...The Sport Of Paintball Gabriel Colon Prof. P. DeVaughn PSY 105 August 1st, 2012 Strayer University The sport of paintball is a sport in which you have to trust your teammates and follow certain rules in order to win a match. Why I like this sport? I’m considered a person who likes to take risks, highly motivated and like to work in team. Paintball is also a good way to free the stress that I accumulate during the week. When I’m on the field, I feel free, but at the same time with a lot of responsibilities. Psychology plays an important role in this sport. If I were going to classify paintball under a subfield of psychology, I would classify it under cognitive psychology, which is also included under experimental psychology, the two best subfields to classify this sport. These two subfields are the ones that are focused in the studies of the psychological processes, like perception, learning, motivation, memory, thinking, reasoning, and decision-making. First of all, you have to learn how to play paintball. Learning is the first step that every human take before performing any task in life. You can’t do something if you don’t learn how to do it. When you start school, kindergarten, there you learn how to learn. Once you learned all the basics and strategies of the game, you are going to love the sport. Second, you have to be motivated to play it. If you go to the field unmotivated, the results are going to be, disqualification and maybe hurt. Depending in the position...
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...Sports Drink vs. Water In a society where athletes strive to maintain a healthy life, how do sports drinks contribute to their well-being ? Sports drinks are proven not to be as healthy as water, but these drinks can offer an athlete the little things that make a big difference such as fluids and carbohydrates. Some only view the negatives of sports drinks, but what about the positives ? For example, in the article ,”Obey your thirst, just not necessarily with a sports drink, Jennifer Sygo states, “Depending on the situation, the added sugar in sports drinks can do an important job, by providing hard-working muscles with rapidly available carbohydrates, usually in the form of simple sugars.” Although there may be added sugar in these drinks,...
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...Dear Lukas Raschilla, In your article, “Athletes are artists, not role models”, you claim that you are bewildered that anyone would view professional athletes as role models. By saying that sports figures are "not" and "shouldn't be expected" to be role models in their actions on and off the playing field is in my opinion giving a free pass for bad behavior. As the saying goes...to those who much has been given, much is expected. You claim, "athletes do not choose to be role models", but I feel anyone who holds a position of notoriety and popularity with the public should shoulder that admiration with dignity. As we know, merely by association in any career, be it sports, education, health care, government, and even religion, does not guarantee that the individuals will be positive role models. Instead, moral obligations need to be nurtured and, when necessary, consequences clearly enforced in incidents of conduct not befitting the role that person represents. It is unrealistic to think there will not be transgressions in the athletic arena as they are all human, but even this can serve as a valuable lesson to young fans. Charles Barkley is correct when he says in the Nike commercial that "parents should be the most important role model for kids" and no one expects a sports figure to replace that position, but it also takes a village to raise good citizens. Everyone that occupies attention in a child's life should realize that their actions will be seen and will affect the...
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... “The purpose of my life is to be a reference point of selfless fulfillment in the lives of other, enjoy making others find meaning in what they do and love doing and do good anytime and anywhere within an ethical framework. PROFESSIONAL The purpose of my professional work is to be a global leader and to create meaningful and sustainable prosperity for myself and those I interact with directly or indirectly. 1. Write the introduction given about you as you receive the Life Time Achievement Award for your professional contributions. • What do you want to achieve, contribute in your professional life? • What would you like people to say about HOW you achieved your goal? We write these words in appreciation of an honorable, humble and brilliant son of Nigeria, a leader of Africa, and citizen of the world Prof. B. Our perception of his service to mankind was more indifferent yet with great respect for his integrity, intellectual prowess and calm demeanor. A man so committed to selfless leadership and meaningful prosperity for all – one which he defined as making his prosperity meaningful to everyone around him and beyond hind A man whose enemies are person only opposed to his principles of fairness, equity, teamwork, family, Filled with a desire for sports, B worked his heart out in every sphere of opportunity to achieve his desire of heading a indigenous sports business consultancy in Africa, to bring a face-lift to the organization of sports on the continent. He...
