This years NBA finals is between none other that the celtics and Lakers. So far it has been an exctining series with every game being close and exciting. Both teams are very evenly matched and both have a good mix of rising stars and seasoned veterans on there teams. Last night was game 5 and it was anything but dissapointing, the celtics were able to pull out a victory with key performances by veteran Paul Pierce and young point gurard Rajon Rondo. After last night the celtics have gone up in the series 3-2 hovever the next two games will be played in L.A. which will make things interesting.
I am usually not much of an NBA fan but this series has really gotten my back in to basketball. Both these teams clearly deserve to be at this stage in the season and both teams are refusing to go home with out the title. After seeing the celtics win last night I am predicting them to win it all in game 7.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Senior Reflection 2-Grad Parties
As the end of high school approaches so do a large amount of grad parties. A lot of my friends dislike grad parties and think they are a a waste of time but i personally enjoy attending them. This is mainly because of the free food that is there, lately its been usually sandwiches or mexican food, but aside from that i like them for other reasons too.
My grad party is on this upcoming sunday and I am really looking forward to it. Im doing it with two of my closest friends at a pool nearby. Im getting 300 wings and 20 pizzas from one of my favorite restraunts too! Some other highlights at the party include a cotton candy machine and snow cone machine too.
My grad party is on this upcoming sunday and I am really looking forward to it. Im doing it with two of my closest friends at a pool nearby. Im getting 300 wings and 20 pizzas from one of my favorite restraunts too! Some other highlights at the party include a cotton candy machine and snow cone machine too.
Current Event 2-World Cup 2010
This world cup of 2010 will be hosted in South Africa. The world cup occurs every four years and consists of 32 teams, with 4 teams being in each group. This year the U.S. has been placed in a group consisting of England, Serbia and Algeria, the toughest opponent is England in this group. The U.S played England in their first match of the world cup and tied them one to one with the U.S scoring a goal that should have been a routine save by the goalie. The U.S's next two games should be wins which would allow them to move on to the next round.
All though soccer is not my favorite sport or even in my top 3, I am still very excited for the world cup. With the U.S coming in second place in the fifa cup last summer they proved they have a chance to do better than usual this time. I also feel that much like the olympics, the world cup does a great job of uniting different countries and bringing the whole world together.
All though soccer is not my favorite sport or even in my top 3, I am still very excited for the world cup. With the U.S coming in second place in the fifa cup last summer they proved they have a chance to do better than usual this time. I also feel that much like the olympics, the world cup does a great job of uniting different countries and bringing the whole world together.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Reflection 1: Prom 2010
Prom was very fun this year. It started with pictures at lake newport which consisted of 42 kids and around 84 parents all trying to take pictures on a small dock. This was my least favorite part of the prom experience because of the amount of chaos that was there. After that we boarded the coach bus that was provided by the one and only Austin Moore. The bus was actually less crapy than I thought and the ride from pictures to the restraunt was fun. The restraunt we ate at was called Sakuras which was a japanese steak house the food was great and the japanese chefs doing all there sweet cooking tricks were really cool too. Finally we arrived at the dance, we ended up staying there for about 2 hours but it felt like we were barely there. After the dance we all went back to (your favorite person) Joe Eftecharis house to hang out. All in all prom was a great time even with the 42 person group.
CE 1 Marion Jones makes her WNBA debut
This saturday former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones made her debut in the WNBA. Marion Jones was stripped of 5 gold medals after lying to federal investigators about her involvement with performance enhancing drugs. Marion Jones made her debut for Tulsa in which they lost too Minnessota. She played a total of 3 minutes and 19 seconds with her only stat being a foul. Although many may be dissapointed with her debut Jones wasn't dissatisfied with her play since she hadn't played in serious competition since college.
I was very interested when I saw this article about Marion Jones. I remember following the olympics more than I ever had when she was a sprinter and I was very dissapointed to hear about her involvement with performance enhancing drugs. I think it is good that she made a return to professional sports and didn't give up on her passion becuase of a series of bad incidents.
I was very interested when I saw this article about Marion Jones. I remember following the olympics more than I ever had when she was a sprinter and I was very dissapointed to hear about her involvement with performance enhancing drugs. I think it is good that she made a return to professional sports and didn't give up on her passion becuase of a series of bad incidents.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Editorial number 5
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/21/property-rights-in-the-sewer/
The editorial I read is about property rights in the U.S. The specific case mentioned in this editorial involves the Alexandria Sanitation Authority's seizure of private land off Eisenhower Avenue owned for four decades by Alexandria real estate tycoon Charles R. Hoof. The Alexandria Sanitation Authority appraised Mr. Hoof's land for less than half the calue of what Hoof claims it to be. There are many other cases and disputes similar to this around the country.
After reading this editorial I am on the authors side and think that the government acquiring privately owned land isn't right. I feel that the government should not only give the owner a fair price for the land they should also give the owner some type of reward or incentive when selling the land to the government.
The editorial I read is about property rights in the U.S. The specific case mentioned in this editorial involves the Alexandria Sanitation Authority's seizure of private land off Eisenhower Avenue owned for four decades by Alexandria real estate tycoon Charles R. Hoof. The Alexandria Sanitation Authority appraised Mr. Hoof's land for less than half the calue of what Hoof claims it to be. There are many other cases and disputes similar to this around the country.
After reading this editorial I am on the authors side and think that the government acquiring privately owned land isn't right. I feel that the government should not only give the owner a fair price for the land they should also give the owner some type of reward or incentive when selling the land to the government.
Editorial Number 4
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/19/wwii-the-most-racist-generation/
The editorial I read was about World War II and the war on terrorism being all about racism. This topic was sparked when Tom Hanks expressed this idea in an interview about his new series "The Pacific". The author of the editorial goes on to explain how racism did play a part through out the war but it was definitely not the overall cause of the war. He then goes in to the specifics about how exactly the U.S got in to the war and how race was not a factor when entering the war.
I agree with the overall idea of this editorial and feel that racism was not the main focus or cause of the war. I feel that racism was more of a theme or even result that came with the war. However I feel that the political conflicts that cause war can often be from racism so in a way Hanks had a somewhat valid point.
The editorial I read was about World War II and the war on terrorism being all about racism. This topic was sparked when Tom Hanks expressed this idea in an interview about his new series "The Pacific". The author of the editorial goes on to explain how racism did play a part through out the war but it was definitely not the overall cause of the war. He then goes in to the specifics about how exactly the U.S got in to the war and how race was not a factor when entering the war.
I agree with the overall idea of this editorial and feel that racism was not the main focus or cause of the war. I feel that racism was more of a theme or even result that came with the war. However I feel that the political conflicts that cause war can often be from racism so in a way Hanks had a somewhat valid point.
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