University Interscholastic League

faced adversity in her young life that would break a lot of older people. Abby was a normal child that was loved by all who knew her. This all changed one night a few years ago. On that momentous evening the fabric of her life was changed. She lost not only her parents but also the use of the lower half of her young body. To many people in the same situation this would be a hardship that would cause you to lay back and let life pass you by. Oh no! Abby doesn’t give any appearance of wanting to let life pass her by. Abby is very involved in life in the school setting. I first started noticing her as a middle school student. She would zip around always surrounded by other students. This student was very active in the University Interscholastic League, or more commonly called UIL, activity One Act Play. She didn’t just sit back and work behind the scenes or work with the sound or lighting, but she was one of the stars of the show. Another event that appealed to Abbi was Prose. She has continued to compete in these events while adding Literary Criticism, one of my events. A common complaint that many of her fellow students say about her is “She gets special privileges!” or “It’s not fair just because she’s in a wheelchair!” As an honor student in English I last year, the class had been assigned a project where they could choose how to present. One group choose to do a disjointed video which gave the appearance of a last minute project thrown together. That group…

their class because sports could allow a student to earn scholarships and go on to a higher education, it teaches them leadership, character and teamwork abilities, and they have to manage their time between classes, homework and practice. Children of all ages grow up dreaming about becoming their favorite professional player whether it be basketball, Football, or Soccer. The dream in their eyes are enough to get them started on achieving something great. However, they have to make grades to…

getting good grades inspired kids to do well so they can play sports. Other people might say that since you pay taxes, their kids should be able to participate in all activities. But school is primarily for learning, and sports is just extra curriculum. The main reason you pay your taxes is for your kid to learn and get educated, not to play sports. Providing incentive for good grades before stepping on the field is helping students in the long run. Not only is playing a school sport a privilege…

Large state universities may get enough funds to have a football team, but Calvin is a rather small private college. To take on the project of building a football stadium would be rather pricey. Even a low-end college football stadium could cost a quarter of a million to a million dollars to construct(Stack.com). Not only would the school have to build a place for the team to play, but it would also have to pay annually for upkeep of both the team’s equipment and their facilities. This does not…

because a percentage of the positions is for domestic players, who are not necessarily the best. This could cause sports leagues to lose prestige and money. The Italian league’s case illustrates this point. It permitted only two foreigners in each team as a measure to give more…

Under the current bylaws of the NFL, no team can sell stock or public ownership in their franchise. Unless you are the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are the only team permitted to sell stock, because they were already selling stock before the NFL implemented the rule against it. This creates an enormous unfair advantage to the Packers over their competition in the NFL, and rule change needs to occur (Lariviere, 2011). The Packers have only publically sold shares of stock five times in the…

Are Athletes Overpaid? Lots of people say that athletes are overpaid, but is that really true? In reality, athletes earn what they deserve because they bring billions of dollars to their respective league, work hard in matters not involving their sport, find a way to manage all their money that they receive in a short time, and they work hard away from games to become better. First of all, athletes are not overpaid because of all the revenue they bring to the different leagues. The SIRS…

it ever was across the united states and the world. And it has been attracting major money like billions of dollars for the league and the schools itself, from things like advertisements, charging for admissions, television stations like cbs , espn, nbc etc. so that being the case every one from the coaches to the staff to the league associates , to the referees get a very good amount of salary. With most of the money coming in from the players you would expect the players to be getting a good…

I have travelled near and far, and to places in between but the best journey of all is the one that I took with HH. What a bold character he was, a beautiful musician. My journey began shortly after his but mine lasted much longer. In fact, I am still travelling. Oh how magical it all has been and how empowered I feel now. HH and I belonged to the same organization, well known as The League. I am still a part of it, HH is not due to his struggles with confidentiality and integrity. But enough of…

In a discussion about the paradigms of public education, Ken Burns addresses the controversial topic of cultural education. Public education is experiencing a time of confusion in helping children develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many…