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Review the U.S. sports industry and key terms such as globalization, internationalization, nationalism, regionalism, localization, environmentalism, and globalization. Describe how at least two of these terms relate to current practices in the sports business.
Review the U.S. sports industry and key terms such as globalization, internationalization, nationalism, regionalism, localization, environmentalism, and globalization. Describe how at least two of these terms relate to current practices in the sports business.
Written Response 1:
Describe whether you think externalism or broad internalism provides a more plausible explanation of the role that sports play in our society.
A 1500-2000 word (roughly 6-8 pages) research project where you will be engaging in a “hot topic” in your field, The assignment will also ask you to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, help you tell the difference between summary and analysis, and construct either an argumentative thesis or a research question that will form the organizing framework for the project.
Do a compare-and-contrast case study. It will require you to view your topic from three
different angles: locally, nationally, and globally. Your case study should be written in
APA style, have 800 words, and compare and contrast your topic with how it was
portrayed from a local, national, and global standpoint.
JUST TO CLARIFY: For this assignment, the local news is where the event took place.
For example, the local news coverage for the Columbine school shooting that occurred
in 1999 will be Columbine, CO. National news for the event can be any other news
coverage that covered the event in the USA including Miami, and the global news will
be any country outside of the USA regardless of the native language of the country that
covered the event, including Canada, UK, Spain, etc.
● Was there a difference with media coverage about your topic in other parts of
the world?
● Were the reactions from media consumers varied in other parts of the world?
● Did different movements happen in other parts of the world based on the
topic/event?
● What were the similarities?
● What were the differences?
Write an argumentative topic (within 5 years) on for/against gambling
Give appropriate background to the site of Olympia. Where is it? How is the site controlled as the venue for one of the Crown Games? (Think: who controls Olympia?) When did religious activities start at the site—and what did that entail? Are there important myths that are connected to the site that add to its history?
Explore the site, with a brief overview of important elements that illustrate that this is not only a religious sanctuary—but also a site for athletic competitions. Choose at least three of the following structures to describe and briefly explain their cultural and historical significance at the site of Olympia:
Temple of Hera
Temple of Zeus and its architectural decoration
Stadium
Treasuries
Bouleuterion
Leonidaion
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus and Regilla
When concluding your paper, consider thinking about: why is Olympia, the site and the games that occurred there, so important for Greek society and culture?
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A sport involves a balance between the elements of play and spectacle. You have a choice between participating in a sport in which the elements of play are emphasized or a sport in which the elements of spectacle are emphasized. Which one would you choose? Explain why you chose one over the other.
A sport involves a balance between the elements of play and spectacle. You have a choice between participating in a sport in which the elements of play are emphasized or a sport in which the elements of spectacle are emphasized. Which one would you choose? Explain why you chose one over the other.
According to definitions in the text, wrestling may be a form of play, a sport, or dramatic spectacle. Give examples of “wrestling” in each of these three forms and discuss the factors that lead it to be classified in each of these three categories.