1. Discuss 3 ways in which your cell phone hinders you in your educational pursuits. It has been my experience that students spend far too much time on their cell phones navigating social networks (e.g., Facebook) and not enough time in their studies. Do you believe that students are addicted to social networks?"? If so, what are some of the effects of being addicted? If not, please list 3 reasons why students may be failing classes or missing assignments because of their phones. We live in a world in which almost all people are inseparable with their gadgets. And it’s obvious, because all these modern things make people’s life easier. But let’s shed the light on this problem from the viewpoint of students. Many people think that cell phones hinder in students educational pursuit but others do not agree. I belong myself to those who believes, that modern gadgets can do some harm to many spheres of our lives. But there are two side of the same coin. From the one hand, cell phones help students to communicate. For example, they can enrich their vocabulary or just explore the worlds with the help of communicating with people from other countries. So, we can say, that Facebook can be very helpful for those who decides to learn something new, this social network unites people, and even cultures, so to say. Cell phones can be also very helpful for education. When you haven’t your laptop with you, but you need to revise some lectures or material before classes you can easily switch on your phone and find anything you want on the internet, or you can copy everything from your computer into your cell phone beforehand. But on the other hand, this communications affect students in a very bad way. They communicate all the time even during their classes. Students are fond of making selfies all the time in class or in a café and then posting them on Facebook, Twitter or, Instagram. As a result their consciousness is lowered and their marks are not high.

2.   Why do you feel there has been so much violence associated with those associated with sports (e.g., players, parents, coaches)? If you were in charge of an athletic association, what steps would you take to ensure that parents, coaches, and players conducted themselves in the proper manner?
   

To begin with, I’d like to say, that such situations are very common. Let’s discuss this problem from the viewpoint of youth sports. In recent years, organized youth sports has received unprecedented media attention, largely as the result of parents and coaches engaging in negative, and, in some instances, violent behavior. Anecdotal evidence is insufficient to substantiate the claim that violence in youth sports is “out of control.” To date, there have been no scientific studies conducted to support that view. For those parents who are unable to act appropriately at their child’s sporting event, the reasons have more to do with personality factors, the rapid pace of modern society, and underlying societal pressures, rather than circumstances inherent to sports. Other societal factors include the influence of technology, negative role models and an entertainment industry that markets violence. To date, many of the explanations given for “why rage occurs” have been too shortsighted to be of any practical value. For example, in response to the important and legitimate question, “why do some parents behave so poorly at their child’s sporting event,” the often parroted answer has been, “because no one told them they couldn’t.” Such simplistic analysis fails to provide direction for reforming youth sports, in terms of preventing sports rage, because it doesn’t address the underlying reasons for poor parental behavior. But if I was in charge of an athletic association\I could begin to assert my influence by taking responsibility for educating parents about their proper role and responsibilities in the athletic triangle (e.g., coach, parent, athlete). Hosting a parent orientation meeting prior to the start of the season is one of the recommended strategies. In addition, requiring volunteer coaches to undergo criminal background checks can be an effective deterrent to unwanted individuals becoming involved in a community sports program. Hiring competent officials can also help minimize the likelihood of unruly spectator behavior. 3. This is a quote from your book: Your thoughts become your feelings and your feelings become your behaviors. Do you agree or disagree? Why or Why not? I fully agree with this quotation, because everything in our life is connected. And it is very important for us to find our personal way in life. Our thoughts play a great role in our self-formation. First, we think about something, if we got into trouble we think about different possible ways out and how we will realize them in reality. We also think about the consequences. We are not responsible for everything that happens to us. But we are responsible for how we react to these events, how we experience them and move on from them, so to say. It might seem that the circumstances caused your emotional reaction, or even that it caused your behavior. So, if my girlfriend criticizes my manners, I might get angry and leave the restaurant. Later, I may feel that my girlfriend made me angry or that I had to leave the restaurant because of her. But really it was my belief that no one has a right to question my rightness, such as the way I eat with your mouth open. “That’s rude and intolerable.” So you created your own behaviour with what you told yourself. It may have been instant and below the level of your consciousness but there was your voice inside telling you these things. Actually, though, you did have other choices. You could have actually listened and understood her viewpoint - you would then still have a girlfriend and have learned something useful. And your girlfriend would have renewed respect and love for you. Your inner voice can talk you into a lot of trouble or it can create a positive outlook that changes your life experience. The secret is to stay in the moment, to stay conscious, and spot your voice when it is replaying old tapes and talking nonsense, when it is being intolerant, exaggerating or over-reacting. 4. Do you feel as if profanity has been a part of your sporting experience? Do you feel that it is necessary for people in sports to use profanity to “express themselves”? Why do you feel that people (e.g., your friends, yourself) choose to use strong language in their interactions? As a future coach, manager, teacher, how do you plan to talk to those you will be supervising about this topic? Of course I can’t think that profanity has been a part of my sporting experience, but unfortunately many people use it very often. I cannot belong myself to them. And I believe that for a normal person it’s not very necessary to use strong language in order to show your strength, emotions, or thoughts. It is rather normal to express your emotions and strength with the help of simple words or deeds. A real sportsman or just a real person can show all his best sides without profanity. As for me, people, who uses such a language cannot explain their thoughts in a more wise way. They don’t read books, as a result they don’t develop themselves mentally – and this is the main problem of many people. You see physical straight – is rather good, of course, you can have many fans when you are a well-known sportsman, but if you want other people to talk, be interesting in you not in your muscles or take care of you – you shouldn’t forget about your brains. That’s why we should feed our brains in order not to be boring for people around us.