Athletes Play Through Concussion Symptoms

        Study shows that many high school football players would continue to play the game and not warn their coach while having concussion like symptoms from an on-field injury. I think that this is very dangerous and that high school coaches and athletic trainers should do something about this. 53% of students out of 120 student survey, said they would "always or sometimes continue to play with a headache sustained from an injury," and only 54 percent indicated they would "always or sometimes report symptoms of a concussion to their coach." This is extremely dangerous because concussions are nothing to play around with or ignore. They can lead to death if they are not properly accounted and taken care of. In the passage it also states, "Other approaches, such as an increased use of sideline screening by coaches or athletic trainers, might be needed to identify injured athletes." I agree that sideline screenings should take place. Sometimes players are not aware that their injury may be serious so they continue to play not knowing the circumstances they are in. Sideline screenings would make circumstances safer for athletes. I think that athletes playing through concussion like symptoms is very dangerous and the fate of the players should be taken into consideration.
        I think that something needs to be done about athletes continuing to play through their symptoms because many could die or develop much more harsh injuries. "It is estimated that up to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur in the United States every year – and concussions make up approximately 8.9 percent of all high school athletic injuries." Concussions are extremely common sports especially football. This is why something needs to be done about the players. People who have not had a concussion before aren't aware of the symptoms of a concussion. Coaches everywhere should sit down and discuss what to do when having these certain symptoms. "Further study on concussion education in adolescent athletes and on ways to identify high school athletes who have sustained a concussion would be useful." This knowledge would help tremendously in knowing when athletes should be pulled from a game and be checked out. The athletes life is more important than missing part of a game. I think that actions need to be taken towards athletes and concussions because they are serious injuries and they could easily be fatal towards an athlete.



http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/06/young-athletes-continue-to-play-through-concussion-symptoms-study-shows/?intcmp=HPBucket

Employers and Social Media Passwords

                              A man named Robert Collins was looking for a job and had an interview with the Maryland Department of Corrections. His interviewer demanded his Facebook password. I think this is a complete invasion of privacy and should NOT be allowed. In the passage it says, ",started sifting through his personal messages and photos to make sure Collins didn’t “have any gang affiliation." Honestly, Facebook has nothing to do with 'gang affiliation' and it doesn't even tell you half of what a persons life is like. The employer should take the future employees word for it and not have to creep through his personal privacy. Other bills, like one sent to Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe last week, forbid higher education institutions from asking students for access to their social media accounts." I couldn't agree with this more. I am going into college soon and the last thing I want is to have a professor demand to see my personal information, pictures, statuses, messages, etc. This has nothing to do with a college student and their education. There shouldn't be anything on a social media site that a teacher or an employer should have to go out of their way to look at. I agree that there should be a law forbidding employers and educational instructors from asking employees and students for their passwords on social networking sites because it is more than anything an invasion of privacy.
                          Another reason I agree that there should be a law forbidding employers from asking employees for social networking passwords is because no one should have to feel like they are being watched at all times and also feel like they are part of the lower class of workers.  “In this job market, especially, employers clearly have the upper hand,” a sponsor of the New Jersey bill recently said. “Demanding this information is akin to coercion when it might mean the difference between landing a job and not being able to put food on the table for your family.” Yes, it may put the food on the table for your family, BUT, is it morally right? The answer is no. No one should make someone do something they really don't feel comfortable with or agree with. "These proposals have spread at lightning speed despite a dearth of data about how many employers or school administrators out there are actually demanding access to Facebook pages or Twitter feeds." There is no way a teacher is getting my one password that I use for everything. It's not right to demand this type of information from someone who is completely innocent in a situation and has done nothing wrong. I feel like these people just want control. That's all they want. But it's not right to have that kind of control. If a teacher or an employer asked me for my password, I'd demand theirs in turn. I guarantee they wouldn't like that and would back off. I agree that there needs to be a law banning teachers and employers from asking people for their passwords because it's an invasion of privacy and no one should have complete control over what someone wants and doesn't want to do.




http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/09/states-rush-to-ban-employers-from-asking-for-social-media-passwords/?hpt=hp_bn19

Fight for your bullied child

               
         No child deserves to be bullied. I think that's pretty safe to say. A young boy named Alex living in Utah is constantly bullied everyday. In this article, Alex's parents state that it's a parents job to protect their kids. I couldn't agree more. It's the parents job because kids can't control everything that happens to them. Some things are too big to handle. In the passage it says, "They punch me in the jaw, strangle me. They knock things out of my hand, take things from me, sit on me." This little boy cannot control what is happening to him. There's nothing he could say or do to change how they treat him. They are the way they are. It also says, "Some of the, I grew up with. But they turned on me because they didn't want to get bullied." Alex lost all his friends in fear of becoming bullied. He had no one to lean on or talk to but his parents. They were his only hope.
        I agree that it is a parents responsibility to protect their children. I believe this because that's what a parent should do for their child if they really love them. Not necessarily saying that a parent should baby a child and not let them experience life, but there's so much evil in the world that parents should watch out for their children. In the passage it says, "They first transferred their children to a school across town and Eventualky moved to a suburb in Oklahoma City. Go parents! This was the right move to make. The parents should fear that the bullied child may have problems growing up. And it's not fair for a child to only remember sadness about their childhood. It also says, "with a child, it's your job to protect them. From the day they are born it is inset into you that they become more of Your responsibility than even yourself." This is so true. A parent should always put their kids first. In everything they do. A parent should also do whatever it takes to make sure the child is being brought up and raised right. Moral of the story, a parent should do anything for their child and their happiness.
          In this passage, I agree that it is a parents responsibility protect their children. Children don't always have control over the things that are going on in their lives. Somethings are too big to handle. A parent should also want to do this for their child. After all, theyre family. Family sticks together.

