The National Hockey league (NHL) has seen many concussions in its players in recent years. It is an injury that has ended the careers of many great players and its side effects plague many others afterwards. In this paper I aim to outline the effects that concussions can have on the player‚ such as headaches‚ nausea‚ amnesia and depression. Also‚ I will look at some of the causes of concussions in the NHL and some possible solutions to eliminate the problem. Some of the causes I will look include
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the player refused‚ coaches and media would often question the athlete’s toughness. However through scientific research in recent years‚ concussions have become far more serious and even have long term implications. One prime example is former Philadelphia Eagle safety Andre Waters. A defensive back known for his hard hitting‚ Waters said he quit counting concussions after his fifteenth. Four years ago‚ at age 44‚ Waters committed suicide. After Waters ’ suicide‚
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Hedy Lamar changed the way the world will work forever. Very few people know who she is‚ but countless numbers of people in the modern world use her creation. She was the brains behind the machine that gave us wifi. It has impacted numerous people’s lives in multiple ways. Wifi is the invention that has changed my life in more ways than any other. The first reason wifi is the invention that I believe altered my life the greatest‚ is that it keeps people from arriving at the wrong place. More specifically
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Maria Tropiano BA 2196 Section 021Professor Teresa Gill Cirillo Writing Assignment #5: Philanthropic Project About Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia Maria’s Boutiques Philadelphia is a collection of five consignment boutiques located in various locations in the Philadelphia area. This consignment business employs over 210 people and continues to grow on a national scale with more boutiques scheduled to open in several major American cities such as Los Angeles‚ Chicago‚ and New York. It also plans
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“Doctor” Julius Erving Julius Winfield Erving II‚ more commonly known as Dr. J‚ revolutionized the game of basketball with his ability to jump and play above the rim. During his career‚ he won three NBA championships and is the fifth highest scorer in NBA history with just over thirty thousand points. Julius Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and was also named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time team. Over the course of his life‚ Dr. J loved to play the game of basketball
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never saw a ghost. She ended up going on a search for her own ghost story in the most haunted place in America‚ Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. “Nearly 60 paranormal investigation teams explore the site each year‚ seeking evidence of ghosts within.” (Margee Kerr‚ October 31‚ 2015‚ on Page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: My Philadelphia Ghost Story.) Kerr was very competent with the organization and structure of her article; she my undivided attention when she wrote‚ “Standing
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Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic originated on July of 1793 and was one of the most significant American diseases in history. Yellow fever is known to be a contagious disease and at times transpired in mild provinces. Even though the first eruptions commenced along the coast and central of South America. It is proclaimed that Western Africa was the place where this disease primarily affected the people living there and later on spread to other regions. Not only does yellow fever contaminate humans
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Despite their different views of the government and the economy‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were two great leaders in United States history. Throughout their political lives‚ they never stopped debating and representing what they believed in. People disagreeing with the government and the government’s different views on issues led to the rise of political parties in the 1790’s. Thomas Jefferson spoke out in the early 90’s with a strict interpretation of the Constitution and his views
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My community project is on how to become a United States citizen. I chose this because I wanted to know how to become a U.S citizen and because U.S citizenship is very important in the United States. In order to become a U.S citizen you have to either be a resident for five years or you fill out an application. So there are two ways to become a United States citizen. The way you can get your citizenship is if you get your residency card‚ you must wait a period of five years to get an
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Dear Charles Pinckney‚ It has come to my attention that we have opposing views on many of the topics discussed at the Constitutional Convention. Representation‚ counting slaves for taxation and representation‚ federal control of taxes on imports‚ and the federal governments control on trade are just some of the topics we have yet to see eye to eye on. I would like to focus on one specific issue and bring to your attention the flaws in you system. I would like to explain why I feel that my system
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