Detroit Lions

This book is mostly based on how football became a sport, and many of the great people of this sport. The sport of football was always a fun activity. The first football game ever played was on November 6, 1869. It became an actual league sport in 1905 when Theodore Roosevelt called a meeting with all of the football colleges. Although before this meeting people would play anyway. Later in 1906 rules were set for the game. The game became safer for all of the players. Fourteen years later in…

With the Detroit Lions' playoff hopes in the rear-view mirror, there is little motivation to continue watching their free fall into NFL irrelevancy. We may not often win, but it's the small victories from solid individual performances that keep our attention. Ameer Abdullah was one of the few players inspiring hope for the future after the first four weeks of the season, but with the good comes the bad. One of the most disheartening aspect of the blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals was our…

citizens because such practices are shrouded in underhanded politics (Brown). Secondly, Friedrichs should have the right to negotiate her own contract. She should not be forced to pay an organization that goes against her views. The case Retail Clerks V. Lion Dry Good establishes the right of a non-union member to negotiate their own contract. Every year the union asks for more money and government officials give it to them in hopes of being re-elected and financed again by the same teachers…

breakfast. Both my parents were up making my favorite breakfast, pancakes with chocolate chips! My day couldn’t have started any better. My dad and I talked the whole breakfast about how we thought the Vikings could beat our hated rivals, the Detroit Lions. I told him, “All we have to do is hand the ball off to Adrian Peterson and let him do the rest.” My dad responding by saying, “I think they should let Brett Favre throw the ball because Detroit's secondary wasn’t…

do not help out in the kitchen. Barry’s stereotype of women is that they are the only ones doing the cooking in the kitchen. Barry says, “surrounding Arlene are thousands of steaming cooking containers … You cannot watch small children and the Detroit Lions at the same time.” Barry was saying how women are the ones in the kitchen cooking and his friend and him only watch football and “try” to watch the kids. Another stereotype he implies is that men do not know how to cook. Barry says, “Well,…

Hi, my name is Quinton Howard and I am an athletic trainer for the Detroit Lions I earn 35,000-75,000 per year, to get here you need to work hard, go to college and earn the minimum of a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree, it could take you up to 4 years to complete. Athletic trainers are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians; they can work with athletes and show them how to treat, and prevent injuries through maintaining proper form and using exercise equipment in the…

to lack of freedom due to zoo walls and other animals. According to Petakids.com “In the wild, elephants walk up to 30 miles each day, bears are active for up to 18 hours a day exploring their home ranges for up to hundreds of miles, and tigers and lions love running and climbing and will roam many miles to hunt.” This being said animals…

females. Taking more support from the article, “Hunting Plays a Crucial Role in Natural Habitats and the Environment,” I found that a few countries outside of Africa, notably Pakistan, have successfully married hunting with conservation. The price of lion hunting has gone through the roof, which is excellent for conservationists. This is only one example of how hunters give…

How much do you know about the professional sports organizations in the United States? The two most popular are the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the NFL (National Football League). Millions of American people watch basketball and football games through these programs annually and the athlete’s salary reflects this. However, the NBA and NFL have different systems of organizations. Both important aspects of American culture, the NBA and the NFL also have many differences in the way…

He never accomplished his dream but never gave up on trying. Dan, the second son, he wanted to play football. He played for University of Maryland as a tight end. His dream was to be part of the National Football League and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2009. He also played for the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. His success is due to the foundation his dad created and never give up. Chris, the third son, followed in Dan’s footsteps attending the University of…