Tall Girl Takes the World - Advantages of Being Tall by Dakota B.

Today, I am going to talk about the advantages of being tall. Being tall is no walk in the park, but it has its advantages, believe me, I would know. I am in seventh grade and am exactly five feet and seven inches. The average height of a 13-year-old is five feet and three inches, as you can see, I am four inches above the regular height. Being tall for my age does not bother me anymore because over the years I have gotten used to always being the tall one.

The best advantage of being tall is sports. The first sport that comes to mind is volleyball. Tall volleyball players can spike at a higher distance and their block will be more consistent. Another sport is basketball. Taller players have longer arms that reach higher in the air to block short player's shots. They also have a shorter ball distance to the hoop when shooting the ball. There are many other sports that tall people have advantages of, but that could take up a page. Another advantage of being tall is reaching high places. You can help people reach a book at a library or a cereal box at the grocery store that is on a tall shelf.  Here are more advantages listed in this article by HuffPost http://lsrelay-config-production.s3.amazonaws.com/d1f23dcfa13fd4002068e3d58a2930670a931324ecd9b909301421ca2ccbaed0/block_screen.html?id=a28d93c3-6d26-4725-8c0b-5d2d67f9598a.