...Jayna Campese Mrs. Higginson LA-4 9 February 2016 [Title] Twenty-two percent of student-athletes at the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future claim to have used or smoked a drug within the past year compared to the average 33% of non-athletes. As well as drugs like marijuana and others, cigarettes and tobacco have also dropped in percentages within the past years. Currently only six percent of women athletes smoke. National Collegiate Athletic Association found that "approximately sixty percent of student-athletes reported that they believe drug testing among student-athletes should continue and that imposing penalties would be fair and appropriate." (NCAA Student-Athlete Substance Use Study: Executive Summary August 2014) Many children believe that sports are harmful and dangerous because of a popular belief. But, many new studies are showing parents the factual side of physical activities and the benefits that come from it. Many children believe that sports are threatening/dangersome because of a popular belief, but many new studies show parents the factual side of physical activities and the benefits that come from it. Studies conducted on sports show that young children who participate in these physical activities are more than likely to have a higher self-esteem. The competitive nature in sports can help the child develop as a person and as an athlete. As well as themselves, children get confidence boosting reinforcement from coaches, parents or other...
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...07/13/12 Dr. Will Project 1 Final Lance Armstrong is a world famous cyclist that has won many races including seven of the famous Tour de France (one of the worlds’ famous cycling races). He has been through many obstacles in his life including having to go through the process of overcoming testicular cancer that had spread to a lot of different parts of his body. He is one of the many lucky people in the world that was able to survive testicular cancer. Armstrong has been a true inspiration to many people in the world and has won a lot of awards. In the past couple years there has been many people debating whether Lance Armstrong deserved all the attention he got and all the prizes because they are saying that he was using drugs the whole time he was racing and that’s the reason he was winning. Ok for paragraph one. 1. Instead of saying cancer that had spread to allot of different parts of his body, why not name them? 2. How is he lucky? What percentages of people survive testicular cancer you should include a reference in there. 3. How does his debate on people claiming to use drugs tie in the paper? In the article, “Lance Armstrong: World Champion Cyclist” by Layne Cameron, the author talks about all the different races Lance Armstrong has been in and how he finally made it to be the world champion in cycling. The author, Layne Cameron, explains how Lance Armstrong had to overcome testicular cancer and how much work and effort he had to put into getting to where he...
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...disappointed a lot of us. Problems: Errors with grammar, and punctuation. Nothing is worse than dealing with a fallen hero. When someone who was highly looked up to and respected is found guilty of cheating, feelings run high. My essay is in response to numerous articles on Lance Armstrong’s use of performance enhancing drugs. In January of 2013, in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. He also admitted to using other illegal methods to win the Tour De France (Stanley). Before his confession he was already stripped of all his medals, won from the Tour De France. He was also banned from competitive professional cycling for life, and was dismissed from his charity organization, Livestrong, founded by him in 1997 (MacLaggan). Who is Lance Armstrong? Lance Armstrong is a well-known biker famous for his major success in the professional cycling world. Lance was born September, 18, 1971. He did his first triathlon at age 16, and joined professional cycling in 1992. He first cycled for the Motorola Professional Cycling Team. In 1996 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that eventually spread to his lungs and brain. However after intense chemotherapy and other treatment, he was announced cancer free in 1997. Lance was the winner of seven consecutive Tour De France titles. Unfortunately he didn’t win them honestly. How does this affect me? Lance Armstrong was on my very short list of heroes and people I looked up to. I...
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...Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Nike Corporate Responsibility Strategy 4 2.1 Employment Aspect 4 2.1.1 Recommendations 5 2.2.1 Recommendations 6 2.3.1 Recommendations 7 2.4 Empowerment Programs 8 2.4.1 Recommendations 8 2.5 Stakeholder-Consumers 9 2.5.1 Recommendations 10 3.0 Conclusion 11 4.0 References 12 1.0 Introduction Nike is a very famous and successful corporation in the world. It is originally founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in January 25, 1964. Nike is a market leader of sportswear and gear and it is also enjoys possessing more than 47% market share around the world. (About Nike - The official corporate website for NIKE, Inc. and its affiliate brands., 2015) Nike’s mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete. According to Bill Bowerman, “If you have a body, you are an athlete”. Besides that, Nike’s corporate responsibility mission is to help the company to achieve profitable and sustainable growth and to protect and enhance the brand and company. Besides that, Nike’s corporation has over 700 shops around the world and it has many offices in 45 countries outside the United States. Most of the factories are located at Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Thailand and etc. Nike produces wide range of sports equipment. The first product which produces by Nike was the track running shoes. Nike was currently made shoes, jerseys, shorts and etc. Nike has recently introduced cricket shoes...
