Sports Illustrated

haven’t heard of Sports Illustrated? Sports Illustrated is an American sports franchise that has over 3 million subscribers and is also read by 23 million people each week. It’s the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. Most people at least seen a Sports Illustrated Magazine lying around somewhere, whether its in a waiting room at the doctor’s office or somewhere in the union on campus. Almost every building on campus has a Sports Illustrated Magazine laying around somewhere. Sports Illustrated is the most popular sports magazine today, especially among teenagers, young adults or sports fanatics. This magazine gives the viewers everything they need like information,…

As an avid sports fan and sports journalism reader, Sports Illustrated represents the pinnacle of sports writing and information. I have been reading Sports Illustrated ever since I received my first Sports Illustrated for Kids and laid in bed for hours reading the magazine. I continue to read content on SI.com as part of my daily routine, and the articles and reporting on the site continues to motivate my love for sports journalism. I know that this company and this brand is something I would…

From Money to Nets to Lives Humans often take their own lives for granted; never thinking too much of those who may be less fortunate. We go about our daily lives worried about celebrities, or sports; rather than food or uncontrolled diseases in our country. Many others do not get that luxury. Rick Reilly writes his article, “Nothing But Nets,” on the back page of popular sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, to request money from his audience, so that mosquito nets may be purchased for African…

This last February’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit catalog has received a lot of heat for the risque image on the cover of the issue. The beautiful 24-year old, Hannah Davis, was given the rare the opportunity to be this year’s SI cover girl, and has unfortunately gotten a bad wrap for the image that she has produced. She looks stunning and incredibly fit in the photo, but many viewers are unhappy with the sight of “dangerously low-slung bikini bottoms” (Business Insider). Hannah is a model,…

Over the years people have received their sports news in a variety of ways, from newspapers to television. With the advancements that have been made in technology since the beginning of sports communication, people have been able to consume sport in a bundle of ways. One of the main ways today is through the internet, more specifically websites. When it comes to sports communication it seems that ESPN wears the crown and has basically since the beginning. They have basically molded the way we…

athletes. By pushing for equal rights, they enabled women to play sports for health improvement, create new identities and enter male-dominated areas. After the implementation of Title IX, written by U.S Representative Patsy Mink and passed by Congress in 1972 which states that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in,…

wilderness. Similarly, in Ray Bradbury’s novel The Illustrated Man, the idea that solitude plays a huge role in the self destruction of man is shown through a mans magic tattoos that have been haunting him with their stories ever since they were first drawn. In one story, “The Visitor”, Saul Williams,…

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is based on a futuristic time where technology ran the day to day events of people’s lives and books were outlawed because they bred freedom of speech, creativity, and knowledge. A few themes throughout this novel are censorship, conformity, technology, and dystopia. I will give a short analyzation of Fahrenheit 451 using the steps of the narrative structure. The setting of Fahrenheit 451 is an unknown city that is on the brink of war. The people that fill this…

The Veldt Technology is typically seen as a shortcut for the responsibilities of everyday life. “The Veldt” written by Ray Bradbury is set in a futuristic world where technology is at an all-time high. The story takes place in a “smart” house, meaning the house does everything the inhabitants could need. Author Ray Bradbury uses irony & figurative language to convey the message that one should never choose convenience over care. Bradbury’s use of figurative language throughout “The Veldt” when…

Three dangers of technology are addiction, violence, and an erosion of social skills. First, people can become addicted to technology. People can’t live a day without technology. For example, in Ray Bradbury’s novel The Veldt, George shows that he can’t perform basic living skills without technology by saying, “Why you’d starve tomorrow if something went wrong in your kitchen. You wouldn’t know how to tap an egg.” (Bradbury 7). This explains that George overly relied on the technology,…