Empowerment321's Blog

Previously I read on Setter101′s  blog  “Can Athletes should be a good  role model for kids?” I agree with the author completely that no, athletes are not good role models for kids. The reason I say this is because often athletes give off the wrong message to others. The message most of them is that playing for a team is the most important thing over everything else. They tend to sacrifice everything else in their life’s just to play. The athletes risk their own health, their family, and education. Athletes risk their health. In sports usually coaches tell the athlete what is the “correct” weight they should be under in order to play. For example for Baseball an athlete has to be lighter in weight, then in Football they should be heavier and more built. For example let’s say someone wants to play both sports they are supposed to gain weight for Football season and then in a short amount of time loose most of it to play Baseball. This would be a huge health issue because they are not maintaining a healthy weight. Also this may even bring problems towards their self esteem.  An athlete might feel pressure to look a certain way, and eventually end up with anorexia, or bulimia. Also education wise athletes are not good role models. Some athletes give off the message that they do not have to try as hard in school because they will get benefits because they play a sport. In addition it may give off the impression that they can get into college just with a sport scholarship, and not have to worry about knowledge. Last, family and friends is a thing athletes also have to risk.  An athlete spends most of their time in a day at practice or at a game. They slowly begin to isolate themselves from the people they love just to play a sport. Overall this is why I think athletes are not good role model for kids. Instead kids should look up to teachers, lawyers, doctors, counselors etc. On the other hand there are good role model athletes out there that do  have their priorities in order, but then again how many of those are there?, Very few!!.

Love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person according to the dictionary. As time changes so do the people around us and their beliefs on love. Love is more than words, it is a feeling, it’s a style of living. Unfortunately people are loosing sight on what love is and should be like. For some people they grow to love someone as time passes. Others think they love someone but it is just a tradition for them, or they feel forced to. This happens a lot in marriages. The couples get married, and everything else becomes a routine saying I love you etc. Every person should fear having their precious love become just an every day routine. Couples should appreciate their significant lover every single day, and at least give each other a new reason of why they love each other daily. In the movie Twilight love is shown in a way people have forgotten. Although Twilight is a fantasy story it still can be twisted into reality. In the movie and book it shows that love is something you can’t control. The strong feeling that grows inside of you it is unstoppable, and unresisting. In a relationship one should accept each other as they are, despite their own flaws. For example in the movie Bella Swan learns to accept that Edward Cullen her lover is a vampire. She is afraid but she takes that risk and relies on trust to keep their everlasting bond. Twilight gives couples hope and inspiration on what love could be like if they believe in it.