I do not know a whole lot about what went on with this case. All that I have heard about this case is that a supposedly innocent kid Trayvon Martin was killed by the self appointed neighborhood watch man. Also from what I heard all Trayvon was carrying a pack of skittles and an iced tea. Also apparently there was some kind of fight and then he was shot. I do not know what caused the fight and then the shooting. Also I know there has been a lot of controversy over how the police responded and a lot of other items involved in the case.
Like I said earlier I do not know that much about this scenario and case. If I had to take a guess, I would say that the two questions had an impact on the scenario. From what I know they are not from a good area of Florida. This could of had a big effect on why the people acted the way that they did. They were raised in a rough part of town. This would have caused Zimmerman, the assailant, to think that Trayvon Martin was a bad kid. This would give him some reasoning for why things may have gotten so physical. Additionally, Trayvon was out on an out of school suspension. This would also give Zimmerman some form of motive. There was probably some sort of intimidation factor and unknown. If you are a neighborhood watch man and there is some sort of unknown of course things might get a little out of hand. I am by no means justifying what happened but it is understandable. Additionally I do not think that there should be this much of an out cry by the public.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Concussed
Concussions are a rapidly growing issue in today's world of sports. However, I feel that the leagues do not really do enough in order to protect their players. For example the NFL is always saying how they provide their athletes with the best equipment in order to protect their players. But, there are no rules in place requiring players to use said equipment. Players are not required to wear a mouth piece, and yet that is one of the best ways to prevent concussions. If the NFL really wanted to crack down on concussions then they would require the players to use the safety equipment. I do not think that the "big" hits are the cause of all of the concussions. They certainly play a large factor, but i do not think you can take the hits out of the game. If you're going to do that than you might as well either make a woman's league or a flag football league. There is a certain amount of pride that goes into being a football player, that people don't understand. What we do is by no means an easy thing. It is very hard, but worth it. Being a football player I feel has affected my views on this a little. It has given me an understanding about the game that watching it on T.V. can't. It gave me the understanding that those "big" horrible hits aren't because people are trying to hurt people or things along that line. It's the fear that is in the game. You always hear that a wide receiver heard FOOTSTEPS going across the middle. Without the hits and all of the protecting the league has done making hits illegal has gotten rid of this sacred part of the game, FEAR
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5970086
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Art
I feel that Art in the form of pictures and paintings are something that is kind of a waste of time. I am not a very creative person. I mean some paintings and works of art can look good and be interesting, but it is not something that I feel you can deeper meaning out of. The things that are there are the things that are there. There are not any alternate meanings or anything along the lines. I don't understand how people can think there are alternate meanings behind a work of art. I feel that there is not any real reason behind it. Like, it may be interesting, but nothing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on. One form of art work that I can be very interesting is poetry. I can not write poetry for my life, but I found a lot of the poetry at Casa's Poetry Slam very interesting. It is a great way to express your feelings. I think though that only good poetry is interesting. Not every poem is going to be good as the others, and I feel that those are the ones that are worth time. But. my all time favorite work of art is watching Roy Halladay pitch to Carlos Ruiz. It is weird to think of an athletic performance as a work of art, but the way that Roy Halladay does, makes it very clear. The sequencing and pitch selection that CArlos Ruiz orchestrates is astonishing. Especially during his no hitters and perfect game. The canvas is the diamond, Ruiz is the painter (not Halladay) and the pitches are the work of art. YOu may be wondering why Ruiz, the catcher, is the painter and not Halladay the pitcher. Carlos Ruiz picks everything out, which pitch to throw and where to throw it. Without Ruiz, Halladay is still a good pitcher but not at the level he is at now. In my eyes carlos Ruiz is one of the greatest painters of all time. He paints a great game every game regardless of who is on the mound. It is very impressive how he can change so much depending on who is on the mound. His canvasses almost always come out beautifully.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Post 6
Best Food Item
The best cheese steak in this local area can be found at Philly's Phamous in Ambler. First of all their rolls are amazing. They have these nice Amoroso rolls that they toast. The meat they use is just so good, and the cheese and onions they use are fresh. But the best sandwich they make is the buffalo chicken cheese steak. Their Buffalo Blue Cheese sauce is soooooo good, I could probably drink a gallon of it. However, the best part of Philly's Phamous is their frequent eater card. It is just like any other frequent eater card, but you get a free half of a cheese steak. The people that work there are chill and sign off on like four visits each time that you go there so you get your free half in three visits when it is supposed to take ten. As good as Philly's Phamous is, there is one flaw with them. Their french fries are not the greatest. They are decent but nowhere near what I expected from them. Their cheese steaks are soo good, and I was expecting their French Fries to be of similar quality but they were not. They were not terrible, they were just average.
