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The 50th Annual Super Bowl that aired on Sunday, February 7, 2016, had a great amount of commercials that were created exceptionally well for the audience. Although there were many incredible commercials, one of the commercials stood out to me the most amongst the rest. Many companies use the Super Bowl commercial spots to advertise their products, although, one commercial conveyed a meaningful message regarding domestic violence, from the NO MORE Campaign. NO MORE has been known in the past to…

Budweiser is always one to impress with Super Bowl commercials. In the past years, they have had some of the top Super Bowl commercials ever. To have the best commercial takes a lot due to the fact that hundreds of companies are in competition. In 2014, the commercial called, “Best Buds,” aired during Super Bowl XLVIII. Millions of viewers worldwide watching the Super Bowl saw this commercial and loved it. Budweiser wanted a commercial that could be the best but that could also send people a…

Since its inception in 1967, the Super Bowl has amassed millions of viewers in the United States and across the globe. Friends and families gather around television screens at homes, in bars and restaurants, and just about anywhere else one can be placed, to watch the big game, the halftime show, and the commercials. Fifty years later, the trend continues, with over 111 million U.S. viewers watching the game live on television in February 2016. (Nielsen, 2016) This number does not include…

concussion crisis taking place in the National Football League. Football is the most watched sport in the United States and arguably one of the most dangerous. Thankfully, football has been put in the spotlight in recent years for the concussion crisis that is taken place but there is still not enough being done. Concussions acquired in football are drastically altering athlete’s lives once they leave the game, particularly NFL players. The main reason football is still being played is because…

A Dad’s Gotta Do What a Dad’s Gotta DO Briton Hyundai developed a hilarious commercial, staring Kevin Hart, to be released during the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl as entertainment for all of those crazy, overprotective parents out there. Hyundai released the Car Finder commercial during the 2016 Super Bowl in order to promote the new feature in front of all those overprotective parents watching Super Bowl commercials. Every parent wants to protect their children, especially when they…

Imagine how it must feel to get hit in the head so hard, that the diagnosis is a concussion; a bruise of the brain; truly traumatizing, isn’t it? When is getting a concussion alright for you, is it okay when you’re young and your neck and brain are still in development or when you’re older and your body is all beat up and used; which one? Definition of Concussion: Acceleration and/or deceleration of the brain within the skull (Collins). Symptoms of Concussions: Physical symptoms - headaches,…

Indeed, quiz show provides a feeling of everyone has equal opportunities to win no matter what job, talent, class, gender or race they are through doing same quizzes. As Holmes has argued about Fiske's explanation of games and rituals, games separate out winners from contestants as different, but rituals bringing different individuals in same levels and implying commonality (2008, p.93). In Mastermind, rituals fill in that idea by reducing individual's differences and make them compete at same…

to the foundation of America, is based on the power of choice. Choice is no longer an unproven idea, in the 21st century it is how we run our lives. To preserve this power of choice, the professional sports leagues of the National Basketball Association and the National Football League have adopted a policy of free agency. However, several aspects of NBA and NFL free agency are different, which means one must be superior. Free agency in the NBA trumps free agency in the NFL in many ways: max…

President Donald Trump believes the National Football League (NFL) is “disrespecting our great country” by refusing to stand for the National Anthem and wants to force players to stand. Even though Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, believes the players should stand, he will not force his beliefs on the players. President Trump’s argument is invalid because it is an appeal to the respect Americans have for our military authority. This example of appeal to authority has many risks,…

Football Safety In the the eyes of the majority of Americans, football has blown baseball out of the water as America’s favorite pastime. The NFL, or the National Football League, brings in $5 billion in revenue each year, which is more than triple the amount that the MLB, or Major League Baseball makes in the same time period. The game of football revolves around violence and the American public has been going back and forth with the football organizations over its safety. Despite it, the game…