Be Smart, Wear a Helmet!

English > Persuasive Writing
Medical and Health > First Aid and Safety

In this paper, the writer argues persuasively for players to be smart and wear a helmet while playing hockey on the outdoor rink.

913 words () | 0 sources | 2009 Canada

Paper Summary:

The writer reveals that hockey players will not wear helmets on the outdoor rink because their friends may think they are not 'cool' or because they reason that they get too cold. The writer argues that a person's safety is definitely more important than appearance and that one does not get cold with a helmet. The writer relates that he has seen many injuries on the outdoor rink that could have easily been prevented by wearing a helmet. The writer concludes that players need to think where they wish to be in twenty years; in a wheelchair, or walking by their child's side?

From the Paper:

"It was when I was at Stephen Leacock behind the school where we were playing hockey on the outdoor rink. I turned around and I realized that my dad was lying on his back right behind a rut on the ice. Everyone around quickly stopped playing because they realized he was injured. Luckily, he only suffered a minor concussion. Some people, however, are not so lucky and they end up with brain damage, or even worse: death."