...Hidden Intellectualism Summary In the short story “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald Graff, he argues that regular topics such as sports, media, others are just as important in the writing process as subjects written by historical figures. The school systems are not taking advantage of what interests students could be grasping through subjects that they already know and love. Graff believes that street smarts are every bit as important as school smarts. He believes that true intellectuals can bring interesting points to any topic. Graff grew up in a neighborhood in Chicago. He was not raised as what our society considers as an “intellectual,” but rather, a regular city kid. As a child, Graff loved sports, and more sports. He was not interested in any type of literature or publications, or even reading for that matter. As his interests in sports grew, he decided to take up reading Sports Illustrated. After he decided that reading sports was in his interests, he moved on to other sports books and novels. Graff was completely wrong about his perception of reading. Graff’s childhood trained him to be an intellectual. Growing up in Chicago wasn’t easy for him; he had to become street smart in order to thrive in his location. In his case, sports and being cool were his idea of street smarts. He decided that he had to improve his school smarts. However, through sports stories, personal experiences, magazines and books, and movies, he learned to be an intellectual in...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH OF SENIOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL PROGRAM IN SPORTS CURRICULUM OF TAGUM CITY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of University of Southeastern Philippines Tagum - Mabini Campus In Fulfillment of the Requirements in Education 11 (Practice Teaching) Baghucan, Fernalyn M. Ebarle, Bernadeth B. Lambojon, Carol J. March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researchers would like to acknowledge the following persons who have helped in one way or another in making this study possible: To Prof. Maricel A. Palomata, their adviser for her constant encouragement, professional guidance and constructive criticism for the enrichment of this study; To Mrs. Melquiades H. Astorga, principal of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School and Mr. Ruditho R. Mello, English teacher of the section where the researchers administered the test, for their approval, kind cooperation and support, without whom this research study would not have push through; To the selected students of SPS IV-Bonifacio of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School, for their active participation and cooperation, without whom this research study would not have been realized; To Dr. Roque Langcoy II, Prof. Jocelyn Matildo, Prof. Donna Magallanes, Prof. Unique Sajol, Prof. Kaye Pond and Prof. Richel Albite, for the time, patience, knowledge and enlightenment that they...
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...Executive summary: Sport Obermeyer starts it humble beginning during the last 1940’s. Klaus a German immigrant was teaching at an Aspen Ski School, when he noticed that his student was cold and miserable because of impractical clothes. At first he would begin to travel Germany during the summer and buy clothes and bring back to the US for his students. Being an engineer himself, he started designing skiwear and ski equipment. Over the years, Sport Obermeyer developed into a prominent competitor in the U.S. skiwear market: estimated sales in 1992 were $32.8 million. The company held a commanding 45% share of the children’s skiwear market and 11% share of the adult skiwear market. In 1985, Klaus Obermeyer teamed up with Raymond Tse to establish Obersport Ltd. This joint venture was used to coordinate production of Sport Obermeyer products in the Far East. Obersport was responsible for fabric and component sourcing for Sport Obermeyer’s production. Materials sourced were cut and sewn either in Raymond Tse’s own “Alpine” factories or in independent subcontractors located in Hong Kong, Macau, and China. Raymond was owner and president of Alpine Ltd., which included skiwear manufacturing plants in Hong Kong as well as a recently established facility in China. Obermeyer would cover 80% of Raymond Tse business. For this case, we will focusing on the skiwear part of the Obermeyer business. It has a current cycle time of 27 months. Considering that what we are selling is short life...
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...The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth Revised Version — July 2010 (Replaces April 2010 Early Release) Acknowledgments: This publication was developed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) under contract #200-2002-00800 with ETR Associates. Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical...
