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is a character whether in film or book who makes a judgment error that leads to the character’s own destruction. For this question I will be looking at Joe Paterno and why I consider him to be an excellent example of a tragic hero. I will break down his story as a tragic hero in parts as illustrated in the class notes. Tragic Hero Part 1: The first part of the tragic hero theory is that the character is of noble stature and has greatness. This noble stature/greatness is clearly evident for Joe Paterno. He is considered one of the best college football coaches in history being the most victorious…

The kickoff to the college football season is exactly one week away and collegiate programs across the country are all trying to get to Glendale, AZ, site of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. There’s a slew of intriguing matchups slated for Week 1 of the college football regular season, including TCU’s visit to Minnesota for a game with the Gophers, Arizona State’s trip to Texas for a matchup with A&M’s Aggies, Texas versus Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Alabama’s meeting at…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an amazing non-profit organizations that help athletes make their dreams come true. This is including the nearly 2.7 billion dollars of scholarships given this year (NCAA.org). While college athletes are bringing in thousands of dollars they see none of it for their hard work. According to NCAA.org, NCAA is a member led organization whose purpose is to focus on the well-being and success of college athletes. While the NCAA may say they focus on…

always will be basketball. When anyone mentioned any reference to greatness in the sport, John Wooden was the first to come to mind. For many years, Wooden led UCLA to National Titles and produced players that went on to bigger and better things. John Wooden was 99 years old. TMZ reported that John Wooden had passed around 1 hour ago on June 4, 2010. Wooden collected 10 National Titles with UCLA in the 1960's and 1970's. He coached greats like Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bill Walton. You can read…

Part four addresses controversial issues between college athletics and the university. In chapter eight the first chapter of part four called College Football and Title IX. In this chapter the book talks about the controversial bias of title IX. Next, is chapter nine called Measuring Marginal Revenue in Product in College Athletics: Updated Estimates. In chapter nine the author give data behind what the the value is of each individual athletes from separate sports and money generated by the…

The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, also known as MARCH MADNESS. While a single-elimination tournament is exciting on any plane of competition, one unique aspect of March Madness keeps fans coming back and makes this event one of the greatest, if not the greatest sporting event in the world. The underdog. Every single year some no-name, low-major…

Thomas went through challenges which most people don’t go through, He had many traits that helped him endure the death of his sister. The first trait that Isaiah Thomas exhibited to his sister, Chyna’s, death is love. Isaiah Thomas used the love he had for his sister to go out and motivate him. Isaiah Thomas went on an interview and explained to them how he scored 33 points. For example, Thomas explains, “Today is my sister's birthday… She would've been 23 today, so the least I can do is go out…

There is a lot of controversy revolving around if college athletes should be paid for playing. I 'm here to tell you that I believe they should be paid for their services. There are many reasons why this should be in effect real soon and I 'm going to explain why. First off, I think the biggest reason of why they should get paid is that these colleges make large revenue off of these athletes’ talents these colleges are making millions of dollars a year in revenue and refuse to pay these…

After reading the comments of my peers from project two. I can confidently say that the majority of the class liked my piece about Guantanamo Bay. I am extremely grateful for the ones that liked it gave me positive feedback. I am also grateful to the people that critiqued my work. This will allow me to go back and make the changes I need to make my piece that much stronger. The critique that came out the most was the critique of me not having a clear-cut audience. I am aware of that mistake and…

The NCAA rakes in on average $12 billion in revenues annually that flow in through college athletics programs(Finley, 2015). The latest and biggest debate is "Whether or not college athletes should get paid?". When college athletes go to college they are not allowed to earn any money while they are participating in athletics, but is that fair? Generally they are putting in full time work hours(40/week) or sometimes even more. As more and more college athletes are struggling to get by through and…