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and that he had no hope of ever getting a position in the NFL. Alzado was diagnosed with brain cancer shortly before writing this article, admitting to the use of steroids throughout his career. Not only did Alzado confess, but also according to an ESPN reporter, Mike Puma, “Alzado was certain the drugs were responsible for his cancer. He became a symbol of the dangers of steroid use” (Puma…

As soon as I heard that my class (Writing 121) and I had to do a project or multimodal text on a topic of our choosing, I thought of all the things I like. The NBA was the first thing that popped into my brain and from there I went to the NBA playoffs which were about to start at that time. I always try to do assignments on things I enjoy. It makes everything easy. Also after the first week I found out that we had to do a short presentation and my heart dropped when I heard that. I am terrified…

Taco Bell Internal Strength: 1. Endorsed by major markets such as the NBA which promotes the taco bell brand to millions of viewers on multiple networks such as TNT, ABC, FOX Sports and Espn. Brand is very strong worldwide as a result of such partnerships. External Strength: 2. Is recognizable and established overseas which adds to the potential growth opportunities for the franchise. Internal Weakness: Low quality food is often associated with the Taco Bell brand. This is important because…

Due to the practice of trying to make every child feel like a winner in sporting events, Roxanne Jones (former vice president at ESPN) wrote “Listen kids, not everyone is a winner.” She wrote this to hopes to convince parents that making children play sports this way will do more harm than good. Kids need to learn how to lose, and this is why she refused to sign up her son for sports where this ideology is enforced. To appeal to the emotion of the reader she writes in a tone that very clearly…

was when the commissioner of the National Football League fined one of its players for tweeting during a game. An article from ESPN reported, “The NFL fined Ochocinco $25,000 for two violations – having in his possession an electronic device used to post messages on Twitter-- during the Cincinnati Bengals ' preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 20.” (ESPN). It may seem over the top and unnecessary, but it is the best example to demonstrate the fact that the world as of now is a…

Division one college athletes spend approximately forty-five hours a week on their sport, about forty hours on academics and studying, and an average of fifty-five sleeping hours, talk about a full-time job with no pay (Wieberg). In the first place, these athletes are producing million dollar revenues for their schools, shoe companies, television networks, and the conference their team plays in. Next, ¨full¨ scholarships from schools do not always cover full tuition and living costs. Also, they…

Did you know that over 73% of all Americans own a cellular device? There has been more computers made in the the last five years, then there were kids who went to school in the 1920’s. First and foremost, cell phones are one of the biggest inventions we’ve had in the last 100 years. People use to have to walk and meet their friends if they wanted to talk. Nowadays all they have to do is press a couple of buttons. Back then mailmen didn’t just carry around boxes like they do now. They still…

inability to control their finances. It was originally written in 2012 to either prove or disprove Sports Illustrated’s report which stated 60 percent of NBA players and over 70 percent of NFL players file for bankruptcy within five years post-retirement. ESPN did in fact prove this staggering statistic. The glamourous thoughts that all professional athletes are wealthy, high-rolling celebrities that children and adults alike yearn to be has proven to be a façade. That is not to say that every…

There has been many historical figures in American history that has helped shape the slowly changes in America. America struggled with racial segregation where African Americans were at the bottom of the social class. During the Civil Rights Movement there were many important figures that help lead to desegregation, and two of them were Jackie Robinson and Wilma Rudolph. On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson made baseball history and became part of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wilma Rudolph also was an…

First, In his interview with ESPN he describes as a young boy having difficulties to grow in height and having to inject himself in the legs with medicine to aid him, showing a great discipline for physical courage. It did not stop there. Lionel's father was struggling with his salary…