childhood obesity by trying to encourage children to be more active. The mission of NFL Play 60 is “To make the next generation of youth the most active and healthy‚” (www.nfl.com/play60) which is an awesome cause because children are encouraged by professional athletes to get out and play‚ and the lucky ones get to participate with the athletes. Programs such as these are great‚ but it is not possible for them to reach out to every single kid and change the bad habits that most have. The only way to
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Adam A Bentley English Comp. I Professor Singer January 31‚ 2012 Persuasive Essay‚ I’d Rather Smoke Than Kiss In times like today‚ people have mixed views on smoking and on the effects it has on the human body. Most people who smoke‚ feel that non-smokers are against them‚ and believe in the myths that are portrayed by cigarette companies. They do not realize how addictive cigarettes are‚ and end up stuck with the burden. I feel that her entire article is truly opinionated and biased about
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Persuasive Essay Laziness in America By Greg Hill Comp 2 America today is a very lazy place; people have become too accustomed to their ways and will not even consider what it is doing to them. Everyone constantly praises our wonderful technology; what they don’t realize is what our tech has done to us. As we depend more and more on gadgets to do things for us we lose ourselves to apathy and our personal interests completely forgetting the common good. When it becomes so easy to satisfy our
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NFL Drafts are always an exciting time. So many predictions‚ so much expert analysis‚ so much time‚ money‚ and energy all spent on one goal: To decide which players will have success in the NFL. An enormous amount of hard work goes into drafting a single player. Teams spend countless hours‚ days‚ months‚ and even years trying to figure out which prospects have the greatest potential to find success. The NFL Draft consists of 7 rounds of all the rounds the first round is the most hyped and anticipated
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There is just something about the enjoyment of watching sports in the most comfortable clothes you can find better than anything else. Watching sports has been mans favorite past time for years. A true sports fan can enjoy everything about the game. From the watching to the pre-show to the after game celebration. There is nothing that is not cherished about watching the game. Not only do you get to watch your favorite sport but you get to eat your favorite foods too. Who does not
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The Easy Way Out: Steroids in Professional Sports Today Throughout the history of athletics‚ accomplishments were greatly valued because of the time and effort put into achieving a goal. Whether it be catching a ball or holding a world record‚ accomplishments are a form of greatness. However‚ what we once considered an achievement‚ isn’t held with the same prestige today. In recent years‚ it has become far too easy to achieve and surpass greatness with the use of steroids. Steroids are illegal
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Carolyn Gaudioso 2-13-12 Dr. Vericker: English 211 Persuasive Essay School Budget Cuts Do More Harm Than Good Due to the financial crisis there have been many changes made to government programs to reduce costs and help with debt. Many of these cuts are happening statewide‚ in America’s public schools. The first programs that are being cut are the art programs‚ and the excuse is that the core classes are more important. The argument is that children need to be more focused on test scores
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Essay #2 Agreeing or Disagreeing Essay How to Change Americans Eating Habits Because of fast food chains in America‚ when we feel the urge for an easy meal‚ Americans‚ in general‚ immediately look to the fast food nation for a quick suppression to their hunger. Because we live in a time-is-money society the most efficient means of hunger satisfaction is the almighty drive-through. Corporations spend billions of dollars advertising to enhance sales of their products. With American catching on
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Persuasive Paper Hawk BCOM/275 January 13‚ 2011 Danielle Chavez Persuasive Paper One major concern throughout the United States‚ is teenage pregnancy. Let’s face it‚ there is nothing we can do to eliminate this huge problem amongst us. However‚ there are many ways we can reduce the statistics of teenage pregnancy. One great solution we‚ as a country‚ can promote‚ is to allow condoms to be issued within high schools. Although there are many concerns and questions to allow this act
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Persuasive Essay : Many people would be happy and satisfied if they were in a relationship with money and fame. Doesn’t that seem like the perfect life? Everyone begins to think that in life that’s all that matters‚ and that’s all they need‚ nothing could be better. Society dictates our morals‚ feelings‚ the way we do things and try’s to tell us certain things we do are wrong and we need to do them the way they feel necessary. Our generations to come will have no clue what the meaning of a true‚
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