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    Sexism In Sports Essay

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    He claimed he could beat any of them. He was the stereotypical male superior minded person at the time. He said “women belong in the bedroom and kitchen, in that order.” Also stating they play 25 percent as a good as men. And that’s how much they should get paid. After Bobby beat Margaret Court. Billie Jean King finally accepted his request to play her after few times. The winner would get 100,000 a win takes all match On September 20, 1973 in the astrodome in Houston in front of 30,492 fans. About 90 million people watching worldwide on television. She had to win for all women this was a very vital situation. If she didn’t win she said herself “I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn’t win that match,” she said later. “It would ruin the women’s tour and affect all women’s self-esteem.” (History.com) she won all three sets and the match. I think this is a prime example for women playing sports does impact society. After this happened women I think they got respect from everybody in American society not just in sports. In my own theory if this match was never to be played and Bobby Riggs was never a big gambler. I think it would be another twenty to thirty years for women in sports to get equal rights. There would definitely would be pro sports leagues for women and society would keep thinking women’s…

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    Women's Equality In Sports

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    Women have struggled for years to gain equality with their male counterparts. In the 1960’s, women were expected to marry in their early 20’s and devote all of their time to domestic chores in the home. She was expected to watch after her children and have dinner ready for her husband he arrived home from work. Because of this, women had fewer opportunities in sports and were seen as inferior to men. It wasn’t until a famous tennis match in 1973 between a woman, Billie Jean King, and a man,…

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    Sexes” between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was an iconic re-enactment of one of the world’s oldest conflicts in history: the battle of man verses woman, played out on a simple green and white painted concrete court. Yet the spectacle surrounding the match was anything but simple; hosted in the futuristic Astrodome with a crowd of 30,492 present, this match became the most watched tennis match in the US. This landmark match was televised to over 90 million people around the world, including…

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    As a consultant, I’m here to help ‘Hole in the wall’ business to solve their problem, as we can see there are lot of problem in different department but overall, I think the major problem is the company received so complain from their customer, complained to the fitting team, which lead us to find out other problems occur in different department. According to line 14, a customer complained that it took longer than promised to install the window, or left the work unfinished or left the site…

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    The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPPSD) whose beliefs followed the practices of Malcolm X was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. It started as a political grass-root organization with a hand full of members and over time expanded into a national and international party. However, by 1980 the Black Panther Party of Self Defense was an Oakland- based organization again, with no more than twenty-seven active members and by 1982 the party came to an end. …

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    The Echo of Women The Mexican Revolution is something that changed Mexico for the better and that had so many parts that made it happen. For instance, a key component to the victory was the role that women played. Not only because they cooked, cleaned and took care of their children, but they also fought for their rights as well. As for the De La Garza family, they fought for themselves without a father or a male role model by their side. They only took care of their husbands, which reflects the…

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    himself how to read, graduated high school, and enrolled into Merritt college in 1959 (Bloom 20). Newton’s street and book knowledge would help him through college. Because of his street knowledge, he could debate well and because of his book knowledge he would beat misdemeanor charges of theft and fraud. Newton attended a college rally that was opposing the US blockade of Cuba and this is where he would first meet Bobby Seale, who was also a student, and Newton’s partner of the Black Panther…

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    His imprisonment led to leading to "Free Huey" rallies. The case against Huey Newton was eventually dismissed after two retrials ended with hung juries.On May 2, 1967, thirty Black Panthers, dressed in black leather jackets, berets, and dark glasses, marched bearing arms, upon the California State Capitol to protest the bill.On February 25, 1968, Berkeley police officers ransacked the home of Bobby Seale. Bobby Seale and Artie Seale were charged with conspiracy to commit murder but the charges…

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    The Black Panther Party was originally named the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. It was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The Black Panther Party was originally formed in order to police their own neighborhoods from the Oakland Police Department. They chose to police the police due to the police brutality that was going on in their neighborhoods. The Black Panther Party used the California law that permitted carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun as long as it was carried in the open and…

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    Eldridge Cleaver fled the country to Algeria which made him opened an international chapter that forged relationships with North Korea, Vietnamese, Chinese and African liberation groups. The parties foundational work centered on “survival programs” for not just black communities but poor communities including free breakfast, health clinics and liberation schools. He also stresses the importance of youth participation and the importance of seizing the time. “Over half of the American people are…

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