Lou Gehrig

"I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast.” -- Ronald Reagan. There has been so many different types of research on this specific plant about the positive and negative possibilities it can have on our world. Many people argue about how it can benefit for medical studies. Marijuana. Weed. Pot. Whatever you want to name it, it 's one of the most popular illegal substances in the world,…

If given the choice to eliminate disease from a chronically ill patient by the means of stem cell research should the patient and their family go through with it? Research of stem cells has evolved to a level that can now take way the diseases that are hereditary to many patients across the world that are untreatable even with the most advance surgeries or medication. It is an option that most patients as well as the donor families of the embryo cell will either consider with acceptance or…

There was a death in the sports history seventy seven years ago that left a nation muddled and in a state of utter curiosity. An outstanding Yankee’s baseball player, Lou Gehrig, fell victim to an obscure disease at the age of thirty nine that left many with unanswered questions. His demise lead to research into what are now known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) that have notably become more and more prominent and destructive in athletes even up…

started attending college his health was still not improving, and no doctor was able to diagnose him correctly. Finally, after an extensive search for a specialized physician, my dad was seen by a top neurologist. The diagnosis was devastating; it was Lou Gehrig 's disease, and he was given two years to live. As we all grappled…

Throughout history, the evolution of sports has persisted as a prominent and alluring global phenomenon in which, over the years, has developed as a cultural tradition in our daily lives. Despite the countless variety of sports that exist, all admirers share the mutual aspect of holding unified joy during practice or observation of the sport. Because of this, sports allow people to become socially consolidated in an effort to support their favorite sport’s team and celebrate the concept of…

Zayra Calderon once said, “You have to have the drive to tackle something a little bit bigger than you”(Ross 129). Sex-integrated sports means that sports teams are made up of both genders. Many people believe it is too dangerous physically and socially for girls to participate in boy sports. Often times there are girls who have a passion for sports and an athletic ability that deserves to be shown off, even if it means playing with the boys. Girls deserve the equal opportunity to play among the…