Jack Whalen
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23 year-old freelance writer based out of Dallas, Texas.
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Gender Stereotypes in Sports
After finishing a readthrough of the article “Female Athletes, Women’s Sport, and the Sport Media Commercial Complex: Have We Really ‘Come a Long Way, Baby?’” by Janet S. Fink (2013), I would like to further explore the concept of gender stereotypes regarding women in sport. Specifically, the impact of the highly differential media coverage between male and female athletes, which frames issues that impact “how the public perceives reality,” reinforce stereotypical gender roles, and provide a negative impact on the perception of women’s capabilities in sport (Fink, p. 2).
By Jack Whalenabout a year ago in Journal
"The Game Within the Game"
Steven Secular’s “Beyond Basketball” article discusses how, specifically from 1982 to 1990, the NBA transformed itself from a mainly administrative sports organization into a global media and entertainment conglomerate. Specifically, this reading explains how the NBA played a major role in the cultivation of basketball becoming “media content,” as well as the overall mediatization of sport in general during this period of time (Secular, p. 2). Through the NBA’s evolution from its’ initial function as a competitive sport into a nationally recognized, mediated conglomerate, it can represent the shift in the perception of modern basketball by acknowledging the league’s portrayal of the sport as “produced television content” (Secular, p. 7).
By Jack Whalenabout a year ago in Journal
Last Chance U: Basketball
The Struggle of Junior College Basketball In Last Chance U: Basketball, the players for the East Los Angeles Community College Men’s Basketball team are subjected to the grueling and often demoralizing conditions of the junior college basketball level. The stigma that comes with being at the JUCO level is one that does not take kindly to those involved; from no meal plans, no student housing, and consistent struggles financially, all while attempting to remain academically eligible and play well enough to receive a scholarship to a better program, the junior college route can be a struggle for anyone brave enough to attempt it. This theme will provide evidence and attempt to depict the often-overwhelming obstacles presented towards junior college athletes, as well as the lack of support these players are given to succeed at this level.
By Jack Whalenabout a year ago in Critique
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
This case study will look to examine the prosecution and eventual conviction of infamous serial killer Ted Bundy by use of forensic evidence. One of the most well-known and infamous criminal cases resulting in conviction in recent memory, Bundy confessed to 36 killings of young women across several states in the 1970s, though experts believe that the actual number may be closer to 100 or even more. The case which will be discussed in particular, however, was the one that finally allowed law enforcement to put Ted and his mercilessly vicious ways to a halt for good. In this case study, the fact of the crime, suspect and victim information, forensic science techniques used to convict Bundy, as well as the ultimate conclusion and outcome of this case will be identified and discussed thoroughly.
By Jack Whalen3 years ago in Criminal
Summer of 1975
As I lay awake in my full-sized bed, in what was formerly the nursery, a room so small it could support but one more piece of furniture, a chest--I felt fur tickling my cheek. A cold dread drenched me and a fear hit so great it sucked the breathe out of me. But it was just dark, a Saturday night in the middle of summer. One of those magical summer nights of childhood. I was young enough to have to be in bed by 9:30 but usually milked it to more like 10:00 (with excuses like "a glass of water? A tissue?" "I'm hot" or "I've got to pee"). Still, the beautiful residual light of the day painted a subdued rosy glow onto my ceiling through my lace doily curtains. Curtains, I might add, that made me feel terribly grown up. The "growing up" of the room had taken place on my 12th birthday, four months before. The full-sized bed replaced a twin, a white wicker chest replaced an old ratty wood chest that was destined for the trash; those beautiful white curtains appeared, and a sunny yellow daisy wall paper covered the walls. I carefully made my bed every morning with my very grown up white chenille bedspread. Of course the precise placement of my stuffed animals (all 12 of them) with the last addition of my most prized possession, Buzzy the doll, made for the perfect room.
By Jack Whalen3 years ago in Journal
