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Approximately 1 in 10 people who play a contact sport will sustain a concussion yearly. At least 25% of those concussion sufferers fail to get assessed by medical personnel. Do you think NFL athletes should be monitored more closely for concussions and injuries? I personally believe NFL players should be monitored more closely to help reduce the amount and risk of concussions and injuries. First, those who believe that players need to be monitored more closely for injury say critics maintain…

Football vs. Basketball Dimitri Humpal-Griffin Period:6 America’s past time is usually spent watching football or basketball. Most of the country either plays football or basketball, and have a fun time playing it. These sports are going to take over the country one day, and everyone is going to enjoy being involved with it. Football and basketball have many similarities, for one, any age are capable of playing. Both of these sports are a team effort, it takes a team to win games rather…

can go to England, I’ve always wanted to see what it’s like to live there, but anyways I am doing just fine, I just got married to a wonderful man named James Williams. But enough about me, I want to tell you everything that is happening in Texas. Well Texas has just left the union, and about 76 percent of Texans who participated in a statewide referendum had voted to secede. And it’s kind of crazy, because ever since President Lincoln abolished slavery, Texans have been going crazy from…

Introduction Apple Inc. is known as the largest tech giant world over for its best quality products like iPhone, iPad, watch, Mac computer and smart TV, etc. Besides 115,000 employees in the US, its suppliers employ more than 1.6 million people in 20 countries. Apple has a set code of conduct to be followed by all its employees as well as suppliers. It helps to keep a balance in the decent workplace to avoid any discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, age, nationality, sex,…

FRONT PAGE When was the last time you had a truly productive team meeting in your orthodontic practice? Have you stopped holding regular meetings because nothing ever seems to change? Through comprehensive study of the most successful companies on the planet and how they embrace team meetings in order to quickly clarify miscommunication and realign the entire company on the same page so that their front-line employees can produce results for the customer, Dr. Dustin Burleson has distilled 7…

Sheldon completed the daily assignments that were given. Sheldon indicated that he was apprehensive of understanding the individual assignments while interacting with him. When working with Sheldon in the resource room, he explained that he had difficulties reading aloud and silent. I took the reading assignments from the lesson plans, I had Sheldon read for about a minute to see how many words per minute he can read. While working with Sheldon one-on-one I was able to gain his attention by…

their enjoyment, to help them appreciate the pleasure of being a kid and knowing that everything is fine. These kids are like family; they not only have fun but they teach me everyday life lessons. Soccer in the Barrio is located in downtown El Paso, Texas, the poorest place in town. This is where I am every Tuesday, helping kids through sports and enhancing their English abilities. What is Soccer in the Barrio? Well, let me explain the simplest part first. A group of friends and I go and play…

America is the land of opportunity and hope, and it sure was for my family. This country gave my family opportunity to succeed, helped us in times of complete financial hardships, opened our minds to new and different experiences, educated us in many ways, and helped us become who we are today. And this is the story how my family came to America. For one to understand our story I have to start with my grandfather who started my family the path that got us where we are. My grandfather was born in…

My mother always said I became a teacher because I loved to talk, but more than that I loved to share. As always, my mother was right. She believed in me, as well as many of the Tyler ISD teachers who taught me and for this I will always be grateful! It is my desire to believe in my students and encourage them to be the best they can be each day! From my earliest recollections I knew I wanted to be a teacher. My first classroom was in my bedroom closet where I taught Raggedy Ann and Andy, an…

Further, culture is omnipresent on both journeys, although its influences are diametrically opposite. Icarus’ journey to fill the hollowness within himself is inextricably linked to his journey through the shallow and superficial Gold Coast culture. In many ways, A Night at the Pink Poodle is the quintessential commentary on the Gold Coast and its culture. It is doubtful that Icarus’ journey could have been successfully portrayed in another cultural context. In a review of A Night at the Pink…