Decathlon

The Houston Chronicle in Texas wrote an article on drug and alcohol and the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse organization said, “Secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs)”. Music not only helps students with music but with becoming a person of character. It took a lot of work to get music education into schools and it will take a lot of work to keep it there however it is…

Marketing Mix Analysis Marketing Mix Analysis – Case (Existing Offering) a) Product Strategy Based on the case, Goodyear Tire and Rubber is one of the major brand-name company that producing tires. At first Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was starting as a supplier of bicycle and carriage tires. Soon the company begin to target automotive industry. The was the largest tire manufacturer in the world. Goodyear produce variety types of tires that suitable for every type of vehicles. The company…

cheating, drugs, and violence are brought to the public’s attention, and over the years scandals of these nature have been anything but scarce. Jim Thorpe is a classic example of accidental cheating. In 1912 Thorpe won gold in both the pentathlon and decathlon, he quickly became known as the world’s greatest athlete. He was the first Native American to win gold, but thanks to a strict amateur athlete only rule, his success was short-winded. It came to light that three years prior to Thorpe’s…

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the “American Dream” as “the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” However, this dream does not provide an equal opportunity for all “Americans.” As Central “Americans,” my parents were forced to flee from the poverty of their country and risk their lives to migrate to the U.S., in order to “achieve success and prosperity.” They had…

History of Track and Field Track and field is one of the oldest sports in the world, and throughout the years it has evolved in so many different ways.Track and field began in 776 BC, and that is also when the Olympic Games began. "Athletic Scholarships. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-track-and-field.htm) When track and field began there was only one event and it wasn 't even a running event. Gender, in track and field, was very different back then than it is today and has…

ASB Application Questions Please describe your past leadership experience. You may reference any contacts. I have explored a lot of learning and collaboration opportunities in eighth grade. I have participated in ASB activities as well as the WEB ( Where Everyone Belongs ) program . Myself along with other ASB members coordinated various school wide events and activities to make school a more fun and enthusiastic environment. Some of the activities where I participated actively include…

M1 Draft Assignment In recent years the socioeconomic classes have taken a huge toll on our education system at all levels. It starts at the young age of students who have trouble learning because every student is different and it takes a vast amount of strategies to help each student learn, but our schools are failing to do that. Which then leads us to the issue of “street smart” vs. “book smarts”. Which one is more valuable? Is one more valuable than the other? Our social class plays a huge…

you lost, the only thing that matters is that you don’t give up.” As a child, you told me this when I was struggling with math and penmanship. As a teenager, you consoled me by saying those words when I didn’t place in Current Events at Academic Decathlon. That phrase that would pass through my head when I was a little kid, is now engraved in my heart and in mind. Because you were there for me every single step of the way in my life, as an inspirational American soldier who advised me on how I…

The cult classic movie, Mean Girls, revolves around a sixteen year old girl named Cady Heron. Cady has been homeschooled in Africa for her entire life and is gifted in STEM. She moves to a small town in Evanston, Illinois, and meets an array of people as she assimilates to public school in the United States. She learns new skills that guide her social survival in an American high school. In the beginning, Cady is a sweet and quiet girl who keeps to herself. She meets Janice and Damian who coach…

Kylie: A Jenner(ally) Misrepresented Young Woman Kylie Jenner is an American reality television personality, socialite, and model. She is the youngest daughter of 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Caitlyn Jenner (born Bruce) and TV personality Kris Jenner. Time magazine named her in “The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014” for her considerable influence among teens on social media and the following year for “The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015”. I picked Kylie Jenner because she is known…