Write to the heads of BCS schools, and to their athletic directors. Write to Fox Sports, who controls $100 million a year television contract for BCS. Voice your concerns so that all of us are heard. Let it be known that this particular system is no longer an acceptable, tolerable nor fair method in determining bowl matchups or a national champion in NCAA Division-I football. Works Cited No author. "Congress to Look

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It took almost 50 years to finally allow blacks to become a part of the National league when Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson in 1946. "Many of the men who played in the Negro Leagues were of major league caliber. After all, when black teams competed against white ones, & #8230;the black ball players won most of the time… but financially the Negro Leagues were precarious, undercapitalized endeavors, often

Consequences of these choices only compound his deep-seated insecurities. (Zushi) Both Ben and Miko are Japanese-Americans, and their shared ethnic background impacts on their lives in significantly different ways. Miko is proactive and politicised -- she is the assistant organiser of a film festival showcasing Asian-American talent. Ben, meanwhile, is a depressive manager of a local cinema, seemingly content in his life of slow-burning frustration and -- not surprisingly --