Essay on Summer Season

“Only eight athletes out of 11,000 Olympic competitors tested positive is proof that 'the war on doping is being won.’” Doping in professional sports gives players an unfair advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so…

Being a competitive swimmer for the past 10 years has exposed me to meeting a lot of new people. My adult role models along with my closest friends are all apart of my swimming career in some way. I was honored enough to be named a captain of my high school swim team, a recognition only few receive as our team is 50 members large. Being a captain not only meant leading stretches and getting a cool award at the end of the year, it meant people looked up to me. When someone had a bad race or…

Is there a correlation between GDP and the marathon time male athletes received in the 2016 Rio Olympics? The Role of GDP in Athlete’s Performances in Olympic Marathons Intro and Hypothesis: This project will look at GDP statistics of all the countries of the 140 finishers in the 2016 Olympic marathon. Using those statistics and numbers, the χ^2 test of independents will be calculated. The mean of the GDP levels and marathon finish times will be calculated to determine the…

The story of Michael Phelps Michael Phelps discovered swimming at a young age. He showed hesitation at first but soon after showed his immense talent for the sport. After years of training Michael Phelps went to the Olympics at the age of 15. I chose Michael Phelps because he showed you what there you can do. He trained and trained and became one of the best athlete to ever live. He shows kids an example of what you can do. If you want to do something must try. I always saw Michael Phelps in…

Swimming is a challenging sport and requires a lot of time to excel at it. There is no more accomplished or impressive career than swim athlete Michael Phelps. Michele was born June 30th 1985. His parents are Debbie and Fred Phelps. Phelps first started his swim career at Loyola High School. During his time their he was diagnosed with AD-HD, which made balancing school and swimming difficult. He started personal training with his coach Bob Bowmann at North Baltimore Aquatic Club at the…

zWe may know what happened during Hurricane Katrina, we might know what happened to the city of New Orleans, but what we do not know is how Hurricane Katina affected the people involved. The documentary, “The Old Man and the Storm” informs us about the devastation of the hurricane on a personal level. It shows love, devastation, and the courage one can have to sacrifice for his family. It also shows how the community comes together as the government stalls. It gives the audience a different…

Comparative Essay “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka was written in 1962, set in London. Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright who was the first African that won the noble for literature in 1986. Few years later, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou was written in 1978 set in the American Slums of Harlem. Angelou is an educator, and civil rights activist. Together both poems explore the themes of prejudice and racial discrimination. “Telephone Conversation” explores the idea of racial prejudice…

An Impactful Event in History Everyone has that one historical event that affected them. According to Henry Maldonado, a student that goes to Apollo Junior High an historical event that affected him was Hurricane Patricia that happened in October 23rd, 2015.” The event in history that affected me was Hurricane Patricia knowing my country and family is in danger worries me.” Henry said. Other people that were in mexico that survived the Hurricane Patricia were thankful but yet they were miserable…

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 The Galveston hurricane of 1900 is a very powerful storm that killed many people. Lots of people were killed that day. No one was ever warned by the great storm. Today if there was a hurricane coming or a tornado warning. The weather man would tell us where to go and what to bring. Back in the 19 century there was no alert or a instruments to tell us if the hurricane attacks when, where, what time. We use instruments to tell us about the hurricane. The…

Kawhi Leonard matchup in the second round, I’d gladly accept it. Two of the top five MVP candidates will go head to head, in what should be a great and entertaining series. If the regular season is any indication, then this series will be extremely close and go down to the wire. All four of their regular season games were decided by a combined 12 points with no team winning by more than six points. The playoffs are different animal, but we should have a great series nonetheless. Key Matchups…