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Exercise and Diabetes: Beneficial Effects, 2004.
Discusses the importance of proper diet and exercise to the treatment and control of diabetes.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper looks at the health problems faced by diabetics and how exercise and a proper diet can help mitigate some of those problems. The paper focuses on the finding that exercise is an essential factor in the successful management of diabetes and in improving insulin sensitivity. The paper also provides physiological explanations of the benefits of exercise to the diabetic.
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"Diabetes is increasing in the United States and throughout the world due to the ever-growing adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle, including poor diet and lack of physical activity. Obesity is a characteristic often present in individuals with diabetes, and in order for the occurrences of diabetes to be reduced and the effects of diabetes to be minimized, efforts must be put in place to encourage weight loss and the maintenance of a healthy weight. It is expected that obesity and diabetes will reach epidemic proportions unless prompt action is taken to counteract these conditions."
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Equal Opportunities for Athletic and Non-Athletic Students, 2004.
Examines the pros and cons of granting scholarships to students who have actively participated in sports programs.
796 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper, while acknowledging the positive side of and the need for athletic scholarships, focuses on the negative aspect of athletic scholarships. Some of the negative aspects highlighted in the paper are that athletic scholarships provide an advantage to student athletes that are unfair to non-athletic students. With such a great emphasis on sports, many students feel inferior to athletes, even though they may participate in some other type of extracurricular activity. Furthermore, the paper argues that it is unfair for athletic students to receive all the perks and credits even though they are often absent from the classroom due to practice or competition. At the conclusion of the paper, it is suggested that, while athletic scholarships should be available to athletes, schools should make a greater effort to provide equal opportunities for all other students as well.
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"As today?s society focuses more and more on sports, the educational world is evolving to keep up with the pace. As a result, today?s student athletes have even more opportunities and options available to them than they did just a decade ago. In addition to more scholarships in both high school and college education, student today are offered the opportunity to receive part of the credit required to graduate by actively participating in sports."
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Greek View of Physical Education, 2003.
Discusses the classic notion of value of physical development.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, £ 33.95
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Examines the belief that athletics had religious, cultural, and practical significance. Discusses the link to wisdom and virtue. Describes athletic training as an important feature of Greek culture and identity. Discusses the Olympic Games.
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"It is a commonplace of historiography that ancient Greece provided models of intellectual and political experience that are familiar to modern Western culture. But the iconography of the ancient world is not dominated by representations of philosophers or..."
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Use of Caffeine by Athletes, 2003.
Examines the controversy over whether caffeine enhances performance.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 20 sources, £ 79.95
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Discusses the ambivalent findings of studies and the theory that caffeine helps athletic performance in endurance sports. Describes how caffeine works in the body, the use of coffee by Americans, in general, and problems of too much caffeine.
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"Many people enjoy caffeine because it makes them feel more alert, enhances their energy, improves their mood, and makes them more productive. Athletes often use caffeine to facilitate performance improvement, both in their routine workouts ..."
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Organized Crime in Sports, 2003.
Discusses illegal sports gambling in professional sports, horse racing, and college sports.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, £ 39.95
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Examines athletes as problem gamblers. Provides a history of gambling. Discusses mob-connected, organized control of sports betting and the growing link between organized crime and college athletics.
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""If there's competition involved, you can bet that you can bet on it" is a quote from Henry J. Hyde (R, Ill). Hyde is chairman of the United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the committee ..."
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Motivating Athletes, 2003.
Discusses factors associated with motivation.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, £ 45.95
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Examines the purpose of performance improvement and high-quality performance. Examines differences in research motivation in relation to athletic performance. Considers the need achievement model, intrinsic motivation, and the goal theory model.
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"How can coaches motivate athletes to perform to the best of their ability? The review of literature presented here attempts to answer this question by examining salient research. All studies examined ..."
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Sports Anxiety, 2003.
Focuses on track and field players.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, £ 39.95
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Provides an overview of the theory of sports anxiety in general. Discusses the debilitating effect on performance. Reviews three experiments dealing with anxiety levels of athletes.
