Josh Elgin

Mr. Poindexter
Honors English 9
26 May 2016

Essay Sources
Works Cited
"Weill Cornell Concussion and Brain Injury Clinic." Long-term Effects of Brain Injuries. Web.
08 Mar. 2016.
This source is about the effects of concussion and in particular the long term effects that you may
get from concussion. This page also included additional information about the basics of
concussions. This page helped me by allowing me to list the long term effects of concussions so I
could support my persuasive essay. My essay talked about why athletes should not be able to
participate with concussions.
"Concussion." - Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 February 2016.
This source talks about the basics of concussion and if you want to know more about
concussions it provides several other links. This page is based off of one of the world greatest
health systems. I used this source so that I could define concussions for my research paper. This
also helped me find out how some concussions happen.

"Concussion Side effects." - Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 February 2016.

This source is about concussions and more specifically the types of side effects that you
can get when you get a concussion. This page is based off of a top level medical
system. I used this source so that I could list the side effects of concussions in my
essays. This source also helped me learn a little bit about preventing concussions.

"Bennet Omalu." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 May 2016.

This source is about the life of Dr. Bennet Omalu and all that he has accomplished in his
life such as concussions and his occupations. This source helped me find out how Dr.
Omalu discovered concussions in Steelers center Mike Webster. This source also
helped me list what Dr. Omalu Did in his life such as his occupations. This helped me in
my research essay.

"Concussion Prevention - Sportsconcussion." Sportsconcussion. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May

2016.

This source is about the basics of concussions that include how to prevent concussions
so that people do not get hurt. This site also include what to wear when playing contact
sports. I used this source so that I could list off how to prevent concussions so that
people do not get hurt. This site also describes what would happen if you did not wear
concussions in my research essay.

What is a concussion? Centers for disease control and prevention. Centers for
Disease Control and prevention, 2015.web.26 May 2016

This source is about the basics of concussions and the site also tells you about other
things relates to concussion. The site also included specialized information more
specific about concussions. The site helped me with my class notes PowerPoint that
goes over concussions and stuff related to them.