MP3#1)Don't you just love it when...

Don't you just love it when you wait up to go to school one morning only to find out that school has been cancelled because of a snow day? That might just be my favorite feeling. I wake up about to endure a long and hard day of school when I hear my mom yell from her bedroom, "Snow day! Go back to sleep". Those words are like music to my ears as I lay back down in my bed and drift off to sleep.

I have the completely opposite feeling when I expect there to be a ton of snow and then there is none. I purposely go to bed late those nights anticipating being able to sleep in, but end up going to school all tired and grumpy. It might be the worst feeling ever, but it happens at least three or fours times during the school year.

MP2#12) Anticipatory Discussion Questions for Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

4) One job that I hope to pursue later in life is either sports journalism or sports marketing. I would either want to write about sports or manage the salary caps and money for the team. Although there are people who change majors during their college career, (my cousin for examples), I do not think my major will change throughout college. I feel that I have a passion for the details of sports and will continue to pursue my dreams.

MP2#11) Response to Article about Gatsby

The first excerpt that I liked from the article was when Beckerman said, "Not only is Gatsby arguably the greatest American novel, it is also-not by chance- the greatest "pursuit of happiness" story ever written in the country where the phrase was coined"(Beckerman). I liked this quote because from a very knowledgable writer, he exclaimed that this was the greatest novel ever, which is a pretty big honor for the book. Also, I agree with him that it is a great novel, but do not think it is the greatest. In terms of the pursuit of happiness, Gatsby spend the whole story trying to convince Daisy to fall in love with him and as with most tragedies, he fails and ends up dead at the end. The only reason why it isn't the greatest is because the ending was too predictable. I feel that a twist would have put it over the edge.


The second excerpt is one that I 100% agree with. "'We try to use Gatsby as a base, because everyone can relate to it,' Wenzel says. 'The 1920s was a time of having fun, letting loose. The economy was doing well. It seemed like everybody was having a great time'"(Beckerman). As a read through the novel, it portrayed exactly what was going on during the roaring '20s. There was a bunch of partying and bootlegging, but overall, it was a time to have fun. It just so happens that Gatsby was only pretending to have fun to impress the one he really loved. If he were alive, I think he would regret wasting his time during a period where people should have been having the time of their lives.

MP2 #10) New Year's Resolution

I think my New Year's resolution is to pursue sports writing more often. I have just joined the PV Sports Beat and decided that I really have a passion of writing about sports. I think I should continue to write articles because I might want to pursue a career like this in the future.

MP2 #9) Response to plagiarism article

I think that she was guilty of committing plagiarism because if it caused her to fail the course,  almost the whole final paper must have been plagiarized. I have been on turnitin.com before and have seen first hand that it only picks up on things that are exactly the same from the paper to another website. I think that this student thought she would get away with this and was caught red-handed.

MP2 #8) Thanksgiving Weekend

This weekend was a good one and allowed me to rest and catch up on some things. On Thanksgiving Day,  I went to my Aunt's house in Oradell. I spent my day watching football and eating all of the delicious food that was there, basically putting me in heaven. I spent the rest of the weekend playing football with my friends, watching Duke basketball, and hanging out with family. Overall, I was able to get a lot of things done and was satisfied with going back to school.

MP2 #7) Coach K Atop Division I List

Coach K became the all-time leader in wins in men's college basketball  on Tuesday as Duke beat Michigan State at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. He passed Bob Knight and how was 903 wins. This was cool for Krzyzewski because Bob Knight was his basketball coach at Army. Andre Dawkins had a team high 26 points as the Blue Devils were able to pull away in the second half.  It was very emotional after the game, with the current leader and the former leader both in tears. Coach K has been coaching for over 30 years at Duke and it is finally nice to see that all of his accomplishments have been recognized. He truly is the best coach in college basketball.


Being a Duke fan, I was ecstatic that Coach K was able to break the record. I have been a die-heart fan for about 10 years and can tell anyone first hand how good of a coach he really is. Even if the talent isn't always the best in the nation or they have a glaring weakness, they make up for it in heart, hustle, and teamwork because that's just how Duke basketball is played. Also, this was one of the best nights of my life because I was able to witness this is person at the Garden.  Out of the 903 wins, I was able to go to the won where he broke the record and that is simply amazing. No matter what else happens in Coach K's career, nobody will forget what he did because I certainly won't.






http://www.npr.org/2011/11/15/142379186/coach-k-alone-atop-division-i-list