Football League Championship

Hi, I’m Isla and today I would like to address the issues that AFL players are put under tremendous amounts of pressure. I will be discussing how the media affects the players, how the limelight affects them and how this affects their well being. Back in the day AFL players never had to worry about the media or social media, now this is something that is interfering with the player’s careers. Recently Port Adelaide player Sam Powell Pepper found himself in a bit of strife, Channel 7 news were…

The owner of the Miami Dolphins is Stephen M. Ross, was born May 10, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan. He is married to Kara Gaffney. He has four children Jennifer Ross, Kimberly Ross, Avery (step child), drew (stepchild). He was a tax Attorney at coopers & lybrand in Detroit, in 1968. His business was also big on real estate they had multi-million dollar contracts in multiple large cities he was the chairman of the company and makes the deals with all of the property owners and all real…

"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story in which O. Henry, the author, presents a hilarious view of a ransom. Bill Driscoll, Sam, Red Chief are the main characters. Bill and Sam decide to come up with a kidnapping plot for two thousand dollar so they can have enough money to finish their scheme somewhere else. They had taken in the first person they saw which was Red Chief and he did put up a fight. Once he was taken the kidnappers took him outside of the village and inside a cave. The boy…

Should professional athletes be able to use their status to protest events taking place today? A numerous amount of people oppose professional athletes using their status to protest events occurring today and feel that is is improper. The opposing side argues that protesting against these topics shows that they have no pride and that their actions are unnecessary. Although, many people agree with professional athletes using their status to protest against events taking place today and feel that…

Woodin was a tough and aggressive guard for the Packers for 10 years in the Iron Man Era when players played both offense and defense and sometimes for the entire 60 minutes of a game. In 1919, while playing for Marquette University, Woodin broke his ankle against South Dakota and continued playing, and he brought that same fighting attitude to the Packers. He had an unusually long career for someone who played in the NFL’s first decade, but he was productive until the end. In fact, Woodin…

The Super Bowl is top dollar. In the section of the article entitled “Tech Booms Fuels Homeless”, the homeless people in San Francisco are being evacuated where Super Bowl City will be held at. San Francisco doesn’t want to be the eighth-worst homeless rate in the nation, they want to be known as the city that thrives with tourists and has no homeless people. An article published by Alison Vekshin from Bloomberg News, “San Francisco nudges homeless away from Super Bowl fan village”, tells us how…

After his football career ended he devoted his life for the advancement of the Indigenous community. His work as a pastor, social worker and later in political life demanding audiences with people like Sir Henry Bolte convincing them of the needs for greater support. Adam Goodes is the individual I will be comparing with Doug. Both individuals had the common theme of sporting achievements in their earlier lives. They also experienced racism in varying forms, Doug during his football career from…

Muhammad Ali in 1967 stood up for what he believed in when he refused to be a part of the United States Army, even though it was against the law. Roger Goodell has recently been criticized for what he thinks is the right amount of time to suspend an NFL player for their wrong doings. When Ali and Goodell made these decision’s, they tested people’s ideas, shaped their knowledge and they attempted to build a community through their actions. Ali had no fear when it came to standing up for what he…

From what I can remember, football has become a Sunday ritual in my family since I was a kid. Growing up in the North East, we lived a couple hours from Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York. Being the playing ground for the New York Jets 1964 to 1983, now the New York Jets play at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Living so closed to the stadium and having family members like my Dad, Uncles, and Grandfather take the train or a boat over to watch Joe…

Is cheating acceptable or is cheating never justified? No matter what area in our lives we find ourselves in whether that is in school, professionally working, politician or a professional athlete one will be presented with an easy way ahead. After that athlete or politician has learned several successful ways to cheat and not be caught, is he or she more likely to employ the same schemes moving forward? In academia those schemes will be used, but in the real world many will view those…