For those who are not hockey fans, the stereotype is generally that hockey players fight each other for fun. This is not the case. Fighting within hockey has a very strict time and place for when it is considered acceptable by players and coaches. Former NHL player Ken Hammond described fighting as “a form of social control that has a moderating effect on the potentially serious unsanctioned violent acts between players”. Unsanctioned violent acts (a play that is deemed irresponsible and dangerous in a hockey game) come by way of striking an opponent with a hockey stick, or nasty attacks on an opponent such as hitting a player when he is not looking or from behind.
Should Fighting be Allowed in Professional Sports? Introductory paragraph. Violence has its pros and cons in a professional sport. Violence could ruin a young players hockey career or confidence. But violence is what most fans come for, the action, blood and fists flying.
In Document A, ‘The Numbers’, it clearly shows that by the end of February, there were only 8,000 soldiers at Valley Forge, half of them ill. An army of 4,000 healthy soldiers, the rest ill, fighting off a strong army of tens of thousands of healthy, well fed soldiers has terrible odds for the Patriots. Yes, the British lost the war, but at the time, no one knew that! France ended up helping, but they knew that in April. Odds of the odds turning to my favor are slim, like one out of a million. If I'm smart, I'd already be out of Valley Forge.
But among the supposedly injury-free remainder, the Purdue researchers believe tens of thousands of athletes routinely suffer serious brain injuries from high-impact collisions intrinsic to the game. When it comes to concussions there are three different grades. Grade one is simply remove from activity and examine immediately and if okay may return if no symptoms reoccur within 20 minutes. Then you move to grade two which is remove from activity and do not let the athlete to return. Athlete may return after a full week with no symptoms showing.
Unemployment rate among veterans are high and jobs elusive. SUMMARY Veterans Day is here and thousands of men and woman who served in the military celebrated this annual event jobless. An article found in the Dayton Daily newspaper (Sunday November 11, 2012, pages A1, A4) stated that 10 percent of veterans are unemployed which is well over the national average of 7.9 percent. This article gives examples of several recently discharge veterans and their struggle to find and keep meaningful employment, especially for single parents. Lawmakers are also working on legislation to certify veterans in their military skill set that will accommodate civilian certification requirements.
But with all sports comes injury and football is as bad as it gets. The most prevalent injury that’s changing the game of football is to the head. Concussions have become common to football players but they can be directly linked to permanent brain damage. It isn’t new that football causes concussions but after recent studies that reveal how dangerous these brain injuries are, the media has put pressure on the NFL and how they can change this ongoing issue. There is not much that can be done to a sport like football to make it safer but something has to change in order to stop permanent brain damage for its players.
Although the players may be supporting the coach’s actions, most are calling for their heads…and possibly for good reason. These acts are not only premeditated, but they are malicious and create a bullying environment that is already dangerous for the players. Paying people to harm others is not legal in our society no matter what the circumstances may be. The only exception to this would be boxing or UFC matches, but even then, there are not bonuses for ripping off an arm, leg or ear. Should there be legal ramifications to those involved in bounty programs?
The government knew that Al Qaeda was hiding Bin Laden, yet it still took those two months to get troops into Afghanistan and still they only sent 14,000. Bush and his associates tried to say that there were weapons of mass destruction all over the place and to this day not one has been
The FMLA to be included, Firstly, an employee must work for a company that has at least 50 employees working with in a 75-mile radius. Employees of smaller companies are simply not entitled to any time off - unless a state statute so provides. Second, the employee must have worked for the employer for 12 months, and have worked at least 1250 hours in the past 12 months. In other words, many part-time employees and those newly hired are not protected by this statute. A "key employee" (salaried, exempt, and among the top 10% highest paid employees within 75 miles), receives no FMLA protection at all.
Reflecting on SiCKO Mark Karasin Rutgers University March 15, 2013 I was about 8 years old when it took three fractures within six months for me to realize that I do not have a future as an Olympic gymnast. The fortunate aspect of that experience was that my family did not pay for the x-rays, pins or casting of my brittle bones. Growing up in what used to be Soviet Union, and now a small Eastern European country called Lithuania, we did not have to pay for healthcare. And while many public services were free, the government owned system did have some major underlying flaws. Perhaps the biggest shortcoming was that there was no incentive for performance.