Is Spray Tanning Harmful (Ethos, Pathos, and Logos)

For today’s activity I chose a topic, which was are spray tans harmful. An American Now News article used ethos in this quote, “The harmful effects of a spray tan, however, may just be starting.” This is ethos because the integrity of the speaker is telling you what their position is on the topic.  In an MSN news article uses logos because they use logistics and seem like a professional ideas. “Dr. Jennifer Stein, an assistant professor of dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center, told MSN News that she believes New Jersey is trying to nip a problem in the bud by targeting youth tanning practices with both spray tanning and tanning beds.” Also the Ask article uses emotion because who wants there skin to be stained a different color from the rest of their body? “This type of cosmetic surgery is common among women and health authorities have warned that it can lead to skin staining, skin discoloration and also skin cancer.”

Technology Restrictions

I agree with this recommendation for limiting use of technology for two hours and that they should not be used in their bedroom.  I think this because whenever I use technology before I go to sleep I have a bad head ache and I always have a hard time falling asleep. I think having a hard time falling asleep because your mind is still thinking about all the events of the day and this is why most teenagers are sleep deprived. Also, kids need to spend more of their time on homework and school then checking their phone every two seconds to see what the newest trend is. If you use technology the right way, then it can be very beneficial. 

Volleyball USA Magazine Fall 2013

 There were four words and exactly 150 syllables in the 100 word document. From this information it is shown that the reading age is 15. The ratio is that there are 26 advertisements to 46 pages of content. This shows that either this magazine is new and does not have a lot of ads or it had a lot of information to put in the season’s magazine. Two people at my table had the magazine “Seventeen” and it was intended towards 13 year olds.  J-14 was intended towards 16 year olds. These magazines were both pop culture magazines with today's hot topics. This means that mine probably had more journalistic pieces and information than fun facts.  This magazine is intended towards people ages 13 to 18 that play volleyball. You only get Volleyball USA if you are registered in USA Club Volleyball and you have to be 12 to 18. It is aimed towards teens and tweens that like volleyball.  Most of them are probably girls since most girls play club volleyball.

 Sometimes the difference between a division one and a division two high school volleyball team, is where it all starts. Your freshman year is vital to learn all the skills that you will carry with you throughout the four years that you play. I asked two girls from a division one and division two volleyball team to see what the difference is, or if it is just pure luck.

                Mansfield High School, just a town over from Norton, is in the top three for division one volleyball whereas Norton is average rankings for a division two team. Mansfield is ranked twelfth in the state and six hundred seventy sixth nationally based off of maxpreps.com. The Sun Chronicle stated that “The unbeaten Mansfield High School team continued to roll through the Hockomock league win a 3-1 victory over North Attleboro on Friday.” This is a team that has taken Mansfield eight years to defeat and this year they finally defeated them. Mansfield’s freshman team unanimously agreed that hitting was by far their best skill, while communicating and passing to the setter was a difficulty. Jacey, a freshman at Mansfield High School said they practice, “Everyday unless we have a game.” During practices Mansfield always does the same thing at every practice. They work on defense against a hitter and a serve which is important in volleyball because you need a strong defense to get any offense. They condition the girls a lot because to be a good athlete you need to have a fit body. They say their serves have improved which is crucial for the game to have any success.

                Norton High School’s freshman volleyball team has practices most of the days that they do not have any games. Norton volleyball is ranked seventy-eighth in Massachusetts and 4,452 nationally. Norton is also seventh in the Tri-Valley league based on maxpreps.com. Other than that they have the same amount of practice time as the Mansfield freshman volleyball team. Molly said, “As a team we have improved our hitting and passing because we do so many drills.” Mansfield and Norton basically teach the same skills for the girls but I feel as though you need to take that skill and embrace it. Mansfield girls do a lot of volleyball on their off season unlike most of the Norton girls. The dedicated and hardworking athletes are the difference in a division one and division two team.

Is there a difference in how a division one volleyball freshman team and a division two volleyball team run practice, and how do these differences improve the teams?