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reveals the social, economic, racial, and worldly affairs that shaped sports in the U.S. Roberts and Olsen also explain how sports went from fun and games to winning being the only importance. The book begins with the cold war and its effects on the Olympic Games, demonstrating how the games were politicized. It then transitions with racial integration becoming a thing of the past, to the modernization of sports through mass media and technology. “Winning is the Only Thing” offers a variety of the historical

Ever since the beginning of time, humans as a whole have done whatever it takes to grow bigger, faster, and stronger. People choose to engage in tedious hours of exercise and precise dieting to receive the physique of their dreams. Thousands of years ago, when war was fought using only hand to hand or close range combat, only the strong would be capable to fight. Throughout the centuries, strong men have been idled and seen as superior for this reason. Whether they were the ruthless Spartan warriors

pivotal moments derived from the outcome of the 1980 Winter Olympic games. The USA hockey teams defeat over the Soviets boosted the spirits of the American soldiers, as well as the American people. On the contrary, the Soviet Union saw their power dwindle after their major defeat in the Winter Olympic games. This critical shift made way for the downfall of the Soviets reign as a major superpower. To further recognize the Winter Olympic games as an imperative turning point in the Cold War, one must

and it was decided that every four years a World Champion tournament would be held. Women’s basketball officially changed names to netball in the 1970’s due to being rejected for the Olympics as two different sports with the same name could not compete. In the 1990’s netball became recognized as a sport of the Olympic Games and became part of the Commonwealth Games which demonstrates how far netball has come (International Netball Federation, 2014). The objective of

Steroids are the single most abused performance-enhancing substance in the history of sports. As popular as the drug may be, the DEA listed anabolic steroids as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act in 1990: meaning steroids can only be prescribed by a medical professional (Parks 12). Steroids are not only creating a poor image of professional sports, they also set a terrible example for the athletic, competitive youth of this generation. Children venerate their role models -

through the 1980 Olympic Games. The Soviet Union dominated in the sport of hockey for several years and won gold medals multiple times, but what satisfied them the most was beating team USA every time they faced. The USSR wanted to show their dominance and their pride every time they faced USA. That’s why the miracle on ice game was more than just an underdog story, it was the second Cold War. “The Olympics are hardly apolitical. Nothing is apolitical in this world. The Olympics are the last thing

completely opposite from the fake love story everyone has heard of. There is some evidence that the Titanic and another ship, the Olympic, were switched, but there is proof that the boat was indeed the Titanic. Neither the boat nor the people were switched, unfortunately, so the people who were on the boat, did pass away. The theory of the Titanic being switched with the Olympic has been debated quite a bit, but the ships were not switched. The Titanic, first of all, was a huge ship. It makes sense,

United States vs. Brazil Child Poverty Poverty is where one person or a group of people don’t have enough money and recourses to meet needs that are considered acceptable in the general public. Although there has been effort to prevent poverty, it is still rampant around the world. 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day while 1.3 billion of those people live on less than $1.50 a day. Poverty also affects children. Every 4 seconds a child dies of poverty. 1 billion children live in poverty

stratifications of society were able to travel by the waterways, as in large ships there were the three uniquely designed decks to meet each passengers’ financial expectations and lifestyles. The interior designing of three of The White Star Line ships, The Olympic, The Titanic, and The Britannic were remotely similar as they may have one-upped each other as the previous ship sunk. Harland and Wolff were a

Introduction The benefits of training and developing teachers with international experience in tertiary education are more transparent than ever. The Global Student Mobility 2025 report (Böhm et al. 2002) predicted that the demand for international education will increase to 7.2 million students by 2025, while many perceive internationalization as the most revolutionary development in higher education in the twenty-first century (Seddoh, 2001). Even in cases where no travel is involved, classrooms