*States act to help high school athletes avoid heat stroke, and other bad injuries.*

          This article is about the heat, and other things, effecting the athletes in a negative way, such as heat stroke, and other injuries. It's becoming a very serious issue, especially with school starting earlier and earlier, so the athletes are having to become used to the heat. Not just the heat though, there is also overuse of joints and muscles for athletes in certain sports. These athletes are supposed to take break, to let everything rest for a while, but with parents and coaches pushing them harder, it can be more difficult. Mark Hyman, a sports journalist, is quoted saying, "before, when kids played sports, and they knew their elbow or knee hurt, they stopped playing. With adult involvement, parents and coaches have been the ones to push them beyond physical limits."

          I think this is a good article, with solid points. Athletes are expected to push themselves farther than they should have to. They are expected to practice and practice, even if it means they hurt themselves. They have to practice in every weather condition, and its not good for them. Athletes need breaks from practicing, especially if its hot outside.

In some states, the difference between poor and very poor is a big problem.

          This article is about how the richest states have the highest population of very poor people. States like Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts are examples of these rich states. Although they have have low percentages of poverty, a high percentage of those poor people, are deeply poor. In 2013, a poor family was a family of 4 living off of $23,550 a year, and a deeply poor family, was a family of 4 living off of only $12,000. Most researchers believe this is because the people are living in bad communities, or because the government is working on giving them money instead of finding them a job.

          I think this article has many good points. There are lots of people in poverty, and lots of people in deep poverty. I agree that it does probably have to do with a bad environment, and the fact that instead of helping people get jobs, the government is just paying them. Yes, the money given is helping at the time, but its not go to have as much of an effect in the future. They need to help these people find homes, and make money of their own, too. They cant have people relying on the government to live, its not good for either parties.

*U.S. and Britain sending troops to combat Ebola in West Africa.*

          This article is about the U.S. and Britain sending troops to West Africa to fight against the Ebola outbreak. Ebola is deadly to 50-80 percent of the people who get it, and it has killed more than 2,000 people since it was detected in March. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) about 152 of the doctors and workers, in Liberia alone, have come down with Ebola, and 79 of them have died. The WHO is quoted saying, "When patients are turned away at Ebola centers, they have no choice but to return home to their communities and homes," meaning that they leave, and spread it even more. They have been opening new treatment centers to control the spread of the disease, but every time the open one, it fills up almost immediately.

          I think that its great that they are sending people to help out with the Ebola out break. Britain and America have more resources than West Africa, and its good that they're helping. I hope they are taking the right precautions against it when letting these doctors and others back into their countries. Ebola is a serious disease, and spreading it even further wouldn't be a good thing. I'm happy they are helping though, and this is a great article.

Native Americans go viral with web protest of celebrities in war bonnets.

      This article is about Native Americans being offended by celebrities, and other nonnative people, wearing the Native American head dresses. The native Americans are using social media to express their frustration at the situation. Native American journalist Vincent Schilling is quoted saying "For decades, the only voice we had was to go out and hold up a sign and say we're frustrated. But now, for the first time, the native voice is being heard on social media." They're not only using this to express their frustration, but their anger, about the Native American misappropriation going on in the world. They are happy about finally being heard in the world.

       I do agree with the Native Americans. They have every right to be angry about the misrepresentation in society. According to the article, the feathers of the head dress were to be earned. Earned through fighting, or by chiefs protecting their people. They were also worn on special occasions. People running around in them for no special reason, is rude.

*College recruiters take social media behavior seriously.*

      This article is about coaches using social media as a factor for college scholarships. They believe that how the recruits act on social media should be taken into account, so they can see who they really are. Rules regarding contact between the coaches and their recruits have become more restricted, making social media one of the few ways coaches can really get to know their recruits. They have cut off quite a few  kids who were eligible for scholarships because of their social media posts and comments. Coach Herb Hand said, "Somebody messaged me, "Sometimes kids are worried more about being a character than having character."

     I do agree with this article on so many levels, but disagree with it too. The way that some people act on social media is outrageous, even if they seem like good people in real life. I'm glad these coaches understand that just because they are respectful to a coach, an important person regarding their future, doesn't mean they are necessarily good people. On a different side of the story though, these coaches could also take advantage of social media to pick people that fit their ideals, no matter how good the player. They could find something that isn't really that big of a deal, like supporting something they don't agree with, and sudden decide that your not cut out for their team anymore. So, if they use it how they are saying they are, its a great thing, but if they are judging people off of biased ideals of what THEY think makes a person better, then its a problem.

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