High School Debate Tournament Case Study

Conflict is inevitable in any personal relationship or among members of any group. While we encounter many types of conflict in our lifetime, we often look for ways to avoid conflict. So, why do we run away from dealing with our conflict? It is often because many of us fear the conflict will escalate into a situation we will not be able to sustain. “As conflicts escalate, they go through certain incremental transformations. Although these transformations occur separately on each side, they affect the conflict as a whole because they are usually mirrored by the other side. As a result of these transformations, the conflict is intensified in ways that are sometimes exceedingly difficult to undo” (Pruitt, and Kim 89). We

SHREVEPORT, La. – A day after finding out he was the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week, junior Chris Zapata of the Centenary Gents baseball team was selected for this week’s D3Baseball.com Team of the Week, released Tuesday, March 6, the fourth edition of the list in 2017.

It’s shaping up to be a trying year for the NCAA as two former athletes have come forward in the past week and filed a class action lawsuit against them for “academic fraud in its members schools’ athletic programs.” While some think this couldn’t get worse, from the numerous unacknowledged complaints from over the last century, a large number of the student athletes on the receiving end of less than stellar educations were African-American student athletes—especially in revenue-producing sports like basketball and football.

Student Learning Outcome #6 "Engage in reasoned civic discourse while recognizing the distinctions among opinions, fact, and inferences" supported with my Summaries Essay.

The Olympic Games are recognized globally by billions of people. This event is the biggest sporting event not only because it comes once every four years, but also because the world’s best athletes come together to compete for world fame and glory. Hosting the games seems like an honor for most people, however there is numerous risks involved

Contention 1: The NCAA’s games and tournaments bring in revenue and requires students to miss school.

The night of March 20, 2010, certainly went down as one to remember for thousands of Shelby Valley High School basketball fans. Shelby Valley High School, located in Pike County near Lexington, Kentucky, was easily the underdog in Kentucky’s 2010 boys basketball state tournament. Facing Ballard, a school three times its size from Louisville, was a daunting task for Shelby Valley, whose total school enrollment was less than 600 students (Fields). However, the Shelby Valley players and fans didn’t let fear get in the way of their goal. Nearly two-thirds of the 15,048 fans in attendance that night supported Shelby Valley, despite a four-hour drive from Lexington (Press). The Shelby Valley Wildcats, whose fans

One of the most sweltering level headed discussions in the games world is regardless of whether school competitors ought to get a cut of the income

An argument can be made that because of these restrictions and a desire to keep things “pure”, meaning do not allow the allure of incentives like money or gifts to influence decisions by prospective student-athletes and their parents, this has created a black market for the type of corrupt behavior exhibited by students, their parents, coaches, school officials, advisors, and corporations. This prohibition has forced what could be seen as just compensation for the athletics performed or finder’s fees by representatives of school athletic programs to be viewed in a negative light.

Throughout this 2016-2017 year in my English 11 class; we have focused on formal debates with informed opinions

•The students are debating •what class should we get extra of •because the school would like to know our opinion The Owen J Roberts School district is considering adding additional classes to benefit students in a various subject area. The students will try to persuade the school to choose the subject we think will benefit students the most. Thesis-

Hurdball is a new fitness game, taking the world by storm! The game is a mix between Netball, hula hooping, hurdles (hence the name!), soccer and basketball. The game is aimed at children aged from 12-19. It can be played on a netball court or a basketball court. Hurdball improves your fitness and your sense of self. In this article, I will be taking about Hurdball, its fitness components, how it improves your fitness and sense of self.

ELA-writing Argumentative Essay Adrian Hernandez 14# DUE: Jan./16/2018 Should Santa Ana Open Its Schools Gates ? plan Reason Positive kids play more Negative destruction of school property Positive kids unsupervised SOURCES1)https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268979180_School_playground_Its_impact_on_chil https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2013/109841/ 2)https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268979180_School_playground_Its_impact_on_children's_learning_and_development 3)www.freeragekids.com INTRO PARAGRAPH Hook -News/Anecdote/ Question/Quote “Girls (and boys) just wanna have fun,” Cyndi Lauper once sang.

The bang of the head, the crack of the bone, the tear of a muscle, are all things that high school athletes put themselves at risks for. Every time a high school athlete steps foot on a field, rink, or court they put themself in a risky situation. Although the risk may be there, athletes achieve many valuable lessons throughout high school sports. The valuable lessons promote self-confidence, socialization and team spirit, as well as decreases stress. While playing sports, athletes are at excessive risks of being injured. Although high school athletes have a risk of being injured, the benefits of high school sports programs outweighs the physical risk because of its benefits to teenagers mental health, benefits to teenagers physical health,

The experience accumulated during national debate contests will help me to organise debate games in Karl Popper, World Schools Styles and Policy formats, during curricular and extracurricular activities in UWC