Status of Atheletes (Marshanna)

            Does the Government think more about the Athletes than other people who don’t play sports and is it good or bad or will it cause problems?

            I think that the government thinks of the Athletes as equal as people because they keep everything in balance between the people who are doing something and should get paid for what they do and can hurt them very badly as just like a regular job an the people who are not Athletes but are still working getting paid for there help and needs like a doctor or a nurse even though some gets paid more than others they get the amount that job is worth. It is good because they’re taking everything in the right direction and keep everything in a valid way to not complain about. And it may cause problems to people who do not agree with what I am saying but others that agree with me then it wont be. 

Do we need sports? (Eyonna)

Americans put a strong emphasis on sports in schools, some people think almost too much. Should we have sports teams in schools or should we get rid of these teams? Why/why not?

Decode: Do schools really need sport teams or should we just throw them all away?

I honestly think schools should have sports because if they talk so much about our generation, if we don’t have sports we probably wont even have any kids in school. There are a lot of kids who are good at sports so you cant really think about how much people think about the sports you have to understand what sports means to the kids. Also if they were to take sports out how were some people going to get their college degrees. While kids are on sports and activities it keeps them off the streets and away from all the drugs. Just think about what will happen if the sports are taken away. There would be so much hell in this world. I would even go crazy because I play almost every sport. Also I just thought about see, some people don’t talk to a lot of people like that, so they have their sport friends/family to communicate with. I don’t have any friends here at school except my volleyball, dance and all the other sports I play friends. Other than that, there really isn’t anybody else. That’s I how feel about if they take sports away

Art & Our Society (Jamelia)

Do you think art plays an important role in our society? What would happen if we no longer had ANY art? What would the world be like? Why do we need art?

Is art an important thing in our world? What would happened if art was lost in our world? What would the world come to? Why do I think we need art.

Yes art to me is and important this in our world. Some people need art for different reasons in their life. If we didn’t have any art in our world anymore the people who loves art would probably be lost. To some people art is their life and art is everything. I personally think that everybody haves on specific thing in their life that expresses how they feel and makes them happy. Just like me, I use writing to express how I feel without talking to someone. Some people don’t like to talk to other people about their problems like me, and without saying it you can write it or draw it  and use art. Using art to express your feelings  you can kind of beat around the bush. You can feel a certain way and draw a picture of how you feel in that way and some people wouldn’t get it and some people will. If we had no art the world wouldn’t come to an end but the people who likes art would probably have a harder life. If you have something that you can use without telling someone something you can just express it on a piece of paper then it would be hard to .

Performance Enhancing Drugs (Gabby)

Performance enhancing is being used more and more by the years and is becoming a habit to some athletes. In my opinion doing drugs on your sport is just cheating on your own passion for it. It’s making it easier for the people who don’t know how to work hard for something or at least upgrade on their own health. I don’t believe that athletes should be allowed to use a drug to make them stronger or faster. Athletes are supposed to be role models for the younger people who look up to them and to their own children as well. By them taking drugs for better performance in their sport it will make the younger children that admire them think the same way and they will start doing the same thing as the athletes. Taking drugs to become faster and stronger isn’t teaching anybody any lessons on how to work hard for what you want in life. Also athletes that take drugs aren’t really doing any good for their own health. Drugs can cause you to get cancer, change of hormones or other serious conditions. Also athletes that take drugs for better performance in their sport are making themselves look selfish by taking the fame away from other athletes that do work hard for what they want without using any drugs. I honestly don’t get what the point of using drugs is on an athlete, if they became what they are it’s because they were willing to give their sweat into it!

Performance Enhancing Drugs (Erick)

1. What do you think about performance enhancing drugs? Should athletes be allowed to take them to be stronger and faster? Why or why not?

