Food for Thought

OUTLINE Sports: Destruction or Safety         I.   Practicing sports owns various recompenses and disadvantages that fall into many domains, two of them are economic and social.       II.    A. To begin with, sports can be a good and a bad thing when it comes to the economy, for it might cause corruption on a hand and enhance the economy of a country on another. 1.        defining corruption in general 2.        showing how football is affected by corruption 3.        explaining how FIFA lies, and how it’s accused of corruption 4.        emphasizing on the importance of sports when it comes to the economy of the country 5.        explaining how sports developed the economy in both Germany and the United States B.  Besides that, the social p...

Sports: A Necessity to Existence “That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.” This quote portrays that sports tend to teach players how to keep going on and not yielding when standing against any hindrance and that arming players with self-confidence to tackle any obstacle is the main goal of sports. One can’t ignore the countless benefits of sports. In fact, sports carry with it numerous benefits of sports such as strengthening the friendship among people and nations, improving one’s health, and improving self-esteem. To begin with, strengthening the friendship among people and nations is one of the advantages of sports. To start with, playing with other players as a team is a must in sports. By playing together, they tend to reinforce the bonds between them and to play as one player in the field, they will be playing as different bodies and mind but one heartbeat. Players’ closest friends are those who they’ve met through ...

Who to Blame?  “Practicing sports which can be fully advantageous may not turn out to be so if it doesn’t serve its goals of keeping our bodies healthy and promoting feelings of friendliness, cooperation and peace”, is a quote alluding the drawbacks and dangers of drifting from the main objectives at which sports aim. Sports have not only advantages, but also downsides that are just impactful, but rarely regarded. These drawbacks fall into the physical, financial, and psychological domains. To begin with, whether one is a well-trained athlete or a weekend warrior , one is prone to some serious dangers and injuries, threatening his or her physical wellbeing. For all their rare athletic gifts, athletes are people too. Their dynamic talents and hard-earned opportunities do not guarantee long-term success. Tears, strains, concussions, shin splints, joint dislocations, and misalignments are just a few of the most common sports damages they face. For instance, the 2007 NBA Rooki...

A Clown at Midnight A clown is funny in a circus ring, but what would be one’s reaction after opening the door at midnight when all of a sudden some unfamiliar guest awaits there? It was a Friday night when my friends and I planned for a trip to a town not so far from where we lived. Our purpose was to surprise my friend Gareth since his birthday was close. However, my friends and I suggested that we should hire someone to entertain us and make Gareth’s birthday a day he won't forget. At first, we thought to hire a magician for the job, but then we thought of a clown who only brings joy to his clients. I contacted a man named Nick who knew an entertaining clown and hired one that was able to show at twelve. The party we planned for started at 12:00 pm, we came up with some activities and waited for the clown to show up. Hours and minutes passed, but no sign of the clown. My friends and Gareth were disappointed and decided to end the party and return to...

Self-Confidence : Tool of Survival  “Human beings experience a variety of emotions, yet they often deal with their problems differently.” This quote implies that people face innumerable experiences which trigger numerous reactions. For instance, by the time one might give up and surrender when facing a certain calamity, someone else would be armed with self-confidence and determination to overcome any hardship.  Self-confidence is an essential cornerstone in one’s life since it aids him to surmount his adversities and calamities of any sort, strengthens him against discrimination and mockery, and equips him with the courage to never surrender. To begin with , one of the main reasons why self-confidence is vital in one’s life is that it helps him combating all his hardships and hindrances. To illustrate , Colonel Sanders (1890-1980), whose father died at age of 5, quit the school at age 16 and lost about 4 jobs at age 17. His wife left him and took their baby at the ag...

Superstition: A Pretentious Haven “Astrology is a disease, not a science. It’s a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans tend to value it”. This quote asserts and alludes that superstitions are a worldwide phenomenon. People in every nation have their own reasons behind believing in superstitions. Becoming superstitious is due to various reasons such as cultural heritage, fear of taking responsibility, and lack of scientific reasoning. To start with, some people believe in superstitions because they consider them part of their cultural heritage. For example, the superstition of burning one after his death in India is considered part of the Indian traditions, this is why it is respected and applied there. Another example is covering the mirrors during funerals. This death custom dates back centuries and has a firm place in some Jewish, Catholic, and other homes when someone they love passes away. Older theories suggest that pe...

