totally up to the National Football league Committee. The Committee can choose up to no more than 8 players at once if they felt like all them players have earned their spots in the Hall of fame. There are no set number of enshrines when it comes around Super Bowl time. (NFL Committee, Selection…
As the third quarter comes to a close, it’s an important time to reflect on the quarter and the year as a whole. In the past two months, I have been able to learn how to write a whole new type of essay, the synthesis essay, and improve my reading comprehension skills through reading A Farewell to Arms and multiple choice practice sets. With these new skills and the knowledge I have gathered from the first semester of the class, I feel like I am well on my way to take the AP Language &…
traded in its calm environment for loud crowds of energetic, bustling, loyal sports fans excited to be a part of the NFL Draft Town. Football, the American sport beloved by so many had another exciting weekend. And no it wasn’t kickoff season or the Super Bowl, rather it was draft time. As jerseys and fans came out, and the sports spirit was alive and thriving in Grant Park for the second consecutive year in Chicago. Hosting the 81st NFL Draft, Chicago welcomed players, fans and visitors from…
Of all the 2016 Super Bowl commercials, the commercial I have concluded the most effective is the Hyundai commercial with Kevin Hart. However, effective is a subjective word in this case, but the criteria used in my perspective of it is that the commercial created a connection with the viewer, was able to be memorable, and set itself apart as more than “just a product”. Through a mix of storytelling, playfulness, and outrageous acts; Hyundai was able to achieve and surpass those criteria. The…
Super Bowl 50 had the third largest audience of any television broadcast in the history of television, with only Super Bowl 49 and Super Bowl 48 having larger audiences. But how did the NFL grow to become this popular? There appear to be many factors in the constant growth of the popularity, power and profits of the NFL since the 1970s. Some of these factors include Monday Night Football, new technologies providing new ways to draw fans and the NFL’s monopoly on professional football. The…
This post will identify a set of criteria which to use to evaluate the effectiveness of a sports coach, a teacher, and a senior pastor referred to henceforth as leaders. Each of the items will be listed in order of highest priority to least. Next, the item will be justified along with how each item difference from each leader. Lastly, how each of these criteria can be measure will be looked at. This post is written from my personal perception of the job of these individuals and the roles that…
contrasting four games without Tom, and four games with him from the current 2016 season. In the 2015 AFC Championship, the New England Patriots went on to battle the Indianapolis Colts, to win the conference championship, and would go on to win the super bowl. In that game, a Colts player had a concern about a Patriots football after intercepting one of Tom Brady’s passes. That concern was the air pressure in the ball. It turned out, after further investigation after the game, the ball was in…
It is said that an emotional response is often an effect of a live performance. During the Super Bowl of 2016, Beyonce chose to perform the same song, “Formation”. Beyonce stunned the audience and was able to express the same message her music video does. It is safe to say, the Beyonce stole the show at her half-time performance. Beyonce chose…
and Rihanna Commercials Budweiser and Rihanna are two of the most famous names in America, though they’re known for completely different things. Budweiser, a beer company, is notorious for their Super Bowl commercials, while Rihanna is known for her music and philanthropic efforts. Budweiser’s 2015 Super Bowl commercial was effective in its use of pathos by telling the story of a dog’s journey using the emotions of animals and sad music, and ethos appealing to the male audience who want to…
Legendary or Mythical Sports Figure Students Name University Affiliation Rudy was an American biographical sports movie that was directed by David Anspaugh in 1993 and produced by Robert N. Fried Cary Woods and written by Angelo Pizzo. The movie depicted the file of a young boy by the name Daniel Ruettiger “Rudy.” Daniel Ruettiger had ambitions of playing football for the University of Notre Dame (Velásquez, 2009). This dream was influence by the fathers’ love for football…