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a touch-back. A touch-back gives the receiving team the ball at their own 25 yard line. A touch-back can also occur if the offense fumbles the ball in the end zone, thus giving the other team possession of the ball. Also, if the kickoff team gets a hold of the ball then they obtain possession. If a ball is kicked short, the opposing team can fair catch it, which would give them possession wherever it is…

The Catch Rule In the past few years a “catch” in the NFL has been greatly disputed. The 2017-18 season was one of the most controversial years of football yet, due to fact no one knows what a catch is anymore, and the NFL needs to fix this. Numerous close games are decided by controversial calls, including multiple in the Super Bowl. Before the 2018-19 season begins their needs to be a change in the rules so everyone has a clear idea of catch. During the life of football itself we have gone…

SHIWAKOTI 5 Arbin Shiwakoti Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT 2306 27th September 2017 RUNNING FOR SENATE REPRESENTING DEMOCRATIC PARTY Texas is the second largest state in the United States of America. Controlling the second largest state of US is a real big deal. To run this state and its components the Texas government has been divided into three main branches, the legislative, executive, and judicial branch of government. “The legislative branch consists of house and the senate who are chiefly…

The Dust Bowl was a time during the 1930s. The Dust Bowl hit Texas and Oklahoma. The Dust Bowl also touched the borders of New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. The Dust Bowl is because during those years there was a drought and they tried to plow the fields. They failed to see a way to prevent wind erosion, so that caused the Dust Bowl. The demand for economic demand for agricultural products played a part in the Dust Bowl because there was much of a demand for Ag products that the farmers kept on…

For 6 months out of the year every Sunday, Millions of people tune in to watch Sunday Football. If that is not enough to give you perspective, more people watch NFL games in comparison to people who go out and vote for the presidential election. Football is watched religiously by many Americans, including myself. However, not many are able to see what happens of the off cameras. The repetitive contact plays have long lasting damaging effects to the brain. Recently studies have found a link…

Texas Constitution: Differences and Amendments During any regular or special session, a member of the Texas legislature can propose an amendment to the state constitution. This proposal must be approved by two-thirds of the members of each house of Texas and the Amendment will be voted upon by qualified, registered voters. A brief description, or explanatory statement of the proposed amendment is then prepared by the Secretary of State and approved by the Attorney General. It will then be…

The National Football League had a notoriously bad last two years; some blamed the election as a distraction, but the most obvious audience deterrents were political protests which disrespected a "time honored [American] tradition," as well as the military and law enforcement. In response, a failed independent football league, the Extreme Football League, or XFL, announced that it will make another attempt at starting a league by creating one that eliminates politics and other elements that…

NFL Revenue Collection and Distribution Imagine being in control of the most widely known sports company in all the United States. The company makes billions of dollars in television deals alone, not to mention an additional few billion in ticket and merchandise sales. You oversee billionaire team owners and hundreds of millionaire employees. Your job is to coordinate all the deals and bring more and more success to the already growing league. The NFL’s player associating is always…

Introduction  Attention-Getter: Did you know that 60% of Americans spend a total of 1-5 hours watching football on Sunday according to tvbythenumbers.com. Now what if I asked you who this was (reference picture).  Relevance: Even if you don’t fall into that 60% chances are you still have heard it being talked about in the office school or amongst friends. As well as seen people wearing jerseys of their favorite player or team.  Credibility: I have vast amount of knowledge about football…

According to Newton Scamander’s animal anthology, a Lobalug is an aquatic animal that is relatively small at an impressive ten inches long (almost as impressive as the thread snake at a whopping three point nine inches long). Its small frame is deemed unique with a rubbery snout and a venom sac. Merfolk use the Lobalug as a weapon and wizards use its venom in various potions. The contents of this paper will include the Lobalug’s evolution story. The Lobalug’s ancestor is the Smooth snake, also…