An Elon English 110 Project
My life as an athlete started when I was four years old with the fall soccer season of 2002. Shortly after my first three months as a youth athlete I had another two skills under my belt. My first tri-season athletic year followed soccer with basketball in the winter, which then concluded with baseball in […]
Read More →It’s true that many Americans recognize marijuana as a drug with the potential to become legalized on a federal level, but most of these people don’t see the potential of marijuana from an economic standpoint. There are currently some states in the US where legal marijuana is sold by legitimate businesses, thus generating an unprecedented […]
Read More →Schedule 1 narcotics include heroin, LSD, ecstasy, bath salts, and marijuana. Notable drugs amongst Schedule 2 narcotics include methamphetamine and oxycodone. Alcohol, which causes almost 90,000 deaths annually, and tobacco, which causes more than 480,000 deaths annually, are both legal substances available to the public with no more restriction than the taxes put on them. […]
Read More →Many people know it is a scientifically proven fact that by being outside and being active, anyone’s mood is instantly uplifted. But what about people who suffer from alcohol or substance abuse? Although outdoor adventure therapy focuses on many areas of improvements that range from helping cancer survivors to at-risk kids, it has a certain […]
Read More →Practicing mindfulness meditation should be a daily requirement for all k-12 students and faculty. The reason for this is because the benefits one receives from the continued practice of this technique are applicable to an abundance of situations and conflicts one may face throughout their life. I began practicing mindfulness meditation during my first semester […]
Read More →Meditation should be a required daily practice for students K-12. The practice of mindfulness meditation has recently become an interest of study for researchers. The research has confirmed that many benefits come from the practice of meditating. These benefits include improved attention spans which help reduce symptoms of ADHD, a decline in anxiety and depression, […]
Read More →Many believe that acknowledging a child’s participation with an award is a good thing, but not necessarily realistic. Typically, giving children a trophy isn’t representative of them making it to all the practices and games or giving effort or improving, but rewarding them for having a parent capable of registering them. However, I believe […]
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