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...Question 1: Describe your specific career aspirations and your reason for pursuing an MBA. This may be the most important essay question you tackle. You must convince the admissions committee that you deserve one of their few, cherished spots. Reference your background, skills and career aspirations, demonstrating how this degree is a bridge to the next step in your professional life. Be sure to speak to how this particular program will help you realize your potential. It's okay to present modest goals. Deepening your expertise and broadening your perspective are solid reasons for pursuing this degree. If you aspire to lofty goals, like becoming a CEO or starting your own company, be careful to detail a sensible, pragmatic plan. Don't be unrealistic. Question 2: What are your principal interests outside of work or school? What leisure and/or community activities do you particularly enjoy? There's more to b-school than the library. The best programs buzz with the energy of a student body that is talented and creative and bursting with personality. They're not just about case studies and careers. Describe how you will be a unique addition to the b-school community. B-school is also a very social experience. Much of the work is done in groups. Weekends are full of social gatherings, and the networking you do here will impact the rest of your career. Communicate that people, not just your job, are an important part of your life. Question 3: Who do you most admire? ...
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...Imagine being in the championship game for your state basketball tourney, your school hasn’t won this tourney in twenty years and it's your turn to make history. There is one minute left in the game, it's tied 35-35. Your coach and team is in a dilemma, since this is a school sport, your coach promised everyone to play in every game. The coach put in the scrubs and the other team scores making it 37-35 and before you know it, the championship game and making history had just slipped through your fingertips.. Your school and town is devastated. It’s the scrubs fault for having to go in, and now everyone is mad. No kids should have to be in that situation. Tryouts would prevent that. If there were tryouts the coach could focus more on winning rather than making sure everyone gets in. People may argue that getting cut from the team can lowers one's self esteem. According to Jeffrey Rhoads : for those that are slightly younger, inexperienced or less skilled, smaller roles or waiting until next year will benefit them. Anyways, if the athlete wasn’t good at the sport, therefore the coach...
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...understand and to defend my position on the topic of their salaries. I have engaged in surveys with sports fans and non sports fans. I have had extensive conversations with people that I consider experts on the subject of sports and salaries, in addition to an enormous amount of web surfing. I am not here to change your mind and get you to believe only me, but to entice you to make a new decision based on new information. I completely understand the position that individuals take on the enormous salaries that professional athletes make. However, I ask a few minutes of your time to “walk a mile in their shoes” (Kirby/Goodpaster, 2007) from my perspective and that of many others. I would like to talk with you what is takes to become a major leaguer, the logic behind their enormous salaries and where that money is generated and about the personal dedication and contribution to society that these players provide on a daily basis. Let’s discover the whole story and see where this leads us. Let me ask you a couple of questions to ponder first as you listen to my story. If your child had a natural ability whether it was sports, numbers, or debating would you do all that you could do to inspire and encourage a pursuit in that career field or put a cap on potential earnings? As a professional Sports player, it takes dedication from childhood. First the love of the sport is identified. Then teaching and playing on a regular basis is required. These players are dedicated...
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...Topic: Money can bring happiness, do you agree or disagree? (Within 300 words, at least 250 words; IELTS for GENERAL TRAINING) As the most significant symptom of wealth, possessing a large sum of money has become a unique pursuit of many people, especially young generation, around the world. They are convinced of that happiness can bought by sufficient money. However, they could neglect the fact that happiness is not just determined by one factor but many others such as your friends, relatives, and pleasant experience. In my perspective, happiness does not always increase in direct ratio to the rise of money. Focusing on the illusion that money brings happiness may have an unexpected adverse effect that may lead to a misallocation of time. For instance, when some one reflects on how money would change their sense of well-being, they would probably tempt to think about spending more time in leisurely pursuits such as seeing a three-dimensional movie or traveling abroad. But in reality, they would have to spend a large amount of time working and commuting and less time engaged in experienced happiness. On the other hand, it is undeniable that money has a brief effect on life satisfaction, particularly after we have got enough money to satisfy our fundamental need. For example, people who get richer would feel they are better than their peers. Nevertheless, they will soon make richer friends. Therefore, their relative wealth will not be greater than it was before; people quickly...
