Cristiano Ronaldo

millions of dollars and showing off their luxurious life. The chances of becoming a professional athlete are very slim due to such a high level of competition, but those who work hard and succeed, their success pays off very well. Players such as Cristiano Ronaldo have an annual salary including bonuses of about $52 million dollars (Katzowitz). There’s no dispute over how well compensated successful sports players…

Pop culture plays a large role in todays modern culture things such as; brands, types of clothing, and different genres of music, which are designed to inhibit a sense of identity. One brand in particular that has driven to influence and have a large impact on our popular culture for over 30 years now is Nike. Over the years Nike has managed to build a powerful identity in relation to athleticism and the sports industry. Pseudo individualization can be described as the effect of advertising by…

Julio Pavon Mrs. Penn Literacy 2/5 Athletes Pay Have you ever thought of being a professional basketball player? Or a professional soccer player? Or would you rather be a doctor or a fireman, or even be in the army? Did you know that many of the professional athletes get paid more than the doctor or firemen even members of the army? Athletes should not be paid more than the average doctors even though several sports overpay their athletes, the U.S. basketball being the highest paid, and many…

All student athletes should be drug tested In today’s day in age, drug use is rising and becoming an increasing problem. The use of drugs by athletes has been a controversial topic for many years and continues to grow. Does the old theory stating that student athletes tend to stay away from drugs and alcohol hold true today? With the many records of student athletes being arrested for alcohol and drug abuse, substance abuse has truly become a problem. The use of performance enhancing drugs is…

team, “has 184 international goals – more than any other man or woman in history” (Goff, 2015, par.1). Abby Wambach has broken the stereotype that women are not as good athletes as men; she has outscored even the soccer greats, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Another great example is midfielder, Carli Lloyd, who in the World Cup final, “scored a historic hat trick, with all three goals occurring within the first sixteen minutes of the game.” (Pennsylvania Conference for Women, 2015, Par.3).…

exposure to celebrities with an ideal body type that encourages and pushes young men to try to change their bodies, and to push their bodies to a capacity it isn’t ready for. It is also shown by a Alonso Huizar a 16 year old, that he admires Cristiano Ronaldo who is a famous soccer player, and the bodies he has that Alonso wishes he had himself. The exposure to society’s idea of having the “Perfect Body” is crucial, especially when it starts to affect adolescents. It’s shown in the article that…

A small shoe company made by Bill Bowerman in 1966, but then renamed in 1978 has quickly transformed into one of the biggest American icons. Starting with just twelve hundred dollars in the bank, Nike has become an icon of not only America but of the shoe and clothing industries worldwide. When I think of buying equipment for any sport I immediately think of Nike and I believe that is what most people have come to their minds as well. Nike is popular everywhere and the highest of athletes as…

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but a hard sport to be good at. Unlike basketball, hockey and football, you can be any size and still be good. Players like Lionel Messi and Pelé are among the best players of all time and neither exceed 5 '6 ' '. On the contrary, players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are also two of the best players to ever play and they both are over six…

Logo Project Research Task By Cooper Hollis 7SC Q1. Show Examples of five famous logos, describe why they are successful and what they represent. The Coca Cola logo is one of the most famous logos in the world. It is famous and successful because of its advertising and consumption of the drink world wide. The logo represents the name of the brand in a calligraphy like font in the colour of a bright red. The colour red can evoke an increase in a person's hunger or appetite. Calligraphy may be…