Looking back, this portfolio project has really challenged my partner and I throughout the entirety of the journey. While it did prove to be rather stressful at times, I feel as if being able to choose our topics throughout this class has granted me the opportunity to show a more creative side and divulge into research that really interests me, rather than just doing an assignment for the grade. This ability to connect with our research allowed us to interact more with our assignment as we did not necessarily feel forced to meet deadlines. Sports have always been apart of our lives, whether it be growing up playing on the field, or watching football on Sundays, there really is not a time that either of us could remember being without sports. There were several points throughout this project that we both struggled immensely. One of our main issues stemmed from the fact that this research was passed along to a new partner. As Michael initially began the research, it was hard to ...