What Matters Final Presentation

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I just read an article called Heading of a Problem from Lacrosse Magizine Online and it talked about the change of the shape of lacrosse head from the light bulb shape to more of a origanal traiangle shape. They are doing this becuase with the new shape of heads now it is hard for defenders to strip the ball beauce the ball get cuaght at the bottom of the head. They are trying to make it more of a challenge for attackmen and middies to get by D-poles.

This relates to me beucase I play lacrosse a lot and have gotten used the the heads. I've been playing since 5th grade and now as a Freshman in High School i have gotten used to the end and to think that they will change in 2010 scares me. I love the offset of the newer heads and the pinch of them that just come in stock. Hearing that all of that is going to change is not good. Hopfully for me and all of the other lacrosse players this new idea will fall threw and it wont happen.

This relates to the world becuase lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S right now and it's Canada's National sport and the word that the heads are changing is going to shock everone. Hopefully lacrosse will spread the Eroupe becuase then it will be huge. Most people are going to be a little angry with the NCAA leage managers becuase of the head modifications becuase they like they way it is now. I know I do

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I recently read an article called Fight Hunger While Learning Vocab and it talked about a website that had you define a word givin and for every word you get right 20 grains of rice are donated for the United Nations World Food Program. You can go on the website but dont think you can answer all of the questions becuase some are very complicated. Others are designed for kids and just ordinary adults so that its not impossible to contribute food and feel good about yourself.

I think that this a great idea and this gets everyone involved in helping the world. If people do this then they have a good feeling that they helped someone today. Even if the only get 2 questions right they still helped. This is a great idea and I think other people should do this and then maybe we could feed all of the needy. This is just a little step to ending world hunger but maybe ever one will do this on little step and make it into a flight of stairs, this is just what the world needs to show how easy it could be if everyone contributed to end world hunger.

This relates to the world beucase it helps the worlds staving people. This will help a bunch of people if everyone helps. Also im sure that in other parts of the world they have similar types of things that riase money or collect food for the hungry.

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I rencently read an article called Consequences for missed practices in the ESPN lacrosse forums. It was a womens lacrosse coach asking about what they should do when there players dont come to practice and how they should make them want to come instead of getting punished.

I have not missed a practice without being unaccused but some of my team mates have and usually they miss the game that is coming up or get their playing time cut. If they start and miss practice they dont start. It really depends on how many practices they miss and when they miss it. If they miss practice on a day where you just play games, like after a win on a By week then they shouldnt be punished. If the individual misses multiple practices and doesnt have an excusse then they should be benched or the coach should make the whole team run or something to get it through there heads that missing practice is not good and everyone will be punished. If they miss a practice before the game then they definatly shouldnt play becuase they wont know the plays and they will just mess things up.

This relates to the world becuase im sure new time coaches or even old expericenced coaches are still having trouble dealing with players missing practice. The coaches should ask the players what would make them not miss practice and then work together off of that. Most coaches are the same in that they all want to win but sometimes if a great player does wrong they will bench them just for an example to the rest of the team and it doesnt matter which sport it is.

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I recently read an article called Skier alive after burial in avalanche a skier is alive after being burried by an avalanche at Zimmerman Lake and Montgomery Pass Trail, west of Fort Collins. he was burried for 10 min before his friends dug him out. He was dug out at around 3:30 and hospitalized.This is just one of the many miracles that happen everyday. There have been stories of avalanche survivors and lucklie this one ended good. He was also lucky he was only burried for 10 min.

This relates to me becuase I cant imagine being burried under snow but I can imagine how good it would feel to save someone that is. I would like to someday save someone or many people like that because helping other out makes me feel good about myself.

This relates to the world becuase avalanches happen a lot and miracales like this. Others are worse but they still are miracles. Hopefully the unlucky people are saved in time like this one.