Super Bowl XIV

In the debate over whether success in sports comes from physical prowess or mental agility, Sanneh , the author of “What Could Be Better Than A Touchdown” and Heinrich, the author of Why We Run have similar views, with both authors supporting the idea that mental agility and physical prowess are equally important in sports. Mental strength and agility are just as important as physical prowess in sports. The article “What could be better than a Touchdown” shows that in every sport it is…

The date was November 6, 1869, that's when teams from Princeton University and Rutgers University met in what is generally recognized as the first college football game, the game was much more like a rugby match than a modern football game, though. The rules of football as we know it today, however, originated in the mind of Walter Chauncey Camp (1859-1925). Camp was a rugby player and coach who revised the rules of rugby to create a new game. In 1905, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, alarmed…

The book “The Blind Side” has many types and themes and characters. In this story, hopefully both of these things will be explained through and throughout. Also, the themes and characters make the the story happen. Without the themes and the characters this story would just be a single piece of blank paper. Themes, are what the entire book is based around, and what the Author wants you to comprehend from the book. The characters, help the theme be brought out, and express the theme of the book.…

Every person in the stadium stands, places their hand over their hearts and watches in awe as Carrie Underwood sings. Her blonde hair glimmers, her tan skin glows, and her teeth shine in the spot light. Her outfit is perfectly made, being the envy of every girl in the stadium. You can hear her voice full of pride as she finishes with, “O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave”, holding the last note as long as possible. In celebration you see two bulky men in Patriot jerseys clink…

One of the most prominent sports in modern day America is football. There are hundreds of thousands of football fans nationwide, who watch their favorite teams go at it each Thursday, Sunday, and Monday night. This sport has an enormous following and generates billions of dollars a year. However, most football fans never stop to think about how football really is affecting them, on both a cultural and psychological standpoint, and some do not notice that the sport affects them altogether.…

Forrest Gump- Book Analysis By: Gabby Baylog Block 1 World History January 5, 2016 Forrest Gump, by Winston Groom, is a novel written about the extraordinary life of an idiot named Forrest Gump. Dreams, hope, friendship, and education are major themes in this book, leading to the odd, but interesting events in Forrest’s life. He did the impossible, and made it through life conquering anything imaginable. If he had a bucket list, there would be absolutely nothing left on it. A lengthy list of…

years he was playing, he was arguably the best running back in the league. He had won the Rookie of the Year Award, and also named the Most Valuable Player a few times. In all of Barry’s years playing for the Lions, he was selected to play in the Pro Bowl each of his 10 NFL seasons, because Sanders held nearly every Lions’ rushing record and numerous all-time NFL records. With all of his achievements Barry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame back in 2004. The next player is John…

price tag, the stadium does not even come close when comparing it to AT&T stadium and how excellent it was built for the fans and providing entertainment for everyone. Jones wanted his stadium to be unique and that it was. Even that the Giants won a super bowl in 2011 and have a new stadium that was recently built, it did not affect them in ranking up higher in value. The cowboys are still there and will be there for a while. The cowboys still trail ahead of the competition by $632 million…

The Newark Panthers made it to the Super Bowl! It is the most exciting game of their season. They had a chance to get a super bowl ring that said Newark Panthers Super Bowl Champions 1956. If they win this, they could hold a record for the most losses in a regular season, but win the Super Bowl. The Newark Panthers head coach, Kyle Shanahan made each practice harder than the last one so, by the last practice every player was tired and ready to beat the New York Giants their biggest rivals at the…

Last Sunday, the Buccaneers escaped with a win against the New York Giants. Kicker Nick Folk grazed a 34-yard field goal to knock off the Giants 25-23 and send them to 0-4. Folk had previously missed two other field goals and an extra point in the game. The Buccaneers have the New England Patriots on Thursday in Tampa. When the scheduled came out saying we had to play the Patriots, I won't lie, I thought we were in for a bad game. Now I look at this game as a very easily winnable game. The…