...factors must U.S. sports franchises overcome to increase popularity abroad? “And “Why?” you need to see things through the eyes of people from overseas. First how do our sports fit into their lives? , remember some of our sports differ in names. Soccer in the US is generally called football is most of Europe and Asia where as in America Football is a totally different game. This is the problem the NFL has overseas people have traditions set when it comes to soccer and rivalries already exist and these are two cultural factors a U.S. franchise must overcome, not to mention must people overseas don’t like the fact that we decided to call our sport football as the foot isn’t nearly the biggest aspect of the game. Some of the biggest obstacles are cultural difference. Just because it’s popular here in America doesn’t mean it will be a hit in other countries. There are many cultures abroad, and it’s nearly impossible to predict what all those cultures will enjoy. Market research comes into play heavily when deciding to take our sports overseas. Years ago US teams were mainly comprised of US athletes. But now as the U.S. sport franchises try and go global they are scouting and recruiting foreign athletes, which makes not only that team but also it might make that sport popular with that country of which these foreign players come from. Just like with any business wanting to go global they have to be willing to adapt to that countries customs and rules, for sports it might mean how...
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...Revision of Critical essay *Introduction In today's society there is a lot of pressure on students academically to have a good performance and with that comes a lot of stress. Some students find a way to try to balance their hectic school life style whether it be some kind of recreational activity. One of those activities is sports and whether it can make a better student. I believe that yes it can increase your performance academically because it teaches you skills such as focus, fitness and communication with others. In the article “do athletes make better students, Natalie Gil written for the guardian.com. Natlie Gil claims that studies show that doing both can benefit studies and sports performance, providing motivation and preparation. Natalie Gil also goes on to state that it helps organization and pervents procrastination and that being fit alters students mood in a good way claiming a healthy body is a healthy mind. Lastly, Natalie Gil goes on to show evidence that it also helps with communication and team work whether at school or later in landing a career. Pathos Natalie Gil Appeals to the stress and desire to succeed in today's world as students upcoming in today's society. She also uses the points or appeal to support her view or stance on the subject that athletes do make better students and that this will lead to success not only in their academic life but also in their career choice Logos Natalie...
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...| Professional Overview May 2008 – Present Editor Macquarie University Newspaper, Sydney The Macquarie Student Newspaper is a bi‐monthly publication for students covering current affairs, campus news and discussion topics, as well as relevant insights into travel, employment and culture. Position Summary | Interview and profile special guests for feature articles | | Coordinate advertising streams and payments with commercial partners | | Manage a team of six interview and administration staff on content and deadlines | | Participate in campus radio segments three mornings a week | Key Achievements | Reached target readership of 4000 in November 2009 | | Exceeded advertising revenue targets for 2009 by 150% | | Promoted to Editor after 2 months with the Newspaper | Pick out the most important points of each position Feb 2008 – May 2009 | Tutor | Excellent Essays Etc, North Ryde | Excellent Essays Etc is a small tutoring company established to help secondary school students with their assignment planning, structure, grammar and spelling. Position Summary | Meet with clients on a fortnightly basis to review assignment progress and deadlines | | Conduct training workshops on essay and short answer composition | | Support junior tutors with client...
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...FOUNDATIONS OF SPORT MANAGEMENT Essay #2 TOPIC: SPORTS AGENTS By, Christos Balafoutis Date: 10/20/2010 Nowadays, becoming a good athlete depends on having a good agent in most of the professional sports. A sports agent is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for a player. In return, they receive between four and ten percent of the playing contract and ten to twenty percent of the endorsement contract although this figure varies based on their own negotiations with the sports figures. That means that sports agents, make good money. A sports agent is a person who helps market athletes or products associated with that athlete to promote an athlete's career. Agents are responsible for all communications with team owners, managers, coaches and other individuals to help promote an athlete's career. Primarily, agents are used to broker and negotiate contracts for their clients. Also, they are responsible for making recommendations in regards to their options. In addition to finding incoming sources, agents often handle public relations matters for their clients. In some large sports agencies, such as IMG, Creative Artists Agency and Octagon, agents deal with all aspects of a client's finances, from investment to filing taxes. Sports agents may be relied upon by their clients for guidance in all business aspects of life, and sometimes even more broadly. For example, hockey agents start recruiting clients as...
