When we start working in groups, I want to get more ideas from the people in my group. Ideas could be anything from ideas to blog about or ideas on what to put in a certain blog. Personally, I don't have a way to get past writer's block or anything related to it.
I am willing to contribute ideas to other people's blogs on how to make them easier to write. I am now able to write blogs in ten to fifteen minutes when before we started writing quick writes, it would take me almost half an hour. I feel my strategy for writing blogs fast works and could possibly help with other people who take a long time to write.
I think it is less important to work with people who have the same ideas because they have certain opinions on things that I may not agree with.
Some rules I think should be followed is to make sure that everyone gets help if they need it and only if they want to get helped on something. We shouldn't force people to talk about something if they don't want to especially if it is about something private or personal.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Football
The football playoffs begin tomorrow and many have their favorites to win it all. In case your wondering, I picked the Packers and the Chargers with the Chargers winning the Superbowl. Just as quickly as it came, the NFL regular season is over and just a memory of moments of when your team could have done something different to possibly win that big game or make that big play. You will be stuck with those memories until August of next year when everybody feels a sense of hope that their team is the one of the year, but that's only true for one team's fans.
This is true for both of the bay area's teams with new young players coming into both organizations, though the players coming in for the Raiders were quite questionable. Both seasons, however, ended in disappointment as both teams failed to make the playoffs for the seventh straight year. One has to wonder how long people can stay patient hoping that the next season is their season when the previous year seemed just the same. This is the time when you weed out all of the bandwagoners from the true fans of teams sticking with them through thick and thin.
Changing the subject, the BCS National Title game was Thursday with Alabama surviving a late scare by the Texas Longhorns lead by their back up quarterback when their starter, Colt McCoy, was injured on the first drive running the ball and getting hit directly on his shoulder. He said it didn't hurt, he just couldn't feel anything. This was his last game in college, but he does have a bright future in the NFL, so don't expect this to be the last we hear from him. It is sad to see both Football seasons end but next year is hopefully even better than all this year had to offer.
This is true for both of the bay area's teams with new young players coming into both organizations, though the players coming in for the Raiders were quite questionable. Both seasons, however, ended in disappointment as both teams failed to make the playoffs for the seventh straight year. One has to wonder how long people can stay patient hoping that the next season is their season when the previous year seemed just the same. This is the time when you weed out all of the bandwagoners from the true fans of teams sticking with them through thick and thin.
Changing the subject, the BCS National Title game was Thursday with Alabama surviving a late scare by the Texas Longhorns lead by their back up quarterback when their starter, Colt McCoy, was injured on the first drive running the ball and getting hit directly on his shoulder. He said it didn't hurt, he just couldn't feel anything. This was his last game in college, but he does have a bright future in the NFL, so don't expect this to be the last we hear from him. It is sad to see both Football seasons end but next year is hopefully even better than all this year had to offer.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Winter
This week is the last week of school until winter break and it really doesn't feel like it. Two weeks from now I will be sad and really missing all that extra sleep I could of had, but I hope to make these days count. Many can't wait till school is over or until they are in college but I am the opposite not wanting days to go by as quickly trying to enjoy my final 2 and half years of high school.
Back to football talk now. The Forty Niners laid the wood against the Cardinals and one of the ESPN writers is quoted to saying that the owner of the Cardinals only owns the team 363 days a year, the Niners own them the other two. That basically sums up the season for the Forty Niners as they either do great against a team or completely suck and can't do anything football related to save their lives. When the Niners beat the Cardinals 24-9 on Monday on National Television cemented their place in the eyes of all football watchers across the US. They are for real and here to stay with a bright future of young players coming up as the next generation of 49er's football. A good sign.
The raiders are officially tired of JaMarcus Russel as they have benched him for their 3rd string quarterback after Bruce Gradkowski went down with a knee injury last week against the Redskins. He couldn't move the team down the field and the Raiders didn't score a point the entire time Russel was in. If that's not a sign of how bad he is, I don't know what is. Al Davis must have seen the billboard asking for him to make some changes and took it to heart. Thank you Al for doing what's best for the team.
Back to football talk now. The Forty Niners laid the wood against the Cardinals and one of the ESPN writers is quoted to saying that the owner of the Cardinals only owns the team 363 days a year, the Niners own them the other two. That basically sums up the season for the Forty Niners as they either do great against a team or completely suck and can't do anything football related to save their lives. When the Niners beat the Cardinals 24-9 on Monday on National Television cemented their place in the eyes of all football watchers across the US. They are for real and here to stay with a bright future of young players coming up as the next generation of 49er's football. A good sign.
