Sunday, February 24, 2008
R&R: Personal Opinion Ch.4 of the Tipping Point
Personally the story of Goetz I feel can be seen in very many similar consistent situations. For example many people at Linworth have been the "geeks" of their class (no offense linworth kids) or just someone who didn't follow the popular norm of their grade and had been picked on every grade til they got to the awesome environment of Linworth. And many of these kids have purposely gone to Linworth first to express themselves in a way they won't be judged but also to go against the popular norm of the world as well as Linworth. Now I'm not saying Linworth kids are psycho like Goetz but their are similar situations between Goetz and some Linworth kids in the way they've been raised and so far gone through their academic careers. But I suppose Goetz is very similar (mentally wise) to a lot of people anywhere you go in this world.
Secondly, the Stanford prison experiment was very interesting as I read through the book. I was thinking about why prison is so bad and than I thought about it and I said "o yah, cause their filled with psychos!" I can't imagine though the physical and mental drama these inmates go through. Being in a scmall cell isolated away from all civilization and even being tortured by their jail guards.
My dad always told me that if you think anything is scary, like for example a haunted house, he told me, go visit a jail and then you'll see what the definition of scary and real-life scary is.
Thirdly, in this chapter it talks about schools and how there are cheaters that also make lies but all I could think about during this section was how in 5th grade I remember taking a almost identical test to the one they talk about the teacher giving to her students in the book. I wondered at that time (in 5th grade) what was the point of the test what were we suppose to learn, but now I think I know what the purpose of the test really was.
Finally in the fourth section it talks about the good samaritan and personallt I believe that i'm a good samaritan about 98% of the time and I really do care about other people and will help them any possible.
I don't want to act like a brag but many kids at the "home" schools don't know what a good samaritan really is. Linworth on the other hand has great kids who will help eachother out, which is nice but still there is the kids who are what I call the jerks of the grade (really it's the Slicers of the grade, justkidding Adam) who act like there all that and act like snobs to other kids and don't really help anyone out. They just cause more chaos, and that would be nice if these jerks could be less of a jerk and more of a good samaritan and treat kids the way they should be treated. I mean you can still pull jokes, pranks and have fun but you got to know (if you are a jerk.....or a Slicer jk) to realize there's a time for jokes and then there's a time too be nice, help and act as a caring friend.
So remember the golden rule, treat people the way you would want to be treated.
--KP
Secondly, the Stanford prison experiment was very interesting as I read through the book. I was thinking about why prison is so bad and than I thought about it and I said "o yah, cause their filled with psychos!" I can't imagine though the physical and mental drama these inmates go through. Being in a scmall cell isolated away from all civilization and even being tortured by their jail guards.
My dad always told me that if you think anything is scary, like for example a haunted house, he told me, go visit a jail and then you'll see what the definition of scary and real-life scary is.
Thirdly, in this chapter it talks about schools and how there are cheaters that also make lies but all I could think about during this section was how in 5th grade I remember taking a almost identical test to the one they talk about the teacher giving to her students in the book. I wondered at that time (in 5th grade) what was the point of the test what were we suppose to learn, but now I think I know what the purpose of the test really was.
Finally in the fourth section it talks about the good samaritan and personallt I believe that i'm a good samaritan about 98% of the time and I really do care about other people and will help them any possible.
I don't want to act like a brag but many kids at the "home" schools don't know what a good samaritan really is. Linworth on the other hand has great kids who will help eachother out, which is nice but still there is the kids who are what I call the jerks of the grade (really it's the Slicers of the grade, justkidding Adam) who act like there all that and act like snobs to other kids and don't really help anyone out. They just cause more chaos, and that would be nice if these jerks could be less of a jerk and more of a good samaritan and treat kids the way they should be treated. I mean you can still pull jokes, pranks and have fun but you got to know (if you are a jerk.....or a Slicer jk) to realize there's a time for jokes and then there's a time too be nice, help and act as a caring friend.
So remember the golden rule, treat people the way you would want to be treated.
--KP
R&R: Summary Chapter 4 of the Tipping Point
Chapter 4 of Malcolm Gladwell's the Tipping Point explains and describes the "Power of Context." First off in chapter 4 they talk about the "Broken Window Theory." This theory explains that the criminal" far from being someone who acts for fundamental, intrinsic reasons and who lives in his own world is actually someone acutely sensitive to his environment-who is alert to all cues, and who is prompted to commit crimes based on his perception of the world around him.
Later in the chapter Gladwell mentions the Prison expeiment that was done at Stanford University. A man part of the psychology department at the University created a mock prison in hopes to explain how prisons really work and the reason to why they are so nasty. The experiment proved to be a success they found how prison is just mentally cruel and after a while turns people's psychological ways of thinking to making these inmates even more crazy.
Next in the chapter Gladwell describes if cheating and lying are similar. Gladwell observes this situation in which there were a certain amount of tests to help prove whether many kids are cheating in schools now a days, and the numbers were staggering. With these tests they could come to the conclusion that there isn't any specific groups in school that lie and cheat and there is another group who doesn't many of the cheaters are spread out among different clicks of students throughout the schools. They also concluded that honesty isn't a fundamental trait but is what they call a "unified" trait.
Finally at the "part 5." of the chapter Gladwell talks about the story of the good samaritan and how people at Princeton University studied the bibles story of the good samaritan and how much it occurs in our society today and how it works.
Half way through the book now and starting to come down the homestretch of it.
--KP
Later in the chapter Gladwell mentions the Prison expeiment that was done at Stanford University. A man part of the psychology department at the University created a mock prison in hopes to explain how prisons really work and the reason to why they are so nasty. The experiment proved to be a success they found how prison is just mentally cruel and after a while turns people's psychological ways of thinking to making these inmates even more crazy.
Next in the chapter Gladwell describes if cheating and lying are similar. Gladwell observes this situation in which there were a certain amount of tests to help prove whether many kids are cheating in schools now a days, and the numbers were staggering. With these tests they could come to the conclusion that there isn't any specific groups in school that lie and cheat and there is another group who doesn't many of the cheaters are spread out among different clicks of students throughout the schools. They also concluded that honesty isn't a fundamental trait but is what they call a "unified" trait.
Finally at the "part 5." of the chapter Gladwell talks about the story of the good samaritan and how people at Princeton University studied the bibles story of the good samaritan and how much it occurs in our society today and how it works.
Half way through the book now and starting to come down the homestretch of it.
--KP
Saturday, February 23, 2008
R&L:Classicool Music?
Recently I have done some research about classical music and the "dwindling popularity" of the type of music in the West (the U.S.) Classical music used to be the "rap" of our time hundred to thousands of years ago. But suddenly this music that was once played so much is now not being played much at all.
