Protobowl Term Papers

Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked by Henry Jenkins is stating that the public’s perceptions of video games are not close to the reality of what the research is actually showing. There are many misconceptions about video games that range from video games being a boys only club to blaming youth violence on the types of games children are allowed to play. Jenkins tries to show that eight of these myths are actually that, myths.

On February 28, 2005, I experienced one of the most exciting events that anyone could ever experience – winning a State Championship. The day my soccer team made history is a day I’ll never forget. However it is not just that day we won the title, but the whole experience of the preceding season that got us there. From start to finish, my team’s 2004-2005 season taught me that the platitude is true. You can do anything you set your mind to.

I waited weary in anticipation of what name would break out of the happy-go-lucky collegiate cheerleader’s boisterous mouth as he was announcing the two lucky 2017 National Cheerleading Association All Americans out of all 4 Belton cheer squads. I replay this moment in my most vivid dreams, feeling the excitement of the halcyon moment grow greater and greater as the nerves and emotions grew stronger and stronger. A moment as imperative as this showed me in the most transparent way that hard, continuous work and growth pays off in many more ways than one.

In third grade I began my first official Sheridan sports team. I was now officially making my way to becoming a general; before that I didn’t have any idea of what being a “general” meant. At the time I was attending Thornville elementary and the majority of my friends at my school were just as pumped as I, for our first practice on the field beside the infamous Sheridan Middle school. The first few weeks of practice taught me nothing I wanted was going to be easily attainable, these coaches expected more out of me than I had ever been accustomed to. The bar they set for us each day pushed us to new heights we had only dreamed of.

In 2016, more than ever, the team was committed to and had one goal of winning. One of our biggest rivals was St. John’s College High School (SJCHS). My doubles partner and I played the last match of the WCAC championships against SJCHS. During the season, SJCHS was one of the hardest competitors we faced but walking onto the court on the final day of championships, my partner and I knew we would fight and win. After 45 minutes, I hit an ace and we won the match that put us in the lead to win the championships. October 30, 2016 was the single most exciting and overwhelming day for the team all season. Everyone’s hard work paid off.

The reasons for challenging opinions and beliefs about the world are numerous. One reason, for example, is that when people holding different views engage in discussion, the opportunity to sharpen critical thinking skills is created, which are essential for every area of life. However, it’s not within the scope of this blog series to delineate every reason, just to cover what I believe to be the most imperative.

In middle school, athletics were not my forte, and my commitment to music and my long commute to and from school prevented me from joining many varsity teams at Lisgar. Nonetheless, I began participating in intramurals in Grade 9, and found a niche of my own in the Lisgar Athletic Council, which I joined in Grade 10. For the last two years, I have advised the Sports Council heads, while also scorekeeping for and participating in intramural tournaments, as well as pursuing athletic goals outside the school.

We were not expected to be in this position after starting the season with two wins and six losses. With the bases loaded, I stepped into the batter’s box for my second at bat in the 2017 PA District 2 AAAA High School Championship game. Our opponent was stacked with three prospective Division 1 pitchers. I was nervous to say the least, but then my “moment” arrived. I saw my pitch, and launched a bases clearing triple that added to a lead that would eventually produce a victory for my team. We moved on through the playoffs, and eventually landed at Medlar field in State College, where we delivered our first baseball State Championship in school history.

During this positivity mission, one of the most memorable moments occurred at the Niagara LSC Championships. A few newer faces joined us this year, which was a perfect opportunity to get to know some of the swimmers in other levels. Following one of the new swimmer’s races, I turned to him on the bench and complimented his excellent race. I will never forget the smile looking back at me when he asked in disbelief, “You know my name and you watched me?”. My answer was simple, “Of course, you are my teammate”.

Throughout the season we had some big defeats from the tougher schools, however I was able to maintain our team’s morale throughout our wins and losses. And Fundraising. Oh boy those were tough. This year was very different from the previous with the new restrictions. However this brought out our teams creativity. These new obstacles brought pushed our team to think out of the box and work together in effort to raise money for the team.

Weeks before the first race, I was named to the varsity team. I remained a varsity racer from seventh grade continuing into my senior year. I was undefeated in section three which led me to be crowned section three overall champion in 2017 (junior year).

The red curtains open to reveal a blinding bright spotlight and a packed arena. Getting to the National Championship an immense amount of preparation. We had two minutes in front of the judges. We put our hands in the middle of our circle. For the last time of the season, we chanted “LHS cheer!”, and then we were off. The crowd was silent with anticipation. The routine felt like second nature and we ended up doing well. We made it to finals and ultimately took fourth place in the nation. It the first time in five years that our team had placed. It was a long journey getting to this point.

Our next NHS inductee is an excellent volleyball player. Her volleyball skill has graced CLS. She has deep relationship with volleyball; she participated in club volleyball, beach volleyball, and has work experience in Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball, as coaching kids on how to play volleyball. Although she was being involved in so many extra curricula’s, she has maintained a high grade point average. She received numerous recognitions and awards, such as gold presidential award, high achiever award, volleyball regional champion, CLS varsity volleyball MVP and many others. I am honored to announce our next inductee, Jacqueline

For TJ DECA students, the District competition is both an exciting and hectic experience, as they must look and perform their best against hundreds of others aiming for the same goal: State. “Before the competition I felt nervous; this was my first year competing and I didn’t know exactly what to expect,” mentioned State qualifier and senior Brandon Griffith. Griffith further explained that he combated his anxiety by preparing for his performance. He described, “I set myself up for success by going to workshops [seminars at districts that provided helpful advice for

As technology moves forward, there is more information that needs to be preserved and carried on to the future besides books, websites, and databases. Just like technology changes so does culture where values, beliefs, and behaviors of a community continue to grow. The past few decades, videogames and online videos is subject that has grown to be part of many cultures. Some organizations do not believe that videogames and online videos are not part of valuable culture development that is worth being archived and to not want to participate in the process. The purpose of this paper is to argue that videogames and online videos need to be archived to represent the change within our culture. This point will be demonstrated with three articles.