For a Few Dollars More

athletics, or schools that have no after-school athletics at all. The goal for this foundation is to give an opportunity for kids to be themselves. The Justin J. Watt Foundation has donated over 1.2 million dollars to middle schools for athletic equipment. J.J Watt has made over 7 million dollars from endorsements. Some companies J.J endorses include Gatorade, Ford, Reebok, Papa John’s Pizza, and Verizon Wireless. He has participated in many commercials, and ads to promote these companies. J.J…

on television. The media talks about Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, and other popular athletes signing million dollar contracts. Yet most sports enthusiasts never stop to think, “Wow! That’s a lot of money”. Why do athletes get paid so much? Why is someone worth millions of dollars?” (Wilbon). Popular sports athletes deserve million dollar salaries, because these are the players we watch, we cheer for, we buy jerseys, t- shirts, and shoes from. These players put a lot of…

also come a long way from where it was when its medicinal qualities were first recognized and legalized. Twenty years ago, marijuana was seen as the gateway drug. Marijuana was thought to be the drug that everyone tried that got them hooked to other, more dangerous drugs. Now, marijuana is used freely in twenty-three states for its medical qualities. Medicinal marijuana is even given to children with epileptic seizures to lessen the number of seizures that they have at any given…

Western Film “For over forty years, from 1926 to 1967, Hollywood produced more Westerns than any other kind of film” (pg.243). The western film I chose was one of Sergio Leone’s famous trilogies, which included A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. These are known as Spaghetti Westerns. The film The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly takes place during the American Civil War and follows three men on the hunt for Confederate gold. Many westerns focus…

waste of our tax dollars, prone to racial discrimination, and unsuccessful as a deterrent to crime. The amount of botched and wrongful executions conducted in Florida outweigh any benefits of the death penalty. We would benefit more from completely removing our capital punishment policy in Florida and sentencing those convicted of capital murder to life without the possibility of parole instead. The state of Florida should abandon our current capital punishment policies in favor of a more humane…

this wedding its customary to feed everybody no matter if invite or not. The wedding was a total of three hundred dollars, which normally the guest would have contribute to help to newly wedded couple pay the cost; however when having their wedding only a few helped, many sneak away without paying a cent. As well the saloon-keeper cheated the family saying that the guest consumed more than they actually did. The wedding left them a hundred…

Too often, people are encouraged to buy more in order to save money. While they might be making a bargain, they’re wasting more money by purchasing unnecessary products just to make that deal. They would save more money by not buying into the advertisement in the first place. The ironic part of this is that most of us customers can identify these tactics used by advertisers, but we still buy into the gimmicks. We’re almost all guilty of “buying more to save.” I know I am! I recently did…

rise of organize and violent criminal organization such as the one lead by Al Capone who supplied alcoholic to thousands of thirsty Americans. However American government finally realized that the crime and violence associated with prohibition was more damaging than the evil sought to be prohibited, therefore in 1933, the 18th Amendment was repeal allowing 21st Amendment to passed and ratified, ending national Prohibition. Alcohol prohibition is a very similar to the 21st century ongoing…

Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra-curricular activities might help you achieve your goals. By the end of my senior year, I will have traveled for more than 43,200 miles. Over 720 hours of my high school career will have been spent inside a car, which, ultimately, could have been avoided had chosen. I don’t travel frequently or move often. In fact, I’ve remained at the same high school for all four years. How does attending high school rack…

Hispanics in California Ever since California first became a state in 1848 it has been a major gateway for immigrants, making it an incredibly diverse state. As of today, California is home to more Latin immigrants than any other state in America, including several members of my own family. Hispanic immigrants have hugely impacted California from economics all the way to art and entertainment. Seeing the several contributions that Hispanics have made to our state makes me incredibly proud…