The Issue Of Sport :: essays research papers

The Issue of SportThe material I have studied for the Issue of Sport has helped me understand moreabout living in our contemporary world. The film and the screenplay "StrictlyBallroom" along with newspaper articles and the television documentary on Sportmade me understand why sport is classical in our society. Sport involves manythings such as competition, dirty tactics, personal skill and sportofficials. Firstly, whenever there is sport, there is competition. There iscompetition for all levels of sport. well-nigh people thive on competition whileothers are just testing their own limitations. Competition is both good and badfor our society it brings out the exceed and the worst in people. If there iscompetition it makes people strive harder to do the best they can. But it can withal lead to dirty tactics, drugs or violence. In the screenplay "StrictlyBallroom", dirty tactics were used due to the competitive pressure. At the StateFinal Championship Scott and Liz w ere blocked by Ken Railings and Pam Short. Itwas also unfair competition, Barry Fife (The Dance Ferderation President) was being dishonest. Wayne overheard Barry setting it up so that Scott didnt winthe Pan Pacific Grand Prix.The Sport weekly magazine article " Shirley knows her tables" printed on 14thMay, 1996 dicusses her determination and preparation for the competition in the2000 Olympics game. E rattling game have different levels of competion and also thebigger the prizes, the more competitive. Shirley trains very hard and knows itis very competitive at the Olympics.Secondly people can personal achievement from sport. Sportspersons aresatisfied that is they have performed to their expectations. Personalachievement is doing the best you can or setting up goals and fulfilling themby winning. It helps to lift the spirits and the motivation of a persons mind.Family support is also important to a persons success. In "Strictly Ballroom",Scott and Fran achieved both( prenominal) goals such as the time Fran asked Scott to dancewith her and he eventually agreed. They showed their individuality and are verydetermined non- conformists. They dance for the enjoyment of it. Both of themhave the very(prenominal) dreams. But Scotts personal achievement is different from Frans.He grew up expecting to win the Pan Pacifics. Fran and Scott fulfilled theirambition and are satisfied by merely being able to dance their own steps. Thenewspaper article "Straight into the record books" from The Sydney MorningHerald published on 6th Febrary 1996 demonstrated personal achievement of Tammyvan Wisse, the first person to swim Bass Strait. Her individuality and