4th quarter current event 4

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/politics/lgbt-obama-donors/index.html?c=mobile-homepage-t LGBT donors back President Obama, big time President Obama is expected to attend 2 LGBT organized fundraisers on wednesday. One out 16 bundlers, or Obama's biggest fundraisers,are openly gay. Combined they have raised about 8 million dollars for Obama's campaign. Many of the names on Obama's disclosed list of donors are people who are known for their active work and support for the LGBT. I chose this article because many of my family's close friends are openly gay, so I support same sex marriage and follow the development of Obama's support of the movement. This article was informative and well written and made it an enjoyable read.

4th quarter current event 3

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/04/justice/new-york-marijuana/index.html?c=us NY gov: Small amount of marijuana no crime "New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking state legislators to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana that are in public view.". The purpose of the legislation is to avoid unnecessary misdemeanor charge for new York citizens. Cuomo said that blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately being the ones charged. He wants to bring fairness and consistency to the enforcement of marijuana laws. I read this article because this topic is such a mainstream topic of debate. I think its good that some government officials are not scared to state and take action in support of their opinions, even when it's on something as controversial as legalizing marijuana. Also, it was nice that the article provided information on the past and recent timeline of the events surrounding the legislative side of marijuana- a very well written article. I like following articles like this.

4th quarter current event 2

http://m.si.com/news/to/to/detail/5001127 Arbitrator nixes Saints players' bounty challenge On Monday June fourth, Stephen Burbank, a professor of law at University of Pennsylvania, ruled that Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, is allowed to discipline the New Orleans Saints football team for the bounty system crimes, because of the conditions established by the collective bargaining agreement made to end the lock out. Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suspended for the entire 2012 season and teammate Will Smith is suspended for four games. Former Saints defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who is currently with Green Bay, is suspended for eight games, while linebacker Scott Fujita, currently with Cleveland, is docked three games. This article is very well done. It is well written and very thorough in its information and gives a good time line of past and upcoming events. I imagine that since this is such a controversial and followed topic, that this article will receive a lot of attention. This issue will certainly be a persistent one, and is enjoyable to read about, as the suspended players are planning to appeal the ruling.

4th quarter current event 1

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/04/britains-prince-philip-hospitalized/ Britain's Prince Philip Hospitalized On June fourth, Prince Philip was hospitalized with a bladder infection. The husband of queen Elizabeth II will have to miss the Monday and Tuesday celebrations of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee as he will remain in the hospital under observation. This article is well written I suppose. It's concise, but still gives the necessary information. I imagine since this is no matter of national security, that the British had no issues with releasing this information.

Senior reflection 3

Lacrosse is better than baseball (this topic was inevitable). Just watch a pro lacrosse game and a pro baseball game and you'll see why lacrosse is so much better. The strength, speed, and intelligence required for lacrosse are so much more than that required for baseball. In baseball, the only person that consistently physically exerts himself every play is the pitcher, you could be an outfielder and potentially not see a ball the entire game. In lacrosse, the nature of the game garuntees every player on the field will see some action whether it be on defense or offense. An example that lacrosse requires more skill than baseball is seen when comparing the lacrosse goalie and the baseball catcher. A catcher is responding to 80-95 mph fast balls from a pitcher's mound from 60ft (20yds) away. A lacrosse goalie is responding to 100+ mph shots from 30ft (10yds) away.

Senior reflection 2

As summer vacation draws ever closer, people are imagining how they'll be spending their days. Some people will sleep their days away,waking up no earlier than 1 o'clock every morning. Others will be out on the fields throwing a football or shooting on a lacrosse goal or tanning by the pool. Other unfortunate souls will be waking up early on a daily basis to go to summer jobs. The necessity for summer jobs has become more and more prevalent. However, it is also important to remember to relax over the summer, after all, it is our last summer. Before we go to college. This summer, I plan to get a job at robeks. However, I also plan to participate in a summer lacrosse league and maybe learn how to play golf. On top of all that, I'll have a summer work out schedule to do for college track. It seems I'm in for quite a busy summer.

Senior reflection 1

Well here we are, in our last week and a half of high school. Senior year has by far been the hardest year. Some can argue that senior year is fairly easy in the grand scheme of things but those people are usually the ones that barely show up to class in the second semester. However, if your parents are like mine, then you are always on no break status. After a first semester filled with college essays, college applications, and keeping good grades for colleges, all I wanna do is just take a small breather. The instant a grade drops below a B, I'm on parental lock down till that grade is back up. Some of you know what I'm talking about. Don't you think we've earned a break? I do. Especially, since the pressure on high school students today to get into college is so great.