Argumentative Paper

For our final essay we have to do a final argumentative  project we have to choose a topic that interests us enough to make at least 2-3 summaries about our topic as well as do a 5 page paper for the actual argumentative paper. All this is actually very stressful for me because I have ben extremely busy these past few months due to flight and other projects due at all around the same time. Although I did not know that we had a summary due today, it just adds more works for me to do as well as the blogs. I have been overloaded with homework it seems like but there are no finals for all my classes except one for the most part. So I just have to buckle down and start getting it done. The argumentative essay does seem very intriguing because it is something that I truly enjoy and do not mind researching it. I'm going to knock these to summaries out tonight and then continue to research the reasons why some people have such a difficult time and fear of flying.

The Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a team that is hard to love but I was born and raised to love them. The "Birds" as we in Philly call them have definitely had some good seasons but also many, many bad seasons. Our slogan in Philadelphia is "there's always next year." Unfortunately, most Philly sports aren't the prettiest thing to watch. The Eagles this year are not looking too promising either. Their record as of right now is 5-5 and we are the worst team in the division. Being and Eagles fan and going to the games is one heck of an experience. Two years ago my roommate came to visit Philadelphia with me and he was able to attend an Eagles pre-season game. Although he was a Bears fan, he was forced to wear Eagles attire because if he was in a bears jersey because Lord knows what would have happened to him if he would wear it. He was in good caring hands when we went to the game but the opposing fans unfortunately were not. My brother and his friends were cheers and boasting about how greta the Eagles were gonna do but look where we are now. Very ironic.

Women's Volleyball team

At Lewis, I help coach the Women's volleyball team. Over this past summer, I was able to play with some of the girls at the sand courts. Although we were somewhat messing around, I was asked by the captain if I would be willing to practcie with them throughout the rest of their season. I accepted the offer because I love the sport so much and would be willing to help the girls out if it meant they would get better. Although I had to go through pages and pages of signing paperwork with the NCAA, and lewis; at the end it was all worth itSome of my concerns is the net being about seven inches lower than normal and questioning if they are able to handle a guy playing with them. Needless to say they kicked my butt the first day and I learned how out of shape I was compared to these women. I was sweating so much the first day of their practice, sweat was literally dripping off my fingertips. They have gotten so much better throughout their season and seeing each one of them improve was a pleasure to see. Ever since I was about 12, I have been helping my dad coach volleyball learn how to coach the correct way. I had a really great time helping these ladies and I hope they got something out of me being there. I'd like to thank the coach for setting me up and captain for this opportunity.

Thanksgiving break

For this Thanksgiving I will be traveling back to Philadelphia. I am very excited to travel back and enjoy the short holiday with my family. My sister and her finance just got enganged as of two weeks ago which is very exciting news. My sister's finance proposed to her and she said yes and the next day he wanted both family's to come together the next day and celebrate their day.  Unfortunately, I was unable to travel back that weekend due to a prior commitment. So, it should be nice being able to see them together and ask about how every went. The enjoyable part about going back home for thanksgiving break is having fun in the nice weather, visiting old friends, and go bike riding. Philly is my home and no one should ever forget their roots of where they came from.

Iowa tournament.

This weekend my volleyball team and I went to a tournament at Iowa state university. The drive there as very flat for the most part. There were just a lot of fat rolling hills. Especially this time of year the drive was beautiful and filled with color because of the leaves. When we got to Iowa state we just slept at the hotel because we were all exhausted after a 5 1/2 hour drive. The next morning we woke up at 6:50 and left the hotel by 730. There was a lot of good competition at the tournament. We faced a lot of great players from around the midwest as well as some teams from D3 programs. I play the left front hitter and needless to say I am very sore today. A lot of swinging and jumping but all in all it was a fun trip. I am looking forward to many more tournaments with my team and many more memories.

What I learned this semester

This semester in college writing class I learned a few new things. I learned how to write a summary and be very specific with regards to citing people and their thoughts. It taught me how to be very precise about certain scenes and how to use pathos to connect with your audience. The other task that I had to pick up was learning how to blog. Blogging was a very different and unique concept to get down because there is no real direction on what we have to write about. Which is the fun of it as well. I enjoy picking my own topics because it makes it much interesting to write about. One other thing that I learned in class is how to write a micro theme. At first I thought this was going to be a very easy assignment because it was only one page long. In fact, dissecting every line of a one page paper is much more difficult than I thought it was. I did my micro theme on a topic that I enjoyed as well which made it a lot easier. I also was able to experiment on youtube editing videos. This was good because sometime in the future I would like become a moto-vlogger. I learned a lot this year that not only applies to my writing skills but also hobbies that I would like to do in the future.

Blog day friday

I think the whole situation regarding Colin Kaepernick is an absolute disgrace. Mr. Kaepernick's message was trying to make a point about the black lives in America have been getting oppressed by police. If this man doesn't understand what it means behind standing up for the National anthem, then I think he is very under educated. He doesn't care about all the men and women overseas that have fought and are still currently fighting for our freedom. America is a great country and if he doesn't like it, then he can leave. America has given him the opportunity to play on the NFL and this is how he repays the American people for that. This is what younger generations see and think it's ok to disrespect police and military by taking a knee or not standing. Colin, be proud of the country you live in. I agree there is always going to be good situations in police forces around the country but BLM and Colin are just focusing on them. BLM stated the they want to defund the police force. How is that going to help? When you are a hard working man and you have earned things through working countless hours, then someone tries to steal it or destroy it; who are you going to call? Better not be the police because they are most likely going to be busy with hundreds of other callers asking for their help or simply do not have the means and resources to help you. What changed within the past 6 years to make Colin all of a sudden take a knee. Colin does have the right to do so because of his freedom of speech. That is also what is so great about this country, Freedom of speech. Colin along with the rest of the NFL must wear American Flags on the back of their helmets, so if he was so up hauled about the idea of wearing and standing by the American Flag, why doesn't he take his helmet off when he plays. I feel very strongly about this topic and today especially it seems like some people are too afraid to voice their opinion because they may offend someone by doing so. Thats what makes everyone unique and special is each and every person voicing their opinion about something. If Colin wants to make a statement, why doesn't he start help funding the school system, and help change the way the younger generations think because thats who will be leading this country next.