The raiders are officially tired of JaMarcus Russel as they have benched him for their 3rd string quarterback after Bruce Gradkowski went down with a knee injury last week against the Redskins. He couldn't move the team down the field and the Raiders didn't score a point the entire time Russel was in. If that's not a sign of how bad he is, I don't know what is. Al Davis must have seen the billboard asking for him to make some changes and took it to heart. Thank you Al for doing what's best for the team.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Hyrbid
This is what I would like to call a hybrid post. Many ideas will be focused on and talked or typed about. Speaking of hybrids, we had an interesting quick write today about selling body parts to sponsors to be "super human". I strongly disagreed with the fact that it was even possible, but upon further thinking, I realized it's closer than I expected. I was even more surprised to hear that many people in OUR English class would actually sell their body parts to make some extra money. Now, I don't know if they realize that they wouldn't be making that much because if you think about it, anybody can be experimented on so the sponsors probably won't be paying that much. Think of it like this, you are the sponsor. Would you rather pay 2 people for experimenting 5 million dollars each, or 1000 people 10000 dollars each? That's how they're looking at this, so if this ever happens, don't expect too much money for your not so precious body parts.
I said this was a hybrid so here is my second part. It's about the very prestigious Heisman awarded to the most outstanding college football player in the nation. I strongly believe that Stanford running back Toby Gerhart deserves the award and the award and I am a Cal fan so that should tell you something. He ran over ranked teams averaging 158 rush yards per game against ranked opponents and led the FBS (kind of like the NFL but for college) in rushing TD's with 26. That is dominance that can be all contributed to consistency. He never rushed for under 84 yards in a game this season and averaged 5.6 yards per rush. Now if you don't watch football, you may not understand what I am talking about, but to put it in perspective, it takes 10 yards to get a first down and if you average just under 6 yards per carry, that's a first down every 2 plays making you dangerously good and a lot of trouble for your opponents. If you are interested in watching the heisman presentation, it airs on ESPN Saturday night at 5 PT (8 ET).
I said this was a hybrid so here is my second part. It's about the very prestigious Heisman awarded to the most outstanding college football player in the nation. I strongly believe that Stanford running back Toby Gerhart deserves the award and the award and I am a Cal fan so that should tell you something. He ran over ranked teams averaging 158 rush yards per game against ranked opponents and led the FBS (kind of like the NFL but for college) in rushing TD's with 26. That is dominance that can be all contributed to consistency. He never rushed for under 84 yards in a game this season and averaged 5.6 yards per rush. Now if you don't watch football, you may not understand what I am talking about, but to put it in perspective, it takes 10 yards to get a first down and if you average just under 6 yards per carry, that's a first down every 2 plays making you dangerously good and a lot of trouble for your opponents. If you are interested in watching the heisman presentation, it airs on ESPN Saturday night at 5 PT (8 ET).
Friday, December 4, 2009
Raider Fans Take A Stand
http://messagetoal.com/
That is the link to a website pleading with a sickly Al Davis to step down and hire a gm and a "Super Bowl Caliber" coach. They have even paid for a 5,000 plus dollar billboard seen here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4706922 . For all those disgruntled Raider fans out already sick of DHB and other draft busts (see JaMarcus Russel) thanks to Al, I urge to sign that petition and help send a message. If your sick of your head coach being caught up in investigations for beating another coach, then i urge you to sign that petition. Ok I think you get my point.
While they have looked somewhat impressive over the past couple of weeks, I highly doubt that was because of great GM-ing or coaching, rather great play with lots of passion. Who knows, maybe the whole Coach Cable thing motivated them to actually play better and make more a headline nationally other than your coach getting unneeded attention for an unnecessary distraction for his team. I mean can you imagine trying to play for a coach who isn't focused on football or even his team for that matter. They were pretty much on their own facing NFL teams. Not some pee-wee teams but players who are looking to kill and won't show any mercy. That's tough.
On a brighter Bay Area note, the 49ers won a game against a good team in the Jacksonville Jaguars. They beat them by a final score 20-3 after forcing 2 red zone fumbles on David Garrard. Frank Gore also continued his streak of games with a TD after a TD catch in the corner tapping his toes with a circus catch. After an impressive win such as that, one has to wonder if they are on their way to the playoffs. Now look at their team and their organization. A focused coach with good draft picks over the years with the exception of Alex Smith early in his career but it seems he is finally paying off for them with impressive showings each week since taking the starting job from Shaun Hill in Houston. Take note Raider fans or should i say Al Davis.
That is the link to a website pleading with a sickly Al Davis to step down and hire a gm and a "Super Bowl Caliber" coach. They have even paid for a 5,000 plus dollar billboard seen here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4706922 . For all those disgruntled Raider fans out already sick of DHB and other draft busts (see JaMarcus Russel) thanks to Al, I urge to sign that petition and help send a message. If your sick of your head coach being caught up in investigations for beating another coach, then i urge you to sign that petition. Ok I think you get my point.
