Moji Motions

Currently, professional tennis governance is fragmented among multiple bodies, including the ATP, WTA, ITF, and the four Grand Slam tournaments managed by four different countries. These organizations separately manage rankings, scheduling, rules, revenue distribution, and disciplinary matters. Under this motion, a “central organizing body” refers to a single institution with overarching authority over the professional tennis calendar, rankings, commercial rights, regulations, and dispute resolution across the sport.

On July 28th, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) unveiled plans to raise $4.2bn by selling stakes in the running of future tournaments to private investors. UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), which oversees European football, protested that the game “is not FIFA’s to sell”. A source close to UEFA says that if the plan goes ahead, it may boycott future World Cups.

The North American model develops young athletes primarily through school and university sports programs. Athletes compete in interscholastic leagues and, at the tertiary level, through the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), which offers athletic scholarships. Young athletes are typically drafted after graduation and sign professional contracts with teams. The European model develops athletes primarily through sports clubs where players are recruited young, trained by professional volunteers, and may be promoted based on sporting merit, which may result in signing professional contracts in their teens. Young players are typically amateurs and from the grassroots, and training is largely separate from formal education.

You are a Grade 9 student who has just finished the school year. One day, a fairy appears in front of you and offers to make you successful in one area: Academics (e.g. winning a gold medal in the Math Olympiad, becoming a champion in a robotics competition), or Athletics (e.g. playing for the U16 national football team, winning a gold medal at the Olympics).

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is a nonviolent Palestinian-led initiative that began nearly two decades ago. Its goal is to call for a boycott of Israeli and international companies that it believes are complicit in violating Palestinian rights

Examples of illiberal policies include but are not limited to: no-LGBT zones, preventing refugees from crossing your borders, and limiting the free speech of political oppositions.

Academic standards generally refers to scholastic performance (e.g., exam results, coursework grades), whereas non-academic standards refers to achievements beyond the scope of scholastic performance (e.g., clubs and societies, participation in sports, involvement in volunteering).

The host of the Olympics is elected by the members of the International Olympic Commission (IOC) through a secret ballot from the countries that submit their bids. Different countries bid for different Olympics. For example, Paris was elected as the host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics last 2017 while Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy was selected to host the 2026 Winter Olympics last 2019.

*E.g: Mulan trying to represent Chinese culture, Raya and The Last Dragon trying to represent Southest Asian culture, Pocahontas trying to represent American Indignous People culture, Moana trying to represent Pacific Insider culture, Aladdin trying to represent Arabian culture, etc.

Queer-coding is defined as the process by which characters are depicted as having physical or behavioral traits that are usually associated with the LGBTQ+ community, even though the sexual orientation of the character is not specified. These characteristics usually include traditionally more effeminate traits for male characters and more traditionally masculine characteristics for females ones.

*Expropriate means to take away the ownership of something from a private actor into the hand of the government. How the government then handles it is up to team to set up A private city is built by a private company. That company provides all needs and facilities from water and electricity to security, Tourism is a primary component in the economic planning of a private city, so there is a strong focus on creating infrastructures for hospitality, adventure sports, picknicking areas, etc. A private city is often reserved for specific sections of the population. The actor owning a private city can internally set regulations and laws for their residents. The inntiation, development, and maintainance of a private city can conflict with other communal interests. In Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA, Disney currently owns the private cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista