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Though it is understandable why some people find Black Friday appealing, this recent shopping trend, in which stores stay open all night and offer huge discounts, has added considerably to the materialism of the holiday season.

As far as holiday materialism is concerned, I sympathize with the culture magazine Adbusters, which pioneered "Buy Nothing Day."

The crowded, chaotic shopping mall--filled with intense, headache-inducing lights and music--is a prime example of how holidays have become far too focused on material goods.

As a sports physical therapist, I work with many athletes who have experienced adverse physical effects from performance-enhancing drugs.

Allowing professional athletes to use dangerous performance-enhancing drugs would be the downfall of sports as we know it.

Performance-enhancing drugs have been shown to be unhealthy for those who take them, causing harmful side effects such as heightened aggression, heart palpitations, and hypertension.

We want today's young people to be independent and career-ready, and yet we place so little emphasis on life skills such as cooking that some young adults do not even know how to boil water.

When it comes to cooking, I side with the Women's Institute, which believes that more cooking instruction in schools can help reduce food waste at home.

Because groceries are relatively cheap in comparison with eating out, and cooking is not a difficult skill to learn, it follows that providing cooking instruction in schools would serve students well.

Although it may come as a surprise, I would prefer a year-round school schedule to our current system. As an academically competitive student, I would appreciate a shorter break, since it would help limit learning loss.

Long summer breaks are famously associated with relaxation so extreme that it verges on sloth, as students sleep until noon and spend hours lounging with friends.

While athletes may have the freedom to switch teams, just as business people have the freedom to switch jobs, but athletes owe a certain loyalty to their fans, who take pride in their region.

The team-switching mentality has become so entrenched that even high school athletes are doing it, causing newspapers to report the end of the beloved "neighborhood team."

Like many committed sports fans, I have been loyal to one baseball team for my entire life, and I expect the same type of team loyalty from its players.

Though you may believe that standardized tests provide a good measure of overall ability, consider that even very bright students can have test-taking difficulties that would fail to accurately represent their potential.

When I review student applications at the college where I work, I always look first at the essays, which reveal much more about the students than test scores do.

Students are complex human beings, and reducing them to a mere number fails to acknowledge their full humanity.

With income inequality at its highest point since the Great Depression, achieving the classic American Dream has become increasingly implausible for those with little means.

For many people, life is an ongoing struggle simply to survive and pay the bills; for these people, to contend that the American Dream is still possible is a slap in the face.

Many parents unknowingly endanger the lives of their children by encouraging them to play football, and regardless of the reason, it is simply wrong.

My brother Jake is a dedicated high school football player, and the fact that he has had sports-related concussions more than once increases my concern that this sport could be damaging his health.

Granted, individual talent plays a role in a person's professional success, but I would argue that cooperation and teamwork are even more important since most jobs require us to work effectively with others.

The greatest genius may be of little worth, even unemployable, if his collaborative skills are lacking.

As very few celebrities have any political experience at all, their involvement in politics can be a narcissistic farce, turning the focus on their public personas rather than the real issues at hand.

As an elected official who has spent her entire career studying the issues, I am disconcerted by the fact that celebrities can garner support for their political beliefs merely because of their name recognition.

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