Presidental Election

As we all know the presidential election this year was a head to head race between the current President Obama and the Republican candidate Mitt Romney. They both have very good attributes that would make them substantial presidents, yet they are different.  This campaign season was different from all the rest, just adding to the difficulty to choose who will be the next president.

The main difference between the two candidates is that one is a Democrat and the other is a Republican.  That then divides them about certain issues right off the bat. An example would be abortion; Obama was for it while the conservative Romney was against it because he believes that life begins at conception. The road was more difficult for Romney because Obama had his time to shine in his four years of presidency and people were already used to his policies and some liked what he was doing with America. The lower class and people who were having a hard time finding jobs were really in favor of him because he was spreading the wealth around and giving them money. Romney needed to come up with a convincing plan that people would like just as much, if not more than Obamas plan.

Some of the major issues that both people faced were unemployment, the fiscal cliff, the destruction that was going on in Israel, and the national debt. This is not something easy to be given right off the bat to a new president. But then again Obama had his chance to change these and people saw his progress.

My economics teacher predicted that Romney would win because of the undecided vote, but he was wrong. Obama won, yet in each state it was down to the nitty gritty. (294)

Christmas Spirit

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Families get together to spend time together and exchange gifts. It is a time of year where the motto “It is better to give than to receive” is prominent and high spirits are everywhere. Little kids getting excited for Santa Clause to come, indulging in the traditions taught by their parents. Christmas is a favorite holiday for many people, is it yours?

When you were a child there were many stories told to you about Christmas and all the things that go along with it. They range from Rudolph the red nose rain deer to the angry Grinch that stole Christmas. All the Christmas Eve antics that you must complete before you go to bed are set in as soon as you are able to understand what the heck is going on. These would be setting out cookies for Santa Clause and his helper elves, as well as leaving carrots for his rein deer.  Your parents may say that if you don’t complete these tasks you will not get presents from Santa.

The naughty or nice list is one of those things that you want to make sure you are on Santa’s good side because you always want to be on the nice list. If you are stuck on the naughty list you will only receive coal in your stocking; something no one wants.  Parents seem to hold the naughty or nice list over your head when you seem to be misbehaving. They threaten to tell Santa even, and then you know you are screwed.

For my family Christmas means putting up decorations all over the house as a family with the holiday music filling the house. Then you have to conquer the tree…so many ornaments. But first before we can fix the tree up, we have to pick out the tree that is just the right height and fullness. We happen to have high ceilings in our home so we typically get a huge tree. When it first arrives to the house and you walk into those front steps you get hit with the smell of fresh bristles and pine tree, the smell that indicates that the season is here and it is time to cheer!

Families come together at these times and it reminds them that family is forever. Aside from all the distractions that life has to bring you, you will still have the holidays and family to keep you going through it. In my family all the aunts, uncles, and cousins gather at my grandparents’ house on Christmas Eve to rest together then wake up the next morning to rip through all the gifts that everyone has to give. Even though all the little kids are spoiled, we have to be thankful for everything that we receive. Next year will be the first year I will be off to college and get to come home for all the Christmas joy, I have a feeling that I will be more thankful than ever and be happy to see everyone just a little bit more next year.

Some families don’t celebrate Christmas, if they have different religious beliefs they might celebrate in a different way such as Hanukah or Cuanza. They don’t have all the little stories or imaginary things like Santa.  The feeling is still present.

Christmas is the best times of year; you get a refreshing two weeks off and get to celebrate it in the Christmas spirit. No wonder it is everyone’s favorite holiday. But we can’t forget what the real story is all about though. The Jesus Christmas story of his birth in a manger, with all the wise men coming to give him gifts is what it is all about. (627)

