Rugby union

The Current Refugee Crisis The amount of people the have immigrated or are attempting immigrate to Europe or many other countries in the world has increased drastically over the course of years. In the New York Times article, “Desperate Crossings” is a story about people from Eritrea, Africa who are trying to flee their home country and go to Italy, Greece. The authors Paolo Pellegrin, who did most of the photography, and Scott Anderson, who did the articles text, travelled with Bourbon Argos a “Doctors Without Borders” organization to see the people who were immigrating from the Italy-Sea crossing. They documented the hardships and struggles that the people faced from trying to flee their home country to Italy. The past couple of years many people have migrated because of poor conditions in their home countries or because of wars that have been occurring. One of the most heard of are the Syrians. Because of the war that had been occurring in Aleppo, Syria many people were fleeing their home country to places to seek refuge in. Scott Anderson claims, “ Most have sought to escape the poverty of sub-Saharan Africa or the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and their two principal entry points are Italy and Greece”(6). The authors use a variety of rhetorical strategies in order to strengthen their claim. They use a different presentation style for the article, photos, a map and anecdotes or personal stories so the audience can know about the crisis that 's currently…

Rugby is regarded around the world as a high intensity, physical, and challenging sport. In the United States, it is regarded as a barbaric, un-regulated, and foolish sport. This misconception comes from the widely inaccurate notion that concussion among other injuries is inevitable in the sport. Rugby is beginning to take hold in high schools across the countries, and young adult athletes are the first generation to bring this internationally recognized sport to America. The idea of rugby being…

• Greater Love is a poem written by Wilfred Owen where he mock romantic love for falling short in front of the brotherly-friendship bonds created during young men in war. • Wilfred Owen was an officer in World War I, however was sent to a hospital because he suffered from "shellshock". Here, he met poet Siegfried Sassoon, who played a part in influencing him to write poetry about war and the suffering of soldiers. He later returned to the war, where he was killed. Opening Statement and Title •…

Rubin and Shapiro’s inspiring documentary, Murderball, associates with the notion of “masculinity” as expressed in Cynthia Barounis’ “Crippling Heterosexuality” by zeroing in on the combative habits of a quad rugby player, the essence of the sport, and the relationships of the players with their significant others. Murderball illustrates the game previously known as “Murderball,” now referred to as wheel chair rugby, and the experiences of Team U.S.A. and Team Canada to the 2004 Paralympics. It…

Australian football is played across the whole of Australia and China are also giving it a go. In 1857, Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, 1858 – the year of the code's first recorded match between Scotch…

Who started ruby and how did he come up with the idea. William Webb Ellis started rugby by in 1823 he took the rules for football and change some of them of then for rugby. William Webb Ellis come up with rugby by going to a school that was named the cup after rugby. For rugby whoever wins they give a cup to the winners and the named the cup after William Webb Ellis. William Webb Ellis gave everything to rugby so that ever body can play rugby. What did he do to make rugby a big thing. He…

Club football season is into its 10th week and fans are already on each other. Apart from the rivalries and derbies, the fantasy football is super exciting but football fans believe the fan base is 99% men but thank your stars am here to knock something into your head – ‘FOOTBALL IS FOR EVERYONE’. I am an Arsenal fan and I’ve been waiting for this season with the hopes that Arsenal would win the league title for first time since the invincible. I spend most of my time watching Match day live,…

Touch rugby reflection (draft-500 words) Description The third practical that we did for this year we participated in touch rugby. Our practicals consisted of mini games and full touch rugby games as well as tag rugby. Interpretation For me the most useful learning resulted from doing full games of touch and tag rugby. This is because I was able to use the abilities that we have been using during drills and warm ups and actually using the abilities in a proper game; I learn better when dropped…

When describing an object there are always many things overlooked. To properly observe something you must use all the senses available. The senses of touch, smell, taste, sight, and sound are useful in describing something that is completely foreign. When touching a football glove the many different textures can be overwhelming. The palms have a smooth texture but they also feel tacky, to help them catch a ball. The back of the hand has a soft fabric that is padded to help protect from an…

Games like the Heritage Match are played throughout the year to celebrate the history and anniversaries of clubs. To represent these matches clubs will wear throwback uniforms more commonly known as Heritage Guernsey's. During these matches clubs and fans can commemorate their succeses and also show football fans the old guernsey's that would have been worn in their first matches being part of VFL/AFL history. Clubs and the Year they joined: Carlton - 1897 Collingwood - 1897 Essenden -…