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To many people, football is considered the most dangerous sport. The violent tackling nature means the possibility of broken bones or torn tendons with every play, and these injuries have always been understood as part of participating in the sport. A newer, less understood injury, however, is the concussion. 47 percent of all concussions in sports occur in football. For this reason, some parents are not allowing their children to play football because of the risk of head injuries. Unlike…

main types of football; College Football and the National Football League. Although, some might say that the NFL is better than College football, but there is a greater number of benefits that come from college football; that lead many football fans to say, “College football is much better than the NFL.” Admittedly, in college, only for a short period of time can a college football athlete actually play while they are enrolled in a college or university. Nonetheless, a college football player…

dreams on your own. In the video Randy Pausch describes that when he was a child he wanted to play in the NFL. He did not make it to the NFL but he says that Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. He signed up to play in a football league when he was 9 years old and one day at practice the head coach rode him really hard and kept telling him he was doing everything wrong. After practice one of the other coaches came up to him and told him that it was a good thing that…

Flynn 1 Riley Flynn Dr. Harrison Expository Writing 9 October 2017 Colin Kapernick, a National Football League Quarterback for the San Francisco 49’ers, on August 26, 2016 knelt during the playing of the National Anthem triggering a fierce debate pitting patriotism against the rights granted in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Americans from the poorest to richest, uneducated to academia, veterans to pacifists, the press to politicians engaged in an examination of their…

Is it unpatriotic if athletes do not stand during the national anthem in protest of their beliefs? I will use the controversy around athletic protests as an example of Geertz' theory of anthropology as interpretation. Colin Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who did not stand during the playing of the national anthem during the entire football season for 2016-17. He was released from his role as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He is currently a free agent and…

Statement: The act that exemplifies what it means to be American is an act of unity, honor, and patriotism. Thesis: The most American thing you can do is attend a football game. Going to a football game is one of the most unifying experiences for a person to have in America. At a football game, there’s always a strong sense of unity in the crowd of fans. At times is almost overwhelming to see how friendly people can be to each other. Unity is one of the founding ideals that made America such a…

believe in football. The sound of the swish when the ball is thrown, “Way to go,” said by my teammates. I enjoy being part of a team and working hard for the team and for the game. There are more than 30 people per team and 30 friendships that can be made. All 30 guys work together to be the best. There are 11 players on the field at one time and most have a chance to score. Football is everything for those 30 guys on a team. Although, football can be hard at times, when I play with my team, I…

Saving the American Sport In the text “When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football” the author Bruce Watson explains Theodore Roosevelt helped shaped Football, making it safer for all who participated. In the fall of 1905 after Roosevelt brokered the Russo-Japanese treaty, he began to focus on the negativity of constant injuries and death in the game of football. With the split of faculty and fans for pro- and anti-football “factions”, Roosevelt began to feel the pressure. Roosevelt’ son, Theodore Jr…

Football is one of lives most threatening sports. Should a child’s life be put in danger by playing it? Football is a fun sport to play with friends but truly it is not what it seems. Football is too risky and shouldn’t be played by kids. First of all, football scholarships aren’t beneficial and education is more important. Secondly, concussions that don’t cause permanent damage still cause unpleasant symptoms. Finally, players don’t report injuries and keep playing, and those injuries can cause…

player Chavis acted during the seasons and how he changed. The lesson within Chavi’s story is that everyone deserves a second chance. Coach Bill, from the film, persuaded me that this lesson is true. During Chavi’s football season he was suspended. However Coach Bill allowed Chavis to return. Coach Bill gave Chavis a second chance and I believe this is necessary. Although on the Edmonson…