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What I learned today-9/24/12

Today I read an article, "More uproar about officials" on the espn website. The article was about how the replacement officials for the NFL have been messing up and making poor decisions. They listed off the many mistakes that these replacement refs have been making and how often its occurring. It also said how angry the players and the coaches are getting because of all of the bad calls that are making them lose games.

Judging

             Getting judged is something that happens on a daily basis, but only sometimes does it noticed. A few years ago I was judged in a class full of students by my teacher and I was being set up for failure. We were doing presentations in class and I was nervous, I knew that my teacher didn't think I was paying attention that whole unit. We were suppose to be presenting to a fellow classmate of our choice, but of course just my luck my partner was MIA. Unwillingly, but with no other choice I was partnered with my teacher. I got up there and kids started giggling knowing that this presentation was going to go horribly wrong. Unknown to them I knew everything, when I know that I'm being judged or being set up for failure, Its my goal to prove them wrong and show them that I can do it. Not a lot of people think I'm the smartest kid just by looking at me, but if they just give me a chance I can show them everything. I got up to the front of class and rocked it all, My teacher was in aw and after class admitted to the fact that she was surprised. Everyone gets judged, Its up to you choose what the outcome is. In my own personal life I try to never judge its just not my thing. Mainly because I believe that everyone has there own story and everyone is a person just wanting to be loved just like me and you.

This is what I learned today-9/28/12

           Today I read an article "Officials get standing ovation" on the ESPN website by the associated press. The article was talking about how the refs had made an agreement and ended the lockout. They also talked about how the refs had made better decisions then the replacement refs and that none of the calls were wrongly given. A little before the game had started between the Ravens and the Browns, the officials got a standing ovation by the entire stadium. Ray Lewis, Ravens leading linebacker, before the game came up to one of the officials and gave him a hug saying "glad to have you back".
           I personally am overwhelmed with joy that the officials are back, They have the most experience and they are confident in the decisions that they make. They deserved a standing ovation, numerous amounts of calls affected games that were made by the replacement officials. Obviously fans are still going to boo and hate on calls, but that's part of what makes the game so great.

My first kiss went a little like this

       I was in the first grade just a young one, Still chasing girls around the playground but at the same time still believed in cooties. It was a grey sky type of day I woke up that morning knowing something was a little fishy about the day. I got ready for school, same old routine, walked out the door and down my long driveway waiting for the bus. As I stood there waiting for my bus with my lunch box in one hand I looked up in the sky and once again got that funny feeling. I got onto the bus and sat in my normal seat by myself like usual. We get to the next bus stop and here comes this new girl, and what does she do, seats down right next to me. Of course she does at first I didn't think much about it until she tried to talk to me, thats when things went downhill. Obviously being the gentlemen I am at age 7 I respond to her and start a little conversation. Now before I continue don't get me wrong this girl was drop dead gorgeous, prettiest girl I've ever seen. We start really getting into the conversation, it was getting intense, to intense for a little kid like me. Then it happened, she got on top of me and starting sucking my face!! I quickly pushed her off and almost started gagging, the kid across the aisle starting full on barfing! Yeah she was pretty and all but everyone knows that girls have cooties! For the rest of that long bus ride to school we sat silently with a stench of fish sticks in the air. I never saw that girl again, I’m very thankful for that because I don’t know what I would do with myself if I saw her again. It was a very good thing that I moved out here because man I was a weird kid back then.

Who I Am

             My mission in life is to be as successful as I can, by reaching my full potential in everything that I do. I don't believe in starting something and then cutting it short and quitting. I believe that I am a very generous person and I care about others and their success. Im not one of those people that is going to change just because someone wants me to, I am who I am and I wont change for anyone. In the honest truth though if you asked someone else who I am it would be difficult for them to say. I don't think i've been alive long enough to truly impact people to know the real person that I am. Yes I am 16, but half of my life I just did what ever my parents told me to do and lived my life through them. When I can look back in life and name off all of the experiences that make me the person I am thats when I will know who I am. When I die I want to be remembered for who I am as a person and not for what I did. I don't want to be remember for some crazy story that happened because that isn't me. The legacy that you leave should be for the type of person that you are.

      The oldest person that I remember in my family would have to be my great grandmother. She is in her mid 90's and lives in the same house. I don't know much about her childhood, but there are somethings that I do remember. I do remember that she grew up in Utah and that when she was younger she would play with the horses that lived on the ranch next door. She also went through world war 2, but she doesn't really like to talk about that. Yes she is the oldest person that I know, but the truth is I just don't know a ton about her. Its also sad because the oldest person that I know also just recently died. It was sad seeing her but little did I realized she had a sister so I guess that would be like my great great aunt but anyways it was good to meet her.

           Four years from now whether or not you believe it, will be coming fast and a new election will be happening. As we reflect then to how Obama did in these four years is undetermined, but some may have an idea.

          I believe that in four years from now half of America will still love Obama and the other half not so much. To get more lovers or haters he'd either have to really screw things up or do something spectacular. Something that he's already doing that not a lot of people like is raising the taxes for the "rich". Now I put rich in quotations because Obamas quota of rich not very many people would believe is "rich". In my personal opinion I really don't like Obama I don't feel like he runs the country very well. I just think its hard for him coming from where he came from to manage his money very well. Not just that, but his mainly all about the poor and by doing that taxes are flying through the roof these days. Who knows though he already has four years of behind his belt so maybe these up coming four years will be a lot better with the past experience that he has. You also know though that everyone learns from their mistakes and I believe he can do that. What makes me really mad are the racist people out there yes I think he's a crappy president, but it has nothing to do with his skin color. The skin color of a man does not affect how he leads a country he's a human just like me and you