Real Life Vampire

             In Turkey, there is a case of a man who has multiple personalities and is addicted to drinking blood. Reporters have determined that this is a cause of tramatic experiences issued in the mans adolescence life. I have to disagree. I disagree because what the man has done is way past the point of being scarred for life as a child. In the passage it states "The 23 year old man apparently started slicing his own arms, chest, and belly with razor blades and letting the blood drip into a cup so he could drink it...." This is over and beyond anything I have ever heard of. Hurting oneself to drink their own blood is almost a form of cannibalism. In the passage it also states "the man was arrested several times for stabbing and biting others to collect and drink their blood. He even had his father steals bags of blood from blood banks so he could drink them" Thisnis even worse that drinking his own blood. This man is willing to harm others just to drink their blood. This man is obviously a psychopath.
           Another reason I do not believe that this man is consuming others blood just because of experiences he had as a child is because he also has many other problems with him set aside from drinking blood. In the passage it talks about him having an imaginary companion who talks to him and tells him to do evil things. I think this man is a prime example of being "demon possessed." If a man is hearing a demonic creature tell him to do things, obviously this man isn't in his right mind and may be demon possessed. Even in the bible it talks about demon possession. In the passage it also states "the man had memory gaps during the day time and said he would find himself in different places, not knowing how he got there." This man is not all there. I feel like what he needs besides God is to go to a mental institution. I also feel like drugs could be playing a major part in this mans life if he can't even remember how he got to places or can't even remember what he did during the day. This man needs help.
         In the end, I believe this man is nothing more than a psychopath who needs immediate medical treatment. Drinking blood is not normal. Drinking your own blood is not normal. Hurting yourself to drink your blood isn't normal. Hurting others to drink their blood isn't normal either. All I have to say is, watch out everyone. Vampires live among us.





http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/02/11/real-life-vampire-addicted-to-blood-doctors-claim/

Returning to School

                  For most high school students, going to school everyday is the same ole' same ole'. We have it made perfectly but we complain. The Sandy Hook Elementary students aren't complaining. Since the massacer, they have built a new school outside of town for the students to attend. They even name it Sandy Hook Elementary. As for me and my fellow classmates, we started back at school on January 3. All I heard from everyone was complaints. Do we really have a reason to complain? The Sandy Hook Elementary students also started back that day and they were excited about it. They have every right to attend the "safest school in America." I couldn't agree more. The students parents ID's are checked as they drop students of and parents are allowed to stay through the day at the school. The parents have every right in the world to do this. The students went through so much and so did the families. They deserve to be in a place where they know they are safe and cannot be harmed once again.
               
                 The students at Sandy Hook deserve to feel normal again. They deserve to move on with their lives and look to the future. The students at the school are sticking to the regular schedules just like a normal day. Although the students may never be "normal" again, they have the right to enjoy the life that God has given them and they deserve to be happy. No one should be able to deny them these things. The Sandy Hook elementary surviviors are truely examples of heros due to their willingness and faith in life and in school.





http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/03/sandy-hook-students-face-first-classes-since-shooting-in-refurbished-school/

Looters target Coney Island due to Hurrican Sandy

I believe that stealing is wrong. No matter what. Especially the looters who think it's perfectly fine to steal for no reason after a natural disaster has just taken place. Although there are some circumstances under which stealing could somewhat be okay. Looting is definitley wrong if someone does it out of greed to steal flat screen tvs such as some of the people at Coney Island. I believe this is wrong because they are stealing for no reason and their own personal gain. There is no reason to steal a flat screen tv after a natural diaster has just swept through. The only way I think stealing is justifiable is if your child or family is sick and you have no access to medicine or food that you desperateley need. People would understand that you weren't just doing it for no reason. Some people would really need it. I believe that looting is wrong if you do it in a way that can't be justified and is pointless.

Violent Little League Coach

                                     



                          A little league asst. coach could be facing charges for punching a referee during a game in West Park. This happened Saturday evening during a game between West Park Saints and Miramar Patriots. It all started when referee Andrew Keigans gave the saints a pentiality for unsportsmanlike conduct after one of the assistant coaches made a rude remark from the sidelines. The assistant coach, who disagreed with the penalty, barged the field and confronted Keigans as he was held back by head coach Antonio Lane, the report said. "Because the assistant coach left the sidelines and entered the field of play to confront Keigans, the head referee decided to end the game, the report said." All the parents and coaches ran on the field to confront Keigans and as soon as he started walking off the field, the assistant coach ran in front of him and slapped him in the face which knocked his hat off and Keigans fell to the ground. The assistant coach was later found out to be Dion Robinson who is a 43 year old male.
                     I think it is wrong for the assistant coach to involve himself in such inappropriate behavior, especially in front of youth football players. That is not an example that should be set for them and they will grow up doing what they see. They will think it is perfectly OK to take part in such inappropriate behavior. I can connect with this article because it reminds me of my dad. Although my dad has never ran on the field and hit a referee, he is very involved in little league football with my little brother. He is a head coach, and watching from the stands you always know when my dad is mad due to a call the reff made that he may disagree with. He's almost as intense as this man mentioned in this article other than the fact that he dosent hit people.
                    In the end, what Robinson did was wrong and the reff didn't deserve it. The adults should set the example for the kids. If you don't want the players to get in fights on the field, then the adults shouldn't get in fight on the sidelines.






 http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/15/14456353-caught-on-camera-little-league-coach-hits-referee?lite