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...Writing 15 MODEL ESSAYS SHOWING YOU HOW TO GET BAND 9 IN ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 2 Published by Cambridge IELTS Consultants Cambridge, United Kingdom Copyright © Cambridge IELTS Consultants and Jessica Alperne, Peter Swires 2014. All rights are reserved, including resale rights. This e-book is sold subject to the condition that it will not be copied, stored or redistributed in any form. Also on Kindle from the same publisher: . Packed with advice, examples, models to follow and real Band 9 essays to help you get the best possible result. Get IELTS Band 9 In Academic Writing Contents Introduction from the authors Explanation of the different types of Academic Task 2 essay OPINION type tasks: Model essays IDEAS type tasks: Model essays Summary of the model essays Tasks for you to practice Key to practice tasks The 10 most common mistakes in IELTS academic writing Help from the experts Introduction from the authors For many people, the most difficult part of the IELTS Academic exam is the Task 2 essay in the writing test. This is because few people understand the different types of Task 2 essay, and few people take the time to read examples of high quality Task 2 essays before they take the exam. We are here to help! In this book we show you how to analyze the Task 2 question, and we explain the different types of essay you may be asked to write. Most importantly, this book provides you with fifteen examples of Task 2 essays, all written...
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...‘Generation Y’. Red Bull started with the Red Bull Energy Drink (a slick silver 250ml can with a European look and feel) and later added three(3) of it functional product that is the Red Bull Sugar free, Red Bull energy shot and Red Bull cola. Big global companies such as Coca Cola and Pepsi has introduced their own energy drink versions to their product base and are strongly competing with the Red Bull brand. MARKETING STRATEGY It was generally acknowledged that Red Bull's success was the product of the company's integrated marketing communication efforts to constantly develop the brand. The information below discusses the marketing strategy adopted by Red Bull in the case. - The company's effective employment of buzz marketing in new markets that target trendy shops, clubs, bars, stores, convenience stores(gym, colleges and supermarket) to create widespread brand recognition - Sponsorship of sporting activities, especially extreme sports including the annual flugtag, Red Bull air race to enhance its image, - Viral marketing tactics depicting videos of athleticism and bravery on their web site providing consumers with information about how to find Red Bull events. The technique is to evoke the rush people seek from drinking the product. - Personal Selling Sampling is another very important part of the marketing system. The...
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...Argumentative writing Planning Stage For an argument essay to be effective, it must contain certain elements. For this reason, you must take a few minutes to plan before you jump into writing an argument essay. Find a Good Topic To find good topic for an argument essay you should consider several issues that will have two conflicting points of view or very different conclusions. As you look over a list of topics you should find one that really sparks your interest. While a strong interest in a topic is important, it's not enough. You next have to consider what position you can back up with reasoning. It's one thing to have a strong belief, but when shaping an argument you'll have to explain why your belief is reasonable and logical. As you explore the topics, make a mental list of points you could use as evidence for or against an issue. Consider Both Sides of Your Topic and Take a Position Once you have selected a topic you feel strongly about, you should make a list of points for both sides of the argument. One of your first objectives in your essay will be to present both sides of your issue with an assessment of each. Of course, you will conclude that one side (your side) is the best conclusion. In the planning stage you will need to consider strong arguments for the "other" side. Then you'll shoot them down! Gather Evidence When we think of arguments we might picture two red-faced people speaking quite loudly and making dramatic gestures. But that's because...