As you may have known I am a classical musician as well as a classical music composer. And many of my good friends are classical musicians and as I can tell there is a lot of interest in classical music, R&B and other music is taking over. Since classical music has dimmed in popularity in the U.S. many kids of this generation view classical music as boring, slow music. But many of these kids are just ignorant to what is out there in the means of today exciting classical music.
The other thing that bothers me with kids false thoughts of classical music is how many kids think classical music is stupid and pointless, but actually without classical music there would be no R&B, jazz, hip-hop or yes linworth kids there would be no ROCK! O my gosh! All of these types of music came from influences of different composers for example Rock mainly came from the ideas and compositions of Richard Wagner who composed dark, fast and exciting symphonies.
One other pet peeve I have about people's perception of classical music (well more specifically orchestra) is how people at school will ask me "are you in band?" and I'll say "no, i'm in orchestra" and then they say "ooo so you are in the band." I mean orchestra came to the Earth before the band ever came, that is just really annoying.
So next time you think classical music is stupid, pointless or boring. Raise your conscienseness, as Larry would say, and expand your boundaries by searching what you think may be exciting classicool music like for example maybe you like Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture or just look more into classical music and how it really plays such a big role in music in our world. My suggestions if your looking for exciting classical music is Brahms quartets, Shostakovich quartet or just pretty much anything that you like, there's a lot of classical music out there and you'll probably find something that you'll find exciting. Alright talk to you guys later.
To learn more about present classical music and it's popularity status look at this article for more info. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iA4L1NlFZ-xtoY-KQZETQUOawOyw
--KP
As you may have known I am a classical musician as well as a classical music composer. And many of my good friends are classical musicians and as I can tell there is a lot of interest in classical music, R&B and other music is taking over. Since classical music has dimmed in popularity in the U.S. many kids of this generation view classical music as boring, slow music. But many of these kids are just ignorant to what is out there in the means of today exciting classical music.
The other thing that bothers me with kids false thoughts of classical music is how many kids think classical music is stupid and pointless, but actually without classical music there would be no R&B, jazz, hip-hop or yes linworth kids there would be no ROCK! O my gosh! All of these types of music came from influences of different composers for example Rock mainly came from the ideas and compositions of Richard Wagner who composed dark, fast and exciting symphonies.
One other pet peeve I have about people's perception of classical music (well more specifically orchestra) is how people at school will ask me "are you in band?" and I'll say "no, i'm in orchestra" and then they say "ooo so you are in the band." I mean orchestra came to the Earth before the band ever came, that is just really annoying.
So next time you think classical music is stupid, pointless or boring. Raise your conscienseness, as Larry would say, and expand your boundaries by searching what you think may be exciting classicool music like for example maybe you like Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture or just look more into classical music and how it really plays such a big role in music in our world. My suggestions if your looking for exciting classical music is Brahms quartets, Shostakovich quartet or just pretty much anything that you like, there's a lot of classical music out there and you'll probably find something that you'll find exciting. Alright talk to you guys later.
To learn more about present classical music and it's popularity status look at this article for more info. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iA4L1NlFZ-xtoY-KQZETQUOawOyw
--KP
OC2: School Shootings. Do I as a student feel safe?
Recently as you may have heard their was yet again another school shooting. This time at the Northern Illinois University. These shootings make me wonder what brings these kids to do such things, do they have something mentally wrong with them or do they have a conscience but are so angered about something they use violence at school for their answer. The more and more I hear about these shootings I start to be more worried about what could possibly happen at my very own schools.
But what scares me the most is how these shootings are happening in a college environment where students don't have their parents to watch over them, keep them safe, or give advice to the kids on how to deal with their issues. If you think about it, college campuses really aren't that safe, you have roomates (if you live in a dorm) whom are usually total strangers when you first get to the college. You also have classrooms, open campuses and personal life issues to deal with and without proper guidance of how to defend yourself as well as the guidance to work through your problems and feel like your a safe environment at your school things can go terribly wrong. I also wonder if the admissions of these colleges researches enough information on each person applying to their college in order to make sure that the applicant and possibly future student of the univerity is mentally stable and a very good and kind person.
The sad thing about these college shootings is that college is suppose to be the time of your life, where you grow the most as a person and a student, but for something to happen that would ruin that experience, would be dreadful and turn that great experience into a terrible experience.
To learn more about the NIU school shooting you can go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23200851/ for more info.
Also in another article which can be found at http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html?iref=newssearch the writer says that the Virginia Tech shooter and the NIU shooter were both supported by this same website. Sorta creepy huh? Well sometimes the online world really does scare me and sometimes I wonder if we as people would be better off if the internet never existed. Yes we would not have as easy of access to everything but more crimes and controversies then ever before have been caused just because of the internet.
--KP
But what scares me the most is how these shootings are happening in a college environment where students don't have their parents to watch over them, keep them safe, or give advice to the kids on how to deal with their issues. If you think about it, college campuses really aren't that safe, you have roomates (if you live in a dorm) whom are usually total strangers when you first get to the college. You also have classrooms, open campuses and personal life issues to deal with and without proper guidance of how to defend yourself as well as the guidance to work through your problems and feel like your a safe environment at your school things can go terribly wrong. I also wonder if the admissions of these colleges researches enough information on each person applying to their college in order to make sure that the applicant and possibly future student of the univerity is mentally stable and a very good and kind person.
The sad thing about these college shootings is that college is suppose to be the time of your life, where you grow the most as a person and a student, but for something to happen that would ruin that experience, would be dreadful and turn that great experience into a terrible experience.
To learn more about the NIU school shooting you can go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23200851/ for more info.
Also in another article which can be found at http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/15/university.shooting/index.html?iref=newssearch the writer says that the Virginia Tech shooter and the NIU shooter were both supported by this same website. Sorta creepy huh? Well sometimes the online world really does scare me and sometimes I wonder if we as people would be better off if the internet never existed. Yes we would not have as easy of access to everything but more crimes and controversies then ever before have been caused just because of the internet.
--KP
OC1: My English Blog Class
If you haven't already known, I am part of an English blog class offered at my high school. Recently my teacher has told us to offer our opinion on how we think the class is going. At the beginning of this experience (my first online class) I thought it would be very hard to communicate homework assignments between the student and teacher as well as very hard to find a good blogging website that would be organized and operate well but Jen (my teacher) has done a great job so far of making this class organized and may I dare say, fun. So far I like things the way they are, maybe the only thing I would change is making only one post for the reading and reflection and making two posts for the research and linking I think that would be a lot more enjoyable for me personally but I don't know what the rest of the class would think about that. As I do enjoy Gladwell's book, I find it a little much to do two posts over one single chapter.
