Persuasive Speech On Concussions - 1276 Words

Injuries can be caused through playing sports and getting in accidents at any moment of time. Soccer is known as a contact sport from headers to player-player contact. Any type of contact while playing soccer the risk of injuries depend on how hard the compact is. Injuries from playing soccer that are common are concussions, they are a major factor that can cause brain-trauma. Soccer isn’t the only sport with the risk of concussions, any sport with any physical contact has a risk of concussions, or any other injuries. Concussions have been a large factor to brain-trauma throughout the years in many sports throughout history. Throughout the speech I will be talking about the history of concussions, secondly symptoms and causes, and lastly†¦show more content†¦Concussions can change the way people think and react to anything in their daily lives. In Concussion by Mark Halstead, he states that some individuals who have had concussions may have a prolonged course of sympt oms lasting beyond 3 to 4 weeks that is known as post-concussive syndrome. Severe Brain Trauma leaves a chance for different emotions and personalities depending on the rate of how bad the concussion affects the person. In the article â€Å"An Overview of Concussion History and Needed research† by Thomas Budinger, it states that in 1848, Phineas Gage was penetrated by an iron spike, after a miraculous recovery his personality changed so much that he appeared to be a different person. Personality change is an effect of concussions and can depend on the person and how hard the impact was. Now that I have discussed about what concussions are, lets now move on to the symptoms and causes of concussions from sports. The Symptoms of concussions can appear after contact to the head and usually come from playing sports competitively. The most common symptoms of concussion are usually right after contact or few hours afterwards. According to the article Concussion published by the Mayo Clinic accessed on October 11, 2017 they state that symptoms of concussions are headache, loss of consciousness, confusion, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and delayed speech or response. Symptoms usually appear from a few minutes to 4 days after the incident of contactShow MoreRelatedDemocracy, Freedom, And The American Dream910 Words   |  4 Pagesthem to do. When we, as a class, did the persuasion speeches ourselves for our organization Mo used Pathos to help prove her point. She started to cry during the speech making Miller2 other people in the room feel empathy for her emotions which in turn caused them react and act to those emotions. Although she had a great speech the reason I believe that she went on to the â€Å"next round† was due to the fact people saw the emotion and felt it. 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