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

MP2 #6) Animal

If I could be an animal, I would be a hawk so I could fly. I think it would be cool to go wherever I wanted when I wanted with my flock. Hawks also have unique characteristics about them that catches the human's eye when they look up at the sky.

MP2 #5) The best thing about this week was...

The best part of my week was when I went to the Duke basketball game on Tuesday night against Michigan State at Madison Square Garden. I went with my Dad, Ryan Foley, and his Mom and it was an amazing atmosphere. Because Ryan likes Michigan State and I like Duke, this was a huge rivalry game. In the end, Duke pulled it out by 5, giving Coach K his 903rd win, which broke the record for most all time. I am shocked that I was able to witness this historic game that I can tell everyone about for generations to come.

MP2 #4) Things that bug me

1. Tests on Monday
2. Spanish Oral Presentations
3. Overreacting over test grades
4. People who don't have to study and do good on tests.
5. Selfish people

Blog #3- Courage

One time I definitely needed some courage was earlier in the year when I failed my driver's test. I'm not sure how other teenagers feel, but I thought that was just really embarrassing. I was able to build up the courage to go to the school the next day and tell people what happened and that I would try again in two weeks. Sure enough, two weeks went by, I passed the test, and received my license.

MP2 #2) My Scarlet Letter

If I was required to wear a letter, it would be the letter O for obsessive. Sometimes when I am supposed to be doing something else, whether it be cleaning my room or doing homework, I am usually obsessing about the latest sporting event that is on television. If I had to choose between writing an essay or watching the Giants game, I would choose the game every time.

MP2 Blog #1. How are love and hate alike

Although hate and love are completely opposites, they are alike because they are both extremely strong feelings that someone feels towards something or someone else. Also, sometimes when people like someone else, they act as though they hate them because that is just their way to express how they feel. Finally, there may be times when someone loves one thing, and then a significant event in their live makes them hate the same thing they once adored.

Storm cost for Bergen tops $3 million, county officials say

This article talks about the snow storm that passed through Bergen County this weekend and its insurmountable damage. It has been reported that the cost of the storm has now tops $3 million dollars and that PSE&G has 33,000 customers without power. 95 % of the people are supposed to get it back by Thursday night but because this company has been so unreliable, it might be later. It is the first time New Jersey received snow in October since 1952.

My opinion on this article is that it is truly shocking the amount of money we have spent on a snowstorm in October! It was truly a cause for disaster because with all the leaves still on the trees, the snow weighted down the branches too much, causing many to fall, causing great damage. The day after the snow storm, I couldn't even see the snow on the ground because it was covered with trees. I am glad that everyone who was affected by this storm is safe because it had a chance to have deathly affects. Luckily, I did not lose power throughout this event, but I feel horrible for the people who lost it for an extended period of time. PSE&G needs to get their act together and get electricity to all of the homes with out it because those people are living miserably right now. Finally, this storm was actually cool to witness because snow will probably not come this early again for another 50 years.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/110211_Storm_cost_for_Bergen_tops_3_million_county_officials_say.html

#9) Response to News Blogs

The one article that I thought was really cool was the 102 year old man completing a marathon. Many people in their 30's and 40's can't complete this marathon and a man 60 year older than that was able to do it. Also, if I was 100 years old, I would be watching television on my couch all day instead of exercising for a marathon. This is a truly great feat that should not go unnoticed.  This just goes to show that if you want something really badly, work hard and go for it because anything is possible.

#8) Archive Offers Glimpse Inside the Mind of Hussein

Saddam Hussein had been a dangerous enemy to the Americans and documents of his personal life and decisions are finally being released. Usually everything is kept private, but they are allowing researchers to look at twenty documents of Hussein's to find out what he was thinking when he made these crazy decisions. First off, when Reagan made an presidential address saying that he was going to send more weapons and parts to Iran, Hussein believed that it was really a dark plan to prolong the Iran war (that was already going on for 6 years) and increase Iraq's casualties. Other insights about Hussein include that he viewed everyone but his friends as enemies and only believed in the diplomacy of the Middle East. Finally, it showed that during the Iraq-Iran war, he actually underestimated the Iran people and believe that his people would just dominate because of the certain type of weapons they possessed. The mind of Hussein was certainly corrupt, forcing him to make decisions that put his whole country in a war for years to come.

