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Kyle Sports Fan Essay Imagine people getting out of control in cities over because of sports teams? Sports fans go too far. First, Sports fans create dumb riots for no reason. People don’t get the right to attack others if they didn’t do anything. Next, fans go too far because they go crazy whenever the other team scores once. Then, fans should just look at the game as if it’s just a simple game. People take sports too seriously and make a big deal over their loss. People make riots just for…

After reading an article by Sid Kirchheimer called “Are Sports Fans Happier?” Instantly answering the question before even reading… how in the world could they be?! Me being a person who cannot sit still and watch a sport simply because sitting still and watching others be active is not something I can do. If you are not helping the team win how is it that you, as an individual sitting on your couch, feel so much like you have just won? Being completely understandable a team you are watching has…

and isn’t it interesting how and why this happens? Why are some fans so dedicated to a dead celebrity decades after their death and this passion often passed onto the next generation, as my sample of fans demonstrates. This…

Dejima yujo de-Kawari no zu (Deshima Prostitute with Fan) is a woodblock print by an anonymous artist in Nagasaki, Japan c. 1800. The print was purchased from C.R. Boxer in 1951, collected by J.C. Pabst and is currently held in the British Museum collection in London. Deshima Prostitute with Fan is a good example of Nagasaki-e prints, which are recognizable through their depictions of Dutch people, ships and exotic animals. A derivative of the popular Ukiyo-e print genre, Nagasaki-e prints were…

In the world of sports there are millions of fans, of any team across all sports. As such every fan varies, because everyone is different in how they watch and represent their favorite team. Though there may be millions of completely different people all of these sports fan can be classified into 3 main types of sports fan. It is often easy to tell theses 3 groups apart. Firstly, there is the casual fan. This type of fan may have a favorite sports team, in one or maybe a couple of different…

20th Century Avant Garde is a period in which art was in an unexpected, experimental form that was abnormal compared to art before it’s time. Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter created Fan, Salt Box, Melon during this time period. Additionally, French painter Georges Braque created, Guitar and Bottle of Marc on a Table during the same time period. Although these two artworks possess numerous similar features because of the time period and style, they have extremely unique differences as well.…

Fan Shen began as a good little revolutionary. Revolution was his birthright, a heritage passed down to him by his family. A legacy denoted in his name, “’Fan,’ my given name, means ‘ordinary—one of millions of working people,’” because only working people could be true revolutionaries.” The indoctrination of the Chinese Communist Party caused generations of Chinese to partake in unnecessary violence and hardship, and Fan Shen was no exception. However, he resisted the Communist Party. Fan Shen…

nachos, they cruise to their chair, some in dignified stadiums, while some remain on their couch in there house. But no matter where the game is played or watched, you will find the same three types of basketball fan: the Party Rooter, the Sunshine Supporter, The Band Waggener and the Diehard Fan. The Party Rooter is not really that interested in the basketball game and all. He goes to games for the goodies: the nachos, the ruse, the free giveaways, and the companionship. Now a days the party…

Well, Dodger fans, over a week ago we received the worst possible news in the history of all horrible news. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of hyperbole, but it sure feels legit. Clayton Kershaw heading to the 15-Day DL for a mildly herniated disc in his lower back. I know, I know… group hug. He was joined a day or so later by Joc Pederson, who made a spectacular, albeit shoulder crushing catch into the wall, which in turn sent him to the 15-Day DL with a sprained right AC joint. They joined a plethora…

like the heaven. We got ready and were waiting for my husband’s friends to pick us up, so they did. Secondly, we finally arrived the stadium in Oakland, it looked like bigger and ghetto to me. I saw a bunch of Raider fans out there. I could smell the Barbecue Grill outside that Raider fans cooked, and we were really hungry. My husband’s friends were cooking, and we really craved some garlic bread with steak and avocado. A few hour later, we…