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...THE EFFECTS OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN WOMEN SPORTS March, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Table of Contents …..……………………………………………………………………2 Section I. Introduction 3 Section II. Review of Literature 4 Equal Employment Opportunity Laws 4 Affirmative Action 6 Effects of EEO and AA on Women Sports 7 Effects on EEO and AA on women playing sports 7 Effects of EEO and AA on women coaching sports 9 Effects of EEO and AA on women in administration………………...11 Section III. Summary and Conclusions 14 References ............... 17 INTRODUCTION Women in sports have indeed come a long way. Years ago it was socially unacceptable for women to do anything other than cook and clean. Men dominated the work place and the sports industry. But eventually women got fed up with being treated less significant than their male counterparts and began protesting. Not until the mid-1950s and early 1960s did nondiscriminatory employment become a strong social concern (Bohlander & Snell, 2004). While women were just beginning to make a name for themselves, the government began regulating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) by passing a series of laws, in an attempt to correct social problems of interest to particular groups of workers, including women. EEO laws have made a major impact on women in all industries, but especially on women in sports. While EEO laws focused on non-discrimination, affirmative action went beyond...
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...Market summary K.L.S. is a new company in the market who offer basketball shoes for teenagers. K.L.S. is informed well about what kind of competitors do it has, also how to satisfy teenagers. Target Market The target market of K.L.S. is the urban teenagers with the brand proposition ‘competition to lifestyle’. Try to satisfy customers (teenagers), to be modern, comfortable, and good quality. The product of the K.L.S. is the basketballs shoes for teenagers. It is sold with price $109.95 in Houston Texas. The main case of K.L.S. in the Introduction time is to concentrate in 3 high schools right now. Market Demographics The profile for K.L.S. customer consists of the following geographic, demographics and behavior factors. Geographic We are going to geographically target the Houston, Texas area at the 3 largest high schools in town. By allowing an access point in one of the largest cities in the country this is great place to start operations of our product. Demographics There are an almost equal ratio between adult and teenagers. In Houston, the population was spread out with 27.5 percent under the age of 18, also a lot of foreign young people. So there are a lot of teenagers which will buy our product. Behavior factors Teenagers enjoy different kind of sport activities not as a means for healthy life, but as an intrinsically enjoyable activity for their lifestyle. In addition, teenagers wear basketballs shoes because not only they play basketball buy they also...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Situation Analysis 2 Market Needs 4 Competition 5 Market Analysis 6 Porter Five Forces Analysis 6 SWOT Analysis 8 Marketing Strategy 10 Financial Analysis 12 Implementation 13 Contingency Planning 14 Executive Summary Portland Drake Beverages (PDB), Sarah Ryan, the vice president of Market of that company (PDB) are finalizing the product positioning for their new acquisition, Crescent Pure. Crescent Pure is nonalcoholic beverages which launch in 3 US markets. PDB planned for soft launch for Crescent Pure focusing in western states (California, Oregon and Washington) in January 2014 whereby they projected that these states represent 15% of national beverage demand. PDB planned to spend 750,000$ on advertising for crescent pure in 2014 and use that figure as benchmark earning goals. Ryan need to explain to Michael Booth (CEO of PDB):- (1) Industry specifies related to each of the two positioning options (energy or sports drink), (2) The potential benefits and drawbacks of each option (3) Her final recommendation. Crescent Pure history start of where Peter Hooper saw a market opportunity for healthy, energizing drink. He founded Crescent in year 2008, organic, all natural food and beverages become famous in the Pacific Northwest region in 1900’s and early 2000’s. The hobby of Peter Hooper became business as Hopper saw growing local demand for his product. 12 months after launching his small business, Hopper...
