Bleacher

Homeschooling has been a topic of much controversy. It has attracted the attention of media, psychologists, writers, bloggers, teachers and parents. Attention which is not always positive. Research has shown that there are many parents who consider homeschooling to be a better op-tion than public school. Homeschooling is favorable for the parents who have a strong opinion about their child’s religious beliefs and unique learning needs. Homeschooling may be concern-ing to the parents that…

It’s sad that there are so many homeless people. Every where you go, you see at least one homeless person on the side of the road holding a sign saying, “Need Of Food. Anything Will help.” It’s a huge probem for the society. If they were to get sick then they might not be able to go to the doctors unless they were dying. If they were to get stabbed or shot when no one’s around, then peope wouldn’t notice, even when the body is found. If you were a homeless person, how would you feel? Would you…

In the novel, Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Peña, a baseball obsessed half-Mexican and half-white teenage boy, Danny, visits his father’s family in National City, California. In the beginning, Danny, dressed in a Billabong shirt and Vans, meets all of his cousin’s friends. His cousin, Sofia, and all of her friends are joking around while Danny makes some observations. He feels that he is not Mexican enough to be in National City, but he also feels he isn’t white enough to be at the private…

$500 million, $450 will be spent on the rebuilding process of the new stadium, with the remainder being spent on 1) accommodating the football, basketball, and lacrosse teams including negotiations with Ralph Wilson Stadium; 2) bringing additional bleachers and seating arrangements…

I look across the table at my best friend. The worry on her face is apparent; I know that she is having second thoughts about this wedding. She has been thinking about Jimmy, and I know she misses him. “Sadie, trust me, you will do great.” I tell her. “There is absolutely nothing to be nervous about.” She runs her fingers through her hair and taps her foot nervously. I walk around the table to stand behind her and fix her now frizzy hair. “You can’t ruin your hair yet. You still have to walk…

Critical Touchdown! The running back number 4 showboating in the end zone accompanied by the opposing team’s safety glaring. An uplifting crowd erupted from small silver bleachers. My mom came to one of my games for once, and I was happy as I saw her. Dad was also over there. He was constantly the one who accompanied me to my games. I jogged all over the football field looking for my mother and father. My shadow was the only thing that tracked behind my developed fifteen-year-old body. At the…

Scandals occur regularly in college athletics.(( Ravi Lulla, 10 Worst Scandals in NCAA History, Bleacher Report (Sept. 28, 2011)) While some of the scandals are truly horrific and break society’s laws (see Jerry Sandusky), others on their face seem relatively minor.(( Jerry Sandusky’s Son Alleges Even Worse Abuse, USA Today (July 18, 2014), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/07/18/jerry-sandusky-son-matthew-alleges-even-worse-abuse/12823231/.)) These violations generally consist…

A thunderous exclamation is more pronounced than a timid chime. When there is a thunderstorm, the rumbling vibrations echoing the skies is usually more petrifying than the clashing lights filling the clouds. When a mother scolds a child, the way her voice fumes and heightens make the hair of a child’s arms rise. When a person is terrorized by another, it is not the expression of a livid face that ceases the occurrence, but the sound of a voice that wants to be heard. A craven characteristic can…

Did you know that this year's Super Bowl ticket will cost somewhere around $4,500? The average pay of a professional athlete is 4 million dollars. Americans enjoy watching sports so much that it has become a major entertainment business. Other countries do not pay their athletes nearly as much as America does. Sadly, those who serve our country, like soldiers, firefighters and teachers are paid very little compared to America’s professional athletes. Additionally, America has seen many…

did not want me to get hurt. I was struck with what felt like love. He came to basketball games and even wrestling meets to watch me do the one thing that I still loved. I would sit on the mat and giggle at the way he looked down at me from the bleachers. We had been dating for almost seven months and then fall cheer started up again. I was excited because he would finally be able to see me stunt at a football game. Despite the numerous times he told me he was going to show up to watch…