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...family because the abuser is focused on the drug and his or her next high, rather than thinking about spending time with family. If drugs are involved in a family the communication is negative and the mood within siblings is often depressing (livestrong.com, 2011). Families, who live under this type of home environment, tend to pass the same lifestyle to the next generation, and it is prone for the children to repeat the same cycle of drug abuse, lack of communication and interaction with their own family later in life. Drug abuse will affect families, adults, and children relationships. Adult relationships are affected in certain areas such as experiencing sexual abuse, physical abuse and unhappy marriages, often leading to divorce (livestrong, 2011). Children who are involved in a drug abuse environment tolerate suffering,...
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...Infancy and Early Childhood Development Cynthia Miranda PSY 375 July 2, 2012 Dr. Aneta Bhojwani Infancy and Early Childhood Development Every human being begins developing in one way or another, from the moment they come into this world. Development and all its aspects begin in infancy and continue throughout one’s entire lifetime. It is a common belief that infants and young children are influenced by the environment that surrounds them. Cognitive and social aspects of development are shaped and molded at an early age, as well as language, speech, perception, and motor skills. A young child’s life is influenced by parents and family members, which is why they have a significant impact on the child’s development. When a child is old enough to attend school, he or she will also begin to adapt to the atmosphere of the school they are attending and to educational environment in that school; this will in turn affect the child’s cognitive development and social skills. Family Influences When a baby is first born, his or her brain begins to go through developmental changes. During the early stages of childhood, experiences can be split into two categories, experience-expectant and experience-dependent. Expectant experiences are those experiences that are common and somewhat universal experiences, and that most infants go through. Some of these experiences can be, but are not limited to, love from parents or families, perception of surrounding objects, and recognizing...
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...looked up to Lance Armstrong for fighting cancer and winning the Tour De France , but now that he has been caught and his titles have been stripped from the record books only shame is brought towards Armstrong. When the case of Lance Armstrong was released to the public there was a lot of guilt being pushed towards lance for what he has done. Not only did Lance Armstrong win the Tour De France he has overcome the battle of testicular cancer. Lance knew that overcoming cancer was tough, so he decided to make a company called livestrong, and what this company does is it raises money for research to find a cure for cancer. They have raised about 470 million dollars for cancer research. Since the drug scandal people have stopped purchasing Livestrong merchandise, which has lead to the decline in money that is being put towards cancer research,but also now nobody is purchasing Livestrong products, so they have to put a stop to the production of all Livestrong merchandise.(“Hero”) Armstrong has become a major impact bringing more people to a sport that is mainly popular in other nations but does not have a very big name for it in the United States, But now Lance lost close to all of his popularity and fame because of the drug scandal, most people do not look up to him now. Some people would say that he has a psychological problem and others would say he is still one of the best athletes there is. (“Day-to-Day”) According to a CNN article they think that Lance Armstrong will disappear...
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...Recycling Environmental Science October 18, 2012 Abstract This research paper is about the pros and cons of recycling and how it affects our environment in positive and negative ways. The research used for this paper is the most up to date and relevant to the subject. Mandatory recycling is taking place in some communities around the United States and has its benefits and negative effects on the community as well as the environment. The recycling process for Aluminum cans is complex and is beneficial to the environment, although others believe the opposite. There are certain things to look forward to concerning recycling as there are negative impacts. Recycling Pros & Cons Recycling is something some individuals have in mind while others do not worry about the topic too much, but it does have its benefits as well as its negative outcomes. When we recycle it benefits the environment, because there less demand for raw material, which is extracted from the earth. By recycling we can just melt and process the material we already have and use it again and again. We do not have to use it for the same thing we could use the material for other purposes. When aluminum is recycled as well as plastic you receive a CRV back, which is a tax that is charged to the consumer when he or she purchased the product. Not everybody likes to donate money to the government and by taking their aluminum cans and plastic bottles to a recycling center he or she receives in return their money...
