Persuasive Essay About Martial Arts

In 1983, Raymond Carver introduced his short story “Cathedral” to the public. The first-person narrative takes place within the narrator’s home, where his wife is waiting upon the arrival of her blind friend Robert. The narrator, however, becomes more concerned about how Robert’s visit will affect him rather than enjoy the situation. Once Robert arrives, the narrator tries to understand the blind man, but he is unaware of what tasks Robert is capable of performing due to the narrator’s inability to “see”. In time, Robert shows the narrator the difference between looking and seeing through illustrations of a cathedral, drawn by the narrator with his eyes closed. “Cathedral’s” narrator exposes readers to anti-heroic views

America’s baseball diamonds, soccer fields, hockey rinks, and basketball courts have never been so busy with children. The number of kids involved in an organized sport is not what is so groundbreaking. It’s the way in which children are playing or how their parents are arranging for them to play that may be cause for concern (Ferguson). Much controversy surrounds youth sports with the biggest disagreements coming over parental involvement and the intensity of play. Although there are many benefits for team participation, there is a growing fear that the negatives are starting to outweigh the positives.

What do you think makes people better at the activity that they are doing such as constantly improving their agility and strength? Dance should be considered a sport. First, dancers put in as much stamina and sweat that football players do. Also, you are still competing against other companies for the win so it is still competitive. Lastly, it helps your agility as well as any other sport and gets you in good shape, again, like any other sport. Here is some proof.

Being an athletes is one of the best-paid jobs on Earth. Being that they are paid so much the cost for the consumer is very high. The prices of tickets and sports memorabilia have been steadily rising over the years. The average ticket prices for the NHL, MLB, NBA and NFL all rose 5% to 10% this year, according to Jon Greenberg, executive editor of Team Marketing Report. (Mihoces).

Over 7,500 animals are killed in zoos because they are deemed surplus, as stated by Liz Tyson an animals rights activist. This giraffe in particular sparked a huge controversy. HIs name was Marius, he was homed at the Copenhagen Zoo and was 2 years old when the staff killed him with a bolt gun. Marius was then dissected and fed to lions in front of ongoing zoo goers. What got people fuming is that he was a healthy, young giraffe. Therefore I believe the killing of Marius should not be justified.

I’ve never been the type to have been interested in our basketball team, any other sports offered at my school, or even gym classes. During my time in middle school through high school, our basketball team was very important to my district. That isn’t saying that these parts of nearly every school district, aren’t important. I’m a firm believer that regardless of the importance of these classes, a student can always learn a valuable lesson from these. There, of course, would be people that would disagree with my decision but if I was in charge of my district, I would cut funding to sports, and gym courses. I choose sports and gym classes because the amount of children that sign up for spots is lower today in my district. The number of participates

With NFL Players kneeling everywhere and soldiers feeling unappreciated, our country is in shock. It all started by a player named Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, in 2016. This event persuaded numerous NFL players to continue this process. One by one, players all over the league began to protest to call attention to the issues of "racial inequalities and police brutality". With mixed reviews of this protest, I believe that kneeling during the National Anthem of the United States of America is disrespectful because it is abrasive, selfish, and hurtful. Also, I am not sure that all of those protesting in this manner know the true meaning of our national anthem or the flag that represents our freedom.

Imagine the adrenaline one receives when getting prepared to fight in a boxing match. They strut to the mat and can hear the crowd vigorously yelling and screaming. The bell rings and the two begin punching. One severe punch is thrown at the opponent’s head and the person immediately falls to the mat. The crowd goes wild and the coaches and trainers all run out to the mat to check on the man down. The person gets back up and will try to fight until a victory is resolved. However, this particular match, the same person is hit once again and falls down. The match is over and the winner is announced. Doctors check the athlete and it appears as if he is speechless. Minutes pass and finally they can get a response. He does not remember

Dogfighting is not a fun thing to see or hear about it’s also very illegal so why do it ?

The MMA community has been shocked recently with the news regarding usage of IV fluids for rehydration. The UFC’s new anti-doping program, led by USADA, has announced that the use of IV fluids as a rapid rehydration technique will be banned starting October of this year. Numerous MMA fighters are starting to express their concerns regarding this new policy stating various health and safety reasons.

Did you know that gymnastic classes are 150-300 dollars a month? I suppose that gymnastic places should lower the price for their classes since gyms seem to raise the prices because a lot of people are practicing there. I believe people won’t go there because it is too much money, also people learn neat tricks. Gymnastics provide a great opportunity for many children.If prices were lowered people could more easily afford gymnastic classes.

68% of students do not attend gym class. Studies show that this 68% of students academic scores are lower than the other 32% of students who do attend gym class. Kids should be required to take at least 60 minutes of gym everyday. Gym is a class where students exercise and learn new techniques about taking care of themselves in life health wise. Gym helps students perform better in school because, it helps test better, behavior in class, and social skills.

The school system is far too strict; students are not even able to play any contact sports other than football as well as wrestling. Contact sports can actually be really good for someone's physical being as well as encourage physical health. These sports can also build self esteem and self confidence. One could even develop a lot of new friends. These are just a few reasons schools should start allowing more contact sports to be played.

Taking a deeper look into sports, more goes into training and preparation than meets the eye. To become great at anything, it takes hard work, sacrifice, and dedication. This is especially true of sports. It takes more than just raw talent to become the best at something. But becoming the best comes with many skeptics, and it raises the question; is the ability of that athlete pure talent, hard work, and dedication, or is there more to it? People are always looking for an edge over their opponent, this might lead to the use of supplements that borderline illegal, but can possibly squeak by and not be traceable. The readily availability and the expectations to excellent can pressure high school athletes into using performance-enhancing drugs or supplements.

Organized youth sports are extremely popular among youth and their families, with approximately 45 million children and adolescent participating in the US. There are many characteristics children can develop while playing youth sports such as confidence, self-esteem, leadership, respect, independence, assertiveness, and conflict resolution. Competition can help kids learn more, improve faster and reach a higher level of excellence than they would be able to without the ongoing challenge. Competitive sports can help keep kids active and health as they grow, and other distractions increase that may lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. People argue that it can destroy self-esteem and lead to resentment. Programs and coaches overemphasizing