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    With about 300,000 sports-related concussions occurring each year in the United States (1), one would think that a protocol for such an injury that occurs in the head would be taken with much more vigorous analysis, especially given that this discomfiture, bringing aftereffects of confusion and/or temporary incapacity to the athlete, could inevitably cause brain damage, or even worse. It should be supported to supply the brain, and body, ample time in order for it to heal completely, prior to…

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    Brain injuries, especially concussions are becoming more related, not only in professional sports but youth as well. Concussions are a popular injury in more than just football, sports like hockey, baseball, and soccer are becoming more prone to concussions as well. In the article, Sports-Related concussions and traumatic brain injuries: Research roundup, the article talks about how frequent concussions and the lasting effects they are having. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

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    gave them can be the most amazing thing in the world. One of these most terrifying sports in rodeo is bull riding. Bull riding is where a man get onto the back of an animal that weights up to a ton and a half tying himself onto death and nodding his head to go into the most terrifying eight seconds of his life. Many people love to watch this sport and would do anything to keep this sport alive, but as there are ones who love it many people also hate the sport of rodeo. Many animal activist…

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    athletes injured on the field? Very frequently. One of the most common reoccurring injuries are concussions, and concussions are an important issue. If not treated correctly, they can have terrible consequences. But if an athlete gets a head injury, they should sit out of the game to prevent a second injury or a serious side effect that could affect them for the rest of their life. The problem with head injuries is that, at any moment you may go unconscious. Athletes with a concussions are 9…

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    Snow Sports Injuries

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    they can also cause serious injuries, due to various factors. Worst of all, most types of snow sports injuries cause trauma, with the hazardous terrain, lifting accidents, collisions, and falls being the primary culprits. Taking part in these activities when you lack sleep or rest, overestimating your ability level, using faulty or incorrect gear, fatigue, and failure to abide by the regulations and mountain’s conduct code can all lead to serious injuries. Common injuries from skiing or…

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    to choose it would be better to not play because these sports are dangerous and life risking. One reason that you shouldn’t play competitive sports is that 1.5 million Americans suffer from brain injuries according to BIRI. For example In Listening to Wisdom From a 10-Year-Old Son About His Head Injury it says, “Ten days earlier, he’d taken a helmet-to-helmet hit during practice and possibly, although we really don’t know, sustained a…

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    Clement, D., Granquist, M. D., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. M. (2013). Psychosocial Aspects of Athletic Injuries as Perceived by Athletic Trainers. Journal of Athletic Training, 48(4), 512–521. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.21 Purpose: To obtain information from current athletic trainers about what they perceive as psychological reactions and coping mechanisms athletes present to them. To observe psychosocial strategies that athletic trainers use with their clients. To learn what psychosocial…

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    Super Lice Research Paper

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    Is there really such a thing as super or mutant lice? In 25 states and counting, there has been a highly drug resistant strain of head lice known as the Super Pediculus humanus capitis. Also known as the head louse, it infects six to twelve million people each year (Lice vs Super Lice, n.d.). This is tiny, vampire like parasites that sucks the blood from its victims. Even though they are being called super or mutant by the media as a scare tactic, these lice are actually just regular lice.…

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    Characteristics of a good King or Queen can all be defined as the following truthfulness, compassion, determination, and regulating. King Louis IVX and Queen Elizabeth I showed these characteristics throughout their reign. They both seen as a living symbol of God, and the people held their faith they had in there reigning regime so that, nothing could destroy their kingdom nor their faith. Louis and Elizabeth upheld the values of allegiance, bravery, and belief. In the 17th century in Europe,…

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    Mena Theory

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    For the second part of this project, I will be designing a process tracing research design for the theory regarding resilient Monarchs as stated by Menaldo (Menaldo, 2012). The theory states that countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) that are monarchies will have a higher level of political stability, when compared to the MENA republics. My research question will therefore be ‘How are Mena monarchies able to remain politically relatively stable, when compared to the…

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