So far I do find this class enjoyable and a definite future learning experience, considering in the future online classes and technology will increase.
Got to go, so i'll talk to you guys later.
--KP
So far I do find this class enjoyable and a definite future learning experience, considering in the future online classes and technology will increase.
Got to go, so i'll talk to you guys later.
--KP
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Pesonal Opinion of Tipping Point Ch.3
Personally I remember vividly the times I would wake up early in the morning to watch Sesame Street or Blue's Clues or even Barney when I was real little. And I remember wondering when I was little why I liked one show better than the others and what was it about that show that kept making me want to watch the show. And in Chapter 3 of the Tipping Point that is what Gladwell talks about, the educational "virus", how it starts and spreads.
But honestly the grown-ups talk about how these shows are very educational to the children and how children enjoy learning things from the show. But when I was little I remember learning rarely anything except for the Barney song from educational shows, so I do believe that these educational shows don't make as much as an impact when we're little because also half the time when you turn on a show for some toddler to watch, they pay attention for maybe the first minute or so, but then totally forget about the show and think about other things or start to do other things.
What I do find amazing is how recently there have been very many epidemics over many new learning tools that companies like Fisher-Price for example make and how parents currently will do anything and will buy anything if it makes their kid smarter or happier, which don't get me wrong isn't a bad thing, but honestly I don't believe these learning toys and games really teach kids as much as the parents think it teaches their kids. But I can be wrong. That's just my opinion.
I do think Gladwell does bring up great points to why these shows create a "stickiness factor" that makes us become glued or in a sense become addicted to certain shows for specific reasons.
So far I really like this book.
--KP
But honestly the grown-ups talk about how these shows are very educational to the children and how children enjoy learning things from the show. But when I was little I remember learning rarely anything except for the Barney song from educational shows, so I do believe that these educational shows don't make as much as an impact when we're little because also half the time when you turn on a show for some toddler to watch, they pay attention for maybe the first minute or so, but then totally forget about the show and think about other things or start to do other things.
What I do find amazing is how recently there have been very many epidemics over many new learning tools that companies like Fisher-Price for example make and how parents currently will do anything and will buy anything if it makes their kid smarter or happier, which don't get me wrong isn't a bad thing, but honestly I don't believe these learning toys and games really teach kids as much as the parents think it teaches their kids. But I can be wrong. That's just my opinion.
I do think Gladwell does bring up great points to why these shows create a "stickiness factor" that makes us become glued or in a sense become addicted to certain shows for specific reasons.
So far I really like this book.
--KP
Tipping Point Ch.3 Summary
In the Tipping Point's Ch.3 Malcolm Gladwell talks about what he calls the "stickiness factor," this chapter explains the epidemic of the educational "virus." Shows that have experienced this epidemic include Sesame Street and Blue's Clues, two child educational television shows.
To get things to "stick" they are shown repeatedly, (in this chapter's case, on the television) and take many word-to-mouth epidemics to become popular.
Unfortunately the process of getting a "stickiness factor" takes a generally very long time to develop. And if you happen to be interested in a maybe considered "shortcut" is the field of direct marketing.
This chapter lets you think about why certain shows become popular and why others become huge failures.
--KP
To get things to "stick" they are shown repeatedly, (in this chapter's case, on the television) and take many word-to-mouth epidemics to become popular.
Unfortunately the process of getting a "stickiness factor" takes a generally very long time to develop. And if you happen to be interested in a maybe considered "shortcut" is the field of direct marketing.
This chapter lets you think about why certain shows become popular and why others become huge failures.
--KP
R&L: Too Cool for School? Well not anymore.
This morning I was researching two high schools that I thought were cool. Now I know what your thinking, school isn't cool. But after looking up these schools I want to go too school.
The first school that I found to fit my personality was the Dreyfoos School of the Arts. This school is dedicated to academics including art, music, film and literature as well as having successful athletic teams including boys basketball and golf and many others. This school has classes of music theory, orchestra, individual music performance, film and literature which is what I dream of a high school to be. But they are not only cool for their awesome academic courses and athletics they are also the 14th ranked high school in the nation according to NY Times.
The school gives numerous amounts of scholarship and aid and has a very successful staff. But on top of all this the school resides in West Palm Beach, Florida and the nice thing about their is that their is the ocean and it's warm how can you get much better to my opinion. To look more into this school just go to their website at http://awdsoa.org/.
The first school that I found to fit my personality was the Dreyfoos School of the Arts. This school is dedicated to academics including art, music, film and literature as well as having successful athletic teams including boys basketball and golf and many others. This school has classes of music theory, orchestra, individual music performance, film and literature which is what I dream of a high school to be. But they are not only cool for their awesome academic courses and athletics they are also the 14th ranked high school in the nation according to NY Times.
The school gives numerous amounts of scholarship and aid and has a very successful staff. But on top of all this the school resides in West Palm Beach, Florida and the nice thing about their is that their is the ocean and it's warm how can you get much better to my opinion. To look more into this school just go to their website at http://awdsoa.org/.
Even though this next school would probably be a little wierd or just interesting is the "Walden Project" this school's main learning is about ecology. The school has 2 staff members. The school also is out in the woods and lives by themselves. They mainly teach students the lessons of Henry David Thoreau and what Mr.Thoreau created and thought about out by the Walden pond which can be found on the schools large campus area. I thought this school was very interesting but probably not too my liking, but i'm sure to someone who is interested in ecology this would be their "cool" school. Recently there was an article published about the Walden Project. You can find the article online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18164469.
--KP
Links
To find more info on the penny situation you can visit http://retirethepenny.org.
And to find out more about the Big Ten Network, Time Warner Cable dispute you can go to http://bigtennetwork.com and http://timewarnercable.com for their sides of the story.
--KP
And to find out more about the Big Ten Network, Time Warner Cable dispute you can go to http://bigtennetwork.com and http://timewarnercable.com for their sides of the story.
--KP
OC2: Penny for your thoughts? Well, my thoughts are with the Nickel
Recently in my debate class I created a proposition and debated affirmative for the proposition that we retire the penny from production.
Recently the NY Times published the statistic that it now costs almost 2 cents to make a penny that you can spend for a whopping 1 cent. According to sources I have read there are 70 billion pennies made each year, this totals to an amount of $70,000,000 but now since it costs just about two cents to make a penny it costs the government $140,000,000 to yearly produce the penny, a net loss of $70,000,000 that we could use to support a different child health care bill instead of the current one.