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...Social Issues of Cutting Art Funding UMUC HUMN 100: Intro to Humanities 4010-24149 February 20, 2014 Social Issues of Cutting Art Funding When school budgets become strained, one of the first cuts is to the art programs, these include; art classes, theater, and music. Cuts to the above programs are used as sacrifices for extra-curricular activities, perhaps the most popular football. One social problem in cutting arts is that it deprives future generations of current art displays, which are often statements about the time period. It is also more sociable acceptable to participate in sports over a play. Another issue is that artists will not be able to be successful in their career choice. Even with the criticism, the arts play a critical role in a student’s career; therefore, it is malpractice to cut funding to arts in order to pay for extra-curricular activities. There are many benefits the arts can provide the common mass, whether it is entertainment, or stimulating thought and conversation. But the people or students involved in the performance or creating the art piece benefit the most. According to Mrs. Henry at the USA Today, the specific benefit one receives depends on the art discipline, “Drama helps with understanding social relationships. Music improves math achievement and proficiency, reading and cognitive development. Dance improves creative thinking, originality, and flexibility. Visual arts improve content...
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...tiring, but it has also become a very popular past-time all over the world. Running can benefit your entire body while keeping you fit and in shape. Studies show that running five miles a day can burn up to two thousand calories at a time. Running is a cost effective easy activity that anyone can do anywhere. Running cannot only be beneficial to your body but also to your mind therefore it helps your health in many ways. Knowing how beneficial running is has made it very popular in the last few years. By increases your health overall why wouldn't you consider it? In addition to losing weight, relieving stress, improving lung function, also running will help boost your immune system. A free, besides a good pair or running shoes, the activity that can benefit your way of life seems like a smart thing to start. There are so many more benefits to running that should get people motivated. Running is an easy, free, excellent way to lose weight and maintain the weight loss. Once achieve your targeted weight running will help you stay consistent. Running is an effective exercise that burns the most calories per minute. "Syracuse University researchers measured the actual calorie burn of 12 men and 12 women while running and walking a mile each. The men burned an average of 124 calories while running, and just 88 while walking; the women burned 105 and 74." (www.RunnersWrold.com, How Many Calories Are You Really Burning? By Amby Burfoot: 2005) Seems like an easy choice. ...
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...1 MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT LAGUNA Academic Year 2015 – 2016 MOUNTAINBIKING AS A FORM OF EXERCISE, SOCIALIZATION AND A BENEFIT TO NATURE Joshua Jego R. Manalo B01 Professor Jeremie M. Maleon A Research Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENG022 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 2 Mountain biking Does improving your health bothers you? Do you want to spend time doing something for your health at the same time hanging out with your friends or making new ones? Are you curious about whats happening to the ecosystem that we live on? Do you want to do something about it? Does all of these questions give you the spark to do something about it? Mountain biking is a kind of transportation or most of the times it can be a hobby. It can just be a piece of metal with two wheels, but for some people especially for people who use bike as a hobby, it is something more than that it can be their form of exercise, it can also be a good way to hang out with friends and making new ones and a simple way to help save the environment. Mostly...
