Football, Football, Football...

Prompt 2
I have made many connections with my book. Both he main character and I have played high school football and have been recruited to play at the next level. Though the character (Micheal) is going to play at a top D1 school while I will play at a D3 school the process is similar. Through out the book it discusses coaches meetings and visits. It also discusses tough practices and game film. The one experience that I most powerfully connected too was the scene where Micheal was visited by a coach and was so nervous he hardly spoke. I remember when I was first visited by a college coach I was also very nervous. I had the courage to t least act cool calm and collected but inside I was a wreck. I remember sweating and stuttering multiple times through out the interview. The is book is a very interesting read for me because of all the connections that can be made between the character and myself. I am excited to finish off the novel.

Importance of Life

I would write about laughter and happiness are the most important things in life. I would Also discuss how everyone needs to make room laughter everyday. Life is abut having fun and enjoying what you have. Money and objects are not the most important thing in the world, happiness is. NO matter what makes you happy the most important thing in life is being happy. Everyone is happy for different reasons and everyone should do what makes them happy. Laughter is said to be happiness being transfered between people, I agree with this.

WOW, Id give anything...

In the second section of my book the author discusses a meeting between himself (a professional football scout) and a player by the name of Oher. When asked questions the player had the nerve to not answer. This is selfish and made me mad when I read it. I would give anything to receive the attention Oher got and he just wasted his opportunity. I am jealous of Oher and what he was getting and he didn't appreciate it enough to even give himself a chance to succeed. People would die for the opportunity he had and he wasted it.

Ahmir's Atonement

The obvious answer is that Ahmir sat back and watched his freind Hassan get raped. Of course he seeks atonement for this but there are other things he also would like atoned. The one that stood out to me is in the beginnin gof the book when Ahmir is speaking about Hassan and his physical ability and athletic skill. Ahmir was jealous and felt that he should be the one with the talent, not Hassan.

Oops...

One mistake I have made more then once involves inappropriate jokes. I am one who loves to laugh and more so enjoys making others laugh, however, once in a while I make a joke that does the complete opposite of what I would like it to do. Sometimes I will make a reference that might offend people. Surely this is not my intention but non the less someones feelings get hurt. When this happens and I realize what I've done I feel bad. I apologize to the offended party and make sure to let them know that I was only joking and in no way meant to hurt them. It is a terrible feeling when I make a joke that hurts someones feelings and it makes me just want to get away...

the gorilla

INZANE!!!!


Sometimes the only thing people want is a bowl of fruity pebbles. Even if they think they don’t want it…they do. Whenever in doubt cookie crisp will provide you with a morning full of excellence. Either way, that first bowl of cereal in the morning is the most scrumptious of them all. Unfortunately I couldn’t afford milk so I ate my cereal with water instead. It cut down on the fat, and but also its taste.
I realized that at that point a breakfast without the proper ingredients was no breakfast at all so I stood up from my kitchen table, put on some shoes, and walked out to my car. As I passed the threshold into my garage I was shocked to see a thirteen-foot gorilla literally ripping away the far wall. I thought to myself, “Crap. I’m screwed.” He went back inside to find a suitable opponent for the gorilla—his four-year-old tarantula imported from South Africa will do. No, the tarantula was stomped and the gorilla. What could he do that tarantula was his only friend. Now he was a lonely soul all he could do was cry because his best friend was not here on earth any longer, the Gorilla was infuriated. Zane “the brain” (gorilla) came at him with all his power.

The Root of Evil...

I agree with the quote. Evil can not be done if someone stops it before it occurs. In the story the kite runner Ahmir watches his friend get raped and does nothing. If he had stood up and done something this could have been prevented. A real life example of this is what is currently happening in Darfur. Thousands are being murdered and no one does anything about it. If someone would have simple intervened lives could have been saved. The root of all evil is those who do nothing to stop it.