Homework

To much homework may cause more harm than good. In my sophomore year being a student-athlete was a huge challenge. I would drown in homework every single night after getting home from basketball practice at 5. I would stay up until 1 a.m doing all my homework, when I would get tired I would plead with my sister to help me finish my homework I had left to do. I became stressed with 7 hours of school and then 2 hours of basketball practice and then spending all night working on my assignments. I would go to school exhausted and in fear of how much homework I would receive that day. This new school year as a junior, I chose to challenge myself even more with honor classes, leadership, and an AP class. I knew this year would bring upon more challenges

The overweight percentage has rose from 6.1 percent to 18.4 percent in 12 to 19 year olds according to the America Heart Association. Most of the time homework is a huge distraction that keeps students from living a healthy and active life. Exercising is a huge part of a person's life. Many kids do not realize how important it is to go outside and be active. Kids can just go outside run around, play hide-and-seek, or just take a walk, and they can be active in a simple and fun way, but homework is depriving students from doing so. It is also depriving them from trying out for a sport and seeking opportunities to become an athlete. When students are given loads and loads of homework students no longer have time to practice for a sport or be part of a team. Students have to learn to be in extracurricular activities. Carlee Carter a journalist on Teen Life wrote on her article that “ Extra-curricular activities can help students with long-term and short-term goals. Jobs and colleges look for people who participate and have a good work ethic. Clubs and sports also are a great way to meet people with similar interests and who enjoy the same things. Sports can help reduce stress making your high school experience better.” Students who do not participate in extracurricular activities may never receive some life skills that can help them in the future. For example taking a karate class, or joining a

This is an image that appeared in globalhealingcenter.com a natural health website that helps and gives advice to promote a healthy life. The audience that would come upon this cartoon image would be people who want to see the effects of stress and are seeking for help to control stress. The cartoon shows a kid-like caricature that is drinking coffee because he is trying to stay awake and is smoking for the stress he is feeling the caricature looks very exhausted and sleepy. The caricature looks like he has spent all night working on assignments. The cartoon evokes pity and a sense of reflectivity to its audience. This cartoon may cause allusion to its audience because mostly all humans have felt tired and stressed because of massive amount of work making them feel like they should just give up because of all the exhaustion and stress it is causing. Students can relate to this cartoon image because of the quantity of homework they receive each and every day. To much homework is causing kids and teenagers harm. The further point of this cartoon is that excessive and unnecessary assignments raise the stress level of