Sunday, November 16, 2014

https://newsela.com/articles/lebron-championship/id/5766/




                               Summary
Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavs in 2010 for the Miami Heat to win 2 championships. Now he is back to hopefully lead the Cavs to their first championship in franchise history.


Response
I think Lebron James made the right decision going back home.  At the end of the day, home is everything and LeBron chose to go back home to Cleveland. He got what he wanted by winning two NBA championships. Now that he is back in Cleveland, the Eastern Conference is a little more balanced making the conference championship up for grabs. Now lets see what Lebron has to bring to the table

Sunday, October 19, 2014


https://newsela.com/articles/heatstroke-students/id/5513/

Summary

High school sports are trying to prevent the number of heat related deaths that have happened to players that play in the heat. To do this, schools must make new rules and be more responsible so student athletes do not lose their life at a young age.

Response



           I think that the effort to avoid heat related deaths in high school sports is great. I just believe that this issue should be happening in not only in high school, but at the collegiate level and professional level. I would like to see more efforts to see the situation spread through college and professional. These deaths might not happen as often in these areas, but it is still possible to happen.

            This article is related to history because it explains the amount of deaths that have occurred over a certain amount of years. The article is related to biology because it talks about the different types of injuries and goes into little detail about concussions. 

Monday, September 29, 2014

https://newsela.com/articles/football-kidney/id/5301/


                Chris Kemoeatu, a former professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had his career cut short after he was told he needed a kidney transplant. Luckily, his brother that played professional football for the Baltimore Ravens, Ma'ake Kemoeatu, was able to provide him with a new kidney. Now the conversation was brought competitiveness into there lives even after there playing years. But in the end, it's all about brotherly love.
   



             Response




                I believe that this decision by Ma'ake to end his career for his brother was a good thing.. After drinking for a while and then becoming adolescent, it can cause damaging to the kidney which will result in kidney failure. The kidney helps the body filter and remove toxic waste. If you have kidney failure, then your body can not dispose the waste which could lead to diseases and infections in the body. If Chris had not gotten the kidney transplant, he would be at high risk of death which  most likely lead to his retirement.


              The reason my there were jokes being told about Chris have a Baltimore Raven kidney is because of the history of the Ravens and Steelers. Since the Baltimore Ravens have entered the National Football League, they have been big rivals with the Steelers. So when you hear jokes about Chris and Ma'ake supposing to be rivals because of there respective teams, it is because of the long witted rivalry of the two teams.