What I think about performance enhancing drugs is that it’ is used to make people stronger, faster, and to be in better conditions as well as in good shape. No I do not think athletes should be taking them to become stronger and or faster because its cheating and then you’ll ask yourself where is the real talent if there using drugs for everything. This is why I say our athletes should not take them because then what is the point of having competition if everything is going to be a big lie because there cheating consuming drugs to become better. To me that is just not acceptable and should never at all happen. Also why I say this is because drugs do you no good and as time goes by drugs will end up killing you leaving you with nothing but shame so it is better if you try your best and practice to be good at something then just to take drugs and end up dying years later. So if your reading this then you have been warned and with this I then given my statement of why athletes should not al all for any reason take performance enhancing drugs.

Performance Enhancing Drugs (Adrian)

 I think performance enhancing drugs are pretty dumb is just a cheat to get the body you want without even working hard for it. They can also cause anger and mood swings so it just makes it even worse to take them. I think athletes should not be allowed to take them. The reason I think athletes should not take the drugs is because when a young fan see’s them they want to be just like that so they will end up taking the drugs as well and before they know it there mad and depressed and they might not be able to get off the drug.

 The book I am reading is about this young freshmen in high school and he wants to be the best runner back in the team so he starts to take steroids and when he takes the drug his friends see him change and don’t want to be with him he is getting strong but is loosing friends he also throws a way a girl that he likes and just chooses the drug over her. His friend tells him that he is acting different and he gets mad and just starts punching him and as he is doing that he notices that he is changing and the drug is taking over his body. But he cant get of the drug because he is so addicted to the power and it ends up ruining his friendship.

  So that’s why I don’t think performance drugs are good because they can really mess you up.

Role of Competitors (Alan)

What part do competitors participate in our civilization? Must they be role models? How do fans react when this role models cheat, commit crimes, etc.?

Well one of the roles is that if you want accomplish something you have to work very hard and be careful you don’t get injured or hurt. Like in soccer you have to try your best to be good and always believe in yourself. Like my favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo and I think his a good role model because he might not be the best but he never gives up and tries his best. Well if I ever found out that Cristiano ever committed a crime I would be pretty upset because he looks like a good person but some people say he isn’t because he supposedly is a straight up ball hogger. I’m like I don’t care because at least he is putting a lot of effort in the game. I would never believe he would take steroids and other things to make him faster and stronger in a game. When I first saw a video about him I saw juggling with his feet an orange and that pretty much shows a lot of effort. I think another role he might play is just try to have fun and don’t get stressed in things. Always believe in yourself like in church and in youth group I heard this quote “ everything is possible for the one that believes”.  Like people make fun of me because I don’t know how to play soccer, but I know one day sooner or later that I will be really good in soccer. I hope that day comes, not to be a showoff or anything just that Ima tell or show them it’s true that “ everything is possible for the one that believes” and I’m a believer and I believe that day will come. Like I believe I am be like Cristiano Ronaldo and even become one of the best at soccer or if not at something else. 

Performance Enhancing Drugs (Selena)

I think that performance enhancing drugs are not good, athletes should not take them to be stronger because that is a form of cheating they can use that method for cheating or to be stronger than the other person(s) they re going against with! Well I don’t think athletes play any kind of role model they might just be good at something but me, I really don’t find athletes as important. Unlike other people they are like their heroes I’m just like OH WOW if all they do is throw a ball and that’s it and they are winner number one. Well some athletes should not be role models because some do drugs, cheat, or stuff alike! And if they cheat or something the fans get sad or we get mad at them! Or they could even argue for their favorite athlete… They might say no my athlete won and then the other person might say he won because she cheated and then there you go next thing you know they are fighting! That’s why I am just like ugh sports are just big drama! Our country does care much about sports because there is the chiefs the royals and all of that I remember once I went to the royals game I was alike what in the world is this! I have no idea what they were doing then I asked my friend and he told me everything I was just like wow! We do place athletes over everybody else well not much because I don’t I place singers over every body else I love music! Athletes can cause many problems and many arguments as well!