Decathlon

Bless Me, Ultima Essay For many years, schools have been trying to ban the book Bless Me, Ultima from their reading lists; the book has caused a lot of controversy on whether to keep it in the reading lists or ban it from schools. Bless Me, Ultima is a book about a young boy named Antonio who grew up in Mexico; he tries to live up to his parent's expectations and questions his religion many times. Bless Me, Ultima was listed as the most commonly challenged book in the U.S in 2013.…

As a child, I never particularly cared for reading. It was just something I did to find out what kind of cereal I wanted to buy or what TV shows were on at the moment. However, when I went to my grandparent 's house in the summers, my grandma would frequently read to me. One of my favorite series ' was Anne of Green Gables. In fact, I still love the books today and remember the characters and their fun adventures very vividly. That established my love for books, but actually convincing me to…

Accomplishments made by Mock Trials, Academic Decathlons, etc. bring recognition and praise to the school and often attract more students and potential donners to help such programs. The problem, however, lies in the fact that while these do bring up the reputation of the school, academic achievements…

The dumb jock stereotype has troubled athletes for as long as anyone can remember. Athletes are seen as unintelligent jocks that get free and easy rides through school. They never seem to work hard at anything academically and yet they earn A’s from their professors. This belief has led to athletes being stigmatized by their non-athletic peers who feel as though their needs and accomplishments are ignored in favor of those they view as intellectually inferior to them. However, if one were to…

Penrod), "The Football team from Mountain View High School won the Arizona State Championship last year, Again. Unbeknownst to the vast majority of the school's student body, so did the Science Bowl Team, the Speech and Debate team, and the Academic Decathlon team" (page 691). This is informing us, the smart kids will be okay in life because they're smart, but the people who play sports only get one chance to prove themselves. Why does anyone think that because most kids are smart that they will…

Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in a small town in Alabama called Bessemer. Vincent was born to a single mother, Florence Jackson Bond. He was the eighth child of his mother’s ten children. Vincent’s father never married Florence, instead he had an entire family on the other side of town. That being said, it was hard for Vincent’s mother to support herself and ten children with her job as a housekeeper. As Vincent began to grow into his teenage years, he became a…

The show Freaks and Geeks takes place in a high school in the 1980’s. It follows the main character, Lindsay, and her brother, Sam. Lindsey is trying to figure out where she belongs after struggling with her grandmother 's death. The girl who was once an A student and a Mathlete finds herself cutting classes and hanging out with the people who are called freaks and losers. Her brother Sam in a freshman in high school and his main problem is Allen, his “freshman tormentor”. A normal person would…

Caitlyn Jenner and the Trans-Gender Community Transgender is a topic that is seen as controversial to many, while being inspirational to others. Transgender can be defined as “people whose gender identity is different from the biological sex assigned to them at birth” (possibly find exact quote) (Human Rights Campaign). Bruce Jenner, known for his former marriage to reality star Kris Jenner, and Olympic success, made headlines in 2015 with his decision to transition into a woman. Through his…

Same sex marriage became legal on June 26th, 2015. So, why is there still discrimination? It’s legal right? The discrimination against homosexual athletes in American sports is out of control and needs to be changed immediately. How would people feel being looked down upon being one of the only openly gay athletes in the United States? Before 2014 there was not any openly gay athletes currently playing professional sports in the United States. This shows the fear humans have when it comes to…

Kendall Watson Susan Schwarz Elements of Psychology 30 March 2017 The Social Aspect of Transgender Athletes in Youth Sports The role of transgender athletes has become a prominent social issue. This is largely due to 1976 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist, Caitlyn Jenner’s high-profile transition. In July 2015, Jenner was awarded the “Arthur Ashe Courage Award” at the ESPYs. She asked that transgender youth be “…given the chance to play sports as who they really are…” and encouraged her peers…