And also recently data from the National Association of Convenience Stores and Walgreens estimates that handeling pennies costs the country more than $15,000,000,000 anually. Why is this? Well, every cash transaction involves the exchange of pennies, the estimated that handeling pennies adds 2 to 2.5 seconds for every cash transaction. This may not seem like a lot but it actually translates into 4 hours per person per year. They also arrive to the conclusion that each person is losing about $60 per year from the penny at the cost of the government $15,000,000,000 (like what I mentioned earlier.) How important is $15,000,000,000 to our economy and government, well it's roughly the amount the government spends per year on welfare.
Beyond the common "cents" issue, the penny I find to be an incredible annoyance. 58% of Americans stash or hold pennies instead of spending them.
Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe states "at some point you'll find a business of people melting the pennies back down to zinc and then selling the zinc back to the government therefore putting the government more in debt.
Retiring the penny is a financially smart move for the U.S. We have eliminated currency in the past with no problems, for example the half penny we eliminated sometime in the late 19th century and countries like Australia have already eliminated their penny with no problems. And since we are the United States if they can do it, we can do it.
And to those who think, well eliminating the penny would lead to higher prices that is not true, since we live in a free market society it is up to the owner of the businesses to round up or down.
And to those who think, eliminating the penny will hurt charities, I find that ridiculous because if we were to eliminate the penny people would just start donating nickels instead of pennies and that will end up profiting the charities.
So raise your conscienceness people! Eliminate the penny!
--KP
Recently the NY Times published the statistic that it now costs almost 2 cents to make a penny that you can spend for a whopping 1 cent. According to sources I have read there are 70 billion pennies made each year, this totals to an amount of $70,000,000 but now since it costs just about two cents to make a penny it costs the government $140,000,000 to yearly produce the penny, a net loss of $70,000,000 that we could use to support a different child health care bill instead of the current one.
And also recently data from the National Association of Convenience Stores and Walgreens estimates that handeling pennies costs the country more than $15,000,000,000 anually. Why is this? Well, every cash transaction involves the exchange of pennies, the estimated that handeling pennies adds 2 to 2.5 seconds for every cash transaction. This may not seem like a lot but it actually translates into 4 hours per person per year. They also arrive to the conclusion that each person is losing about $60 per year from the penny at the cost of the government $15,000,000,000 (like what I mentioned earlier.) How important is $15,000,000,000 to our economy and government, well it's roughly the amount the government spends per year on welfare.
Beyond the common "cents" issue, the penny I find to be an incredible annoyance. 58% of Americans stash or hold pennies instead of spending them.
Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe states "at some point you'll find a business of people melting the pennies back down to zinc and then selling the zinc back to the government therefore putting the government more in debt.
Retiring the penny is a financially smart move for the U.S. We have eliminated currency in the past with no problems, for example the half penny we eliminated sometime in the late 19th century and countries like Australia have already eliminated their penny with no problems. And since we are the United States if they can do it, we can do it.
And to those who think, well eliminating the penny would lead to higher prices that is not true, since we live in a free market society it is up to the owner of the businesses to round up or down.
And to those who think, eliminating the penny will hurt charities, I find that ridiculous because if we were to eliminate the penny people would just start donating nickels instead of pennies and that will end up profiting the charities.
So raise your conscienceness people! Eliminate the penny!
--KP
OC #1: Big Ten Network, How I hate it.
As you may or may not know, Time Warner Cable and the Big Ten Network have been in a disagreement for about a year now. The situation is that the two can't come into agreement concerning their contracts. Why should we care about this?
Well, the Ohio State University sports teams are in the Big Ten Conference and now their games are shown 90% of the time on the Big Ten Network and not on the Time Warner Cable. This is also a big deal because most Ohioans can't watch the Buckeye games anymore because about 2/3 of Ohioans have Time Warner Cable and not other cable networks that get the Big Ten Network.
Honestly I find it ridiculous that people in California, Missouri and maybe even Alaska and Hawaii recieve the Big Ten Network on their regular cable but people in central Ohio, right in the city where the Ohio State University is, can't recieve the Buckeye games because of this little dispute.
Now, I know that both networks have their reasonings of why their disputing, but they are now taking away the average person rights, who maybe doesn't have the money to go see the game in person but now he doesn't have the money to even see the game on TV, it's crazy!
This dispute has also prevented us (during the football season) of seeing one of the greatest games of all time, the upset that underdog Appalachian State made over the (at the time) 5th ranked Michigan.
So I just hope they can settle this so that the poor or wealthy central Ohioan can watch their team play without making the extra pay.
--GO BUCKS!
--KP
Well, the Ohio State University sports teams are in the Big Ten Conference and now their games are shown 90% of the time on the Big Ten Network and not on the Time Warner Cable. This is also a big deal because most Ohioans can't watch the Buckeye games anymore because about 2/3 of Ohioans have Time Warner Cable and not other cable networks that get the Big Ten Network.
Honestly I find it ridiculous that people in California, Missouri and maybe even Alaska and Hawaii recieve the Big Ten Network on their regular cable but people in central Ohio, right in the city where the Ohio State University is, can't recieve the Buckeye games because of this little dispute.
Now, I know that both networks have their reasonings of why their disputing, but they are now taking away the average person rights, who maybe doesn't have the money to go see the game in person but now he doesn't have the money to even see the game on TV, it's crazy!
This dispute has also prevented us (during the football season) of seeing one of the greatest games of all time, the upset that underdog Appalachian State made over the (at the time) 5th ranked Michigan.
So I just hope they can settle this so that the poor or wealthy central Ohioan can watch their team play without making the extra pay.
--GO BUCKS!
--KP
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Reflection and Personal View on Ch.2 of the Tipping Point
In the second chapter of Malcolm Gladwell's novel The Tipping Point, Gladwell gives a Paul Revere example of a social epidemic and proposes the "law of the few."
Though, as I was reading, the thing that really caught me in this chapter was the point of Gladwell making about why should Paul Revere get all the attention for warning the colonists that the British were coming when William Dawes (another colonist of the time) did the same thing Paul did but if I went up to someone on the street and ask them who William Dawes is they would have no idea. I find this also the case how Paul Revere's close friend Joseph Warren whom didn't get credited or rewarded for his contribution to his country. It makes me think of the under appreciated people of our world who are not noticed by society for doing the same stuff that the hero of the society had achieved.
Watching Sportscenter almost daily I always here about the crazy ocho-cinco of Chad Johnson or the wild of the Terrell Owens story and how great of players these guys are, but I find players such as Steve Smith, Wes Welker and many others that are under-rated and just as good or even better than these big stars. In my life I especially find this happening most often to me. The quote big stars of my team just make a lot of noise when they make a good play or just make sure that everyone notices them, while I do my job and do the same things they do but dont make such a big deal of it because I know it is expected from me. Yet the louder ones seem to get more attention and playing time from the coaches. I wonder why this happens?
