MOVIE REVIEW (OLA BOLA) 1.0 SYPNOPSIS Movie that set background in 1970’s, Ola Bola celebrates the unity and courage that inspire a team of Malaysian footballers to rise through all previous situation that story from zero to hero. Inspired by real events, the film showcase, the pride, and passion of a multicultural football team and their struggles to overcome personal and collective hardships. It is at once a powerful exploration of everyday human relationships and of the indomitable spirit…
Have you ever heard of the "Comeback Kid," or "Joe Cool?" These were the nicknames of one of the most iconic quarterbacks in NFL history. He broke records. He won super bowls. He was also a leader. Joe Montana was an iconic NFL quarterback, but he was also a leader for his traits of strategy, determination, and humor. First off, Joe Montana had strategy which is only one of his leadership traits. According to, Joe Montana by: Jack Kavanagh, because of his style and strategy he led…
Should everyone get a trophy? Youth athletes should not get participation trophies. Participation trophies are a waste of scarce funds. Receiving participation trophies discourages youth athletes and tells them that if they do not try they will still get an award. On the other hand some people believe that spending a few dollars to see a kid smile is worth it. Trophies should only be given to the youth athletes that do the best. Participation trophies are a waste of scarce funds.…
economic case against trophy hunting. It is argued that putting a price on animals such as lions, rhinos, and will help an area to preserve that animals population. Many people claim that trophy hunting is a multi million dollar a year enterprise. However, it’s much smaller than that, only 3% of revenue from trophy hunting goes to community development, and trophy hunting only accounts for 2% of tourist related attractions.Many sub-Saharan African countries now have a ban on trophy hunting, yet…
Children are going out and participating in sports, and the winners receive trophies while the losers walk away with nothing. Some people feel as though this is not the way sports should go and have started to change things. They have completely set aside the idea of winners, and now give everyone a trophy for participating. Society has…
In Chapter 9, “Deontology and Fairness,” Heather Reid discusses victory and the crucial importance winning has come to be in sports. Quoting Vince Lombardi, “Winning isn’t everything…it’s the only thing”, it is seen that the highest level of importance is placed on only the outcome of the game, and not the way in which that outcome is achieved (Reid, 108). I argue that Lombardi’s revised saying, “Winning isn’t everything—but making the effort to win is,” better conveys the true spirit of sports.…
In 1959, the Green Bay Packers had a record of one win, one tie, and ten losses, the worst in team history! After Ray McLean resigned, Vince Lombardi was selected as head coach. In his first year of coaching the Packers, they had seven wins and five losses. Vince Lombardi received the award of Coach of the Year. The following year, the Packers won the regional title and were on the brink of winning the Super Bowl. The third year the Packers won the Super Bowl. These were the same failures that…
participation trophy . They should have to earn their reward to show they have accomplish their goal. What if everyone got a reward for doing what they were suppose to it would lose its meaning . Should youth sports give out participation awards absolutely . Youth athletes need to be motivated and giving out participation awards are a great way to begin. An athlete that's a teen over should not get one there no longer consider youth and now teenagers . If they have earned a trophy…
Summary: Jane Goodall is strongly against trophy hunting because it is wasteful and could potentially put a species’ future at risk. It demonstrates a lack of compassion for sentient beings. Trophy hunting is sadistic and has no use other than to be able to brag about slaying beautiful and mighty animals. Author Questions Who is the author? Acclaimed anthropologist Jane Goodall wrote this blog-post. Does the author aim to persuade, explain, inform, entertain, defend, motivate, dissuade,…
The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. This league consisted of six teams, called the original six. These teams were the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers. These teams played for twenty five years until the leagues first expansion. Today, there are thirty teams in the NHL. There are six players on the ice, one center, two wings, two defenseman, and a goalie. This is one line, and each team…