The topic that I have chosen for my first major essay is the globalization of the National Basketball Association. The following statement will be my research question. What has been the major cause of the current globalization of the National Basketball Association and how will it affect its future expansion.
This is a very interesting topic for me because it incorporates my favorite sport. When the basketball season is on the television, I am always watching and keeping track of the teams as the season progresses. Many sports broadcasters talk about the topic of the globalization of the National Basketball Association; hearing their comments gave me ideas and made me interesting in doing this topic.
My original idea for this paper was to talk about the growth in the presence of international players in the National Basketball Association. This growth consequently caused more global demand for the National Basketball Association. A major example I could use is the immense popularity of Yao Ming. His presence in the National Basketball Association literally opens the doors to a market of over one billion people. A prediction for the future can be more and more international scouting for NBA. With more diversity in the NBA, the global demand should just keep increasing.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Glee
After watching glee I think they just rehashed old stereotypes and stock characters. There were many similarities between this show and a few other high school shows I have seen. The common stereotypes of popular jocks, cheerleaders and nerds have been over used in recent shows about high school. Also, the idea of a new coach or instructor that comes and changes a bad situation for kids has been used over and over again. The only thing that I think that this show does that is original is bringing back the musical style within the show. This episode contained several musical performances.
A common stereotype this show portrayed was the popular jocks picking on the losers that did not fit in with everyone else. When the football players picked on the loser in the show, it reminded me of exactly when Malcolm and his friends, in the show “Malcolm in the middle”, got picked on by the jocks. Also, just like in every television high school situation, the cool football player goes out with hot cheer leader. These stereotypes and stock characters are so common that they can even be found in modern cartoons. For example, “Family Guy” uses all of the same stereotypes when they have high school scenes in certain episodes. Even the cheer leader coach in the “Glee” episode talked about the social line in between the groups.
In “Glee” the teacher comes in a struggling situation and makes the club into winners. He changes the mentality of the students and makes them very good. In turn, this makes more people care about the glee club. This situation is seen in a lot of sports movies these days. An example could be “The Mighty ducks.” In this movie a coach comes into a bad situation and turns it around by changing the way the team plays. In the end, they become very good and everything is turned around. This is seen in several other movies like “Rebound.” Overall, this is pretty much what happens in the “Glee” episode.
The only unique thing about this episode was that it used a lot more music than normal shows these days. In my opinion, everything else about this show was the same as all the other shows of this time. The evidence above supports my reasoning and provides example of how “Glee” has pretty much rehashed old stereotypes and used stock characters.
A common stereotype this show portrayed was the popular jocks picking on the losers that did not fit in with everyone else. When the football players picked on the loser in the show, it reminded me of exactly when Malcolm and his friends, in the show “Malcolm in the middle”, got picked on by the jocks. Also, just like in every television high school situation, the cool football player goes out with hot cheer leader. These stereotypes and stock characters are so common that they can even be found in modern cartoons. For example, “Family Guy” uses all of the same stereotypes when they have high school scenes in certain episodes. Even the cheer leader coach in the “Glee” episode talked about the social line in between the groups.
In “Glee” the teacher comes in a struggling situation and makes the club into winners. He changes the mentality of the students and makes them very good. In turn, this makes more people care about the glee club. This situation is seen in a lot of sports movies these days. An example could be “The Mighty ducks.” In this movie a coach comes into a bad situation and turns it around by changing the way the team plays. In the end, they become very good and everything is turned around. This is seen in several other movies like “Rebound.” Overall, this is pretty much what happens in the “Glee” episode.
The only unique thing about this episode was that it used a lot more music than normal shows these days. In my opinion, everything else about this show was the same as all the other shows of this time. The evidence above supports my reasoning and provides example of how “Glee” has pretty much rehashed old stereotypes and used stock characters.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Believing/Doubting
Believing
William McGurn's article "Labor day and the American Dream" has an overall message. This message is telling the audience that college is not for everyone. I agree with this message because, as the article states, there are an abundance of alternative ways to make a living. Some examples could be community college, on the job training, and certification programs. I believe that everyone is different and this articles supports the claim that everyone should do what is best for them; that could mean going to college or that could mean starting a business straight out of high school. Since there are so many alternatives, college should not be so highly stressed these days. The use of Mike Rowe in the beginning of the article was a good example of the message the author was trying to illustrate. As long as people have the ability to learn new things and the will to work hard, they will be successful. Even if people get a four year college degree, they are not always guaranteed a good job right away.
Doubting
William McGurn's article "Labor day and the American Dream is sending its audience a wrong message. It is basically telling the audience that it is alright to underachieve. It is persuading people to not get a four year college degree. With just a four year degree, so much more can be done than with just a high school education. Without training and expanding people's knowledge, people can not really reach their full potential. Struggle and determination build character; this is exactly what you use when enduring in college. Even though alternatives to college are available, none offer as much security in the future than an actual degree. After just getting that extra four years of school, people's earning power increase exponentially. This means that people with college degrees will earn much more in their lifetime than people that skipped out on it. People need to be pushed in order to achieve, otherwise some might never make it. By making a society where it is normal to skip college, alot of people will skip out on an oppurtunity to expand their minds.
William McGurn's article "Labor day and the American Dream" has an overall message. This message is telling the audience that college is not for everyone. I agree with this message because, as the article states, there are an abundance of alternative ways to make a living. Some examples could be community college, on the job training, and certification programs. I believe that everyone is different and this articles supports the claim that everyone should do what is best for them; that could mean going to college or that could mean starting a business straight out of high school. Since there are so many alternatives, college should not be so highly stressed these days. The use of Mike Rowe in the beginning of the article was a good example of the message the author was trying to illustrate. As long as people have the ability to learn new things and the will to work hard, they will be successful. Even if people get a four year college degree, they are not always guaranteed a good job right away.
Doubting
William McGurn's article "Labor day and the American Dream is sending its audience a wrong message. It is basically telling the audience that it is alright to underachieve. It is persuading people to not get a four year college degree. With just a four year degree, so much more can be done than with just a high school education. Without training and expanding people's knowledge, people can not really reach their full potential. Struggle and determination build character; this is exactly what you use when enduring in college. Even though alternatives to college are available, none offer as much security in the future than an actual degree. After just getting that extra four years of school, people's earning power increase exponentially. This means that people with college degrees will earn much more in their lifetime than people that skipped out on it. People need to be pushed in order to achieve, otherwise some might never make it. By making a society where it is normal to skip college, alot of people will skip out on an oppurtunity to expand their minds.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Orientation assignment
I think that some of the issues the story "Orientation" by daniel orozco deals with is lack of privacy, overregulation and routiness. I beleive that there are several examples of implicit arguements found throughtout the text. An example could be when the author says "these things never happen" when he is talking about hazards
In my opinion, some claims the story seems to be making are that people these days seem to know too much about people that work with them. This is shown by when the author talks about the serial killer in the story. Another claim that i think this story makes is that people these days follow a life that is much too routine. The whole entire story just seemed like kind of a routine. Finally, i think that overregulation is another claim made in this story. Most of this story was just a list of regulations and rules. If some were not followed, then job loss was possible.
This story works on the emotions and reasonings of its readers by using sarcasm and vivid examples. The implicit arguements where not very easy to understand, but rather with deeper meanings.
In my opinion, some claims the story seems to be making are that people these days seem to know too much about people that work with them. This is shown by when the author talks about the serial killer in the story. Another claim that i think this story makes is that people these days follow a life that is much too routine. The whole entire story just seemed like kind of a routine. Finally, i think that overregulation is another claim made in this story. Most of this story was just a list of regulations and rules. If some were not followed, then job loss was possible.
This story works on the emotions and reasonings of its readers by using sarcasm and vivid examples. The implicit arguements where not very easy to understand, but rather with deeper meanings.
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