And sorry to bring up another sports example, but for those of you who watch football, the William Dawes, Paul Revere comparison can be similar to a way lineman are to their quarterback. The lineman protects the quarterback and without the lineman the quarterback would be worthless. But because of these laws that they mention in chapter 2 that we as people use in our lives we recognize the quarterback as the big stuff and the best thing ever when it's really all thanks to the lineman. And that's a good reason why Tom Brady is so famous and gets all the glory because his lineman protect him and support him, but most people don't even recognize that.
The main point i'm trying to make and say is that what I personally get out of this chapter is that everyone is interconnected in trying to do a specific job and I quite frankly, do not like it when one person gets credit for something a lot of people put effort into, I find it very selfish.
And I believe William Dawes deserves as much credit to help saving our country as Paul Revere did.
Personally I can definetly say that i'm a fan for the underdogs, not the favorites.
--KP
Though, as I was reading, the thing that really caught me in this chapter was the point of Gladwell making about why should Paul Revere get all the attention for warning the colonists that the British were coming when William Dawes (another colonist of the time) did the same thing Paul did but if I went up to someone on the street and ask them who William Dawes is they would have no idea. I find this also the case how Paul Revere's close friend Joseph Warren whom didn't get credited or rewarded for his contribution to his country. It makes me think of the under appreciated people of our world who are not noticed by society for doing the same stuff that the hero of the society had achieved.
Watching Sportscenter almost daily I always here about the crazy ocho-cinco of Chad Johnson or the wild of the Terrell Owens story and how great of players these guys are, but I find players such as Steve Smith, Wes Welker and many others that are under-rated and just as good or even better than these big stars. In my life I especially find this happening most often to me. The quote big stars of my team just make a lot of noise when they make a good play or just make sure that everyone notices them, while I do my job and do the same things they do but dont make such a big deal of it because I know it is expected from me. Yet the louder ones seem to get more attention and playing time from the coaches. I wonder why this happens?
And sorry to bring up another sports example, but for those of you who watch football, the William Dawes, Paul Revere comparison can be similar to a way lineman are to their quarterback. The lineman protects the quarterback and without the lineman the quarterback would be worthless. But because of these laws that they mention in chapter 2 that we as people use in our lives we recognize the quarterback as the big stuff and the best thing ever when it's really all thanks to the lineman. And that's a good reason why Tom Brady is so famous and gets all the glory because his lineman protect him and support him, but most people don't even recognize that.
The main point i'm trying to make and say is that what I personally get out of this chapter is that everyone is interconnected in trying to do a specific job and I quite frankly, do not like it when one person gets credit for something a lot of people put effort into, I find it very selfish.
And I believe William Dawes deserves as much credit to help saving our country as Paul Revere did.
Personally I can definetly say that i'm a fan for the underdogs, not the favorites.
--KP
Summary:Chapter 2 "The Tipping Point"
In chapter 2 of The Tipping Point a novel by Malcolm Gladwell it explains the law of the few. The law of the few deals with connectors, mavens and salesmen.
At the beginning of the chapter it explains the word-to-mouth epidemic that happened when Paul Revere shouted to the colonists that the British were coming. It also talked about how another colonial William Dawes did the same thing with the same message, that same night just at different areas than Paul Revere. So what the law of the few explains is why did Paul Revere becoming so famous and Dawes didn't?
In part I. of the second chapter Mr. Gladwell explains how the epidemic travels through a population. Gladwell used the test of sending packets out to aprroximately 160 people in Omaha and tell them the packet is supposed to go to someone around the Boston area. So for example I would send it to my aunt whom lives in Boston and she would send it to the next closest person and so on and so on til it reached the "packet keeper", the testers cam to a conclusion that it took 5-6 steps to get the packets to the right person in Boston. And this now brings up the step term of communication called "six degrees of seperation."
In part 2. of the chapter Gladwell explains what the connectors job is. Connectors, he points out, know a lot of people and these are the kind of people who spread or "connect" the news to others. In part 2. it also explains why Les Mis and the Phantom of the Opera became so big as well as the Gershwin play Crazy for You and it explains how the news that these operas are great get spread. As well as other Gershwin compositions like Rhapsody in Blue which became a big success very early after it was released. Gladwell points out that the best way to describe the connector's job is that a connector is simply an impulse, just another personality trait of our kind.
In part 3. of the chapter it desribes the eight degrees of Kevin Bacon which is quite funny as well as the steps that O.J. Simpson's trial took and why that became so big. In part 4. It continues to explain the events of Paul Revere and connectors such as Lois Weisberg and Roger Horchow. In part 5 Gladwell talks and explains what would of happened to Paul Revere and William Dawes if we had put them through the tests that they explain earlier in the chapter.
Finally, in part 6. it explains how connectors are not the most important or only important role in creating a social epidemic, there are plenty of other things that a quite frankly just as important. These parts include the ones of mavens (which are people whom accumulate knowledge) and salesmen. In part 9. it explains that Maven's should not be seen as persuaders because they aren't. But they should be known as people who educate and help others. Salesmen are the ones who persuade til people believe them they can be also known as lobbyists.
In the later parts of the chapter it describes examples of the salesmen role of a social epidemic which can be a newscaster like for example Tom Brokaw or in the book they use Peter Jennings.
And in the very last part of the chapter, part 12. Gladwell explains to us that without the process of the maven connector and salesmen in the Paul Revere case we would be living a totally different life and it might turn for the worse for us.
So I say thanks to William Dawes and the close friend of Paul Revere whom helped save our independence as well as our country as we know it today.
--KP
At the beginning of the chapter it explains the word-to-mouth epidemic that happened when Paul Revere shouted to the colonists that the British were coming. It also talked about how another colonial William Dawes did the same thing with the same message, that same night just at different areas than Paul Revere. So what the law of the few explains is why did Paul Revere becoming so famous and Dawes didn't?
In part I. of the second chapter Mr. Gladwell explains how the epidemic travels through a population. Gladwell used the test of sending packets out to aprroximately 160 people in Omaha and tell them the packet is supposed to go to someone around the Boston area. So for example I would send it to my aunt whom lives in Boston and she would send it to the next closest person and so on and so on til it reached the "packet keeper", the testers cam to a conclusion that it took 5-6 steps to get the packets to the right person in Boston. And this now brings up the step term of communication called "six degrees of seperation."
