Sport has long been an important element in American popular culture, and the twentieth century has seen increasing emphasis on spectator sports phenomenon made for television. Virtually every sport has been televised at one time or another; indeed, there are cable television channels that are devoted entirely to sports programming. Some sports, in particular, have benefited greatly from television. Professional football is easier (and more comfortable) to watch on television than at a stadium especially since the introduction of videotaped "instant replay."
With the aid of television, Americans could not only participate vicariously in the...
Televised football was competition on a "world" stage, preserved forever on videotape and later still on a variety of recording devices. With the televised game came a massive infusion of corporate dollars, and a correspondingly enormous escalation in players' salaries. Football players were multimillionaires; familiar faces associated with consumer products, and symbols of the "good life." As "role models," they symbolized more than the ability of a few individuals to make a fortune by playing a game, they were living,
One author once wrote, "It is but fair to say that America is not a land of one race or one class of men. We are all Americans that have toiled and suffered and known oppression and defeat, from the first Indian that offered peace in Manhattan to the last Filipino pea pickers...." (Wesling, 2007, p. 55). Wesling went on to quote Bulosan as saying, " America is also the nameless
Healing and Belief Russians base much of their healing system around beneficial herbs and folk remedies. This harkens to feudal eras when professional medical service was unavailable, but was reinforced in Soviet times when doctors were poorly equipped. Russians believe in preventative medicine, so the consumption of certain foods is thought to have preventative effects. Another traditional Russian healing practice is called bonki, and consists of glass cups that are pressed against