Position Paper Presentations

 The presentation on Global Warming affected my feelings the most. Global Warming has become a big problem in not only the US but the whole entire world. People should reuse, renew, and recycle, or else the CO2 levels in the world may become to high and we may all die from it. Also, poor animals are being killed in forests due to people not recycling paper so the nation has to cut more trees and animals lose their homes. Finally, on average each person creates 4.7 lb's of waste everyday, if everyone just used one hard plastic water bottle for every day they have a drink then we could already reduce that waste by a ton! People are mostly the cause of Global Warming and we all can fix it by recycling a little each day.

Being on rugby and being gay, good or bad?

 For the perspective of Gareth Thomas' Rugby team there are many pro's and con's about him being gay. One pro is that the team will continue to be good and they get to keep their captain. Gareth even though he is gay is a very good rugby player, many opposing teams do get weirded out by him and he has had to sit out a few games. He is not happy about having to sit out on games but he will do it for his team, when needed. A con is that there might be a new rule about gays staying on sports. Gareth and his team are very worried that he will not ever be able to play again as a result of this. I would have to be one of the people who says that he can play rugby, I enjoy watching him and his team play, rugby is a very interesting sport and if you watch professionals play it is very interesting. As long as the team and coach are fine with a gay player on their team I would have to say, "Let him play!"

Should Gay's be allowed to play sports?

 Currently, I am researching if gays should be allowed to stay on sports teams. Many people are against it and many people are for it. The people against it claim that it is "just not right" and "inhuman", and the people for it mostly claim that if the person is good at the sport they should stay. I would have to agree with the people who support gay rights in sports because I have no problem against gay people and if they are good at something then they should be able to pursue their dream. In the case of Gareth Thomas he got married and had kids and for most of his life (that he has lived) he lied to the people around him and himself, he also prayed he would turn straight. He finally came out of the "closet" and told his wife, then his family, then his team. It was a big moment for him but his team supports him 100%. Being captain he is a role model to them and they want him on their team no matter if he is gay or not, they will accept him for him. I think that it is great when people like Gareth can find people like his team. I believe that having gay people in the world is something that people need to learn to accept and allow with open arms.