In part 2. of the chapter Gladwell explains what the connectors job is. Connectors, he points out, know a lot of people and these are the kind of people who spread or "connect" the news to others. In part 2. it also explains why Les Mis and the Phantom of the Opera became so big as well as the Gershwin play Crazy for You and it explains how the news that these operas are great get spread. As well as other Gershwin compositions like Rhapsody in Blue which became a big success very early after it was released. Gladwell points out that the best way to describe the connector's job is that a connector is simply an impulse, just another personality trait of our kind.
In part 3. of the chapter it desribes the eight degrees of Kevin Bacon which is quite funny as well as the steps that O.J. Simpson's trial took and why that became so big. In part 4. It continues to explain the events of Paul Revere and connectors such as Lois Weisberg and Roger Horchow. In part 5 Gladwell talks and explains what would of happened to Paul Revere and William Dawes if we had put them through the tests that they explain earlier in the chapter.
Finally, in part 6. it explains how connectors are not the most important or only important role in creating a social epidemic, there are plenty of other things that a quite frankly just as important. These parts include the ones of mavens (which are people whom accumulate knowledge) and salesmen. In part 9. it explains that Maven's should not be seen as persuaders because they aren't. But they should be known as people who educate and help others. Salesmen are the ones who persuade til people believe them they can be also known as lobbyists.
In the later parts of the chapter it describes examples of the salesmen role of a social epidemic which can be a newscaster like for example Tom Brokaw or in the book they use Peter Jennings.
And in the very last part of the chapter, part 12. Gladwell explains to us that without the process of the maven connector and salesmen in the Paul Revere case we would be living a totally different life and it might turn for the worse for us.
So I say thanks to William Dawes and the close friend of Paul Revere whom helped save our independence as well as our country as we know it today.
--KP
Sunday, February 10, 2008
R&L 2: Barack Obama meets Mr.Robinson
As I am not a huge fan of Barack, I do find things that I like about him. The way he is youthful and outgoing are two examples. Recently Barack Obama helped start a program that a guy buy the name of Mr. Robinson has been thinking about for years. It is a basketball program that helps introduce and develop the game of basketball in parts of the U.S. to people who want to learn to play or just love to play. And this program helps give people the almost impossible dream of playing basketball for the big leagues. But I believe we all need that one dream that even though it might seem impossible, it really can be reached with the most will and desire to love what you do and work at it.
To find this article and "semi-blog" of Barack Obama you can go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog for more info.
Basketball is the best!
--KP
To find this article and "semi-blog" of Barack Obama you can go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog for more info.
Basketball is the best!
--KP
R&L: Ron Paul, still fighting.
I was just recently reading a political blog of Ron Paul who is not very well known by many and probably a large percentage of the United States forget he's even running for the President of our country. In this blog (which you can find at http://unofficial-ronpaul2008blog.blogspot.com) Ron Paul talks to the bloggers of the country on blogspot about how even though his chances are very slim of becoming President let alone the Republican candidate for President he will keep fighting and keep speaking his opinions of how he feels about where this country is and where he thinks it needs to go.
I believe Ron Paul is an economic genious and that many of his plans that he would like to put into effect if he were to be President are phenomenal but they are unfortunately only phenomonal if it was put into effect over a long period of time. Ron Paul is also a man who truly believes that the people run the government and that the government should not run the people and I believe that is something that this country has lost and we need to gain back.
After recently Republican Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race, I realized that I have so much more appreciation for Ron Paul than I do for Mr.Romney because this race has showed me that Ron Paul isn't afraid of maybe losing and he will not quit just because things are looking bad. He will to speak his mind to the people of this country until someone forces him to stop.
(keep fighting Ron!)
--KP
I believe Ron Paul is an economic genious and that many of his plans that he would like to put into effect if he were to be President are phenomenal but they are unfortunately only phenomonal if it was put into effect over a long period of time. Ron Paul is also a man who truly believes that the people run the government and that the government should not run the people and I believe that is something that this country has lost and we need to gain back.
After recently Republican Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race, I realized that I have so much more appreciation for Ron Paul than I do for Mr.Romney because this race has showed me that Ron Paul isn't afraid of maybe losing and he will not quit just because things are looking bad. He will to speak his mind to the people of this country until someone forces him to stop.
(keep fighting Ron!)
--KP
Saturday, February 9, 2008
What the F David Blaine. Wow this is so funny!
So for part of our homework for my English blog class we had to do some observing and commenting on something that makes us laugh or smile and this YouTube video definetly did the trick for me.
I had heard of this takeoff of the David Blaine show (a street magician) that was on YouTube and people lately have told me to take a look at it because it is absolutely hilarious. And they were right! I was dying laughing for the two whole videos. It is probably even more hilarious if you have seen the actual show on TV. But I love this knockoff of the show.
These videos definetly are the prime of YouTube. And I think YouTube was one of the best internet ideas anyone has ever came up with. I mean who doesnt want to show there hilarious home videos with the world or become the new talk on MTV. It is definetly any average person's way from the life as an average joe to a big celeb. So hear check out these YouTube videos and I hope they can give as much of a laugh as it gave me. Youi can find the videos at http://http://youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY and the sequel athttp://http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGrTvNzGCZE
--KP
I had heard of this takeoff of the David Blaine show (a street magician) that was on YouTube and people lately have told me to take a look at it because it is absolutely hilarious. And they were right! I was dying laughing for the two whole videos. It is probably even more hilarious if you have seen the actual show on TV. But I love this knockoff of the show.
These videos definetly are the prime of YouTube. And I think YouTube was one of the best internet ideas anyone has ever came up with. I mean who doesnt want to show there hilarious home videos with the world or become the new talk on MTV. It is definetly any average person's way from the life as an average joe to a big celeb. So hear check out these YouTube videos and I hope they can give as much of a laugh as it gave me. Youi can find the videos at http://http://youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY and the sequel athttp://http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGrTvNzGCZE
--KP
Target has been reached and hit!
A recent article by the NY Times, (you can find this article at http://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/business/media/28target.html?_r=2&ex=1359176400&en=f66406c7732b555d&ei=50&oref=slogin) explains complaints by parents on a "Target" ad that showed (lets just say) a woman's certain spot at the center of the bullseye.Truthfully I didn't even notice it in the target ad picture until I read this article. First of all, I don't think Target had even noticed anything that was wrong in this picture til someone pointed it out. I also believe that people overthink and get "overmad" about these kinds of things I mean if you look at the picture there's no other way the photographer who was in charge could of really taken the picture differently. Really all the setup of the picture had to do with was what the photographer thought looked good and complete, so he probably thought "mmmmmmmm......lets have her stretch out to be the length of the target", not," oooo...I'm going to take a risque picture with her "spot" on the bullseye and then get myself fired because that would be the smartest thing to do." I mean it's sort of like those pictures that paparazzi's take of celebrities and people look at the picture so hard they notice a stain on the celebrities shirt and get so into why and how she may have gotten that stain. I mean they wouldn't be doing that if I walked out of restaurant with a stain.