World Series standings

The World Series is in full swing as we speak. The two teams that made it were the Detroit Tigers and the San Fransico Giants. The Tigers beat out the New York Yankees to make it to the finals and the Giants beat out the St. Louis Cardnials in the 7^th game.  The series has not been looking so good for the Tigers as they are down 3 games to 0. Another depressing fact about the Tigers is that they haven’t scored one run against the Giants throughout the whole series. The Giants have been on fire with their batting and their fielding. I don’t know what is wrong with the Tigers, but they are making many errors that can easily be fixed. Does home field advantage really make a difference? Because they have been playing all the games in California so far and finally get to take it to Detroit tonight in the 4^th game. I’m rooting for the Tigers to make a historic comeback since they now have home field comfort. Their fans should be able to give them some moral that they need to push through the rest of the series and take it all the way, but with the way the Giants have been dominating the past few games it will be a rough battle.  There has never been a team in the world series that has ever come back to win the whole series in a 3-0 deficit, but I feel like this is the year for the tigers and they have the passion and the talent to win the trophie and get the rings.(270)

iPhone 5

The new Iphone 5 came out at end of last month. This was a very anticipated product from Apple that was supposed to shock all the new customers with a new style and new software. We were hearing rumors that the new phone was going to have holographic features that came right out of the phone in a 3-d way. This new feature evidently was not included in the newest product that apple released but it now rumored to be a update and in the plans for the newer phone that is yet to be released.

The newest iphone was announced to the world on September 18^th , on this day they showed us what it would look like and had the well know commercial air that day as well. It showed all the new features and cool gadgets that it included which drew in many new customers. It also showed the first day that people could preorder their new phone.

I personally have been waiting for the new iphone since I got my last phone. When I purchased my last phone the iphone 4 was just released and it was so similar to the other ones and I knew that they had to be coming out with something totally different to change the look that I would wait until the new one came out. I was all ready and excited for the new phone when it came out but stupidly didn’t preorder it, I recommend doing that because so many people wanted the new phone that they were totally sold out the day they became available in stores. There weren’t any even in the wharehouses.

Now having the new iphone, I would give it a good review. The new look is taller and thiner, making it also a lot lighter in weight which is nice. The screen is now not made of glass its made out some some platinum material that wont break as easily as the last phones. And one of the best features that I like is the new software chip. This chip is one that is the same for a computer making the phone as fast as one. I like the new speed and all the new features. The only thing I don’t like about it is that they changed the charger for the phone so it only fits the new charger compared to how the old one was. This new tactic of changing the charger brought in about 10 million dollars to apple since everyone has to go buy new accessories to fit the new charger. Smart move by Apple.  (436)

 

 

Jersey Shore

The MTV show Jersey Shore is one of a kind. It was originally supposed to be a reality show where the producer put 8 people in one house to live with each other for a summer on the Jersey Shore. Typically when this situation is put together the people end up hating every other which makes for good T.V.

The 8 people that started out at this house were all from New Jersey and were all of Italian descent. They were all around 25 years old and very energetic. The roommates all had one thing in common: they liked to party. Basically this show paid the cast members to go out and party on a daily basis so they could catch some film of scandaless things happening ranging from taking random girls to bed to getting arrested for being too crazy at the bars.

The same 8 people have been coming together for the summer for about 5 years. They have become the perfect family. The show has even taken it to different environments such as Miami and Florence, Italy. Their trip to Italy was like nothing they had ever imagined. They saw how Italians party which is pretty similar but to a whole new level of the jersey shore. They did everything from getting lost to getting arrested in the streets. There were even some American twins that they met that became regulars at the house. But at the end they missed home and were excited to come home to America to party it up even harder.  These people know how to do one thing and they is drinking and bring random people home for the night to do bad things.

Now we have rolled around to the last season of the Jersey Shore it is a sad sight. People have grown to know these people from the past season. This group has become so tight that they are basically family. They visit each other, they all have nicknames for each other, and will always be a part of each other’s lives. Some of the girls even live together in a spin off series. One girl is even pregnant this season, which brings a damper down on the mood because she was one of the biggest partiers and now she has to stay in and watch all her friends have fun without her. It even got to the point where she had to move out of their usual house to be in a safer environment.