This article directly stood out to me because I was interested what was going through Hussein's live when he made these horrible, violent decisions. I was able to find out that Hussein was entrapped in his own world in Iraq and everyone outside that area was considered an enemy. With reading this article, it made me even more happy that he was killed because he didn't deserve to live for the crimes that he committed. Finally, I am glad that these documents are finally being released to the public to show what he thought and he rationale on attacking. All of the people in Iraq should also read this article and realize that what Hussein thought was wrong.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/world/middleeast/archive-offers-rare-glimpse-inside-mind-of-saddam-hussein.html?pagewanted=1&ref=world

#7) At the Protests, The Message Lacks a Melody

It seems that the best way to some up a situation or problem is by creating a song, but the recent protest seem to be lacking a melody. During the last great depression of the 1920's and 1930's, there were songs that summarized and explained the situation at hand and riled up people to do things about it. It seems that these days, the younger generation just uses facebook and twitter to try to promote their cause, rather than using the traditional message. A 24 year old college student named Martían Hughes said it best, saying, "I have not heard a single song that sums up what we are trying to do here, nor have I heard a single message.” It portrays perfectly that without music, individuals aren't able to derive what in fact their are protesting about. Either way, the protesters against wall-street better use songs or another successful method because if they don't know the true meaning of what they are fighting for, then there is really no reason to fight at all.

This article is interesting to me because I never thought that the protests in wall street could be connected to music. In fact, music might be the sole reason that could help this cause and actually make the protest successful. I believe people should be more concerned with finding of the root of why they are fighting because it seems as though they just do it to do it. With either a song or any other method, someone should find a central message and have the people revolve around that idea. Truthfully, I believe the protest is useless because they're not taking the necessary actions to make a change.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/arts/music/occupy-wall-street-protest-lacks-an-anthem.html?_r=1&ref=arts

#6) RIM Struggles to Overcome Black Berry Outages

Blackberry may just be the most popular phone out there these days, but has been experiencing problems in the last couple of days. There was a series of blackberry outages this past week and this has upset current consumers. Most of the individuals unhappy with what happened are investors, who have decided to start choosing the Android or Iphone over the blackberry. Just over the last two days, the shares in RIM, which is Research in Motion, lost 2% of investors. RIM have their best people on the case to fix the outages so they don't lose other buyers to other phones. One person from the company said that it might actually be a good thing for the people who don't have to receive gloomy emails for the next couple of days. They say it will be restored asap, but will the members of RIM stick to their word?


I was very interested in this article right when I saw it because I have a blackberry and am very frustrated with what has been happening the last couple of days. With this outage, it seems that anyone who was deciding over a blackberry or Iphone basically had the choice made for them. This is sad because I believe there are many aspects of the blackberry that exceeds that of the Iphone. I would recommend this article to anyone who has a blackberry so that they can receive an explanation of why their blackberry messages aren't going through. Hopefully it will be resolved soon but right now, the blackberry markets continue to lose more and more buyers to other products.

                                                                                            http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/technology/rim-struggles-to-overcome-blackberry-outages.html?ref=technology

Blog #5 Technology

I would miss electricity the most because I wouldn't be able to watch tv, see anything at night, or go on the internet. If there was no electricity, other forms of technology would basically be useless. Losing just one of those technological devices wouldn't be too bad, but losing electricity forever would be a tragedy.

#4) "Self Reliance"

In my opinion, self-reliance means to do what is asked of you to do and not slack off. Whether it be in a group project or just doing chores around the house, being self-reliant means holding up your end of the bargain. For example, I had to be self reliant when studying for my history test because if I didn't study, I would have most likely gotten a bad grade on it. No one is going to study for me so I have to learn the information to be prepare myself for the assessment.

#3 Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Words -- so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them."

I think that this quote means that when I word stands by itself, its definition is the only meaning it has. When someone has the ability to combine words and put them into a sentence or even a story, then those words have the potential to represent good or evil.

#2 Memoir Title

The title of the my autobiography would be The Sports Guru: Life of Kyle Stackpole because most of my time in life is spent playing or watching sports. It is a huge part of my life and most of what is in my brain is sports statistics and facts. Finally, I want to go into something later in life relating to sports, either a broadcaster or sports writer.

#1) Top 10 Favorite Things

1) My Dad's Corny Jokes
2) Mrs. Schneider's French Toast
3) A Giants playoff win
4) Fantasy Football on Sundays
5) Surfing with Josh and Sean
6) Annual crabbing with the cousins
7) Birthday shopping with my grandma
8) Snow Days
9) When my mom makes apple pie
10) Going to the Chegg

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