These kind of people who take everything so literally for what they see, drive me crazy. I think that Target didn't even realize what was bad about the picture at first. (I mean heck I didn't even know that there logo was a target until probably a year ago.)
As for what effect these kind of ads have on the kids. It has none what so ever! The kids could care less about the picture and what's going on in the picture and I bet if you put the picture in front of a kindergartener he or she couldn't tell you one bad thing that was going on in that picture.
Just leave Target alone!
--KP
These kind of people who take everything so literally for what they see, drive me crazy. I think that Target didn't even realize what was bad about the picture at first. (I mean heck I didn't even know that there logo was a target until probably a year ago.)
As for what effect these kind of ads have on the kids. It has none what so ever! The kids could care less about the picture and what's going on in the picture and I bet if you put the picture in front of a kindergartener he or she couldn't tell you one bad thing that was going on in that picture.
Just leave Target alone!
--KP
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Tipping Point by: Malcolm Gladwell Chap.1
In Chapter 1 of the Tipping Point Gladwell gives a description of the three rules of epidemics. First, he starts out with the epidemic of syphilis which he explains tipped when the drug crack cocaine became big because he explains that crack cocaine because if the recipient of crack were to have a baby they would increase the babies chance as well as theirself a chance at getting syphilis. Next he explains of the Hush puppie epidemic that came back into style starting with East village kids. He also explained the rule of 80/20 which meant 80 percent of the work would be done by 20 percent of the participants which in many cases is absolutely true. For example I've heard that this was the case in the inventing of gatorade which a lot of people took the credit for inventing it while probably 20 percent of the inventors actually invented it. Gladwell also explains how the connector works and how most epidemics are strongly influenced by their situation.
Now, on a personal note, so far in the Tipping Point I have a hard time connecting with the author's topics. But, two things that do intriuge me (random but interesting) in this book is the setup he uses for each chapter by dividing it into 4 main parts. And also how the 4th part of the chapter was the exact same as the 4th part of the intro. I wonder why? hmmmmm?
--KP
Now, on a personal note, so far in the Tipping Point I have a hard time connecting with the author's topics. But, two things that do intriuge me (random but interesting) in this book is the setup he uses for each chapter by dividing it into 4 main parts. And also how the 4th part of the chapter was the exact same as the 4th part of the intro. I wonder why? hmmmmm?
--KP
Intro to Tipping Point
So far the Tipping Point seems to be a very interesting book. As I might not been able to make a connection with his example of hush puppies, I did make a connection with another example, NYC's crime rate ( as I am a big fan of the famous show Cops.)
I find it interesting how Malcom Gladwell uses these examples to introduce his book. But what I find most interesting in the opening is in part "4." In "4." it explains the three rules of the Tipping Point including the Law of Few, Sickness Factor and the power of context. And these laws help explain the reason of certain epidemics. The Tipping Point also helps explain why these epidemics like hush puppies, smoking, crime or books/movies become in style or popular or how they lose popularity.
I find it interesting how Malcom Gladwell uses these examples to introduce his book. But what I find most interesting in the opening is in part "4." In "4." it explains the three rules of the Tipping Point including the Law of Few, Sickness Factor and the power of context. And these laws help explain the reason of certain epidemics. The Tipping Point also helps explain why these epidemics like hush puppies, smoking, crime or books/movies become in style or popular or how they lose popularity.
Please wash, Thankyou!
A recent article published by msnbc brought up the issue of doctor's and nurses having worse hygiene habits than their clients. After reading this article (which you can find at http://msnbc.msn.com/id/22827499/) I now feel that many people's consiusness has been raised including myself that in the future to not always feel that your doctors have washed their hands before operating on you and there is truly no harm in asking the doctors to wash their hands. Because some research shows that today hospital hygiene grows by almost 30% when asking your doctors to wash.
Frankly, I found this article also very disturbing. For example, many infant infections come from soon after birth actually come from the doctors at the time of birth because they either didnt change gloves or didnt wash their hands after working with a previous client. Also, I don't think doctors even think about their hygiene half the time because they are always worried about their clients hygiene. But after this article, I think many things will change with how hospital's regulate their doctor's and their hygiene. Because it really only takes one person to possibly sue the hospital if their daughter, son or relative were to catch an infection from their doctor or nurse because he/she (the doctor) didnt wash their hands.
--KP
Frankly, I found this article also very disturbing. For example, many infant infections come from soon after birth actually come from the doctors at the time of birth because they either didnt change gloves or didnt wash their hands after working with a previous client. Also, I don't think doctors even think about their hygiene half the time because they are always worried about their clients hygiene. But after this article, I think many things will change with how hospital's regulate their doctor's and their hygiene. Because it really only takes one person to possibly sue the hospital if their daughter, son or relative were to catch an infection from their doctor or nurse because he/she (the doctor) didnt wash their hands.
--KP
Celebs in the News. Do I Care about Heath Ledger or Kanye's Mom death?
After 2007 was deemed the year of Britney's collapse, and once again the harassment of the paparazzi over the biggest stars and what their up to, 2008 doesnt look to be much more promising for these celebrities. Already in 2008, Celebs have been making headlines from it being Britney Spears (for the billionth time) eating ice cream with her children an being criticized for not raising them in good health, to Heath Ledger and Kanye West mom's death. Personally I feel that Britney giving her children ice cream is just the worse thing that has ever happened (NOT!) but Heath Ledger's situation is a little more understandable for making front page news.
As many people may/may not know Heath Ledger passed away about a week or two ago, Heath was a young and very successful actor, I knew him for his role as Gabriel in the Patriot. Any young death in our society is tragic, and as much as I feel bad for Heath's loved ones and close friends I personally don't feel attached to his death because frankly I never knew him. I mean its sort of like me getting upset about some random person dying in Colorado. I mean you could say there's more of a personal attachment to Heath because he was an american icon but I still find that his death had no affect on my life.
So I believe that as I do worry sometimes about these celebrities and their status and health, these celebs still don't have a major affect on my life because I have no connection in knowing them and I believe they definetly shouldn't be our headline news unless what happened was truly serious like Heath's death. Maybe put something on the NY Times that really is going to make a difference in our lives.