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"SPORTS ANXIETY IN RUNNING TRACK:
NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND STEPS TO CORRECT IT
Introduction
As noted by Orlick and Partington (1998), the ability to cope with pressure and anxiety is an important element of success in the field of sports; this is ..."
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Football Coaches, 2003.
Evaluates of high school coaches.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 56.95
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Identifies elements that should be addressed and who should conduct the evaluation. Discusses the roles of coaches in the secondary school environment and evaluation as a learning experience for the coach.
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"The purpose of this brief report is to identify the elements that should be addressed in an evaluation of a secondary school football coach. Also important in this context is the identification of who should ..."
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Player Salaries, 2003.
Addresses the high increase in sports salaries.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, £ 28.95
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Focuses on professional baseball. Discusses the lack of a salary cap in major league baseball, the lack of parity among teams, the impact of TV rights, size of the market, management, and the idea of revenue sharing.
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"The past decade has witnessed a staggering increase in professional sports player salaries. Baseball appears to be the sport where these increases have come closest to ruining the game. Unlike the parity between teams..."
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Sports Medicine, 2003.
Discusses major components.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, £ 50.95
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Discusses the prevention of injuries, recognition and treatment of injuries, treatments and rehabilitation of athletes, dangers of premature return to activity by athletes, and the role of coaches and health care professionals.
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"The management of sports injuries has led to the development of a specialized field known as Sports Medicine. The major components of sports medicine are the prevention of injuries, the recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation of ..."
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Organized Crime In Sports, 2003.
Discusses the problem of illegal gambling.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, £ 39.95
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Examines the history and scope of the problem in professional and college athletics. Discusses organized crime control, the involvement of various ethnic crime gangs, types of wagering, and the U.S. Congressional investigation of gambling on amateur sports.
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"If there's competition involved, you can bet that you can bet on it" is a quote from Henry J. Hyde (R, Ill). Hyde is chairman of the United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the committee investigating..."
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Sports Salaries, 2003.
Discusses dramatic increase in salaries.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, £ 50.95
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Focuses on team sports and the issues of owner exploitation of players and whether or not athletes deserve their high salaries. Discusses superstar strategies, how team owners deal with higher costs, and the impact on consumers.
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"Sports salaries increased dramatically during the last 25 years of the twentieth century, with athletes in the major American sports making considerably more than those who came before. Team sports have received the most attention with ..."
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Effects of Exercise on the Brain, 2003.
Discusses how exercise can alter moods.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, £ 16.95
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Discusses stress, anxiety and depression as negative characteristics of human behavior and how neurotransmitters are involved in the development of emotional disorders. Cites studies on exercise.
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"Stress, anxiety, and depression tend to be interactive and are often viewed as negative characteristics of human behavior. Though these emotions and responses have developed as a protective mechanism and originate from needed evolutionary characteristics..."
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Does Pete Rose Deserve the Hall of Fame?, 2002.
Looks at Pete Rose's baseball career and his criminal activities and considers whether he deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
3,273 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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A complete analysis of Pete Rose, including his activities both on the field and off. Includes an investigation of his alleged gambling activities and an analysis of his career as a baseball player with an assessment of his case for major league baseball.
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"Pete Rose is perhaps the greatest hitter baseball has ever seen. In his 24 seasons in Major League Baseball, Rose set countless records, and earned a wealth of awards and accomplishments. But Rose was forced to exit baseball forever when he was charged with gambling on Major League Baseball games, including those games played by his own team, the Cincinnati Reds. Banished from baseball and the Hall of Fame for life, Rose continues to deny the charges against him. However, the evidence against Rose is difficult to refute, and there exists no evidence in support of the legendary slugger. Since Rose?s banishment, an ongoing debate has been sparked: should Pete Rose be eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame? The question is remarkably complex, yet there exists an answer. Pete Rose deserves to be recognized in Major League Baseball?s Hall of Fame. His credentials are three times those of other players in the Hall of Fame, baseball?s tribute to the elite class of ballplayers that raised baseball to a new level. Rose?s wrongdoings have earned him sufficient punishment; his banishment from baseball prohibits Rose from working in any facet of Major League Baseball, from media to the manager, for the rest of his life. But Rose?s wrongdoings do not delete his amazingly vast accomplishments as a player."
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