Amateur astronomy

Athletes are such an attraction. What a talent!... but if that’s a talent than can saving a life be known as a talent? I ask this question because doctors, nurses, and so much more, do this for a living. So aren’t these “life savers” whose job is to save lives, the real talent? The thing conflict here is that athletes are paid a great sum of money while our life savers are not even close. What does it say about our society when we pay our athletes more than our life savers? And yes, athletes do…

Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports? James kirkup M.A. made a statement on Nov.10.2015 on the article titles “athletics doping crisis is just another reason to allow drugs in sports” he states that “ what should happen is this: doping should be allowed. In this article the argument for steroids and other performance enhancement drugs comes down to “why do we need to ban them?” James Kirkup is open minded to not only allow use in sports but in gene…

There are two sides to this argument; one side believes that athletes are being paid too much and are not worthy of being glorified as role models and an additional side where people believe athletes can be great role models and earn the money they receive. The following argument will give evidence of how athletes can be great role models and how they earn their money. The amount of money received by athletes is looked down upon, but being a professional athlete is not only a job, but also a…

Have you ever wanted to become a pro athlete? What's not to love? They are all really strong, they get to play sports all the time and they get a lot of money. Some people question if an athlete should get high salaries. Athletes should get high salaries because they donate a lot of money to charity and hospitals, athletes work their entire lives to get into pro leagues and only some players get really high salaries. First, Sport players donate a lot of money to charities and hospitals to help…

Much like Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the movie 'Twins', the walkie-talkie can claim to have many fathers. However, one of the most prominent names in the debate (and maybe the one with the single strongest claim to having invented the walkie-talkie) is Canadian/American inventor Al Gross. The son of Romanian immigrants, Al Gross was born in Toronto, Canada in 1918, but his parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio, USA when he was quite young. Whilst on a steamboat trip across Lake Erie, the…

"I will not be taking my pay rise as I don't believe that I should be earning more than a doctor". Quotes footballing sensation Craig Bellamy. Footballers are only for entertainment value only. I think that footballers are paid too much and dont deserve it as there are other people in the world that have no money and are just ignored. Doctors and soldiers are paid an inadequate amount for their hard work in comparison to footballers. Footballers in the 21st century are earning a weekly salary…

Video games, the latest iPhone, game consoles, and flat screen televisions are examples of new technologies that drive today’s youth to stay inside all day. Professional athletes are the light at the end of the long technological tunnel. These athletes provide a sense of what hard work is and where it can take you. Although the physical aspects of what athletes can do are what is most observed by people, the psychological factors that athletes help young people develop are also very important.…

How much does society really need to pay professionals? They don't even do anything positive to society. They don't even do anything positive to society, and they are bad role models. Athletes are payed way too much money. Most come from a poor background and even though it's inspiring they don't know how handle money. Some of these high paid athletes don't even know how to cash a check. Athletes don't contribute to society .Athletes get paid way too much money for just playing sports A lot…

The Moon Didn’t The clock struck seven. The crickets took a bow and then stage left. The birds sang, a shimmering show of shouts and silence, Greeting the bees and butterflies waking the morning daisies. But the Moon didn’t hear a thing. The clock struck eight. The sun opened its arms to the dirt and sky, Its brilliance caught in dew drops and fed to the earth. The breeze zipping around and about, beckoning the fields for a dance. But the Moon didn’t see a thing. The clock struck nine.…

My favorite constellation is Pegasus. In the second century, it was listed as a constellation along with forty-seven others by the astronomy Ptolemy. I choose Pegasus because of the mythological legends behind such a magnificent organization of stars. Also, Pegasus particularly interests me because of the near perfect arrangement of four stars in a square: Markab, Scheat, Algenib, and Alpheratz/Sirrah (to use their Arabic names) are the four corners of the square asterism. In Greek mythology,…