Pittsburgh Steelers

It was a really nice day in central Pennsylvania around October on a Thursday in the fall at my small old Jr. High school that has been around since the 1920s. I was going through my day like any other day and around lunch time I was in my least favorite class at the time science. I really dreaded science throughout grade school and high school. But about fifteen minutes into the class I hear on the loudspeaker “Ms. albert will you please tell Lewis he is to be dismissed”. I was really…

divided into two Conferences with sixteen teams each. The two Conferences (AFC and NFC) are then divided into four divisions of four teams each. The champion of each division will then confront each other at the Super Bowl. Over the years, Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowl’s with six championships, and both Dallas Cowboys and Francisco 49ers tie with five wins. 51 Super Bowl’s later, Sunday February 5th, millions celebrated another football game. There were about twenty guests…

The Future of NFL Quarterbacks - Aaron Hilson After the emergence of Dak Prescott in the NFL this season- managing to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 10-1 record. What’s different about him? The Cowboys had their franchise quarterback in Tony Romo for the longest time and were still a winning team. Now they’re in first place. Dak Prescott has put up big numbers this season after just coming out of Mississippi state. When talking about quarterbacks you need to go back to before the NFL; the…

Michael Gugliotta 5/5/15 English 2 Honors Mrs. Salvatorelli Marijuana, America’s Favorite Drug Many people throughout the world use drugs for numerous reasons. Drugs have been used primarily for medical uses and for recreational use. Most drugs that are not prescribed by a physician are illegal due to the effects they have on people who do them. Recreational drugs are in high demand, leading to a rise in drug dealing. Many people are arrested for buying and selling these drugs. One of the most…

The Reality of Participation Awards Suppose you are seven years old and involved in a sport. You, along with your teammates, worked extremely hard all season and won the championship. At the end of the season, your team, as well as the other teams, are given participation awards for simply being involved with the activity. How would the participation award make you feel? Participation trophies cause a lot of controversy with people. Do participation trophies have a positive impact, or are…

Born of Fire: Chrysler 200 Commercial Analysis The year 2008 represented struggle and despair. The American automobile manufacturing industry especially felt the hit of the economic crisis. The energy crisis spiked fuel prices, discouraging the purchase of pick up trucks and SUVs due to their low fuel economy. Chrysler was a part of the American “Big Three” and their company began to crumble. Unable to withstand the economic downfall, Chrysler was forced into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super…

Approximately 1.7 million concussions relating to sports occur each year in the United States, which affect hundreds of thousands of people. (“Discusses the Dangers of Concussions”). In professional football and boxing, almost all players receive some sort of head injury, whether it is a concussion or a minor impact injury. The long term effects are devastating for the former players that had concussions. Concussions cause long term effects emotionally and physically usually by disease. Not only…

Life After Prison: Do Education and Work Programs Really Work? Randall Lee Church is someone who thought a little differently than other inmates after being released. Church was locked up for murder in 1983 at the age of 18. Twenty six years later he was released, but he could not adjust to the real world (Ulloa). "Everything had gone fast forward without me", he said in a recent interview at Bexar County Jail (Church). Ninety six days after his release Church committed another crime just to go…