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...Hutton English 10R 17 February 2012 Someone Special Dear Mr. Feller, Imagine if your son was the captain of his travel soccer team. And at eight years of age you receive a letter from his doctor saying that they can’t do anything about his tumor and he has to get his leg amputated. Your son would no longer be able to play sports, he would be absolutely devastated. Every year hundreds of thousands of kids are born with some kind of disability. In the early 1960s, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, “saw how unjustly and unfairly people with disabilities were treated. She also saw that many children with special needs didn’t even have a place to play” (specialolympics.org). Soon, her vision became a reality. Eunice held a summer day camp for young people with intellectual disabilities in her own backyard. Her goal was to “learn what these children could do in sports and other activities and not dwell on what they could not do” (specialolympics.org). Her vision eventually turned into the global Special Olympics movement. The Special Olympics’ Athlete oath, “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt” (specialolympics.org). During the early 1960s, Eunice Kennedy Shriver noticed how unjustly people with disabilities were treated. These poor people were unable to participate in team sports let alone be able to contribute in individual sports all because they were born with a disability. However, thanks to the generosity of...
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...Bray UNIV 200 10/31/2013 The Relationship Between Sports Fanship and Social Psychological Well-Being As a lifelong sports fan, I’ve experienced just about all of the emotional highs and lows that go with it, from my football team winning the Super Bowl twice, to my favorite baseball team going through 14 consecutive losing seasons. People love sports no matter how good or bad their favorite teams may be and they have become a large part of many people’s lives. And like many sports fans, my day to day mood can be greatly affected by how my favorite teams performed the previous night. Being a sports fan has positive benefits for your psychological and social well-being. In order to fully understand how being a sports fan can affect your life, we must first fully understand the different aspects of fanship. First the basics, fan. Walter Gantz, et al. define a fan as “a keen and regular spectator of a (professional) sport, originally of baseball,” but the term can also pertain to athletes and teams themselves (Gantz 96). Next is team identification. Team identification is defined as the extent to which an individual feels a psychological connection with a team and to passionate fans it is “‘a central component of their self-identity’” (Vallerand 1281). The relationship between team identification and well-being is the main topic of research for many psychologists and has shown to be a positive relationship. Being a sports fan provides countless possibilities for social interactions...
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...Book Presentation Essay Prof. Ahearn Sport and Character Jason Wade Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Introduction With such a great emphasis on winning and being number one we often tend to forget about sportsmanship. Coaches have a huge responsibility to constantly teach the principles of sportsmanship and set a good example to their players (Clifford & Feezell, 2010). A big part of coaching deals with player relationship, not just the X and O’s. As a coach, you are a role model and moral educator. Coaches should motivate their players to be competitive while showing a mutual respect for the game. The point of the game is to win, and that is what we should be teaching our children, however when athletes become so competitive that they do whatever it takes in order to win, sportsmanship ends up getting thrown out the window. Sportsmanship We may be able to give a general definition of what sportsmanship is, but it’s difficult for coaches to teach exactly what the sportsmanlike thing to do is in every particular situation (Clifford & Feezell, 2010). Self-understanding has a big part to do with sportsmanship. Coaches must teach their athletes to come to terms with limits and understanding what you can and cannot do. The principles of sportsmanship are expressed in different ways because of different cultures and personalities. Expecting all athletes to behave in exactly the same way is a tough thing for coaches to do. However, athletes must respect the rules...
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...The remaining 16% will be distributed equally as follows: presentation of ideas and organization of the answer, adherence to specified word count, proper referencing and use of the E-library. In this TMA, you are expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of some of the major issues in human resource management and marketing. The first case study focuses on motivation whereas the second one is concerned with the marketing mix of marketing. Prior to answering the questions, read each case study thoroughly and carefully. In your answer, you are expected to show your analytical skills of the subject matter. Your answer should be within the specified range of words, and you must follow the Harvard Style of Referencing. You are expected to present a well structured and organized piece of work that is of your own. Plagiarism will be penalized by deduction of marks. The right use of outside sources and personal examples is highly appreciated and will be rewarded. PART A Building a better workplace through motivation Introduction People spend a considerable part of their lives at work, so it is not surprising that they expect to be rewarded and satisfied with the job that they do. Motivation is concerned with why people do things as well as what drives them to behave in a particular way. Understanding what motivates individuals is important in the workplace. Research suggests...
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