...Part 1- Introduction. A. At the age of eight, I started to become involved with sports. I started doing competitive cheerleading at a local gymnastics/cheer gym. I also cheered at my high school for two years. B. Growing up my family always watched football games and it would always show the cheerleaders or dancers. Watching them gave me excitement and it inspired me to become a cheerleader. My parents also wanted me to become a cheerleader. My mother encouraged me to try the sport and supported me the full eights years that I was involved with cheerleading. I am also a fan. I love to watch football. I get this from my dad. Growing up, every Sunday we would watch football together and cheer on the Texans. C. Today I am no longer a cheerleader....
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...MacKenzie Barr English 9 Ms. Stacy 9/27/16 High School Cheerleading in West Virginia is a Sport According to Top End Sports, the definition of a sport is "… 1. a human activity involving physical skill and exertion, 2. governed by a set of rules or customs, 3. undertaken competitively and capable of achieving a result." Add transition High School Cheerleading in West Virginia is a sport, because it involves physical skill such as stunts, jumps, and tumbling, is governed by the WVSSAC"s rules, and has a Regional Competition, State Competition, and other competition held by various high schools.. Human physical skill and exertion is the first part of becoming a sport. Three of the main parts of cheerleading are stunts, jumps, and tumbling,...
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...Charqweshia Tucker Teamwork is becoming more common in the workplace, more and more companies are utilizing the concepts of teamwork or group dynamics. The two words are similar with different meanings, teamwork can be referred as "a group of people working together in a group" and group dynamics can be referred as "individual roles and interactions". There are more roles that are played in the workplace outside of a leadership role. The roles can be formal or informal and can be played by one or more members. During my research I found six common roles that are played in the workplace, which include: the agenda setter, the cheerleader, the critic, the gatekeeper, the joker and the leader. The Agenda Setter The Agenda Setter is "who regularly puts new ideas and issues on the table" (pg. 136). This role is important within a group because this role is responsible for providing an agenda and supporting materials ahead of time. By doing so it will help maximize the time that the group has to ensure that everything is covered in a timely manner. This role can be done by The Leader but it will make things run smoother if an Agenda Setter is assigned. According to the textbook, The Agenda Setter is very important and most meetings cannot survive without one (pg. 137). The Cheerleader The Cheerleader is "who encourages any sign of progress"(pg. 136). This role can be played by one or more people at a time. "An effective Cheerleader will point out the common ground...
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...stereotypes. In the picture to the right he is accentuating his jawline and eyes, it seems like he is wearing lipstick. His face is flawless, and you can tell he is wearing powder. The picture to the left is very masculine while the one to the right is more feminine. The powerful gaze in Mapplethorpes eyes show dominance and attitude, pride. While the one on the right shows vulnerability, and you have to look at the chest to tell weather the person in the picture is male or female. He is sending the clear message of gender stereotypes, which is that men have to be strong and powerful, while women fragile and pretty. Pg.331 #1 The speaker is someone giving a girl instructions on what she needs to know and how she should act now that she is becoming a woman. I think the speaker cares for the girl and wishes to help the girl develop into a respectable woman, but feels that she must display authority in order to get the girl to listen. The speaker attempts to teach the girl by repeating details such as how to "set a table" in five different circumstances. Pg. 366 #2 In Bursons photography she purposely has the backdrop black so that the models faces can stand out. The hair of the models used fades into the backround, so you cant really tell if the person is male or female. I think that’s what she was striving for, one should not judge based on sexual orientation. In one picture, we only see half of the models face. She focuses on flaws, and imperfections, and the models gender is...
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...instigator which can sometimes be similar to the Joker but tends to create problems in the good setting just to get a rise out of people. The Critic or backseat driver is always the first one to point out the issues going on or to say his or her own negative opinion but never offers a good suggestion on how to fix the problem. There’s always the cheerleader or supporter that will just cheer about anything in general it might not even be good process being made but something is going on so the cheerleader is cheering. The outsider or rebel typically sits there alone not joining in, doesn’t try to fit in to the group or conversation. The leader or Alpha is the one the final decision has to be approved by. They might not always be the spear head of the situation but before anything gets decide they need to give their approval for it to happen. Those are only six of the roles you can find yourself in, sometimes it’s based on your personality other times you’re just put in that role and just forced to make it happen. There sometimes can be more than one person in that role such as the joker or cheerleader they typically even find themselves becoming closer since they have that in common. However you can have more than one leader and usually if there is more than one critic they will just start attacking each other and brining even more of a conflict in the group. Just the same with trying to have more than one leader, there can always be a vice president but trying to have two presidents...
