The Case Against High School Sports

High school sports have become apart of the modern day life as a teenage. For many students, a sport is the only thing to look forward. Some students are academically built while some are more into being on a team and showing their strengths through a sport. Being on a sport showing passion and drive to become a better well rounded person. Students can not fail more than one class while on a team, this makes them motivated to pay attention and crack open their notebooks at the end of the day. Sports do benefit in a students  high school life by making students motivated, self reliable and have the opportunity to improve their hidden skills others may not have. 

High School sports do have an effect on the students academic career. Students will stay more motivated to keep their grades up because if one class is failed, they are off the team. Being an athlete myself, it feels as if someone is always giving you a kick to push forward. With the passion students have for their sport moves them to focus on success. Even after long days of training and practicing, athletes will still always do their homework. Sports give the opportunity to succeed in what you love and the different objectives learned everyday during class. Athletes are always currently thinking about what they can do to become better, no matter if that means academically, through a sport or just as a person. Being a well rounded person has a huge aspect while being an athlete in high school, by achieving your dreams through the academic world and through the world of sports. 

Any sport will change the athlete inside and out. Being on a team sport or an independent sport will push anyone to failure or success. High School sports show how to work together and depend on one other. This improves your over all being. Many life improving skills have been learned through a sport. In fact, there are many lessons learned that you cannot learn in a stuffy classroom. There will always be failure in life but if there wasn't, there would never be anything to work on. While your team is losing, everyone must work together to find a solution on how to fix the problem. The lessons in class are used throughout a sport as well. High pressure is used well on a court, field, etc and helps the team mates turn into a whole. Those who participate in high school sports know the feeling of defeat or success and turning into a better person no matter what the outcome. High school sports let students achieve what they never thought possible. 

Sports are known to be a release for most athletes. Any built up anger throughout the day can be taken out on the field or court and shown through how well someone plays. Without sports, many people would more sluggish or so fed up that there would be a breaking point. There would be a lot of angry teenagers throughout the day the principle would have to deal with. Sports allow students to release any anger that is pent up inside them and form it into success. Sports reduce any fights or arguments that would happen in school and help the student let go.


As for some, we welcome the stress of a sport. We know the smell of a gym bag so well and have the memories flash back to us. We can take away the love we had of a team coming together and succeeding till the end of a game. We know what failure feels like. We leave everything we have out on the floor that day. We will take the pain, sweat and tears with us and force ourselves to become better. We love to be apart of the school and have fans on the side screaming our name. We will become a better well rounded person because of all of this. We would not be who are if there weren't high school sports. 

Ripley, Amanda. "The Case Against High-School Sports." Atlanta Oct. 2013: 72-78. Print.

Ethos. Pathos. Logos.

In the article, Air Pollution Kills 7 Million People Every Year" There are many examples of ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos is the authority or integrity of the writer, which helps gain the trust of the reader. Pathos is the emotion the reader feels while reading a piece of work. Logos is the logic behind all the information or the numbers used within the writing. Ethos is found in the article when the writer states a quote from the assistant director-general for family, women and children's health. Flavia Bustreo, the assistant general states, "Poor women and children pay a heavy price from indoor air pollution since since they spend more time at home breathing in smoke and soot from leaky coal and wood cooked stoves". This shows the authority because Flavia Bustreo is an assistant general and makes the reader trust what they say. Another example is from Majid Ezzati, who is in fact speaking from the global chair of environmental health at Imperial College London. Majid Ezzati talks about the different types of pollution when he states, "We don't know if dust from Sahara is as bad as diesel fuel or burning coal." The pathos in the article makes the reader wonder what pollution they are breathing in and how it effects their ordinary lives. While reading the article and learning about the air pollution, the reader feels very anxious and nervous about what what they are breathing in. In studies, "scientists also suspect air pollution may be to blame for inflammation in the heart, leading to chronic problems or a heart attack". The only way to change the pollution in the air is to start a change to the whole world, "We need to change our way of life entirely  to reduce pollution". The logos int the article make the reader believe in the information because the writer uses numbers and facts o get the information across. "WHO estimated there were about 4.3 million deaths in 2012 caused by indoor air pollution, mostly people cooking inside using wood and coal stoves in Asia", this informs the reader of the amount of people who are dying just from air pollution. Also, " there were about 3.7 million deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2012, of which nearly 90 percent were in developing countries". The logos in the article tie together all the facts and help make the reader see the real difficulty in air pollution. Ethos, pathos and logos always belong in a article or any writing style to make the reader gain trust in the writer, feel emotion and tie together all the facts with percents and numbers.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/air-pollution-deaths_n_5027320.html

My Pet Peeves

 My Pet Peeves

1. When I hear people chewing: Hearing people chew is a major pet peeve of mine. I find it to be very obnoxious and rude. I don't want to hear what you're eating or even drinking. I find it very gross and disturbing that I end up walking away. Just chew quietly!

2. Double negatives: Whenever I hear someone using a double negative I just find it to be very annoying. It is poor grammar and makes the person sound uneducated. It can also be confusing when you're talking to someone and they use double negatives. For example- That won't do you no good

3. Littering: I absolutely hate when people litter. I am a huge tree hugger and find it to be disrespectful no matter where it is. I hate when there is trash in the ocean or even along the sides of the road. Also, animals get hurt when there are bags or cans left around. There is no reason to throw the trash out the window or just be too lazy to throw it out. Think about the poor animals c'mon it's not hard.

4. When people are rude to waiters: You should never be rude to someone waiting on you or serving you. This applies especially when at a restaurant or a place serving food. If you're rude to a waiter they can do anything they want with your order. I have dealt with rude customers and I know what it's like when people are rude for no reason. People should always be nice to anyone helping you, no matter what.

5. Slow drivers/slow walkers: Whenever driving I always seem to get stuck behind someone that drives at the speed of a turtle. There is an exception of the elderly but someone who is texting or putting on makeup is just an annoyance. Walking around in the hallway or in stores and no one will walk. They just stand in a spot on the floor like they're glued. Speed up please!

6. Excessive PDA: I don't think PDA is really necessary, especially while walking down the school hallway. It makes people feel uncomfortable and awkward. It is also rude when you have to squeeze past a couple just to get into a classroom. Get a room! 

7. Light wash jeans:  Light washed jeans remind me of mom or dad jeans. They're worn out and are not attractive. I will personally give money for new jeans.. just go get new ones!

8. Hovering: I cannot stand when people hover around me! My dad is the worst when it comes to hovering. He'll walk into my room randomly and just ask what's up and once I give a response he just hovers around like he's waiting for something more exciting to happen but in reality it just me doing homework. THE WORST.