America is filled with sports and there is most certainly a sports culture wherever you are in America. Wherever you are there is some sports team that the locals cherish and consumes time, conversation as well as being something they are truly passionate about. More than not that sport is football. Football is the most popular sport in America, generating the most money and publicity. Yet there is one fault to the sport that may lead to its downfall, and that is concussions. Concussions have been prevalent in football for as long as it has existed solely due to how the sport is played. But as research has evolved concussions are taken more seriously than ever and for good reason.

Concussions are life threatening and have ruined the lives of numerous football players during and after their playing careers. Yet, kids still want to become football players year after year. So the question is presented of why concussions have long-term effects? Everyone knows the effects short-term and how they are caused. For as long as football has been played people knew it was an extreme contact sport that could cause a plentiful of injuries including ones to the head. But no one realized the long term effects of those injuries. The long term effects of a concussion can be just as deadly as the short term. This study done by cornell shows the deadliness of concussions.This is because of the long term trauma is does to the brain. America has witnessed some of its most beloved football players fall victim to this. It can lead to cancers, suicide, and crippling in many instances.

The solution to this issue is vital. The NFL was covering up this issue for too long and was a detriment to many people’s lives. The NFL has made many great strides towards the solution of this issue but they need to do more. The tests and protocol for the suspicion and detection of a concussions are great steps but concussions are still prevalent and being detected at rates not much lower than before. A study done by John Hopkins stated that the hippocampus a region of the brain responsible for memory is hindered significantly in retired NFL players. This means that due to the head trauma in football football players are falling victim to brain dysfunctions later in life.

Then the question must be presented: is it worth it to play football? And if yes, at what cost? This question becomes a very complex one to answer. A lot of the time passion overpowers all of these points against playing football. If the NFL does not change the way the game is played or find a way to better protect players heads, the participation in football will drop. In this article it says that with the recent trend in youth participation in football, that in 10 years 33% less kids will be involved in youth football.

If the NFL does not make a change their business will be in jeopardy and for good reason. Concussions are an extremely serious issue and must continue to be researched by the NFL until the long term effects of these injuries are nonexistent.

This is a topic that has been well debated in the sports world for the past few years, concussions. We have seen many former football players lead troubling lives past retirement and a lot of this is believed to have been a result of concussions. A concussion according to this article is when the head receives a blow or is hit in a way that rattles the brain and causes damage to it. There can be damage to the cells or can severely damage parts of the brain depending on the severity of the concussion. It can end up being very traumatic as the person may never be the same again, and in some rare cases the swelling of the brain after a concussion is so bad that death is a result.

But the most debated concussion topic is related to football. The most profitable sport in America has a very big issue and that is concussion. After numerous league rule changes they now think that they have the best way to keep players safe. There used to be no rules on such matters and led to numerous concussions league wide and eventual brain trauma that could last their entire lives. The long last effects of these concussions can be huge and last some people’s entire lives and in some cases lead to death and suicide. But how can this be prevented?

The league has taken great steps toward this but more has to be done. In this article by the NFL it explains many of the new concussion based rules. If someone is suspected to having a concussion they should immediately be removed for the entire game no question, and taken to the locker room for tests. Players are put back into the game if they may or may not have a concussion from some quick tests, which is ridiculous. Multiple concussions can lead to serious brain issues and if they happen close in time to each other the results can be exponentially worse. Explained by these doctors here the results are not to be taken lightly. Also, the helmets should be more protective. With modern technology there is no reason a helmet that is more concussion proof cannot be made. The NFL can most certainly afford it and should invest in it.

The results of concussions in football are monstrous and can be decreased if the right actions take place. The NFL has taken some great steps in the right direction but they need to do more. Concussions are too serious to be taken lightly and until they are completely eliminated they should be doing everything in their power to try and stop them. 

As we all go through college the amount of hours we sleep daily will most likely decrease considerably. Due to the combination of schoolwork, partying, going to class and the million other things that go into a college students daily activities sleep doesn’t always find a way to make the cut. But how important is it? It is one of the most important things you can do all day, because if you don’t sleep your entire day can be ruined. In this government article it explains the various reasons of why sleep is so important.

For one with a good night’s sleep you can function efficiently throughout the entire day. Without sleep someone will be groggy, cranky, and in the end just tired. Being tired you can not perform your best work because all you’re thinking about is sleeping. Your brain needs the sleep to perform well, without it you will not be at your peak level. Another reason is that it’s healthy for the brain to sleep. While sleeping you are preparing for the next day, as your brain rests and gets enough energy and power to get you through an entire new day. If someone is sleep deficient their brain does not work properly in many aspects including decision making, controlling your emotions as well as behaviors.

Yet, in some ways I can see that sleep is not that important. It is believed that Albert Einstein one of the greatest minds of all-time barely slept. In his biography it is stated he slept from 1-3 hours a night tops. This because he felt sleep was wasted time when he could be making ground breaking discoveries to change the world and sleeping is just in the way. For most people this would not be possible but Albert Einstein was one in a life time. He had a mind like no other and could perform on basically no sleep and perform considerably better than any other mind ever. It is truly remarkable, he may be the exception but there also may be people out there that if they slept so little their brain would act in a different amazing way. Most people would never try because of the research disproving this, but when someone like Albert Einstein did it, maybe it’s worth a shot.

In all sports there is someone’s technique that is regarded as “perfect”. Whether it be the perfect running technique or perfect throwing motion at all of the right degrees it is possible to perfect these things. Except for one sport, golf. Due to golf’s complex motion of swinging a heavy metal club at a small ball and cannot be swung too hard or soft makes it impossible to perfect. In this article it talks about how Ben Hogan one of the greatest golfers of all time had the closest recorded swing to perfection. But, even he did not hit a great shot every time which is an impossible feat to complete.