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...Around 56% of the game on TV is devoted to replays.In an NFL game, as many as 75 minutes, or about 60% of total TV air time (excluding commercials), is spent on shots of players standing on the line of scrimmage, huddling, or just walking around between snaps. During broadcast NFL games, cheerleaders are on TV for only about 3 seconds. Coaches and referees receive around 7% of the face time in a game.An NBC’s Sunday Night Football producer says that he makes it a point to get Dallas cheerleaders on screen but “otherwise, it’s not really important . . . if it’s the Jets, I couldn’t care less.In the 1930s, NFL game telecasts were simply a constant feed of the field. Instant replay became commonplace in the mid-1960s, which helped fill the idle moments of the game. By the 1990s, some football broadcasts showed about 100 replays per game.Deion Sanders is the only person in history to both hit an MLB home run and score an NFL touchdown in the same week. He’s also the only person to play in the World Series and the Super Bowl.NFL cheerleaders typically make $50–$75 a game. However, by the time they spend money on makeup, hair accessories, dance classes, etc., they end up losing money.The NFL consists of 32 teams, with an average team value of $1...
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...teacher come to my house every day to help me stay caught up in school. My family was changed dramatically because of my injury. My mom and I have never really gotten along so she had my dad take off work to stay home with me. Therefore she had to take on a second job to keep the house functioning. We started having some troubles with money so after a couple of weeks passed; my dad had to return to work. Ever since my surgery, my life has been really complicated. All throughout High School, it has been really hard to stay in any sports. My freshman through junior year I was a Belton Pirate Cheerleader. When my boyfriend Brennon and I got together we both decided that it was a good idea if I quit so that I wouldn’t have any further injuries. Starting off my senior year, I hope to get more exercise to help give my hip more flexibility to possibly later becoming a Seattle Seahawks Cheerleader. My hip replacement changed me in the areas of my life, family bonds, and having surgery. To this day I am so thankful to see that I really do have people in my life that care about me....
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...for a famous fashion magazine. The personality tests that I took pointed out characteristics that will be very useful in my future plans to reach this goal. A magazine writer must be social and outgoing in order to get news that is of interest to readers. As mentioned before, the Myers Briggs test revealed that I ultimately am very social and am a “seller.” The Career Interests profile said I enjoy social interaction, which obviously is a very important characteristic that is needed to be a successful magazine writer. The O*Net Interest profile gave me a high score in being enterprising. I valued this characteristic because in order to get ahead in the working world you must be creative and different. In order to achieve this goal of becoming a magazine writer I plan on gaining valuable experiences. In my future years to come at Rutgers I plan...
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...students as one of the most respectable sports, but also a class placer for the players. The stereotypical high school jock is among the most popular of the student body. So, while it is not only a sport, it is an essential part to today’s high school life. However, the sport has been recently scrutinized more heavily due to dangers that can ensue on the field. The current debate is whether or not schools should offer the sport as a possibility for young adults. As I've stated, football is one of the first things that comes to an American’s mind when high school is mentioned. It’s associated so highly with the institution that expelling it from the daily life of teenagers seems almost unrealistic. Since it became popular, football and its cheerleaders has been a marker for social rankings among high schoolers. The tradition of football also ranks schools among...
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...Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." Ray Williams wrote the article “Anti-Intellectualism and the ‘Dumbing Down’ of America,” Williams argues that people are anti-intellectuals who dismiss the art of science, and humanities and replaced by entertainment, ignorance, and gullibility. These individuals believe they know and understand everything when in reality, all we are aware of happens to be replaced by ignorance. American culture is easily entertained and almost always uninformed however society doesn’t stop and questions what going on. American people accept media foolery such as what’s trending and the latest gossip without hesitation because...
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...1. Any healthy woman can successfully resist a sexual assault if she really wants to. 2. If I saw someone at school being threatened by their boyfriend/ girlfriend, I would…..Do nothing because it is none of my business. 3. Guys should not let it show when their feelings are hurt. 4. I can respect a guy that backs down from a fight. 5. I would be friends with a guy who is gay. 6. If someone is drinking or has taken drugs, they can consent to sex 7. If someone says no to sex, it is okay to pressure them. 8. Intoxicated women are usually willing to have sex. 9. It is okay to send suggestive pictures and/or text messages. 10. It is ridiculous for a woman to play football and for a man to be a cheerleader. 11. It’s important for a guy to act like nothing is wrong, even when something is bothering him. 12. It’s OK for a guy to say no to sex. 13. Only girls who are easy are sexually assaulted. 14. Swearing and obscene language are more offensive when spoken by a woman than a man. 15. If I saw someone at school being threatened by their boyfriend/ girlfriend, I would…..Tell an adult who I thought would help. 16. If I saw someone at school being threatened by their boyfriend/ girlfriend, I would….. Tell their boyfriend/girlfriend to stop. 17. Texting, instant messaging, and other communications can’t be harassment because everybody knows it’s not serious. 18. There are many jobs in which men should be...
