Stanley Cup

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, born in Três Corações, Brazil on October 23, 1940. He is generally known as the Brazilian Football Forward, Pelé. Broadly respected to be the best player ever. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). That same year, France Football asked their previous Ballon d'Or victors to pick the Football Player of the Century...Pelé was chosen. In 1999, Pelé was then chosen Athlete of the…

In “Russia ban adds to South Korea’s Winter Olympics woes” by James Griffiths explains how Russia not competing has had a major impact on the ticket sale of the already low amount for the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea. Russian Athletes like Evgenia Medvedeva and Irina Avvakumova plan to not compete if they cannot compete under the Russian flag. With Russian spectators making up a large number of the visitors to winter games, South Korea struggles to get ticket buyers. The term oil with…

Behind Closed Doors From the outside looking in, most people look to have normal lives. Normal as in what society dictates as normal. But if you really knew what went on behind closed doors, you might be appalled. Shirley Jackson, writer, wife, and mother, knew just that. Jackson lived a life with many experiences from childhood to adulthood that would influence her writing style and the content of which she wrote. From an early age, Jackson learned that things are not always as they appear.…

Letter of Intent: First of all, I would like to say thank you to every member on the 2015-2016 E-board for the hard work and dedication you put into the association. Reflecting back on this year, we were able to perform at a level that other student’s organizations only hope to and for that I can say that I am proud to have served with all of you. My goal since the first day that I set foot on Temple’s campus has been to be the most competitive Pre-PT student that I could be. The…

For my community builder I decided that I wanted to interview someone from Freshman Class Council. This is when I reached out to the president, Darren Johnson Jr. to set up an interview. The reason I wanted to interview him and the Freshman Class Council in general was, that they do so much for the freshman class and that impressed me from the day I got on campus. Through my interview I found out a lot of information about what Freshman Class Council is and what they do. On September, 27 I got…

In John Daniels’ article titled, The Congo Question and the “Belgian Solution” the argument is made for the best way to administer the Belgians newly acquired colony, known as the Congo Free State, after its recent annexation from King Leopold II in 1908. The article was written after nearly ten years of ever increasing humanitarian outcries against the atrocities committed by King Leopold II. The “Congo question” for Daniels and the Western world was how best to reform and govern the colony in…

organizing the world tournament known as the world cup. The women’s world cup, and most international football tournaments formally classified as an association of associations with a non-commercial not for profit purpose. FIFA nevertheless, generates millions of dollars annually in profits by selling its Tv and marketing rights and thanks to big name sponsors for example Fox: an American broadcast network won the rights to showcase the 2018 and 2022 world cups for a reputed $425million dollars…

they are built up in your lifetime” (Ghillyer, 2014, p.4). Personally, if I am in doubt, I ask myself can I live with this decision and will anyone get hurt. In this case, Greg Mortenson could have made better ethical decisions. In the article, Three Cups of Tea: Mismanagement or Fraud which states in April 2011 journalist Jon Krakauer and 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft…

Argentina has always had a historic fútbol rivalry with Brazil because they have produced the best players in the world like Messi, Ronaldinho, Pele, and Maradona. According to ESPN statistics Argentina and Brazil have won the most World Cup, Confederation Cup, and Olympic Tournament championship. They both have a record a close record of victories against each other since their first meeting in 1914. Since then players from these countries have gone on to play for the biggest European teams in…

“Goal!!!!” The roar of the crowd is the best sound. Hearing them chant your name. If you ever scored a winning soccer goal in the last two minutes then you know how I feel. Beautiful kick and perfectly flowing right into the corner of the goal. Now that’s what you call perfection. Knowing you are the star of the game is the best feeling. Enduring until the end is the way to go for all sports. Just because the game is almost over does not mean you can’t win it. You’re in it to win it so endure…