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    I landed with a loud thump on a hard white floor, "ophf!" I coughed as I landed on rolled on my side. I groaned and closed my eye, I could only see out of my right eye because the right side of my face was burnt and I was just easier to cover my face and arm then explain to people why I looked the way I did. I slowly sat up and looked around, I was in I cage made of glass, and a white floor was under me. "TORD?!" I heard a scream behind me and a loud "bang", I jumped and looked behind me. There…

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    Almost everything we do in our daily lives depends on technology. When going out with friends you take pictures on your smart phones, you post them on social media sites, if you need to know what time a movie starts, you can just look it up right then and there, etc. Whatever happened to making memories without capturing it on our electronics (Turk)? Special effects in the movie industry…

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    Special effects have become important in horror movies because it has allowed for filmmakers to have more creative ways to make their horror movies more interesting and realistic to viewers. However, this has allowed for horror movies to become some of the costliest projects to produce and have even allowed for some filmmakers to not have the funds to continue making horror movies. This has caused for some people to oppose the use of special effects because the increased cost of special effects…

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    practices and games to properly diagnose a head injury. In recent studies it was shown that 40% of players continued to play regardless of having a concussion and that 16% were allowed to play the same day (CNN 2014). That can lead to future problems like Post Concussion Syndrome or Mild Traumatic Brain injury. In regards to decreasing some of the risks with football one last question could be what if they outlawed tackling and just made it flag football or two-hand touch? By changing the rules…

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    shows symptoms. After a brief recovery, the athlete may return to normal activity. On the other hand, a complex concussion is affiliated with chronic symptoms and diminished cognitive ability. A complex concussion more often than naught develops into post-concussion syndrome (9). The Center for Brain Injury and Repair at the University of Pennsylvania conducted research on complex concussions. At a cellular level, the brain keeps a…

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    Throwaway Players

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    Health is arguably one of the most underappreciated aspects of a person’s life. In the book Throwaway Players by Gay Culverhouse the readers learn all about concussions and the effects they have on people’s lives. From Pee Wee to the Pro’s all players are at risk of suffering from a concussion from their time on the field. Concussions have been linked to multiple brain diseases, one being Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Many former National Football League players have been diagnosed with this…

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    As the world becomes more advances, some people tend to adapt along and some does not. Alvin Toffler, an American write and a futurist, stated, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can 't learn, relearn, and unlearn.” In his quote, he implies that those who cannot learn, relearn, and unlearn are illiterate because their knowledge are basic and is not advance like the other people Toffler refer to as “those”. According to Alvin Toffler,…

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    In this assignment, our topic area concerns concussions that occur from partaking in sports and recreational activities. Concussions are very frequent amongst athletes, however they are avoidable. The Concussion in Sport Group defines a concussion as “a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces” and resulting “in the rapid onset of short-lived impairment of neurological function that resolves spontaneously” (Purcell, 2014). Concussions in sports are…

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    Orenthal James “O. J” Simpson was convicted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend of his wife’s Ronald Goldman on June 12th 1994. Goldman was over giving Nicole Brown her cell phone when the murders took place. OJ Simpson was questioned by police the next day which would begin the trial of the century. OJ Simpson was a gentle man, people could have never imagined him murdering his wife or anyone for that matter. He stared in movies and became a role model for many…

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    A concussion is an trauma induced alteration in mental states that may or may not result in loss of consciousness. When an athlete encounters a trauma to the head they may have symptoms such as behavioral changes, mood disturbances, and even cognitive difficulties like paying attention or having difficulty making a judgement. Concussions should be taken seriously due to the risks that the athletes are facing. Allowing an athlete to resume their activity while having a head injury is a poor…

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