Super Bowl XIV

The event that I visited over Thanksgiving break was the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game. It was my first time going and I was extremely excited to participate in such a big event. The Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit is different than the other football games that are played at Ford Field. There is a different amount of emotion from the fans and the game creates a larger spectacle than usual. The fans create an atmosphere that is louder and more vibrant because it is a tradition for many…

In his years in the showbiz industry, Channing Tatum has been used to share some things with the public ever since becoming one of Hollywood’s most bankable and recognizable figures. However, for “War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend,” Tatum and his team of producers put the spotlight on three war veterans who share their respective stories and memories about their canine companions. Tatum knew about his desire to produce the said documentary, which will air in time for Veterans Day on HBO, yet he…

In their Super Bowl commercial, “Brotherly Love”, Coca-Cola uses the rhetorical mode Pathos, which entails tying into the consumer’s emotions, to market their product as being a constant in a life filled with memories and change: Coke has always been…

The National Football League (NFL), which consisted of ten teams at the time, has been around since 1920. This was the start to an uphill climb to the top where it would become the most popular sport in America. The organization went through its ups and downs but never shied away from the task at hand. It fought its way through adversity and through time periods where there wasn’t hope. Where there was a world full of hate, the NFL found its way to the top. Because of this, it was able to…

thousands of viewers worldwide to each of its events. Unlike the NFL where they have one season all year, League of Legends has a spring and summer season, which are called splits instead of seasons. Unlike the NFL, which has the playoffs then the super bowl, at the end of both splits there is an elimination tournament among the top eight teams competing in a best of three games format to crown the split champion. After the summer split is the world championship and third party international…

I chose to examine a Bud Light Super Bowl commercial that was aired in 2011. When I started the assignment I thought that there was not much more than met the eye when it came to the meaning of the commercial. Once again I thought that I was going to struggle to get to the required page…

Throughout history, the evolution of sports has persisted as a prominent and alluring global phenomenon in which, over the years, has developed as a cultural tradition in our daily lives. Despite the countless variety of sports that exist, all admirers share the mutual aspect of holding unified joy during practice or observation of the sport. Because of this, sports allow people to become socially consolidated in an effort to support their favorite sport’s team and celebrate the concept of…

“Win from Within,” the theme of what some people consider to be one of Gatorade’s best commercials. The commercial was first aired February 25th during All Star Weekend in 2012. All-Star Weekend, also known as the “All-Star Break”, is week of festivities, contests, and an All-Star Game. All-Star weekend is a week in February, in the middle of the regular season, to give all of the players a week to relax. Gatorade, the “ultimate” sports drink, is known for having the leading professional…

Under Armour was created by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, in 1996. The company started with a simple plan to make a more advanced T-shirt that not only provided compression, but got perspiration off your skin rather than absorb it. The plan was for the shirt to also regulate temperature between hot and cold, and enhance performance. “Under Armour is the originator of performance apparel - gear engineered to keep athletes cool, dry and light throughout the course of a…

Kia Kaha: Meaning to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field. This phrase is the Highland High School rugby team’s motto. The Highland rugby team were champions who have 419 wins, 10 losses and 19 USA national championships. The coach, Larry Gelwix, mentored his players to be champions on the field as well as off the field. A movie was made based off of the Highland High School’s rugby team’s story. The movie Forever Strong states, “often, the stories of…