Amos Decker's Hyperthymesia Syndrome

In the true story based movie and the documentary, the dangers of head injuries in football are laid out for the viewer. Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered the brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE; however, the NFL was in denial about the effects football had on the brain and had on causing CTE. I believe that the NFL’s denial to the accusations were detrimental to many football players and that serious consideration should be taken into the way football is played overall.

“Deadly Hits” by Lauren Tarshis analyzes the topic of concussions. Over 300,000 concussions, or brain injuries, occur each year in sporting events. Ms. Tarshis analyzes 13-year-old Zackery Lystedt, a Tahoma Junior High football player, who suffered a near-fatal concussion while playing football in Seattle, Washington.

Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year with an unrevealed secret. She’s hated by all students because when the summer was coming to an end, she went to a party and called the police. She has to go through judgments and physical bullying ever since. Till she finally tells the world what happened that night and everything changes.

CTE is a disease in the brain that is caused by concussions. There has been a rising fears of this disease in the media lately. This fear has been surrounded by the sport of football. If you play this you are in danger of getting CTE. At least 31% of the people that have this disease have been suicidal at some point (Bonk). People cannot diagnose CTE until an autopsy has taken place, and they diagnose it with Tau protein.

2. An academically and socially struggling 11-year-old female student, Irina, comes to speak with the school counselor, Mrs. Moon, about her increasing awareness of herself as lesbian. Irina’s parents are conservative Catholics and the culture of the school community is likewise politically conservative. She would like to meet in a group with other gay and lesbian students in the school. As a result of the school’s emphasis on the Common Core, group counseling has been eliminated this year. Using an ethical decision-making model, identify what ethical issues exist in this case that a school counselor needs to consider including how to respond to Irina’s request?

May 2, 2012...The day that the National Football League lost one of their former great players due to suicide. His name was Junior Seau. Throughout Mr. Seau’s career he played for plenty of teams. Some of those include: the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, and New England Patriots. Mr. Seau was rewarded for his elite level of play and was named a pro bowl all star for twelve years before he retired in 2009. Shortly after his retirement, three years to be exact, Junior Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun. This greatly affected his fans along with the rest of the NFL. Mostly because the world did not know him as a depressed or mentally ill person. they only saw him happy and playing the sport he loved. Shortly

One wrong move and he’s dead. The goliath of a football player lay there motionless as grasped his head tightly making sure not to move even ever so slightly. The scorching rays of the sun burned at the back off my head as I stayed frozen like statue a simple twitch could cost a life. Although I knew that this was merely a simulation of an on field concussion I had to prove it to myself and my classmates that I was strong enough to spine board this colossal football

A superintendent, Gus Sayer, from South Hadley High School informed the staff and students about the fifteen year old Phoebe Prince's death. However, the small town of South Hadley already knew Phoebe Prince was dead. The message about Phoebe Prince’s death was sent out on Thursday and by Friday there was a student-run candlelight vigil on the school's softball field. Local papers began to say students knew Phoebe Prince was miserable at school. These local papers had horrible headlines such as “Teenager Bullied to Death” and “...Phoebe Prince 15, Suspected of Committing Suicide Because of Bullying”. A student named Becky Brouillard made a statement to an affiliate from NBC regarding text messages and online post. Beckys exact word to the NBC

Clive Wearing was a prolific British musical conductor and producer for BBC. He was a wildly intelligent and successful person. It came as a surprise to himself and his family when unexpectedly suffered a loss of consciousness. The type of memory loss that Clive Wearing has is retrograde and anterograde amnesia. He is unable to retain new memories; he is also unable to unearth past memories to his consciousness as well.

A car door slams. Lydia Bowden takes a deep breath, “You can do this, come on Lydia” she whispers out loud to herself.

Heroes are not always apparent in stories; the common saying “not all heros wear capes” is very true. In everyday life, we see people we might call heros for various reasons- the firefighter who saved the people from a burning building, the police officer who comes just in time before the bank robber escapes with the money, the doctor in the ER who saved a person’s life after a car crash- the acts are all out there. But heroism lies deeper than just insane acts of bravery in other’s eyes, but in the person’s own eyes as well.

High school football is more dangerous, cause of the teen's still developing brains. 4 out of 1000 high school football players sustain season ending injuries, while 8 out of 1000 college players do. The reason for this is cause the college players have better equipment. Kids begin playing at a young age, sometimes at 9 or 10 years old. Repeated hits over time can be devastating, including to the head.

The dangers of single stories are that people don’t actually see the real side of things which can cause violence, self esteem issues, or harassment. This occurs when people believe what they see on the internet or what people tell them. This relates to our project because we wrote all the single stories people have about Africa in the shape of the African continent. We also wrote what the reality is and why these single stories are wrong. We put pictures around Africa to show what it really looks like in real life, not the single story that a lot of people believe. You should look up what you have heard about something, someone, or some place and not assume that is true without knowing that it is. There shouldn’t be enough single stories to fill up the continent of Africa. Try not to believe a single story without attempting to prove it wrong. (Kaeli)

As readers begin to follow Blanche Dubois’ journey throughout A Streetcar Named Desire, they are taken deep into the heart of Louisiana to meet Blanche’s sister’s world in none other than New Orleans. There, they are quickly greeted with southern charm, precious couples, chummy friendships, and unbreakable family ties all teeming with more than just a hint of dark, buried social issues. As readers are taken deeper into Blanche’s experience with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley, readers come face-to-face with sugar coated portrayals of domestic violence, alcoholism, and rape. As A Streetcar Named Desire appears throughout American high schools, it must be debated whether this dicey play should be banned or not. Despite the fact that

Story"Clock Tower" puts you in the shoes of our heroine Jennifer Simpson, a woman who has a brief encounter with an evil creature known as the Scissorman while climbing a cliff. Jennifer manages to escape, accidentally injuring Scissorman in the process, he is now presumed to be dead but is he really? Traumatized by the encounter, Jennifer begins to lose her memories from the experience. She soon meets Helen Maxwell, the second heroine of the game; being a Criminal Psychology Professor, Helen lends a helping hand to Jennifer to get her to remember what went on behind the Clock Tower murders. But it's not long before new victims start dropping like flies, ones that are cut open with huge scissors. Graphics It's a game that was released in