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    2012 was his year, except the next three years after that were horrible for everyone. He had everything a person could want. Fame, money, and power, but he lost it all. His mistake would ruin everything, his cities respect, his city's reputation, his country's reputation, and his reputation. Everyone looked up to him, he gave the people hope, he was loved by everyone, so sad all the power he had, went to his head. When he wasn’t so famous and powerful, he was simply, humble. When the people give a single person power, it will never end up in a happy ending, it will usually end with the people being upset, as well as the person. After this no one would respect him, or, would they? In 2012 Aitor Cardone was a very well known player in the soccer community. He played for three teams, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Brazil. He started with the most famous team in the world, Barcelona. Aitor was very respected in the country of Barcelona, everyone loved how not only how good he was, but where he came from, Aitor came from nothing , his family had nothing, except Aitor, he had the dream of being a soccer player. Well this dream would lead to the beginning of a soccer superstar. At first Aitor was very humble but everyone makes mistakes. His mistake, was making fun of the poor people, pretty ironic considering he was the poorest of the poor. The people of Barcelona lost respect for Aitor and began to hate him. Aitor had three infamous quotes throughout his career. His now infamous…

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    The museum was inaugurated on October 18, 1997, by former King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea, it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "signal moment in the architectural culture",…

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    as well as some of the greatest 20th-century paintings by famous painters from all over the world” . The museum was named after the philanthropist, Solomon R. Guggenheim whose foundation supported its establishment by contributing to the modern and contemporary art. Its construction was proposed in order to house the Guggenheim’s four-year-old museum of non-objective painting, an institution created to publicly present his collection of early modern art. The museum’s collection has its roots…

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    American womanhood, fans only accepting athletes who meet the “white beauty queen” standard and athletic competition being seen as being a men’s activity. Before looking at why there is a contrast between the growth in the participation of women in athletics and the difference in popularity between women’s and men’s sports, it is useful to look at the contrast itself. The growth in women’s…

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    Before the mid-twentieth century, museums in Europe and the United States were generally planned in variations of the neo classical style. But, the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao moved the heading of gallery outlines, which gave an extensive show venue to twentieth century and contemporary art, designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry, Architecture is important nowadays to the public, because it offers a physical surrounding environment in where we live in. Moreover, architecture is not only…

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    A whole range of sizes of the cultural institutions had commissioned stone structures (recognized by pedimented fronts, long colonnades, and rotundas). The galleries of art were arranged into their own individual rows with decorations that matched the artworks presented. The most regarded among the projects was the 1997 branch in Bilbao, Spain. It had a huge venue for all of the 20th century and contemporary art, but shifted the as the direction of museum design did. Frank Gehry had handfuls…

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    through the heads of college athletes, everyday. They live this story, putting in hard work and time into playing for their school, yet they receive nothing. All these athletes play for the organization known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the NCAA for short. The NCAA is a multi-billion dollar business. They accumulate all this money through college student athletes. However these student athletes get a 0% share, in all the money they earned for the company. They can earn…

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    TOMS is an organization that has grown exponentially with each new product they add. They became a household name in less than 10 years, but strive to conquer markets outside of their initial product, shoes. Their 1-for-1 giving model encourages people to give to their cause by purchasing their products, while allowing them to see how they help others with each purchase. The blog they keep allows customers to see growth by highlighting employees, special products, and stories of the people…

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    developed a highly interested in the athletic opportunities in colleges. Title IX provided a standard for athletics around the world by education, health, and social aspect. Title IV purposes are to discrimination of sex, racism and provides equal opportunities and funding for athletic participation. Some critics argue that Title IX has a negative impact on sport due to possible causes of the reduction in opportunities for men to participate in collegiate athletics, however, title IX has…

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    perspective. Buysse, J. A., & Wolter, S. (2013). Gender Representation in 2010 NCAA Division I Media Guides: The Battle for Equity was only Temporarily Won. Journal Of Issues In Intercollegiate Athletics, 61-21. 2. Two major themes emerge from myriad studies of media coverage of female athletes at all levels across media over the past thirty-five years of sport research. These include the idea that female athletes are underrepresented in terms of amount of coverage compared to male athletes…

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