This final season brings many endings to this entertaining reality show. Now all we have to look forward to is the spin offs and what they will do in their life after the Jersey Shore. I bet they will all stay in contact with each other and reunite at the shore one day again. They will be in each other’s wedding and still be attached for the rest of their life’s.  Now the question lies, what show do we have to look forward too now? (501)

Final Four

The Detroit Tigers are up against the New York Yankees to win the division league series to move onto the highest level; the World Series. The World Series is where one team from the national league and one from the American league face each other to pronounce that they are the winners of all baseball for that year. The team that wins has full bragging rights on being the best team. Who wouldn’t want to be in that position?

                The division league series is best 5 out of 7 to move onto the next round. The Tigers have faced the Yankees three times so far and have won all their games. They now only have to win one more to play the Cardinals, Giants national league series winner. The Cardinals and Giants each have one win, so there are three more games promised to them.

                The matchup between the Cardinals and the Giants is somewhat a sore spot as the Cardinals won the title last year and the Giants won it the previous year. The Giants are looking to take revenge on the Cardinals and come away with a ring.

                The Tigers, Yankees game that have occurred haven’t been very exciting for Yankees fans. Their bats aren’t making solid contact, they are losing valuable players left and right, and they can’t seem to score any runs. The only run that they have scored against the Tigers was in the third game; Nunez pulled a homerun to left field off of Verlander in the 9^th inning. By this time Verlander had a total of 135 pitches and had Coke relieve him. Verlander left him with two outs needed to end the game. Suzuki grounded out and Ibanez struck out swinging shut down the Yankees moral and be down 3 games to nothing.

                The Yankees have lost two of the highest paid and some would say most valuable players; Alex Rodrigez, and Derek Jeter. A-Rod has had a downturn on his skills and has only gotten a measly 3 hits out of 23 at bats.  He has been benched for Chavez who seemed to be performing at a higher level than he was. In game one of the Tigers, Yankees in the division league series Derek Jeter injured his ankle diving for a ground ball in extra innings.  The trainer said that he will need a minimum of three months to heal. Jeter was expecting to go back into the game after a simple ankle wrap but he crumbled when he heard the news that he was ineligible for the rest of the season.

                The four teams that are left all have the drive to make it to the World Series and win the title for their club. Only a few games left that will decide who the winner will be. (470)

Cardinals move one step closer

On October 12th, 2012 the Cardinals had one of their most essential and miraculous wins of the season. They were in game five of the NLCS matchups with the Washington Nationals. They didn’t have the home field advantage, yet the crowd was wearing all red.

The first few innings started off slow for the Cardinals as they were making solid contact. The nationals on the other hand were hot, they almost seemed untouchable. Homeruns and base hits allowed the score to grow to 4-0 Nationals. The crowd loved every minute of it and giving the nationals more moral to earn more runs.

At the fifth inning the score was 6-0. The cardinals had 12 outs to gain enough runs to either tie the game up or pull ahead. A six run deficit is a hard one to bounce back from. The bats were still not making the right contact for their team. But in the 6^th inning people started getting on base and they made their climb back to the top. The cardinals were getting many men on base but didn’t seem to be able to make them cross home plate. Between the 5-7^thinnings there were about 8 players left on the bases that could have been scored.

The pitcher for the cardinals was starting to slip up and walking people in to give the cardinals come runs, this gave them the spark that they needed. The bats started to crank by the time it was the 8^th inning the cardinals had earned 4 runs making it more possible to have the win in their reach. Their defense was on fire and had to keep having 1-2-3 out innings with 0 errors. The ninth inning rolls around and all hell breaks loose. The cardinals have been in scoring position, second and third base, and then they get a hit to right field that brings those men in. They had tied the game!

From personally watching the game and rooting for the cardinals it was humorous to see the crowd go completely flat once we tied it up. The energy was gone. The nationals on their toes, they still had to make three outs. The cardinals took complete advantage of their vulnerability and ended up scoring three more runs! The score was now 9-6. All they had to do was shut the nationals out with three outs and they had the win. The nationals came back to gain one more run, but sadly that wasn’t enough to get ahead.

The cardinals are moving on to the next game in the series on their way to the World Series for the 12^thyear in a row. Hopefully they can take this energy from this great comeback and squash the giants! (460)