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...Executive Summary NIKE is the world's leading sports clothing and footwear designer, marketer and distributor. The company is established 45 years ago and it produces and sells high quality sports clothing, footwear, equipment and accessories for a range of sports, fitness activities and leisure mainly. NIKE is a multinational company, which runs and develops its business activities globally and sells its products in more than 160 countries according to NIKE Corporate Website. NIKE owes its success and best performance on the global market to the high quality and innovative products that it produces and to its strong USP, brand positioning and direct to consumer channels. Related to the impressive performance and identified strong growth opportunities for the NIKE Brand portfolio the company objective is to achieve a revenue of $ 24 -25 billion for fiscal 2015 stated in report for 2011, which is more than the target of 23 $ billion announced in 2010. (www.nikeinc.com, 2011 ) Nike faces strong competition from the German sportswear maker Adidas and Puma globally. (Datamonitor Plc., 2011 ) Identifying market opportunities and key marketing strategies helps the company to achieve its marketing objectives – profit. Analyses on the Bulgarian market reveals a demand for sportswear and footwear among professional sports players and all the amateurs involved in range of sports and fitness activities and people who wear sports clothing and snickers for leisure , can...
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...Crescent Pure Case Analysis João Nunes The Lisbon MBA Part-Time 15/17 Contents Executive Summary Situation Analysis Company Customers Competition Energy Drinks Sports Drinks SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threaths Marketing strategy Positioning Alternatives Point of Parity with Energy Drinks Point of Parity with Sports Drinks Point of Differentiation from both categories Recommendation to Management Financials Breakeven Analysis Final Considerations Exhibits Executive Summary Sarah Ryan, VP of Marketing for Portland Drake Beverages is facing a tough decision of deciding the positioning and overall strategy for the impending launch of Crescent Pure, an all-natural, organic beverage PDB acquired in mid 2013. Ryan is confronted with three options: positioning Crescent as a Energy Drink, a Sports Drink or dwelling in the booming market of organic foods and beverages. Analysing consumer trends, competition and industry trends, our recommendation would be to position Crescent as an Energy Drink, taking advantages of its organic ingredients and low sugar content to positioning it as a healthier alternative to the major players in the market. Also, we show that there may be an opportunity to increase prices and thus maximizing profit during the soft launch year, in order to fund a broad national launch in 2015. Situation Analysis Portland Drake Beverages (PDB), a manufacturer of organic juices and sparkling waters, is...
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...Introduction Being recruited to play a collegiate sport can be a wonderful, yet nerve wrecking experience for any high school athlete that wishes to compete at the next level. For most athletes, the process is normal, following the rules to a “T”, but for other, more sought after athletes many coaches are willing to do anything and everything to get that player to come to their school and into their program. This even includes violating the NCAA recruiting rules and policies. While it is true that many of these violations go unpunished or even unnoticed by the NCAA, the truth is that recruiting violations are becoming more and more predominant in recent years thanks in part to social networks and other forms of communication. Most violations are on the men’s side of athletics, mainly in basketball and football. This does not mean that there is a lack of violations on the women’s side though. Violations have begun to occur more regularly in women’s athletics in recent years. Due to the recent frequency of recruiting scandals being brought to public attention thanks in part to media, NCAA recruiting violation scandals are the topic of conversation for many households, especially those who have young athletes who are wanting to be recruited by their favorite schools. NCAA Definition of “Recruiting” and Their Position The NCAA defines “recruiting” as “any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional staff member or by a representative of...
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...Cultural Background Summary Shenita L. Frith SOC/315 Cultural Diversity Dr. Tramayne M. Butler July 26, 2010 Cultural Background Summary The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning, which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871), a British anthropologist, culture is that complex whole, which includes knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation through the learning process. Every culture is unique, but similar in many ways. No culture is like another culture. Some areas that are similar I have noticed are their commitment to their families, religion and education. Some differences that I have noticed are language barriers and family values. This paper will emphasize the various sources that play a part in my cultural background. I was born in the state of Mississippi in a small town where the population was a mixture of White, Black and Hispanic. Everyone seems to get along. My father and mother raised six girls and two boys with me being the next to the oldest of the siblings. From the age six through twelveth grade I attended the Tylertown public school. In 1988, I graduated from Tylertown High School. After graduation my life’s journey began. My family, religion, customs, and traditions definitely...
