Scot Hafer Mrs. Rue 10-8-15 Good citizen essay Understanding and Adapting People can't always get what they wants. No one can ever always get what they one in this world. Just like a society won't be able to get perfect expectations out of the people in it. A good citizen is a person who fights for racial equality and has respect for a persons culture or beliefs by giving people a place in society or by giving other races a chance in a society because if one person in a society didn't obey the law or let other races be equal to each other; then they would set bad examples to other citizens, and some people in that society might follow which would give the lawmakers and people who…
most people have a skewed image of what rodeo truly is. It is more than sparkly buckles and spurs; it is more than saddles and barrels. Rodeo is a very competitive sport. With many different associations and skilled events, rodeo has evolved throughout the course of the years, making it one of the most historic sports in American…
Over time of always bugging me about wrestling, I ended up taking his advice and decided to wrestle. When i tried out for wrestling at the end of the week of tryouts i was in love with the sport. I was an 8th Grader wrestling varsity. One of the way i became good at wrestling was off season wrestling which is called Freestyle. Freestyle is every Tuesday's and Thursday’s and open tournaments on saturday’s.…
You may think wrestling is pointless, stupid, and not a real sport. Well think again because this sport pushes you to limits unknown.…
American football is arguably one of the nation’s most prominent pastimes. Dating way back to its original inauguration in 1869, the NFL grew to become one of America’s top tier sports league. In early 2000 the NFL was dominating the playing field, drawing in league revenue that soared over roughly 4 billion dollars. Vince McMahon, (founder of WWF) saw the league as a profitable investment and decided to form a new competitor. On February 3rd, 2000 a new football league was announced, The XFL.…
Jenkins writes that WWF appeals to the working class because they spend their days working for the “man” and when they get home it is nice to see someone stand up to the “man”. While these working class individuals may be on the “losing” end daily, they are able to work because of the strength that they have. “In WWF wrestling, physical strength reemerges as a tool for personal empowerment, a…
There are now three types of wrestling, Greco-Roman and Freestyle are competed in the olympics, and collegiate wrestling. Greco-Roman was the original form of wrestling which was completed in the ancient Olympic Games. Free style wrestling was created during the 19th century in U.S.A and Great Britain. Freestyle wrestling was different rules to Greco-Roman, it was intended to be more of a spectator sport, and is now the most watched form of all forms of amateur wrestling. It is easier to score in freestyle and is more fast paced, the major difference between the two is that in freestyle you are allowed to touch the leg, allowing take…
There are certain weight cutoffs that wrestlers have to be under to compete at a certain weight class. Even one pound over the limit will eliminate the possibility of competing. Wrestlers will severely limit their intake of food and even water to significantly reduce weight just to be able to make weight when the competition begins. The significant weight loss is also seen as a natural, accepted culture within wrestling, so many of the athletes feel they have to engage in the behavior to have success in the sport (Thompson, 1999).…
In the mid 1940’s to the late ’50s, when television was in its infancy, there was a man that proved network television could be a success due to the outlandishness of a character. George Wagner was a professional wrestler back then, which later became known as a golden era, during a time when kayfabe was alive and well (For those who don’t know wrestling terms, kayfabe essentially means that nobody knew professional wrestling was pre-determined). But when Wagner adopted his in-ring persona of “Gorgeous” George, both his and the sport’s popularity exploded. That’s right, watching wrestling used to be a household activity. What a time to be alive.…
In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in scripted storylines by a professional wrestling promotion roster of wrestlers. The Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL), based in Mexico City, Mexico promotes 12 championships designated as World Champions in various divisions, 5 championships on a national level and 7 championship on a regional level. The championships are divided into weight limits as well as gender specific and size-specific divisions. Being professional wrestling championships, they are not won through legitimate athletic competition; they are instead instead won via scripted endings to a match or on occasion awarded to…
The United States and Canada have lot of differences. There are only a few similarities between them. Many of their similarities are physical features and only a few are statistical. In the Western hemisphere both the United States and Canada share two oceans, the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.…
When thinking of globalization in reference to traditional Japanese sumo wrestling, this concept is not one that is very forthright. First, globalization must be defined. Globalization is the compression of the world and the intensification of the consciousness of the world. Consequently, this means that the knowledge and awareness of worldviews, culture, and products are increased. As previously stated the connection between globalization and sumo wrestling in Japan is not one that is simple.…
Throughout the many years of WWE, women have never really been taken seriously in the male dominated sport of professional wrestling. The male audience considers that the women are merely eye candy and are considered the bathroom break of the whole show. Most of the time, the women are only allowed a measly 5-10 minutes to wrestle or tell a story in the ring. This has led to the WWE universe to stand up to the higher officials and demand more respect for their female performers. The WWE needs to stop discriminating against the women and shine them in a more positive light.…
Since the time of the Greeks and Romans, wrestlers have competed both on the battle field and at home to see who will win. Many sports advertise challenging competition similar to that of wrestling, but very few can follow through with these promises. This happens because these other sports do not build themselves on set standards such as mental and physical strength and technique. These important parts of wrestling have set it apart for centuries. As a wrestler, I know that these standards make wrestling not only a sport, but a lifestyle.…
The discourse community for wrestling is different from most that I have heard. It could be similar to most high school sports because every high school has their own way of saying things. This Community differs from other communities because if you have never heard a person who wrestles talk about it or have never wrestled yourself, it can get very confusing. Wrestling is different because most terms are not heard in every day language. The moves are different for every team, although every move has a universal name that everyone knows it by.…