SECTION 1D

Highlighted in red are the potential questions I could explore. In purple are some
possible answers to these questions. I have also included the links of all the websites
that inspired me in this initial task.

CHEERLEADING
Is cheerleading a sport? An art?
Is cheerleading too expensive? Varsity has a monopoly on the sport, and they only
care about getting profit.
Why is cheerleading still not considered a sport? (Argument: it requires little artistic
ability and a great amount of physical fitness)
Is cheerleading an art? (Argument: judging is subjective, no such thing as a perfect
routine, choreography is based on aesthetics and innovation).
https://nypost.com/2017/04/24/cheerleading-has-evolved-into-a-billion-dollar-
business/
https://www.houstonpress.com/news/varsity-brands-owns-cheerleading-and-fights-
to-keep-it-from-becoming-an-official-sport-7606297
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=1025150&page=1
https://ukcheersport.com/
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/05/why-dont-more-
people-consider-competitive-cheerleading-a-sport/524940/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/competitive-cheerleading-strict-coaching-cross-
line/story?id=17204302
http://hollacheerdancemagazine.com/assets/SEPT_2016_BLOG.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228348807_Cheerleading_and_the_Gen
dered_Politics_of_Sport
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2010/0722/Cheerleading-
may-not-be-a-sport-but-it-is-an-industry
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0722/Cheerleading-doesn-t-
count-as-a-real-sport-judge-rules
https://whssmokesignals.com/opinioneditorial/2010/09/08/cheerleading-fine-art-
or-sport/ https://spiritcompany.com/2007/02/art-is-beautiful-science-is-not/ -
Cheerleading is an art, no such thing as perfect routine

WRITING
Why don’t people read poetry anymore/ is literature a dying art form? There is
elitism and nepotism in the industry. OR it is not dead, just re-imagined (for example
spoken word is the ‘updated’ form of written poetry).
Is it still possible to make a living as a writer?
https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/features/high-art-low-art-high-art/04/02/2014
http://www.1883magazine.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/having-friends-in-high-places-is-
nepotism-the-only-route-for-journalism-students-to-land-work-experience
https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2015/sep/17/keeping-it-in-the-family-is-
nepotism-a-barrier-to-graduate-jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/careers/careers-blog/journalist-job-market
https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2018/jan/25/too-many-
graduates-are-mismatched-to-their-jobs-whats-going-wrong
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/dec/30/student-media-job-
journalism
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/degree-degradation-with-too-
many-university-graduates-and-not-enough-jobs-many-are-finding-10461190.html

GENERAL
Why are the arts not seen as a viable career path by many people?
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/artsmatters/2012/03/06/art-versus-science/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/15/report-books-world-ethnic-
minorities-london-book-fair