Superstitions: Comforting Lies        “Astrology is a disease, not a science. It’s a tree under the shadow of which all superstitions thrive. Only fools and charlatans tend to value it.” This quote asserts and alludes that superstitions are a worldwide phenomenon. People in every nation have their own reasons behind believing in superstitions. Becoming superstitious is due to the cultural heritage, fear of taking responsibilities and lack of scientific reasoning.        To start with, people believe in superstitions because of cultural heritage as they are part of their culture. People tend to believe in those ideas even if they were superstitious, just because they are part of their traditions. For instance, a mother tells her daughter that opening an umbrella inside the house causes the death of someone, the daughter believes it and then tells it to her daughter, like that this superstition is kept alive and passed f...

A Day to Remember       “Man lives in a world of surmise, of mystery, of uncertainties.” This quote alludes on how common enigmas are in one’s life for he or she can’t fathom and decode them entirely without having doubts. Puzzles can be developed when one experiences odd incidents that make them question their existence like a ghost encounter or plenty of other paranormal phenomena. I am still haunted daily and scarred from the accident that is carved in my brain giving me nightmares that remind me of the day I almost died.       Last summer, on a hot sunny day, my father thought it was a good idea to go swimming in the lake beside our house. When I got out of the front door, I felt the breeze throughout my spine giving me chills for the whole day. People usually say that a swim in this lake would freshen you up and clear your mind from worries and concerns but I’d say otherwise. Every time I go into this lake, the feeling of c...

A Spine-Chilling Experience     “Most people face horrible experiences in their lives” this quote alludes that horrible experiences and encounters are a normal phenomenon in one’s life. In the modern day, it is hard to say what is real and what is not, with “monsters” such as vampires, werewolves, and zombies being used for mere entertainment. However, my encounter with the ghost is as real as it can get.         It was the 21 st of July, my friends and I were cleaning a backyard for extra money. All of a sudden, there was a creaking sound accompanied by a chill down my spine, a big, dark, mysterious door appears out of thin air. We were a bunch of reckless kids, so we, of course, had to not mind our own business and dig our own graves, it was decided that we enter the door and see where it leads. Me, being the sane one in the group voted not to. After being laughed at hysterically, I was more in than anyone else, fearing my rep...

1.Title “The Fortunate Hit” 2.Problem Being unprepared and not psyched up before our basketball matches 3. S ettings Time: during the weekend, Friday Place: school, coffee shop, town’s park 4.Characters Emma, Stephanie, Mia, Victoria, Jasmine and I 5.Major Events -Emma shot in the wrong basket -having no trainer, no suitable outfits and no slogan -lacking self-confidence and teamwork -Mia broke her leg -revealing Jasmine’s hidden talent -everything turned out to be better 6.Solution finding a new coach and improving in our matches The Fortunate Hit “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” This quote asserts and alludes that sports do not make one’s personality, actually, sports unfold one’s charisma, the way in which one behaves on the field, during practice, and while competing against other competitors would give one a good glimpse of his/her personality which is alre...

Superstitions: A Spine-Chilling Place             “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.” This quote implies and asserts that science cannot solve the mystery of nature that is because, in the latest analysis, human beings themselves are a part of that mystery. Mystery school, or in other words, superstitions are not just some type of mind trip, but they are the science of tomorrow. The biggest gap in one’s life is what one knows and doesn’t know. Life is a mystery, faith works like a riddle. No one really knows what lies behind the voices with no bodies. Life is an image without a frame or depth, it’s an unsolved enigma waiting to be discovered and deciphered well into people’s minds. People tend to embrace such beliefs due to innumerable reasons. The major reason behind believing in superstitions is considering them as part of cultural heritage, having an illusion of control of an uncertain world, and...

Outline TITLE A Bladder-Emptying Experience PROBLEM trying the creepy legend SETTING (TIME & PLACE) TIME: October 31 st at 12:00 am PLACE: Idiotville’s Graveyard    CHARACTERS DALAA ( the author ) GEMMA JASON CHERYL Major events meeting at Thornhill going trick or treating heading to graveyard sitting on the chairs getting frightened running from one chair to another and getting possessed by the ghosts SOLUTION seeking help from the officer announcing the death of Gemma, Cheryl, and Jason the chairs remaining a mystery for everyone in Idiotville A Bladder-Emptying Experience           “It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.” This quote asserts that the hidden secrets within mysteries are the reason behind people’s ...