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Have you ever lost at anything? All your work gone to nothing, it’s horrible. The Super Bowl is the biggest event in America ,so, losing in one of these games is a big deal. Quarterbacks get insulted the most in the Super Bowl for bad plays,throws, etc. Even in the Super Bowl where over a million people are watching. No one wants to be on the losing team. Especially in the biggest event in America. If there’s a winning team, there's a losing team. So when you lose, how do you act?…

Throughout the 2015 NFL season, fans were frequently advised that a player was entering the “concussion protocol” and would need to be “cleared” before returning to play. Based on the observations of the sideline staff and a spotter located in the press box above the field, players will be evaluated on the sideline and removed from play if a concussion was suspected. If confirmed, players then enter the concussion protocol. It’s been estimated that close to 200 concussions were suffered by…

Should professional athletes use their status to protest the events taking place today? This is a common question being asked today, and some people say that it is alright for professional athletes to utilize their status, nevertheless it is disrespectful for them to not stand for the national anthem. Others say that professional athletes shouldn’t use their status to protest the events taking place today, and that is what I agree with. Athletes shouldn’t mix politics and sports. For example,…

The radio show I choose to listen to was Zolak and Bertrand, a Boston radio show that is produced by CBS Boston. The show is played weekdays from 10am until 2pm on 98.5 The Sports Hub. The show discusses many of the New England sports teams, including the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. The show features personalities Scott Zolak and Marc Bertrand. Zolak is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Patriots as well as the Miami Dolphins. Bertrand…

Did you know that Vernon Davis of the Redskins, who had just scored a Touchdown, was penalized when he mimicked a basketball player and shot the Football through the uprights of a Goal Post against the Eagles. Refs called nine penalizes for celebrating last season. Another Penalty for celebrating is Bashaud Breeland began to twerk in the Touchdown, He got fined 12,154 I think that athletes shouldn't be punished for celebrating. One reason that Athletes should not be punished for celebrating…

My Vision for America Many of us celebrate the 4th of July, many of us celebrate veterans day; during these days we are grateful for those who have served and those who have taken the ultimate sacrifice so their kids, grandkids, and great grandkids, could grow up in a free life wear they can worry about homework and not about the things soldiers worry about when in battle. It's clear that veterans and soldiers love the country they are fighting for, but will they love this country the same way…

“I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This statement is credited to Voltaire, a French writer in the mid 1700s. Freedom of speech is a divine right, a human right, Without freedom of speech, opinions, positive and negative, will be suppressed, which will allot more power to people in positions of power. Freedom of speech is a natural right, it is protected by the First Amendment and it can not be taken away. Many people “agree’ with freedom…

Standing Up Who knew you could stand up for what you believe in by sitting down? Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was doing exactly that when he sat down during the playing of the national anthem before a pro-football game; I agree and approve of what he did. He was protesting the different treatment of colored people and also the cops. After reading the article, ¨In the `Land of the Free,` Are You Free to Sit Out the National Anthem?¨ by Jaweed Kaleem, I learned…

Do I agree with Kaepernick’s actions? I think that that’s a really good question and my answer would have to be kind of. Half of me agrees with his actions but then again the other half doesn’t agree with him at all. I think that it was wrong more than I do it was right. I think he has the right to sit during the song if he wants to but I also found it very disrespectful that he sat down during a song that means so much to this nation. I think that it is his individual right to do what he…

Q1 - Like other combat veterans and fellow Americans, the desecration of the American flag, a symbol of our Nation, thoroughly offends and disgusts me. The question of respect, in my eyes, has nothing to do with the analysis of possibly amending the First Amendment in order to make desecrating the flag illegal. Rather, respecting the Constitution and the freedoms it protects would be more important than the flag. Furthermore, I agree with General Colin Powell’s letter to Senator Patrick Leahy…