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...Richard Fausset: Young Mississippi Couple Linked to Isis Perplexing All Jaclyn Young, 19, cheerleader, honor student with plans of becoming a doctor. Her fiancé Muhammad Dakhalla 22, psychology student and his father a well-known Muslim patriarch. This young couple conspired to link up with Isis. * How did the couple meet? A: The couple met a year ago before she graduated at the top of her class. * Why did she want to join Isis? A: She was influenced by another young Muslim man from Tennessee who fatally shot U.S. servicemen. Young, rejoiced and praised Allah for the number of supporters were growing. * What changes abruptly in their lives that violence was the answer for peace? A: Young, was convinced that Muslims and groups like the murderers in Tennessee. Young, believed that Muslims and groups like the Islamic State had been unfairly mimicked in the West. What were their Background? On July 17, the day after a young Muslim man in Tennessee fatally shot five U.S. Servicemen, Young rejoiced, Quoting “Alhamdulillah, the numbers of supporters are growing”. Ms. Treloar (friend) said Young, had converted to Islam in April after being introduced to the religion by college friends. She recalled that Young was drawn to the Quran’s teachings because she believed it had been unchanged since it was first written. She thought the Bible, by contrast, had been translated so much that its original meaning was lost, Ms. Treloar said. The court documents describes...
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... The Power of Literacy He asked me, “Susan can you please read the next two paragraphs?” My nightmare came alive! I swallowed hard saliva thick in my mouth. When I was a little girl, I used to dream about becoming a great dancer. I remember I used to ask my mother to take me to all the dancing contests in town because that was what I loved to do. I loved to dance. I never gave much thought or worry about reading a book. For me, that was absolutely boring. I didn’t care about improving my poor literacy skills. I believed, that a dancer did not need to have good writing or reading skills. At that moment, I was only concern about how I was going become a better dancer. Time went by, as expected, and my dream of being a dancer changed. When I started high school I discovered my passion for numbers and problem solving. The world of mathematics became my new passion. Again, I continued thinking that I didn’t need to have perfect writing and reading skills, until that day. In 10th grade, I was asked by the professor to read two paragraphs in class. As I started reading, I was so nervous that I misread leaders as cheerleaders. All my classmates started laughing at me, including the professor. I could feel my cheeks turning bright red, and my eyes tearing. I just wanted to run out of that place and never come back. That was one of the most embarrassing moments in my life. I still can’t imagine how I confused...
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...Chris heard about a 5-year-old, kindergartener boy who was throwing up from fear of his bullies. Chris said, “It just hit home.” In addition to, he stated, “I remember how I felt when I was getting bullied. It just fired me up. I wanted to change that right then and there. I didn’t want him to go another day, wake up another day, feeling like he didn’t need to go to school.” According to dosomething.org, every day 160,000 students miss school out of fear of being bullied. Chris was well-known around the school, thus he used this to his advantage. One day, he joined the kindergarteners at lunch. After Chris started having lunch with the 5-year-old, the bullies left the kid alone. At an eighth grade boys basketball game in Milwaukee, one cheerleader, Desiree Andrews, was being tormented by some of the students in the stands. The players overheard some of the comments directed toward her and left the court midgame to confront the clique. Desiree has down’s syndrome which commonly involves physical and mental growth problems. “When I heard they were talking about her…it kind of made me mad,” claimed Chase Vazquez. Desiree said that the act was, “sweet, kind, awesome, amazing.” The boys’ coach, David Tolefree, stated that they named the gym, “D’s House” in her honor. He added, “They have really stepped up, almost like they were big brothers to her. It’s good to see.” Standing up to bullies shows that you are likely courageous, action-oriented, assertive, compassionate, and most importantly...
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...my school. She was pretty, outgoing, and every boy at school had a crush on her. She was everything I thought I wanted to be. We were both cheerleaders and got to know one another at cheer camp that summer. We hit it off right away and started spending every day together. There where a couple of other girls in our clique that we hung out with, too. In order to be friends with these girls, I had to break up with my boyfriend who was my first love. They told me that no one was allowed to have a boyfriend, but we could hook up with anyone and everyone. I should have backed away at this point in the relationship, but I was determined I was going to be friends with them and become popular. At the beginning of our friendship, nothing serious happened. We just hung out like normal teenagers do. About mid-way through my freshman year, things started becoming risky and more serious. Stefanie and the two other girls in our clique, Sarah and Lydia, started doing things that I only thought girls did in movies. They began drinking, using drugs, and experimenting with sex. Every day was a party to them. I had made a promise to myself several years earlier that I would not drink alcohol until I was at least out of high school, and that I would never experiment with drugs. I wanted to be a virgin until I was married. My promises were becoming harder and harder to keep while I was hanging out with the popular girls. I began to drink a little, but sex and drugs were out of the question...
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