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...substantial evidence exists to designate that such goal isn’t being achieved, particularly for kids manifesting learning problems. Because the initial dispiriting outcomes of arithmetic accomplishment discovered with State Evaluation of Schooling Progress (SESP) during 1974, insufficient evidence exists to indicate that arithmetic accomplishment has increased considerably, particularly for learners with impairments (Spinelli, 2012). The intention for this research is to identify technology effectiveness towards fundamental arithmetic fluency. As a component of the classroom educational involvement, the research was carried out with ten learners with fair to stern cognitive impairments registered into a school of special training. This five-week research employed a solitary-case turnaround plan (ABAB). Data examination involved visual along with numerical techniques of analysis. Four major results arose. Foremost, results showed this campaign of having an affirmative impact on essential math smoothness. Secondly, findings illustrated that trainers discovered that technology (iPad) contained an affirmative effect on leaner participation as well as concern within content. Lastly, the results...
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...Pay NCAA Football Student-Athletes 3 1.1 The Case For Maintaining the Current System - Not Paying NCAA Football Student-Athletes 4 1.2 The Case For Paying NCAA Football Student-Athletes 6 1.3 Conclusion 11 1.4 References 13 The Ethical Issue – Whether to Pay NCAA Football Student-Athletes Top college football programs make hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues each year, all without having to pay the people who actually play the game. Is it ethical for colleges to not pay their football stars for playing their hearts out on the field, building popular branding images for themselves and their school, and for the collective big-money earnings and prestige that often comes to their schools? Or is indirect payment to these players in the form of a free undergraduate education and college degree through an athletic scholarship sufficient enough? In the 2012 NFL season, 1,947 players played in at least one game. Of those, 62% attended college at one of the five “power conferences” in the U.S., and only one of those players did not attend college at all.[i] Donald Remy, the NCAA chief legal officer has said, “The NCAA’s rules do not force athletes who wish to be professionals to enroll in school,”[ii] yet premier NCAA schools clearly offer the best path to fulfilling these hopeful football players’ dreams. Nevertheless, despite the more opportunistic path of attending a Division I school, a NFL team ultimately drafts only 1.6% of NCAA...
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... Topic: Marketing Management deadline: 8th of August saved: 8. August 2011 Page count: 30 excluding Layout Version Version date changes responsible V1.0 8.08.2011 Turn- it in Version Authors (see front) © by the authors This report is confidential and intended only for members of the University of Strathclyde. The University of Strathclyde is entitled to use the information provided herein by the authors for the agreed purpose only. Use of this information for purposes not stipulated in the original order is strictly prohibited. Swiss centre of University of Strathclyde Zurich Tel. +41 44 305 95 11 · Fax +41 44 305 95 19 · www.awk.ch 3/30 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 6 2. Situational Analysis.................................................................................................................. 7 2.1. 2.2. SWOT......................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1. Strengths...................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2. Weaknesses ................................................................................................ 14 2.2.3. Opportunities ..........................................................................
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...30 excluding Layout Version Version V1.0 date 8.08.2011 changes Turn- it in Version responsible Authors (see front) © by the authors This report is confidential and intended only for members of the University of Strathclyde. The University of Strathclyde is entitled to use the information provided herein by the authors for the agreed purpose only. Use of this information for purposes not stipulated in the original order is strictly prohibited. Swiss centre of University of Strathclyde Zurich Tel. +41 44 305 95 11 · Fax +41 44 305 95 19 · www.awk.ch 3/30 Table of Contents 1. 2. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 6 Situational Analysis.................................................................................................................. 7 2.1. Market Summary .......................................................................................................... 7 Target Markets Evaluation.............................................................................. 7 2.1.1. 2.1.2. Target Visitor Evaluation ................................................................................ 9 2.1.3. Market Needs ............................................................................................... 10 2.1.4. Market Trends .............................................................................................. 11 2.1.5. Profit from tourism in Asian...
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