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    Everyone wants to be successful, who would not want to be acknowledged? A lot of people do not want to put in the very hard work it takes to be successful, and some people are just lucky enough to be born into success. My definition of success is someone who works hard all day every day and actually earns their fame and fortune. Someone who gets up early in the morning to train and work hard for what it is that they want, whether it is ambitions, or riches, or recognition, or to just be able…

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    Hochuli had been an NFL Ref since 1990 and had overseen more football in his 28 years than most could even fathom. He was originally hired as a back judge in 1990 soon to find himself under NFL referee Howard Roe. Following his time under Roe, Hochuli earned himself a role as an NFL referee in 1992. He began his Refereeing career officiating pre-season games, but since had officiated two Super Bowls - Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXVIII - as well as being an alternate in three others. He…

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    to the tradition of standing during the Star - Spangled Banner. Kaepernick explained his position stating “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave getting way with…

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    Park Slope

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    In the last generation, municipalities have spent over ten billion dollars to build or refurbish stadiums in twenty-seven cities that host National Football League franchises. This, in large part, has contributed to the robust bottom line of America’s most prominent and successful profession sports organization. The NFL is projected to surpass $13 billion in revenues this year, over halfway to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s stated benchmark of $25 billion by the year 2027. Even with the NFL’s…

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    They had viewed another research study which studied high school football games at different altitudes compared to the number of concussions athletes had received. 3. What was the research question? The authors wanted to look at the connection between altitude and concussion rate in the NFL. They hypothesized that games…

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    This commercial intends to target almost anyone who enjoys working out, and particularly National Football League fans. It starts with a customer wanting to purchase a Gatorade, but the clerk explains that he didn’t earn it and that you have to “sweat it to get it”. Mid-debate a third party enters, who you would consider a good person to ask on this topic since it is reigning National Football League Most Valuable Player Cam Newton. He sides with the clerk and the customer is left without…

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    also rushed for 444 times with a total over 2,257 yards and 32 touchdowns”(News RSS). Terry Bradshaw in 1989 was admitted to the NFL hall of fame because of his outstanding career with the Steelers. Bradshaw has also won many other things during his football career such as him being named the “NFL’s MVP”(News RSS) by the press in 1978, he has also been named “All-Pro and All-AFC that year as well”(News RSS). Terry Bradshaw was an amazing quarterback, what many people and press said about him…

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    felt was racial inequality, by taking a knee during the national anthem. This season, more players have began to follow in his footsteps. After our president, Donald Trump, expressed his opinion vigorously, multiple players and teams throughout the league felt the need to join in on the “protests” by kneeling with them. The teams which had participants in the protest were: The Ravens, Jaguars, Buccaneers, Patriots, Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Falcons, Colts, Browns, Dolphins, and the Chiefs. The…

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    Is cheating acceptable or is cheating never justified? No matter what area in our lives we find ourselves in whether that is in school, professionally working, politician or a professional athlete one will be presented with an easy way ahead. After that athlete or politician has learned several successful ways to cheat and not be caught, is he or she more likely to employ the same schemes moving forward? In academia those schemes will be used, but in the real world many will view those…

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    Michael grew up in a very tough area of his hometown, a place dominated by drugs and frequent gang activity. Despite their surroundings, Brenda and Michael ran a quite stable household. Michael, a sandblaster at the local shipyard who had played football in his youth, seems to have had a special premonition about his son. According to one account, upon Vick’s birth father cradled him in his arms, took him outside and held him up toward the nighttime sky. “Behold the only thing greater than…

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