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Soccer, a sport watch by nearly three and a half billion people every four years, broadcasted in 204 different countries. Soccer is more than just a sport; it brings peace between many countries, it is also been known to have end a Civil War in Ivory Coast. Aside from the World Cup, soccer still attracts millions of views each day in European and South American countries. However, in the recent years’ soccer has been on the rise. Achieving and accomplishing in recent World Cups, viewers in…

“Video Games are no longer seen as strictly toys for kids” (Lofgren 2015). Video gaming has gotten increasingly popular over the decades. From sporting games to computer battle games, the need to play these has been more revealed by adults rather than children. The majority of the players are males from around the age of 18 to 35, and of these players 56% are males (Essential Facts 2015). The overall average age for a game player is 31(Lofgren 2015). That stat has increased 1 year than the…

Are you someone who has a hard time writing research papers? What is the reason why you have a hard time writing this paper? Is it hard to start it or is it hard for you because you can’t find an interesting topic, like when your professor assigns you a specific topic and you don’t want to write it because you don’t like the topic they have picked. Well today, I have chosen what topic I am going to write about for my research paper. The topic I picked was concussions; I chose this topic because…

Don’t Tear it Female athletes on average are 3.5 times riskier for non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries compared to males (Ireland). The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in the knee is likely to tear if a person lands wrong on it, which can be heard or felt by a pop or snap. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is one of four ligaments that attach the femur, tibia and fibula. There are many sports that an ACL tear is more likely to occur in, such as, basketball, soccer and skiing. People…

Why compare two wonderful qualities about which one is better? Grit and talent are both very different mindsets. They aren’t just what keeps our body motivated to get up in the morning. Talent allows us to be naturally good at something. Grit is the motivation to do something. One does not pass up the other. They are both key points to one’s success. I have 3 soccer players who both represent grit, talent, and a combined mindset of both. When they stand alone, they are both strong. But united,…

Brazil is a beautiful country with very high esteemed ecotourism sites and some of them are renowned for their incredible sceneries and views that are part of their natural build. Apart from the fact that the country is still struggling to preserve the the Amazon rain forest, the country 's wealth of natural attractions is incomparable with any other country. Some examples of the natural attractions from brazil are Cerrado, Foz do Iguacu, Pantanal, Abrolhos but the center of ecotourism…

Mexico became free in 1821. The culture of Mexico reflects the complexity of their history through the blending of pre-Hispanic civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 300-year colonization of Mexico. Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world. Millions of people live and work there. Like other large cities, Mexico City has air pollution from traffic and businesses. People in Mexico City are working to clean their environment. They made rules about how many…

Imagine playing in one of the most prestigious soccer tournament in America where teams from all over the world come to play to win. Fortunately for me I was able to go freshman year to Dallas, Texas . It was an amazing experience that I will hopefully be able to experience again. The feeling of traveling over 3 hours by plane to play the beautiful game was an amazing feeling. The trip started by my teammates and I meeting at SFO at 6 am. After everyone was at the airport, we went to check our…

PwC values “Excellence, Teamwork and Leadership”. These values strongly correlate with me as an individual and the reasons I believe I am the right fit for a PwC scholarship and a career experience training opportunity; my achievements and dedication to academics, athletics and extracurricular and personal endeavours. Not only will a PwC scholarship help me to finance a university level education, but it will also help me to continue to excel in and beyond the classroom. In regards to “striving…

Head Collisions Many people know me as the clumsy or danger prone girl. I tend to get hurt a lot. Most of the times it is a quick recovery and I am back at whatever I like to do best in no time. During the end of my junior year and beginning of my senior year I got diagnosed with two separate concussions. These incidents happened within five months of each other which isn’t good when playing a sport that uses your head a lot. Both of my concussions happened the same way, they came from playing…