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...Infancy Anna Parks PSY/375 7-21-14 Dr. Luster Infancy Every human being begins developing in one way or another, from the moment they come into this world. Development and all its aspects begin in infancy and continue throughout one’s entire lifetime. It is a common belief that infants and young children are influenced by the environment that surrounds them. Cognitive and social aspects of development are shaped and molded at an early age, as well as language, speech, perception, and motor skills. A young child’s life is influenced by parents and family members, which is why they have a significant impact on the child’s development. When a child is old enough to attend school, he or she will also begin to adapt to the atmosphere of the school they are attending and to educational environment in that school; this will in turn affect the child’s cognitive development and social skills. When a baby is first born, his or her brain begins to go through developmental changes. During the early stages of childhood, experiences can be split into two categories, experience-expectant and experience-dependent. Expectant experiences are those experiences that are common and somewhat universal experiences, and that most infants go through. Some of these experiences can be, but are not limited to, love from parents or families, perception of surrounding objects, and recognizing facial expressions (Berger, 2008). Dependent experiences are less universal and are more individualized, and...
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...Nutritional Needs Ad Lisa Berthelot 5/23/16 Nutritional needs for a fetus and embryo When you are eating for two you want to make sure that you are eating the right things. These things are can be but are not limited to folate and folic acid, vitamin D, protein, and Iron. A few ways you can obtain these are through peanut butter, milk, eggs, poultry, meat, and cereal. There are things that could happen to your child if you do not watch what you eat as for as disease and health concerns in general. A few of those concerns could be abnormal brain development, higher risk of diabetes, obesity, heart problems and possible lower IQ. There are always things that can be eaten that are good for you and things that are bad for you. You always want to stay toward the good side of food but if for some reason you were to have to eat bad food you can eat in small quantities. Some of the foods you can eat that are good for you are carrots, eggs, brown rice, and chicken. Some things that you should not eat on a daily basis are overly sweet foods, sushi, or undercooked or raw meats. When I ask people how they prefer to feed their baby, if it is with breast milk or if it is with formula. I also looked up the pros and cons of each to see when I have a baby what I would prefer to do. When looking at breastfeeding the pros to it is that it is always available, the nutrients are perfectly sized for the baby, it helps against SIDS and it can help decrease the risk a baby...
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...To Determine the Effect of an Exercise Regime on Heart Rate and Recovery Time Introduction The events of the cardiac cycle are initiated and controlled by electrical signals generated by two nodes in the heart (Boyle and Senior, 2008). Nodes are specialised tissues strategically placed in the heart that act as nervous and muscle tissue. When nodal tissue contracts, it generates nerve impulses that travel throughout the heart wall (About.com, n.d.). Figure 1 – Cardiac Conduction Yellow Arrows/Aspects = journey of signals Area of Bundle of His/Purkinje Fibres Ventricular Septum Aorta – to the body Pulmonary Artery – to the lungs The location of the cardiac nodes is shown in figure 1. A single heartbeat begins with an electrical signal generated by the sino-atrial node, on the wall of the right atrium. This node is often referred to as the ‘pacemaker’ of the heart (it regulates the heartbeat). This signal spreads over the walls of both atria, causing them to contract and fill the ventricles. Once the ventricle walls have filled, the atrio-ventricular node picks up the signal and directs it down the ventricular septum and onto the bundle of His. From here, the signal spreads throughout the Purkinje fibres in the ventricle walls causing them to contract, pushing the blood out of the pulmonary artery and aorta. (Drugline.ord, n.d.) Heart rate is controlled by the two branches of the autonomic nervous system - the sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic...