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...Topic: Millennials at work: Should they be managed differently? Why? 1. Introduction In this day and age where change is a constant and where humans are considered the most valuable resource (Lepak and Snell, 1998), Human Resource Management is essential and vital to an organisation’s survival (Boxall and Purcell, 2000). This essay attempts to discuss on the reasons why Millennials should be managed differently as compared to Baby Boomers and some of the issues that organisations face in their efforts to effectively combine this generation into the existing workforce. The overall structure of the essay will follow in such an order where by it will start with the brief overall definition of Millennials and Baby Boomers for a clearer picture, followed by mentioning some of the defining characteristics of how Millennials behave in workplaces and the implications of it for Human Resource Managers. Lastly, this essay will conclude by reinforcing the stand that Millennials should be managed differently with the main points of argument highlighted as well as the future directions that HR managers can look to. 1.1. Millennials versus Baby Boomers To understand the significance of Millennials in the workplace, it is important to first define Millennials and its characteristics. The term ‘Millennials’ or more commonly known as Generation Y, is defined as any individual born after 1981 (Leyden et al., 2007). Other terms which refer to the same cohort include, Nexters, Echo Boomers...
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...UNIT 1 Special Note: The argumentative essay is a very useful test of a student’s ability to think logically. Argue: v. 1. to persuade someone to do or not do something. 2. to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc. Argumentative: adj. someone who is argumentative often argues or like arguing. Argument: n. a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc. When you have an opinion and try to convince your listener or reader to accept your opinion, you are agreeing with or disagreeing with something. For example: In an everyday situation, you may try to convince a friend to go somewhere or in a composition or speech class, the instructor may make an assignment in which you must support or oppose the use of nuclear energy to produce electricity. If you agree or disagree on an issue, you will want your reader or listener to accept your point of view. There are a few types of argumentative compositions such as: 1. Advantages and disadvantages 2. Expressing opinions/providing solutions to problems 3. Expressing arguments for and against a topic 4. Compare and contrast something or somebody PURPOSE of ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS * An argument follows when two groups disagree about something. * People can have different opinions and can offer reasons in support...
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...In s short essay, discuss job analysis, job description, and job specification. Job analysis is more fundamental. Its typically a lengthy process, one in which workflows are analyzed and skills and behaviors that are necessary to perform jobs are identified. Job description is a written statement that describes the job. It typically portrays job content, environment, and conditions of employment. However job specification states the minimum qualifications that a person must posses to perform a given job successfully. It focuses on the person and identifies the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to do the job effectively. Discuss 3 of the traditional training methods that managers use to improve employee skill sets? Typical training methods are divided in two categories: On the job training and off the job training. There are several types of training and I am going to identify three of them: Job rotation, belongs to the on the job training categorie, lateral allowing employees to work at different jobs is one of its characteristics, another characteristic of job rotation is that it provides good exposure to a variety of tasks. Another method “on the job training” is understudy assignment: It refers to working with a veteran, coach or mentor. It provides knowledge from an experienced worker. Another method but that belongs to the “off the job training” is classroom lectures. They are lectures designed to convey specific, general, interpersonal and problem – solving skills...
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...report is sports and football. The reasons why we choose this topic because football is the world’s most popular sports and also is the one of most influential sports. People call football as ‘world movement’. Besides that, football has many football stars as we know such as David Beckham and Ronaldo Luiz Nazario De Lima. Football is an ancient sport. In the middle ages, the ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games and some which include the use of the feet. Until early19th century, football is quite popular in Europe and some Latin or American countries especially in British. In 1848, ‘Cambridge Rules’ was born and it record all the rules of playing football. In 1863, the British Football Association was established and began the football league. In that time, football has become more professional in the world. As the sports developed rapidly around the world, the International Football was established in 1904.In 1908, football this sport was officially included in the Olympic Games projects. Where is the origin of football? Someone say the origin of football is Rome or maybe Greeks. However, many data indicate that the origin of football should be the first in China. In the ancient China, people call football as ‘kickball’, ‘taju’, ‘cuju’. To the Tang and Song Dynasties, "kickball" campaign has been very popular, among the elegant palace to become active. However, football is the most powerful sports. In...