The only thing that can hit the perfect golf shot every single time are robots like these. These robots hit the

the perfect golf shot every single time using a circular swing path with no acute angles, something no human could achieve due to our limbs. As I said before Ben Hogan is the closest thing to a perfect golf swing recorded and his is only believed to be 75% with 25% of flawed or wasted motion involved in his swing.

Even Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus believed to be the best 2 players of all-time in the world of golf don’t even achieve close to the perfect swing. But how are they so amazing without an amazing swing? This is due to golf being a sport where if you practice your one technique enough it can be nearly perfected. It may not be pretty and maybe it shouldn’t work but if someone is to put the time in and effort it can be a consistent and reliable swing. A man named Jim Furyk has made millions of dollars in golf with one of the ugliest swings on the professional tour. How is this possible? It’s possible due to the amount of time and effort he puts in to make it the best swing it can possibly be.

And that is what golf is, a game of imperfection. So, when the question is asked: Is there a perfect golf swing? The answer is no, but that doesn’t mean someone can’t create their own unique swing that ends up being perfect for them.

The old adage that “laughter is the best medicine”, is one that we have all heard and most of us including myself accepted this as true. But is it really true? In theory this seems plausible at least to me. Due to the reasoning that most people laugh when they are happy, consequently happiness seems to be linked with laughing. And being happy seems like something that could definitely be the best medicine someone could have, everyone feels better when they are happier. But does the science back up this saying?

From the research that I have gone through the majority says that in fact laughter is the best medicine for multiple reasons. One, that laughter relaxes the entire body. From what I have experienced this completely makes sense. When I am laughing and having a good time I completely forget about the troubles in my life, let go and enjoy the moment. That is true relaxation, and through laughing I can achieve this. I feel that a medicine is something that calms you, and makes you feel better a result of laughing. In the article I found here stating the other two reasons which were: that laughter increases the immune system. This going along with the relaxation aspect because when you are laughing your stress is decreased and the immune system receives a boost.

The next reason is that laughter releases endorphins that make us feel good. This can temporarily cover up pain and releases chemicals that make us feel a certain way that we cannot describe. After looking at these reasons I myself can attest to them having these effects on me and would have to agree that laughter is the great medicine. Although I don’t think I would agree it is the “best” medicine. In this article they oppose the belief that laughter is the best medicine even though they do agree it is very helpful with many things. There are other medicines doctors have created that are truly extraordinary and cannot be compared to laughing logically. Laughter is very important and great but being called the best medicine is an overstatement.

Football is a sport that involves cheating, drugs, and an immense amount of violence, yet it is the number one grossing sport in America. But why? Or a better question of how? With the first sentence I wrote nobody would ever believe that football could be so entertaining and captivate us for entire weekends during the fall and winter months, yet it does.

With over 100 million people watching the last Super Bowl, this sport is no fluke but a masterpiece to capture America’s interest every year. The combination of companionship and pure testosterone associated with the sport makes it a man’s dream of a sport. American football has thirty two teams and everybody has one that this their favorite. This makes it so much fun for people because they live and die with this team Eric Simons says here. He says that when someone’s personal team wins a game it gives them an emotional high that carries onto to the next week of a Sunday or Saturday for college football fans. This is a day that people can not wait for. For example, all throughout the year even when football season is over ESPN has a show called NFL Live airing every single day.

NFL live is a show that highlights the recent NFL news and gives opinion from analysts and past players. The shows even receives very good ratings when there is no football for another six months solely due to the anticipation and excitement that surrounds everything to do with football. I even catch myself watching it from time to time and have to tell myself that football should be irrelevant right now, but it isn’t. Football never seems to be irrelevant and as the pro football season is starting this weekend and the college season started just this past weekend excitement is at an all-time high for this football season. April Dembrosky writes that the violence is one of the main reasons we are drawn to this odd sport. She writes in this article about the violence of the sport and that as Americans if we know there can be no harm to us it entices us to watch and see what happens. Just as this specific school that we all go to loves football so much and packs the stadium for every single home game as it is an amazing experience.

In this NFL article about game attendance it talks about attendance in recent years at NFL games and it can clearly be seen the uptick in attendance in the recent years.  This picture also describes this by showing since 1950 the huge increase in people in attendance at football games.

In the end, there are a few different reasons why Americans love football so much, and with all of these factors combined comes out the number one sport in America. Football is a sport tailored perfectly too its audience and Americans were the perfect audience to this sport making it the number one sport in America.

Hey everybody my name is Mitchell Korzen and I am from Montville, New Jersey. I am very excited for this class even though most of science does not excite me. It seems like a very interesting approach to a class and I am excited to take on the challenge. That is what college is and even if science does not excite me I hope to get many different skills out of this class.

To answer the question of why I am not a science major, this has multiple answers for me. First off, golf is my passion. I am in the Professional Golf Management program here and that is what my major is and what I am most passionate about. I love golf, everything about it and am beyond excited to be able to work in the industry of golf after I graduate.

Nothing against science I am just not very interested in it. Golf captures my attention and interest much more than science does. Also to mention that I did not perform very well in science throughout my high school career. I know the hard work and focus it takes to major in science. Golf is my passion and due to that reason science could not be my major. It is where I am most of the time if I am not hanging out with friends, in class or studying.

This is a picture of my favorite golf course that I have ever played located 10 minutes from where I live. I truly loved coming here every single time I did. This is Ballyowen golf course and where  me and my friends have played countless number of times and shared so many great  memories.  You can see the website for the golf course here.