys present several viewpoints regarding the stadium 's arising arguments and questions. In his parody video Last Week Tonight, John Oliver attacks stadium subsidies, the process by which local and state governments give hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to fund stadiums for professional sports teams. The article “Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums and Mega-Events?” claims that we should not support sports subsidies

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    on around 81 arenas and other major as well as minor sport facilities in and around the U.S. at least through 2010. The association of exceedingly high cost has put the subject of public financing of new stadiums and playing arenas under exceptional examination. The development of another stadium or playing arena is a costly job which these days can often surpass a few hundred million dollars. In the pre-1990 's period the vast majority of the sports facilities were for the most part supported through

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    Sports marketing has made its way directly to the fans. In the past, only the extremely devoted fans would check on their teams online but now, the norm has changed. Now the devoted fans learn new information before anyone else, and even get rewarded for it. In the article “The Passion of the Fan”, by Stewart Feil, fans are being rewarded for posting about their favorite teams on social media. The reason this is possible is because mobile apps have greatly contributed to the way fans follow their

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    Society and Sports There are many repercussions that are projected upon both men and women when they enter into a sport that typically isn’t thought of as gender appropriate. Some of those cultural and social stigmatisms may be abandonment by your peers, and friends questions regarding your sexuality, and even in some cases criticism as to how you are living your life. In some cases, it may lead to you not being accepted by either group, theone whose norems you are not following, of as well

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    as, TV, internet, shoe factories, clothing factories, phones, magazines, and many more has complimented the growth of sports. With the increasing demand and popularity of sports, sports teams have mega stadiums worth millions and billions of dollars. To give a perspective, the Los Angeles Stadium, the home for the LA RAMS and Chargers has a price tag of $2.66 billion. However, today, technology has shifted towards a “to-go” mentality, where everything can be accessed instantaneously anywhere in anytime

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