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...An essay On The Impact of Disability in Transition to Adulthood Submitted to: Submitted by: Submission date: Table of Contents Introduction 2 Impact of disability on transition to adulthood 3 Social model of disability 3 An example of social model of disability 4 Attitudes: 4 Social support: 4 Adequate information: 4 Physical structure: 4 Flexible work hour: 4 Areas of discrimination 5 Education: 5 Employment: 5 Transportation: 5 Housing problems: 5 Law and public policy in favor of disable people 5 Conclusion: 6 References: 7 Introduction In the past century, disability is used to refer to a distinct class of people. There are different characteristics of disability such as paraplegia, deafness, blindness, autism, epilepsy and depression. Dis abilities refers to the absence of a limb or sensory function, chronic debases, inability to perform cognitive function and psychiatric disorders. Two common features of disability given by WTO are: a physical or mental characteristic labeled or perceived as an impairment or dysfunction (it will refer as “impairments”), some personal or social limitation associated with that impairment (Anon, 2015). An example of disability is the story of David Abraham who is 30 year old. He likes to play football and cricket, to hear music and to enjoy and entertain movies. David has disability problems that one un-matured leg is shorter than other and learning disability in language...
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...the study of individuals and their behavior within the context of the organization in a work place setting. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology, psychology, communication and management. A good understanding of organizational behavior is very important for everyone. It not only benefits a person individually, the organization as a whole, but also influences organizational events. There are five organizational behavior trends in the workplace: globalization, the changing workforce, evolving employment relationships, virtual work, and workplace values and ethics. In this essay, we will talk about three of them which are globalization, work place diversity and virtual work. At a global level, globalization has many benefits. For some people, it has been seen as an alleviation of poverty. One such example is the use of labor in 3rd world countries. At world level, globalization creates hundreds of millions of jobs, not unemployment. These are mainly in the developing countries, but they are only marginally at the expense of jobs in advanced countries. As a result, the extra income would go to food and an improved lifestyle for some of the people living in 3rd world countries. For an example, the Japanese motor industry, Honda is manufactured in Thailand, and the U.S. Nike sports wear clothing is manufactured in China and South East Asian countries. This can create more jobs in the poorer countries and it also helps the wealthier countries. Due to the lower...
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...Preface This is a self-study publication with two audio-cassettes for students preparing for the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which is administered by The British Council, the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) and by IELTS Australia. The book covers the four modules of the IELTS exam: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Special features of the book are: the reading exercises, the detailed Keys for these exercises, the wide range of exercises to help you prepare for Writing Task 1, and the detailed Key for the Reading Tests. The publication may also be used as a course book, or as a supplement to a course book. So that you may repeat the exercises in this book, we would advise you to avoid marking the text. This new edition incorporates the changes to the speaking module introduced in July 2001. Sam McCarter, Julie Easton and Judith Ash 2003 Contents Page Preface iii Acknowledgements iv Listening Module 1 Introduction 2 Listening Test 1 3 Listening Test 2 9 Listening Test 3 15 Listening Test 4 20 Reading Exercises 25 Introduction 26 1. How to read, or how to read efficiently? 28 2. Learning to read organisation 29 3. More about reading organisation 30 4. A summary of functions 31 5. Recognising paragraph types 32 6. Simultaneous functions 34 7. Reading control 35 8. Spot the...
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...Co-Author: S. Shirly Christina, Assistant Professor, Kingston Engineering College, Vellore. Abstract: Teaching English to students both at higher secondary level and at collegiate level requires a lot of planning and the ability to execute the plan. Language learning involves improvement in all 4 skills involved: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW Skills) as well as language areas: vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. But are all these 4 elements being visited upon in our classrooms? This paper aims at looking at the kind of English that is taught/learnt in our traditional classrooms in schools and colleges across India and how it relates to boosting the employability quotient in an individual. Keywords: LSRW, employability, communication, language learning. Introduction: Down the ages English gained popularity through commerce as there was a time when the sun never set on the British Empire – thanks to their conquests - and their colonies spread from one end of the Earth to the other end. Though English is a foreign language it has been taught in India for decades and as we are all well aware it is an associate official language. All our government documents exist in English as well as Hindi. "I would have English as an associate, additional language, which can be used not because of facilities, but because I do not wish the people of non-Hindi areas to feel that certain doors of advance are closed to them. So I would have it as an alternative language as long as people...
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