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Football is a Dangerous Sport Imagine a 230-pound linebacker running straight at you, plowing you down on the field. You try to get up, but you can’t. Maybe it is a concussion. Maybe you have a spinal injury. This is the game of football, one of the most popular sports in the United States, but do you believe that football is a dangerous sport? Some do believe football is a dangerous sport because kids can get severely hurt. Some other people do not believe football is a dangerous sport…

Shared Humanity in Modern Literature and Films What does it mean to be human? To people being human can mean different things, but it can be broken down into six main traits called shared humanity. The six traits consist of relationships, loss, survival, choice, morality, and emotions. These specific traits are what make each individual human. All six traits play an important role in all humans lives like shaping them into who they are and how they react to certain scenarios. These traits are…

As mentioned earlier, the vertebral column consists of five regions. These regions are cervical (neck), thoracic (upper and mid back), lumbar (lower back), sacral and coccyx. Some of the structures that would be affected by the incident are the intervertebral discs, due to the compression that was placed on the head. If the vertebral discs structure is severely compressed, the inner material, known as the nucleus pulposus, that is inside the discs could leak out and cause herniation. Herniation…

“As many Idaho fans are begging us to say it, we will mention that Idaho has a good chance thanks to Heisman Trophy contender senior running back Jason Gregovry. He’s been clocked at twenty-one miles per hour and looks even faster compared to the linebackers trying to contain him. He’s looking at a possible two thousand yard rushing year as he’s already totaled over one thousand during the first half of the…

you launch it to him in the endzone and he jumps up for it and the pass is. Ladies and gents this is football. Football why do we love football maybe it's the thrill of the 70 yard run for a touchdown. or maybe it's the energy of watching the linebacker stuff the running back for a 15 yard loss. In my essay i'm going to tell you my opinion on how everyone should like the game football. In the fall Football season starts. you have practice for about three weeks in advance before your…

safe sometimes the running back blocks for the quarterback so he can pass the ball to the wide receivers or the tight end. The tight end is kind of a special position they block and go out for passes. The defensive line helps open up holes for the linebackers to get through and make a tackle. Cornerbacks have to guard wide receivers and try to make the ball incomplete or intercept the ball. Safeties stay far back and try to intercept or tackle the person with the ball they are the smaller…

Every Sunday, millions of people around the US sit down with their friends and family and watch their modern day gladiator fight known as football. For years people have enjoyed the carnage that the NFL has to offer. Viewers watch as two teams go at it on the field, and every now and then a player is carted off because of an injury. No one seems to take into consideration the seriousness of these injuries. Some of these injuries could take them out a week, a month, or even a year. Some…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--The West Virginia University football team is off to a 6-0 start for the first since the 2006 season. With success sometimes comes failure but the Mountaineers are trying to stay ground amidst their success. "I think we have a group of kids who understands where we are, WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen said. "Our job is the same going into game seven as it was going into game one. You have a week, you prepare all week and you practice hard to get yourself in a position to play on…

Jalen Hurts. Hurts tallied 150 total yards and four touchdowns in his first college football game. The Crimson Tide defense, as always, was spectacular. They limited the Trojans to 92 yards in the first half and showed off incredible speed at the linebacker and safety positions. Needless to say, Lane Kiffin was very happy in his return against his former school. Florida State (1-0) – After a dismal first half that resulted in a 22 point deficit, the Seminoles scored 33 unanswered points behind…

improved, we could be made starters. The season went on and I kept improving and finally, we made it to the state championships. After substituting in the end of the semi-finals, my coach pulled me aside and told me that I would be starting as middle linebacker for the final championship game. I had done it! We went on to win the state championship, going undefeated for the whole season. All of my determination to reach my goal had paid off at the very last moment. To my surprise, all of the…