--KP
As many people may/may not know Heath Ledger passed away about a week or two ago, Heath was a young and very successful actor, I knew him for his role as Gabriel in the Patriot. Any young death in our society is tragic, and as much as I feel bad for Heath's loved ones and close friends I personally don't feel attached to his death because frankly I never knew him. I mean its sort of like me getting upset about some random person dying in Colorado. I mean you could say there's more of a personal attachment to Heath because he was an american icon but I still find that his death had no affect on my life.
So I believe that as I do worry sometimes about these celebrities and their status and health, these celebs still don't have a major affect on my life because I have no connection in knowing them and I believe they definetly shouldn't be our headline news unless what happened was truly serious like Heath's death. Maybe put something on the NY Times that really is going to make a difference in our lives.
--KP
Friday, February 1, 2008
Coach Miller's 500th win!
Coach Miller about a week ago earned his 500th career victory as a high school basketball head coach. He is the current coach of Thomas Worthington High School's basketball team and is actually my current coach (along with the JV coaches.) Coach Miller earned his 500th victory at Delaware Hayes in a blowout.
While many of Thomas Worthington students know Mr. Miller as Coach Miller, my Linworth friends and teachers know of him as Bob, their loud, energizing and fun health teacher. Either way Coach Miller is oustanding too work with. And I feel honored just to know him and learn from him. While some believe that "Coach" is thinking about retiring, I really hope that Coach Miller stays around for many many more years so he can continue to help kids and make differences in their lives. Like he has made a difference in my life.
So, personally I would just like to say thanks Coach and congratulations on your 500th win and lets pull off a championship in the OCC!!!
-To learn more about Coach Miller, Thomas Worthington Basketball and other things you can go to http://thomasworthingtonbasketball.com for info.
--KP
While many of Thomas Worthington students know Mr. Miller as Coach Miller, my Linworth friends and teachers know of him as Bob, their loud, energizing and fun health teacher. Either way Coach Miller is oustanding too work with. And I feel honored just to know him and learn from him. While some believe that "Coach" is thinking about retiring, I really hope that Coach Miller stays around for many many more years so he can continue to help kids and make differences in their lives. Like he has made a difference in my life.
So, personally I would just like to say thanks Coach and congratulations on your 500th win and lets pull off a championship in the OCC!!!
-To learn more about Coach Miller, Thomas Worthington Basketball and other things you can go to http://thomasworthingtonbasketball.com for info.
--KP
Da Super Bowl! PATS VS. the G MEN
I dont know how many of you guys are sports fans. But I am a HUGE sports fan. (Im especially a big college sports fan.)
This weekend (if you didnt already know) there is an especially big sport's event this weekend. It is the Worldwide phenomenon called the Super Bowl! Now, with the Super Bowl coming up this Sunday I decided to research and link a blog that is previewing the Super Bowl and see what their thoughts on it was. This blog is called the Boston Brat and it can be found at http://bostonbrat.net.
This New England based website is literally counting the days, hours and minutes til kickoff for the Super Bowl. The blog states what the Patriots need to do to win and how the matchup between the Patriots and Giants will be even better this time than the last time they met, which was Week 17 of the NFL's regular season. With a win today the Patriots would make history with the biggest undefeated season in NFL History and eclipse an incredible season mark of 19 wins.
The Giants on the other hand who barely made it into the playoffs are hoping for a miracle to end their season with a victory over the debatebly best football team to ever walk foot on a field.
Personally, I am hoping the Giants can pull off the upset over the Patriots so that the next morning when I wake up and turn on my TV to ESPN I wont have to listen to how perfect the team is and how sports in the New England area are dominating professional sports. (Plus i'm a Browns fan and a semi-Giants fan and I just can't stand the Patriots.) My personal prediction for the game is a win by the Giants over the Patriots by 1 to 3 points. (Praying that the tactics of the Giants fans, holding up masks of Tom Brady's girl will distract him and also this game just reminds me so much of the Buckeyes game against Florida in the same dome two years ago.)
And one other thing hopefully during the Super Bowl broadcast the game will take up more time than the commercials do.
Browns still are the best!
--KP
This weekend (if you didnt already know) there is an especially big sport's event this weekend. It is the Worldwide phenomenon called the Super Bowl! Now, with the Super Bowl coming up this Sunday I decided to research and link a blog that is previewing the Super Bowl and see what their thoughts on it was. This blog is called the Boston Brat and it can be found at http://bostonbrat.net.
This New England based website is literally counting the days, hours and minutes til kickoff for the Super Bowl. The blog states what the Patriots need to do to win and how the matchup between the Patriots and Giants will be even better this time than the last time they met, which was Week 17 of the NFL's regular season. With a win today the Patriots would make history with the biggest undefeated season in NFL History and eclipse an incredible season mark of 19 wins.
The Giants on the other hand who barely made it into the playoffs are hoping for a miracle to end their season with a victory over the debatebly best football team to ever walk foot on a field.
Personally, I am hoping the Giants can pull off the upset over the Patriots so that the next morning when I wake up and turn on my TV to ESPN I wont have to listen to how perfect the team is and how sports in the New England area are dominating professional sports. (Plus i'm a Browns fan and a semi-Giants fan and I just can't stand the Patriots.) My personal prediction for the game is a win by the Giants over the Patriots by 1 to 3 points. (Praying that the tactics of the Giants fans, holding up masks of Tom Brady's girl will distract him and also this game just reminds me so much of the Buckeyes game against Florida in the same dome two years ago.)
And one other thing hopefully during the Super Bowl broadcast the game will take up more time than the commercials do.
Browns still are the best!
--KP
Hey, whats up everyone. Since blogger doesn't give much room for personal info I thought I would tell you a little about myself.
I'm 15 years old and a sophmore at the Linworth Alternative Program and Thomas Worthington High School. At TWHS I play three sports: baseball, basketball and golf. I also play two instruments: cello and piano. And I am also a member of a group Accelerando String Quartet who competes nationally at chamber music competitions. I also have done a little bit of acting including being a "buddy" of the main character in the focus features film Reservation Road.
So, I got to go but I hope you tune in to see my opinion on some books, movies, celebrity news, sports and just a lot of other stuff.
--KP
I'm 15 years old and a sophmore at the Linworth Alternative Program and Thomas Worthington High School. At TWHS I play three sports: baseball, basketball and golf. I also play two instruments: cello and piano. And I am also a member of a group Accelerando String Quartet who competes nationally at chamber music competitions. I also have done a little bit of acting including being a "buddy" of the main character in the focus features film Reservation Road.
So, I got to go but I hope you tune in to see my opinion on some books, movies, celebrity news, sports and just a lot of other stuff.
--KP
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