Why recess should be in middle school OMG! Every day, it's just work work work. I need a brain break, not in a day, a week, or a month, I need freetime now. Recess is essential for for health and well being. So there fore, recess should be allowed in middle school for the health benefits recess provides. Well according to the study of the Robert Wood johnson Foundation, it was confirmed that 42% of the kids in the U.S. get their daily workout from non-other than recess. Teens/kids are not only getting…
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When discussing obnoxious, loud, and drunken fans at a collegiate football game, LSU fans are notorious for this, as is the reputation of “Death Valley” entirely. Why is this? Well, down in Louisiana, whether it is a football game, Mardi Gras parade, or a general get together, “Louisianians” are known for their partying and alcohol intake. Almost every “Louisianian” can tell you the motto: “laissez le bon temps roulet.” This French saying means “let the good times roll,” and to achieve this, most…
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The Dangers of Football Concussions and ACL injuries are becoming more common in all ages of football, but more can be done to prevent them. Concussions are much more dangerous than they seem. Concussions are defined as an injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow or fall (dictionary.com). Football is one of the main causes of concussions. ACL injuries can be even more detrimental from a player’s career standpoint. ACL injuries often sideline people for the rest of their…
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Golden Age of Sports. Since Football is a large portion of the fame of sports. Fans witness contact, violence, bloodshed, man pitted against man, strength against strength. The vicarious element is present during every game. People are able to go from being a nobody to running to the end zone, scoring the winning touchdown. Sports is so widely watched because its intensely serious endeavors rooted in the values and tradition of civilization. So, when college football came along, hundreds of thousands…
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If you are a fan of football, no matter what competitive level you follow, more than likely you have heard about concussions. Concussions have been a known injury in the football world for decades, but the discussions on them are more prevalent than ever. A concussion is a head injury resulting in bruising of the brain. They are often caused by a blow to the head and can affect a person’s concentration, memory, balance and coordination. The results of concussions are bringing up more questions and…
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Should College Athlete’s Get Paid Universities across the country are earning millions of dollars each year from their various athletic programs. Many college athletes face countless hardships because they are facing a magnitude of restrictions while attending college that normal college students do not have to deal with. Student athletes are risking their personal safety and putting their futures at risk for the benefits of the universities. Nevertheless, the only compensation they are allowed…
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The summer before my Junior year, I was playing 7on7 football with my school against many other schools from around the area. On the first game out of four I was blocking this guy and when he cut back on his passing route I planted to change my direction, and my knee pumped. I had no logical idea of what had just happened, but the pain was immense. I went to the sidelines and my friends told me that I should stop crying and play the game that I was there to play. Running up and down the field, I…
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scholarships (R. Finkel, T. Martin, and J. Paley, “Schooled: The Price of College Sports”). Every year the student athletes have to sign a contract presenting them as an amateur athlete that cannot be paid or receive any endorsements from companies or the school. The failure to sign the agreement would give the NCAA the right to ban the athlete from playing his or her sport and revoke the scholarship received. Therefore, being under contract, the student athletes are obliged to follow the rules created by…
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want their own religion to be taught to their kids in school so they know more about it in the future and so they get people to convert to their religion easier because they know more about it. The first amendment states that “congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Now a days they have separation of church and state. Many people believe that praying in public like at a football game or graduations it is nothing different from one…
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one game, one game is all it took to ruin my love for it. I was in the middle of a pass to one of my fellow players, and then i fell. I didn't pass out but the fall did hurt. I had been taken to the hospital where doctors had told me that I had pulled the muscle on the back of my leg, they told me I wasn’t ever allowed to play sports again. I wasn’t allowed to go back to the sport I loved, the sport I wanted to go to high school and college to join their teams. My athletic career was over at age 11…
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