“Raging Bull” and “When We Were Kings” -- Portrayals of Boxing and Boxers
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This 6 page report discusses and compares Martin Scorcese’s 1980 portrayal of Jake La Motta in “Raging Bull” with “When We Were Kings” (1996), an Oscar-winning documentary that tells the story of what was known in 1974 as the “Rumble in the Jungle.” It was a fight that pitted two of the greatest boxers the world has ever seen against one another -- Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The report addresses what each film has to say about both the sport of boxing and the actual boxers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWbullkg.rtf

“Sole Influence”
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A 4 page review of “Sole Influence (Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's Youth)” by Dan Wetzel and Don Yaeger. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsole.rtf

“Sports gambling”
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A five page paper which looks at the widespread social problem of teenage gambling, particularly in relation to college sports, and considers the various ways the problem could be addressed in terms of public attitudes to gambling, legislation and the role of the NCAA in its management of young athletes’ interests. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLsportsgamb.rtf

“Sports marketing”
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An eight page paper which looks at several aspects of sports marketing, in terms of the potential consumer base, marketing strategies, the importance of market research and the way in which these factors affect both sport itself and sports-related products. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLsportsmark.rtf

“Unpaid Professionals” by Andrew Zimbalist
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A 6 page summary and analysis of Andrew Zimbalist’s book “Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAzimbls.rtf

“Where are the Heroes” by Ed Siegel
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A 3 page paper which examines elements of Ed Siegel’s “Where are the Heroes.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAedhero.rtf

“Women in Sport
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” A paper which looks at the historical background of women in sport, and the way in which gender discrimination has affected their full participation in sporting activities. The paper also considers the way that initiatives such as Title IX in the USA and the Brighton Declaration in the UK have contributed to eradicating discrimination and allowed women to achieve parity with men in various areas of professional sport.
Filename: JLwomensport.wps