Essays on Sport Page 64

Most Filipino dances were originally patterned after European dances during the Spanish colonial period. Pandango Sa Ilaw, Carinosa, Rigodon, and Balitao are examples of these dances that Filipinos are known for. In addition to these western-influenced dances, ethnic-created dances such as Tinikling made their way to nationwide recognition. Despite their evident adaptation to western dances,…

Amador T. Daguio was a poet, novelist and teacher during the pre-war. He was best known for his fictions and poems. He had published two volumes of poetry, “Bataan Harvest” and”The Flaming Lyre”. He served as chief editor for the Philippine House of Representatives before he died in 1966. He was born on January 8,…

Football is a rugged outdoor game played on a rectangular field by two teams using an inflated ball. In general, high school football follows the college rules. The differences between high school and college football, and to a lesser extent between college and professional football, stem partly from rule changes designed to protect players from…

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh’s first time co-hosting a World Cup. This was the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. India won the match by six wickets, its second World Cup victory, having previously won in 1983….

The essay “Blue Winds Dancing” by Tom Whitecloud explores the theme of living between two worlds and the conflict that arises from longing for one’s home. The narrator grapples with finding satisfaction in their own culture while simultaneously disapproving of others. This conflict is evident in the narrator’s contrasting views of the two cultures they…

At the request f his superior, Dry. Luther H. Click, he organized a vigorous recreation suiTABLE for indoor winter play. The game involved elements of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the first ball used was a soccer ball. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls. By…

The hip hop subculture is a way of life tethered to and popularized by the widespread practice of rap music. It originates from the African American community. It is expressed through flashy modes of dressing, graffiti art forms, break dancing, and slang. However, with the passage of time, the culture has traversed racial and cultural…

In “Forrest Gump”, Jenny’s struggles depict her as a misunderstood individual, as opposed to the villainous portrayal imposed on her. Her search for belonging and happiness reflects her status as a lost soul. Sadly, she struggles to believe she deserves love and happiness. Despite repeatedly mistreating Forrest, she never intends to purposefully hurt him. Her…

‘Billy Elliot’ In the film ‘Billy Elliot’, 11 year old boy Billy is bought up into an economically repressed mining town without the care of his beloved mother. Billy lives in a small cramped English house with his bad-tempered brother, out of control father and his delirious grand-mother. All Billy wants to do is dance…

According to a well-known baseball manager named Casey Stengel, “You hit the ball. You throw the ball. You catch the ball.” Despite being a baseball expert and not a mathematician or physicist, Stengel recognized the application of physics and mathematics in baseball, specifically in every pitch and swing. To comprehend the physics involved in the…