https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x en-us 2018-06-01 13:10:20 UTC 2026-01-27 21:35:46 UTC hello@padlet.com bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265394591 The novel "Concussion" is written by Jeanne Marie Laskas and is about Bennet Omalu a pathologist from Nigeria who inspected several NFL players's brains and found complications of CTE.]]> 2018-06-04 14:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265394591 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265395815 2018-06-04 14:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265395815 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265395989 "Concussion" was made into a film starring Will Smith in 2015 and was released to theatres on December 25, 2015.]]> 2018-06-04 14:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265395989 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265400034 Bennet Omalu was born in September 1968 in Nnokwa, Nigeria and was the first to discover CTE in football players. He is married to his wife, Prema and has 2 kids named Ashly and Mark. ]]> 2018-06-04 14:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265400034 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265886190 2018-06-06 14:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265886190 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265896111 Jeanne Marie Laskas wrote "Concussion". The story was based on an article she wrote for "GQ" magazine called "Game Brain" .]]> 2018-06-06 14:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/265896111 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266601829 Mike Webster was a NFL player who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1974 to 1990. He is a main character that is focused on in the novel "Concussion" because Bennet Omalu performs an autopsy on his brain.]]> 2018-06-11 12:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266601829 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266605032 Dr. Cyril Wecht is a forensic pathologist that helps Bennet with showing his autopsy results to the NFL. He is the president of the American Academy Of Forensic Science.]]> 2018-06-11 13:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266605032 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266610595 In "Concussion", Bennet experiences isolation when he moves to America and he has to learn about American culture. As well, he is isolated when he is trying to prove his findings to the NFL and the NFL continues to ignore him.]]> 2018-06-11 13:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266610595 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266808100 A memoir is a biography and autobiography that is written from personal knowledge or other sources like friends or family]]> 2018-06-12 12:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266808100 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266814325 Rowan Stringer, a rugby player from Canada died in 2013 from results of a concussion. She was only 17 years old. In 2018, a law was passed in Canada called "Rowan's Law". "Rowan's Law"  requires people to take a mandatory concussion awareness and management session before  playing high risk sports.]]> 2018-06-12 13:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/266814325 bulmerd https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/267011419 2018-06-13 13:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bulmerd/id2xewc8bc4x/wish/267011419