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    The high powered lights reflected on the players’ metalic blue jerseys and the crisp chill in the air alerted the fans that fall is almost here indicating that it is time for football season.The stands are filled with cheering students, fans, family, and alumni. The first home football game consisted of amazing performances from the band, the Pink Panthers, and had many generous promotions from the team’s sponsors. The first performance of the night began at halftime. The prominent EIU marching band

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    relates to a potential NLF football, major league soccer, different concerts and that sort of thing. Uh, the idea that David Beckham brought up about bringing Mantris United here for a potential week with their, you know, plane loads of international fans. Are goal is to do what we can to help stabilize and continue to improve the Las Vegas economy. Anytime that you can bring visitors here, especially and including international visitors, it has a huge impact and, uh, it would definitely have a big

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    individuals over common interests. As a Cowboys fan myself i’ve had the experience of being shoulder to shoulder next to a stranger sharing excitement and roaring with joy as if we’ve known one another our whole lives. The bonds you can make through this discourse community is what gives it importance. The Dallas Cowboys NFL football team are a prime example of a fandom discourse community. They aren’t solely influencing people in the Dallas,Texas area but fans are extended all around the U.S. As a member

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    see a glimpse of them. The band that I’m talking about is One Direction. They are an English-Irish pop boy band originated from London, England. The band has gained millions upon millions of dedicated and loyal fans over their music careers. This profile will be centered on Directioners (Fan base nickname) who are viewed as crazy or a mob of hysteria teenage hormones. Furthermore, the effects of what causes these kind of emotions towards the band. I first recognize One Direction when I saw a

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    corruption in South Korea and talk about how the new generation needs to change it. BTS are not ones to shy away from making politically charged songs because they want to voice their opinions on what is happening in their society. As an international fan, it brings awareness about the issues to me because without this song, I would’ve never known the political situation the South Korea is

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    Sports fans, also called sports devotees, followers, or supporters, devote themselves to a particular athlete, organization or sport. They may show their enthusiasm by often attending sporting events or watch on television, being members of a fan club, follow athletic news through newspapers, online websites, and create fanzines. They show a certain behavior towards an organization. These behaviors manifest in different ways and show in different types of sports fans. Even though sports fanaticism

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    Supply Chain Design Paper Riordan Manufacturing, a leading global manufacturer of plastic containers, parts, and fan parts, is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, Inc. Riordan’s fan manufacturing plant was purchased in 1992 when it was located in Michigan. In 2000, the company moved its fan manufacturing operation to China where it now resides. Riordan schedules manufacturing of fan parts based on forecasted production needs using an averaged three year sales history. Riordan’s make-to-stock system

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    like the band One Direction. Being in a fandom which is dominated by younger female fans does bring a lot of judgement upon oneself. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, One Direction fans have been deemed by society ‘desperate hormonal teenage girls without a good taste in music’. Yes, the band does have a huge following of young females. Yes, most of the fans are between the ages of 12-16. Yes, some fans have done comparatively crazy things in order to get closer to the band … However does

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    decrease effort, they may receive heavy backlash from both the media and the fans. Media attention may further lead to productivity decreases as it may lead to an off-court distraction that the player always has to deal with. As for the fans, the player may constantly experience jeering whether it be on the court or an off the court encounter due to their regression and lack of effort, which will obviously not sit well with fans. The criticism experienced by the player who decides to shirk can have an

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    that follow, I seek to contrast themes endemic to celebrity music fandom-as-religion literature with my data set and, in that juxtaposition, demonstrate ways in which scholars of fandom-as-religion may have mischaracterized fan emotion, sentiment, and action, as well as the fan-celebrity relationship. I follow Sandvoss in his distinction between fandom and religion: “In contrast to religion, fandom lacks an absolute, other-worldly framework through which social realities are constructed and legitimized

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