gym term paper

Thomas Kim

Gym Term Paper

Overuse is one of the most common factors that cause a dramatic increase of injuries in the pediatric and adolescent athlete. As more children are becoming involved in organized and recreational athletics, the incidence of overuse injuries is increasing. Many children are participating in sports year-round and sometimes on multiple teams simultaneously. This overtraining can lead to burnout, which may have a detrimental effect on the child participating in sports as a lifelong healthy activity (pediatrics.org).

Many factors play a role in bringing about the phenomenon of overuse. One contributing factor to overuse is overtraining. Overtraining may be brought about by parental pressure to compete and succeed. Parents like to see their child compete and be competitive within the athletic environment. In order to meet these demands, parents place their children in multiple sports teams. This often gives the “child no room to breath,” and causes physical deprivation and begins the overuse process (sportsillustrated.com). Physical injuries are related to physical stress. Physical stress and psychosocial stress and recovery are important in relation to illness. Individual monitoring of stress and recovery can help many athletes from preventing injuries and illness. Another contributing factor to overuse is personal effort. If the individual taking part in the activity practices in excess and causes their own burnout, then they experiences symptoms such as “chronic muscle or joint pain, personality changes, elevated resting heart rate, decreased sport performance, fatigue, lack of enthusiasm about practice or competition, or difficulty completing ordinary activities” (aap.org).

Overuse can be prevented in many ways. As the old saying goes, “too much of a good thing can be harmful,” especially when it comes to children playing sports. As more children and adolescents participate in organized and recreational sports, pediatricians are seeing an increasing number of children and adolescents with overuse injuries caused by too much training and not enough rest. In the effort to combats these overuse injuries, physicians and pediatricians suggest that children and adolescents manage their time, and take “breaks” between their physical tasks. One study from the www.aap.org website showed that, young athletes limit training in one sport to no more than five days a week, with at least one day off from any organized physical activity. It also showed that in addition, athletes should take time off from one sport for two to three months each year. Taking a break from a sport allows injuries to heal and the opportunity to work on strength training and conditioning to reduce the risk of future injuries. It also helps kids take a psychological break, which is necessary to avoid burnout, or overtraining syndrome (aap.org). And lastly, in a final way to prevent overuse injuries, while still moderating the child or adolescents love for sports is to get them to try a new sport. A scientist from www.cleveland.com suggests kids play a variety of different sports, and to not play the sport all year. He says, “limiting the number of hours a week playing the sport, stretching and cross-training also will help avoid overuse injuries” (cleveland.com).

Overuse is a detrimental injury if not monitored frequently and careful. The effects of overuse can lead to a decline in the physical condition of an athlete, as well as decrease their skill level in the sport. But most importantly, overuse can turn off an athlete to the sport they may have loved, before they got the injury by training too hard, for too long. All training should be done with moderation, and proper rest should be taken. Studies, such as the one from www.aap.org, suggest certain times and hours in which an individual should rest while performing a physical activity. If these guidelines are followed and proper care is taken, there is no reason for child and adolescent athletes to suffer from overuse.

Works Cited

1. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/6/1242.full

2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/04/06/youthsports.untilithurts/index.html

3. http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/june07injuries.htm

4. http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/07/to_avoid_overuse_injuries_youn.html

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Thomas Kim

Question 1

1. Elderly portion of spending has gone up and children percentage of social welfare spending has gone down.

2. Rising elderly population from the babies of the baby boom. Shrinking amount of children due to the leveling off of the sharp hike in baby population due to the baby boom. In 1940-1960, post WWII era the baby boom was prevalent. People began to have babies because men were away at war for a very long time.

3. The two factors in b that has affected the changing distribution of government benefits is the fact that the elderly are becoming more involved with interest groups such as the AARP, and pressuring Congress to give these benefits to them. Another factor is that the children can’t vote for their spending, so they don’t have as much of a say.

Question 2

1. Equal protection. In Brown v. Board of Ed., the separate but equal standard for education was shut down, and the members of the Little Rock 9 were pioneers in integrating schools. This case was significant because it allowed for integration in public schools.

2. Due process. Miranda v. Arizona, Miranda made incriminating statements and was not offered an attorney. While in jail, he brushed up on his law, and asked for a rehearing. He was not given a fair trial because he was not made aware of his rights. This case was significant because it established Miranda rights, which prevent you giving incriminating statements, and provides a lawyer for you if you can’t get your own.

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In the poem, The Fish, written by Elizabeth Bishop, a man catches a large fish. This fish is scarred by the many experiences it has overcome. Seeing the fish, the man feels a sense of triumph and joy. However, as the man begins to look over his own boat and sees the scars and the battering his rented boat has been through, he decides to let the fish go. The man lets the fish go, because he too understands the hardships the fish has been through. The man allows the fish to live the rest of its life – he knows it is a life that is well deserved by the fish.

The break of lines contributes to this poems effectiveness. Throughout the poem Bishop breaks lines at certain points to place individual emphasis on each phrase. Take line 1 for example – “I caught a tremendous fish.” Not only does the placement of this sentence as the first sentence of the poem place emphasis on the fact that a fish has been caught, but the ending of the line at “fish” causes the reader to take a break. In this brief pause there is a void that is then filled with thoughts on that first line. This technique is employed throughout the poem. Next, the use of the end-stop technique shows where Bishop wanted to place more importance. This end-stop technique means more than just a break in a line. A break in the sentence and moving it to the next line provides a softer and lighter toned transition. The use of a period to end a line brings a sharp halt to the line. It allows for more meditation on the line. An example is line 5 and line 6 – “He didn’t fight. He hadn’t fought at all.” Not only do these two lines focus on the same thought (one that shows the passiveness of the great fish), but these two lines now hold a heavier weight through use of this technique. Bishop makes the point clear that the fish was calm with use of the first period. However, through the repetition of the technique, and repeating the same meaning, the thought is made crystalline.

Various allusions toward Christ have been made throughout this poem.

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Some observers indicate that political parties are not essential to the operation and functioning of government in the United States. However, political parties have provided great advantages to the functioning of government in the United States. While providing the American people with choices in how they want their government run, political parties also prevent one party’s ideology from completely dominating over a country’s whole government.

Political parties spark the interest of the American people in government. By providing specific platforms for many issues, each political party draws support from citizens who place their values on similar ideals. Due to this reason, two main political parties have developed: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party have both grown to encompass values that differ from one another. The Democratic Party takes on more liberal views when approaching an issue and the Republican Party takes on a more conservative view when approaching an issue. Most Americans find themselves able to take a stance on an approach they would like to have to solve an issue. In 2008, Senator Obama and Senator McCain ran for the position of America’s next president. As Senator Obama was nominated as the Democratic candidate and appealed to an audience of lower income and middle class groups, Senator McCain was nominated as the Republican candidate and appealed to an audience of more wealthy and affluent groups. Both candidates presented how they would take on the problems facing America. This difference in the candidates’ methods allowed for the American people to take a side. Due to his objectives, and his appeal to the middle class (which makes up the majority of America’s population), Senator Obama was elected as president in 2008. Political parties have allowed the American citizens to voice their opinions and assist the functioning of government in the United States.

Political parties provide a balance of power in government. As political parties gain power from the people, disregarding the wants of the people can quickly cause discontent and arousal from

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Some observers indicate that political parties are not essential to the operation and functioning of government in the United States. However, political parties have provided great advantages to the function of government in the United States. While providing the American people choices in how they want their government run, political parties also prevent one party’s ideology from completely dominating another party’s ideologies.