While they have looked somewhat impressive over the past couple of weeks, I highly doubt that was because of great GM-ing or coaching, rather great play with lots of passion. Who knows, maybe the whole Coach Cable thing motivated them to actually play better and make more a headline nationally other than your coach getting unneeded attention for an unnecessary distraction for his team. I mean can you imagine trying to play for a coach who isn't focused on football or even his team for that matter. They were pretty much on their own facing NFL teams. Not some pee-wee teams but players who are looking to kill and won't show any mercy. That's tough.
On a brighter Bay Area note, the 49ers won a game against a good team in the Jacksonville Jaguars. They beat them by a final score 20-3 after forcing 2 red zone fumbles on David Garrard. Frank Gore also continued his streak of games with a TD after a TD catch in the corner tapping his toes with a circus catch. After an impressive win such as that, one has to wonder if they are on their way to the playoffs. Now look at their team and their organization. A focused coach with good draft picks over the years with the exception of Alex Smith early in his career but it seems he is finally paying off for them with impressive showings each week since taking the starting job from Shaun Hill in Houston. Take note Raider fans or should i say Al Davis.
Friday, November 20, 2009
A lot is going on right now
So just as quickly as it came, it is almost gone. I am of course talking about the NFL season which is already in its 10th of 17 weeks in this season. There are the usual suspects at the top of the standings which isn't always as exciting but this season is the first time in many years that we have had two teams undefeated this late in the season. It is also quite possible for them to play each other in the Super Bowl which would inevitably mean big bucks for sponsors and great commercials for everybody watching.
Basketball is starting to hit its stride for this season as teams are getting warmed up and getting used to playing with each other. And for you haters out there (Elijah), you can expect most of the same from the Lakers this year. This is also a year of newcomers for the NBA as it looks as if the Clippers might have a season that doesn't end with a lottery draft pick. The same can not be said for the Warriors this year as it looks as if they are smack dab in the middle of a rebuilding process as an organization. So again, expect the same out of the Warriors this season.
Last, but not least, it is the beginning of a new day. The current obsession at the moment is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and to be honest, I am one of the obsessors. Like tonight, I spent about 3 hours straight playing which i consider to be way too much. However, there are people out there who have played over 6 hours straight which is probably why they are so much better (not really, but whatever.) And when I'm not playing that, you can find me playing madden 10 and pretty much whooping anybody in my way. I'm so modest.
Basketball is starting to hit its stride for this season as teams are getting warmed up and getting used to playing with each other. And for you haters out there (Elijah), you can expect most of the same from the Lakers this year. This is also a year of newcomers for the NBA as it looks as if the Clippers might have a season that doesn't end with a lottery draft pick. The same can not be said for the Warriors this year as it looks as if they are smack dab in the middle of a rebuilding process as an organization. So again, expect the same out of the Warriors this season.
Last, but not least, it is the beginning of a new day. The current obsession at the moment is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and to be honest, I am one of the obsessors. Like tonight, I spent about 3 hours straight playing which i consider to be way too much. However, there are people out there who have played over 6 hours straight which is probably why they are so much better (not really, but whatever.) And when I'm not playing that, you can find me playing madden 10 and pretty much whooping anybody in my way. I'm so modest.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Statement Of Purpose
In my original statement of purpose I stated that I would post videos of sports plays that I particularly liked and break them down individually with what made them work. While I haven't done exactly that, I feel I've done a pretty good job sticking with one subject for most of my posts. Sports is still something I like and always will like. Mostly because it plays such a big role in my life. I sit inside on rainy Sundays and I am completely capable of wasting an entire Sunday on watching 3-4 football games. Also now that the NBA season has started, that will hopefully give me more writing material.
My original writing goal was to use blogging to better my writing and even further my grammar skills. Knowing this, I feel I have actually grown a lot from my original skills, most of which is due to blogging. Another part of my growth is actually just being back in school. That 3 and a half month break can do things to the mind. Not that I don't love the break, though.
My goals in the second quarter are actually the same. Just make my writing better but don't stress over it too much. School is important, I know this for a fact, but it will be useless if you don't pace yourself. So I feel if I have any new goals for the 2nd quarter, it would be to pace myself and not over-stress about anything. I also hope I can still write about sports so I'm really counting on the NBA to give me some good material. If this season is anywhere close to as good as last season, I'll have no worries. But please don't let me down. If the Lakers just repeat, there will be no shortage of blog posts.
My original writing goal was to use blogging to better my writing and even further my grammar skills. Knowing this, I feel I have actually grown a lot from my original skills, most of which is due to blogging. Another part of my growth is actually just being back in school. That 3 and a half month break can do things to the mind. Not that I don't love the break, though.
My goals in the second quarter are actually the same. Just make my writing better but don't stress over it too much. School is important, I know this for a fact, but it will be useless if you don't pace yourself. So I feel if I have any new goals for the 2nd quarter, it would be to pace myself and not over-stress about anything. I also hope I can still write about sports so I'm really counting on the NBA to give me some good material. If this season is anywhere close to as good as last season, I'll have no worries. But please don't let me down. If the Lakers just repeat, there will be no shortage of blog posts.
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