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...communication can be conflicting. For instance, when someone we do not know sits beside us and we take a step back or move, we are effectively communicating that, that someone is invading our personal space. ("Life123", 2013). It does not matter what language we speak, when effectively communicating nonverbally is understood in all cultures. Take a smile or a frown for instance, is easy to understand that person’s mood and what they are trying to communicate at the moment. A hand firm handshake, can show self-confidence to the other person when meeting for the first time. A gently touch on the shoulder can show empathy when someone is having an emotional day. A hug can be friendly, comforting or caring, when use with someone you know well. ("Livestrong", 2013). This type of effective nonverbal gestures are received in a positive way, not only by the receiver but also by the sender. It can make personal relationships grow, and it will definitely say a lot about one’s character and how they carry themselves in a positive manner. On the other hand, ineffective nonverbal communication can confuse and often times hurt the other party. Take a simply pointing of fingers for example, is easy to understand when someone is pointing the finger at the other party in a rude manner. Folding your arms, when someone is speaking it shows how the listener is not listening. A raised eyebrow to demonstrate doubt or...
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...Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944, and went on trial for treason in 1956. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labor. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the resistance movement were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by “violence”. Even though the crimes he was unjustly accused of were not necessarily his, Mandela took the blame for them as to protect others he cared and worked with, including his own family. However during his prison sentence, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew and grew. He became widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a hopeful symbol of resistance as the anti-government movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom. Mandela also spent much time during his 27-year imprisonment contemplating how to reform and repair the fractured country he wanted to love so much. Mandela was released from Robben Island Prison Facility on February 11, 1990. Not hours after his release, he plunged himself whole-heartedly into his life's work, focusing to reach the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. To me, this illustrates pure dedication and devotion, especially after so many years in prison for a crime you did...
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...Human Nutrition A term that is used to encompass nutrient recommendations produced by the National Academy of Sciences and the Food and Nutrition Board is called Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI). DRI is also a common term for a guideline of reference values used to assess and plan a healthy individual’s nutrient intake (Wardlaw et. al., 2011, p. 60-61). During a consecutive three-day period, protein intakes, carbohydrate intakes, lipid intakes, macronutrient intake ranges, fiber intake ranges, and dietary modifications are recorded and analyzed in iProfile. Recorded Protein, Carbohydrate, and Lipid Intakes. Macronutrients are substances needed for growth, metabolism, and for other body functions. Macronutrients are nutrients that provide calories or energy (Gary R. 1998) Good day mam, i noticed you graded me a zero in the week one game quiz. I was only added to the class a day before the start date and i did not have access to the class until the first day of class, so i managed and rush to get all my assignments done that same day. Infact i did the game quiz test at the laptop room downstairs during our 30minute break in class just becuase i wanted to get things done then only to find out i got a zero for it. Please may i request to take the game again because i really do not like losing marks. Protein, Carbohydrate, & Lipid Foods In my recorded daily intake, the foods consumed that provided the proteins consisted of: the baked fish fillets, hard boiled eggs,...
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...Hannah Farelli Block 4 Mr. Zigerelli Grammar/Composition 6 March 2014 Persuasive Essay Does coffee help improve one’s performance in school or at the workplace? According to several sources, such as the makers of the infamous Livestrong brand and researchers at Mayo Clinic, it does. Caffeine not only aids in motivating one to wake up faster but also spurs cognitive performance, improve memory, and concentration. Combatting fatigue from rising early in the morning, coffee also helps improve alertness as well. The caffeine in coffee has proven successful at improving both selective and sustained attention. A study done by the ISIC gathered two test groups. One group was habitual coffee drinkers; those who consume coffee on a regular basis as a part of their daily diet. The latter group, the non-coffee drinkers, was those who do not utilize coffee in a consistent diet. In those who habitually consumed coffee, the dosage of caffeine needed to increase performance levels was 400mg. In the non-habitual consumers, the dose was 200mg. These test subjects proved that caffeine consumption helped deter sleep inertia, therefore decreasing the amount of mistakes or accidents in the workplace. Sleep inertia is characterized by grogginess and lack of motor dexterity and is the usual cause of one desiring to return to sleep upon awakening (ISIC, 2004). Furthermore, the positive effects of caffeine can be found in attentive performance. ESFA, a selective group of scientists, reviewed...
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