Draft day

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2416071-marcus-mariota-reportedly-doesnt-plan-to-attend-2015-nfl-draft

Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston both plan on not attending the draft. One of these quarter backs is going to be the first over all pick. It is a big day I have never seen someone in the first round of the draft not be there for it. It is cool that these two have decided they would rather be with their family than be there at the draft. Jameis Winston will most likely be the number one over all pick because all of the ESPN reporters are saying he most likely will and they are usually right but you never know. Both quarterbacks have different playing styles and both are very talented. I feel like Jameis would be a better fit for the Tampa Bay Bucs. I cannot wait to see this draft it is very exciting to see who is going to the pros next year.

Research Article

http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/creatine-q

This article is good research for my potential question I want to research. My question is are dietary supplements good or bad for you. Many people say that Creatine is bad for you and others say it is not. I am currently debating on whether or not to take it. This article has many facts and myth busters in it about the product. It explains to you what creatine is and the myths and facts about it. If you are into weight lifting or working out and take dietary supplements I would recommend you to read this article. If anyone has any knowledge on this product let me know.

Turkle

This article is a podcast that is also written down so you can read it or listen to it. The video is made by Sherry Turkle and she talks about how in 1996 she gave a talk about how important technology was. Now she has changed her mind. She said that people are becoming less social and more reliant on social media and technology. Turkle is a psychologist and studies the affects technology has on people. She gives many examples like a guy at work who would rather be on his blackberry than talk to coworkers. How people go on social media no matter where they are funerals, work, meetings, being with family members. People are taking their focus off of conversations because with technology you are able to control, edit, and hide who you really are. I agree with Turkle when texting you can control and think about what you are going to say, when you are having a conversation once you say something you cannot edit or delete what you just said. Technology is become a problem and I also see it everyday. I can never really get anyone's full attention because everyone is always on their phones. My parents or siblings and friends talk to me but ignore stuff I say because they are busy texting or checking social media. I myself in class sometimes bring out my phone sometimes I get urges when I do not check my phone for a while. This is becoming a problem we all need to work on before we all become social robots.

The End of the San Francisco 49ers

If you are wondering why I hate the 49ers so much it mainly has to do with the area I was born in. Where I am from you are either an Oakland Raider fan or a San Francisco 49er fan. You have no idea how much of a rivalry this is. Location wise of course because in the NFL they are not really rivals. When the 49ers were good my whole family would bag on the Raiders my favorite team. Those consecutive years the 49ers were in the play offs I sat there silently hearing my whole family say things like "what time do the Raiders play" or posting instagram pictures bagging on the Raiders. Well now this 49er team is just crumbling down, I was the happiest kid in the world last year when the Raiders beat the 49ers in the Battle of The Bay. Now the 49ers lost their head coach Jim Harbaugh, their line backer Patrick Willis, their running back Frank Gore, and most likely lose their star receiver Michael Crabtree. I guarantee next year this team is out of the playsoffs again. On the other hand my favorite team the Oakland Raiders have been making power moves we finally got a got quarterback. Derek Carr from Fresno State had a fantastic rookie season. We also have Khalil Mack the defensive rookie of the year. I am hoping the Raiders draft Kevin White in the 2015 draft, they most likely are. He would be a key receiver for Derek Carr. I miss football and cannot wait for the season to begin.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12448304/patrick-willis-san-francisco-49ers-announce-retirement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzGWUkvesJY

Ndamukong Suh Free Agency

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12407255/ndamukong-suh-set-free-agent-detroit-lions-forgo-tag

Ndamukong Suh is a beast defensive tackle for the Detroit lions. Unfortunately his contract has run out and they have yet to make a deal. They decided not to use the Franchise tag on him. The Franchise tag is a contract that allows a team to sign a player for an additional year but they have to pay the person the similar salary as the top players for that position. Each team can only use one franchise tag per year. If the Lions do not make a long term deal quick they will lose him for good. There is many teams interested in him but I do not know if they would like his background. He is known as being a dirty player he has been suspended for playing dirty. On Thanksgiving a while back he slammed Evan Dietrich- Smiths who was on the packers head into the ground and stomped on him. Whats pretty funny is Evan is my high school English teachers son. The following week in class he was all mad calling Suh a poor sport. Suh was also fined for stepping on Aaron Rodgers calf, in total he has 420,669 dollars in fines for hits on players. As long as he cleans up his act he is one of the best defensive players on the free agency market right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN_Hhr7xbzw

Why the English Language Amendment? Respoonse

In "Why the English Amendment",  S.I. Hayakawa is a Canadian born, Japanese race senator wanting to make English the official language of the United States. In class we were asked if his claim was convincing I was on the yes side but just because of the assignment I thought it was a well written article. Without taking a position I said yes but with taking a position I believe English should not be the official language of the United States. Hayakawa was born in Canada so he must not see that the United States is built upon cultural diversity. Personally I like diversity I like when there is different languages and different cultures.I do not see why everyone would want to be the same and not speak different languages. You should be proud of who you are and where you come from. I think Hayakawa is a sell out personally with all respect he should have been proud of being Japanese it is in his blood he should focus on both English and learning about his own culture. If you take peoples languages away then you take their identity. Learning English is important yes but do not force it upon people, if you know another language then do not forgot because knowing different languages and being different is a beautiful thing. Be proud of where you came from and never forget your language.