Best Person at Profession
The best person at their profession of all time is Pete Rose. Pete Rose was by far the greatest hitter of all time. No one will ever be able to break his record of 4,256 hits in his career. In order for that to be done, a player would have to average 200+ hits over a career of 20+ years. That feat is nearly impossible even for some of the greatest hitters of all time. The consistency that Pete Rose was able to hit the ball was outstanding. I do not think that it matters that Pete Rose bet on the games that he played. Sure, it was not the right thing to do but I believe that he deserves to be allowed into the hall of fame. People that have used performance enhancing drugs are still eligible to be voted into the hall of fame. Pete has been banned for life. HE deserves to be put into the hall, he has put up the numbers and should be allowed in. Never will his record be surpassed, the shear quantity of hits is just insane. No one was better than Pete Rose at hitting a baseball. It did not just come to him either. He would practice for hours at a time hitting, and studying film for any tells that a pitcher would give. He is by far the greatest hitter of all time.
Annoying
The thing that annoys me the most is all of the changes that have been made in the NFL. Yes I agree that some of the changes should have been made, but there have been so many changes that have limited players. Some of the rules keep people from playing the way they have been taught. They weren't taught to take people's heads off, but the form that they use is good fundamental tackling. Some of the hits that have been going on are cheap shots and deserve to be punished. But not all of them. I feel that this is destroying the game and making it that much easier for offenses to throw the ball. I think that the game was at its best when players like Sean Taylor was in the league. He was a bad ass on and off the field. He did not care who you were, he wanted you to feel the pain. He was one of the biggest hitters in the game. In the Pro Bowl, when players are supposed to be "taking it easy" he laid out a punter on a fake punt. Brian Moorman had know idea what was coming. It was probably one of the most electrifying hits I have ever seen in my life. It annoys me that the NFL is trying to limit this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPiZjUf9TcQ
The best cheese steak in this local area can be found at Philly's Phamous in Ambler. First of all their rolls are amazing. They have these nice Amoroso rolls that they toast. The meat they use is just so good, and the cheese and onions they use are fresh. But the best sandwich they make is the buffalo chicken cheese steak. Their Buffalo Blue Cheese sauce is soooooo good, I could probably drink a gallon of it. However, the best part of Philly's Phamous is their frequent eater card. It is just like any other frequent eater card, but you get a free half of a cheese steak. The people that work there are chill and sign off on like four visits each time that you go there so you get your free half in three visits when it is supposed to take ten. As good as Philly's Phamous is, there is one flaw with them. Their french fries are not the greatest. They are decent but nowhere near what I expected from them. Their cheese steaks are soo good, and I was expecting their French Fries to be of similar quality but they were not. They were not terrible, they were just average.
Best Person at Profession
The best person at their profession of all time is Pete Rose. Pete Rose was by far the greatest hitter of all time. No one will ever be able to break his record of 4,256 hits in his career. In order for that to be done, a player would have to average 200+ hits over a career of 20+ years. That feat is nearly impossible even for some of the greatest hitters of all time. The consistency that Pete Rose was able to hit the ball was outstanding. I do not think that it matters that Pete Rose bet on the games that he played. Sure, it was not the right thing to do but I believe that he deserves to be allowed into the hall of fame. People that have used performance enhancing drugs are still eligible to be voted into the hall of fame. Pete has been banned for life. HE deserves to be put into the hall, he has put up the numbers and should be allowed in. Never will his record be surpassed, the shear quantity of hits is just insane. No one was better than Pete Rose at hitting a baseball. It did not just come to him either. He would practice for hours at a time hitting, and studying film for any tells that a pitcher would give. He is by far the greatest hitter of all time.
Annoying
The thing that annoys me the most is all of the changes that have been made in the NFL. Yes I agree that some of the changes should have been made, but there have been so many changes that have limited players. Some of the rules keep people from playing the way they have been taught. They weren't taught to take people's heads off, but the form that they use is good fundamental tackling. Some of the hits that have been going on are cheap shots and deserve to be punished. But not all of them. I feel that this is destroying the game and making it that much easier for offenses to throw the ball. I think that the game was at its best when players like Sean Taylor was in the league. He was a bad ass on and off the field. He did not care who you were, he wanted you to feel the pain. He was one of the biggest hitters in the game. In the Pro Bowl, when players are supposed to be "taking it easy" he laid out a punter on a fake punt. Brian Moorman had know idea what was coming. It was probably one of the most electrifying hits I have ever seen in my life. It annoys me that the NFL is trying to limit this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPiZjUf9TcQ
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