WRITE!

nuff said

Ive got lots

tips for writers, short stories, high school and much more..

Has anyone ever heard of the genre of flash fiction, I heard it can be an excellent exercise for fun for aspiring writers. I just read about it and i have a few ideas in my head.

Has anyone else ever heard of flash fiction? Tell me?

I should have some put up over the next few days….

I just found a really useful link for anyone taking spanish…
It sure has helped me inprove my esssay writing in AP spanish…enjoy

http://tchaidze.com/spangram/

For anyone aspiring to be a writer of some sort…like me….
I just read about checking the classfied yellow page section of the phone book and look at the categories…they can lead toa whol treasure chest full of ideas

Try it..and tell me if it helps! :>

I believe in living life to its fullest. Until the start of my freshman year I didn’t really do that. But as my freshman year drove on I found something to do that was fun and exhilarating…Ultimate Frisbee. With all of the running back and forth and absolutely no contact whatsoever it was definitely a change from sports I had played in the past. With nothing but band left I didn’t have much of a choice of something to do during my tutorial time. It was either Rugby or Ultimate Frisbee, and I had had some not so great experiences playing rugby, so ultimate Frisbee was really starting to look good. Another reason I chose Ultimate Frisbee is that My band Squad leader Josh had started it, and before him was my other Squad leader Jeff, everyone minus about two people in my section had played providing more incentive for me to play.
Right…on to why it changed my life and why it’s so important to me. To anyone who thinks that it is just throwing a Frisbee back and forth is crazy. It’s running, and a lot of it, and catching left and right, when I played on the field last year my longest dive was about three feet, and it was worthy it because I made the catch. And for a no contact sport you really feel the pain. Picture this, five people all with their heads up chasing on single flying object, as it slowly descends the people get closer together and all with one single goal to catch that one object. Of course tons of havoc and disarray is all that would come of this, people fall over each other, and land five feet away from where they started, I even crashed into the goal post on the freshman field once, and sprained my ankle. But it really is all worth it, because when you put this together with all of those other things I’ve said and it makes one of the most invigorating thrills in life.
Lately on Tuesday and Thursday we have been playing in the parking lot outside of the Band Hall. It just isn’t the same as on grass because you can’t jump and you can’t dive without the fear of getting eaten alive by gravel. We can’t play on the field anymore because the Sheriff said we weren’t allowed to. One good thing that comes from playing in the parking lot though has definitely got to be crashing into cars. I know it sounds stupid and it IS stupid, but it’s just part of playing ultimate Frisbee.
Life changes after marching band is over. With no incentive to stay after school nobody plays Ultimate Frisbee during the spring, or for that matter after November so I turn to baseball. I’m too lazy to go to practices so I never bothered to join a team, but I always have enjoyed playing. During the spring when marching band is over there really isn’t much to do. I decided to start playing baseball with the kids that go to my church’s school. It was great because I could pop in whenever I wanted pick up a glove and start playing. Baseball is to the spring to me what Ultimate Frisbee was in the fall. In baseball I got the same feel I did in playing Ultimate Frisbee. Playing in the outfield, and focusing on catching one little object, and diving so far only to catch the object, whether it was a frisbee or a baseball. And the running too, so much running. I always enjoyed running. In the fall it was running back and forth on a gravel parking lot, and in the spring it was running the bases or running to field the ball. Baseball and Ultimate Frisbee have really let me enjoy living life to its fullest.
Throughout life sports have defined who I am. I have been on so many teams with so many people, both in and out of school, but it was all to structured, and I decided by my freshman year that structure was just stupid, and I quit worrying about sports and having obligations to a team, so I could focus on just having fun. Since then, with so much less to focus on, I have just been able to live life to the fullest.

I finished writing this two dayss before the miller report was released…pretty ironic huh?

Bobby M

Performance Enhancing Supplements:
In Relation to Their Uses, Consequences, and Numerous Other Harmful Effects
The world of sports has always been competitive, but in the past several years numerous athletes have turned to the use of performance enhancing supplements such as anabolic steroids, human growth hormones (HGH), beta agonists, and insulin growth hormones, among others, in order to increase their abilities and excel in competition. However, experts argue as to whether the use of these supplements hurts the athletes’ physical and mental well-being, and reputation, or if they increase competition in these athletes and allow them to train and push themselves to their limits. But experts who warn against the use of performance enhancing supplements, make a stronger argument because ultimately their use is considered inappropriate and irresponsible because these supplements are illegal, can have damaging physical and psychological effects on the body, and are unsafe if taken in excess.
In light of many recent sports scandals, one that has stood out above the rest is the use of performance enhancing supplements by athletes in Major League Baseball which many experts claim has had damaging effects on both the athletes’ reputations and well-being. Experts cite that the most prominent case of this misuse of supplements is that of San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds who recently shattered the home run record, just shortly after being discovered to have used performance enhancing supplements. Freelance reporter George Will cites Barry Bonds as the prime example of what the steroids (performance enhancing supplements) scandal has done to baseball (Will) as Bonds frequently began to be accused of denial and misconduct. When compared to Hank Aaron, who previously held the homerun record, Bonds was described as “the lesser of two baseball gods,” (Saraceno) because Hank Aaron had achieved the record by his skill, while he had used a combination of skill and supplements. Criticisms like these became commonplace when Bonds broke the home run record, and Bonds saw his popularity rating begin to plummet. He may now hold the home run record, but many of his critics refuse to hold him in the same respect as Hank Aaron. Bonds himself suffered as well. Experts like George Will assert that players should try to perform unusually well, not unnaturally well. Bonds’ performance was indeed unnatural, not just only of his increased ability but because of the steps he took to achieve that ability. He risked “jeopardizing his body and mind with radical and impermissible [damaging] chemical intrusions” (Will) with symptoms that included increased irritability, libido, agressivity, hypomania, infertility, and chronic fatigue among others all by as much as 40% (chart by Argosy). Bonds had put his own personal performance before his health, possibly as a result of the symptoms of the supplements he used, and both the MLB and Bonds had been hurt severely by the supplements. Numerous other athletes in the MLB as well as in other major sports organizations have all also suffered similar consequences.
Others claim however that increased steroid use amongst athletes increases competition, by helping them to train and further push their limits. According to writer Craig Freudenrich, “Athletes are always under the constant pressure to excel if either for their own personal gain or the gain of their team,” (Freudenrich) showing that athletes will use an means necessary to excel and increase their performance, and also implying that more athletes are using these supplements than just the select few that have been accused. In fact, opponents of steroid use have even admitted to the large number of those who use steroids for training (Perry). Ex baseball player Jose Canseco even admitted that the reason that so many power hitters and amazing plays were happening across major league baseball fields nationwide was because more than 80 percent of players were “juicing” or using some performance enhancing supplement (Yuhas). Because athletes have these drugs to turn to for help in increasing their performance, experts assert that they can more powerfully push themselves to their limits by training harder, and thereby increase the level of competition amongst each other. Writer Malcom Gladwell said, “No drug can magically transform performance.” (Gladwell). According to those who advocate performance enhancing supplements, these drugs do not make the player, but rather push him to his limits, and at the same time can bring more entertainment to those who watch these players strive to be their best.
It is evident though that performance enhancing supplements present more negative than positive effects. George Will said, “Not all that is possible should be permissible.” Because of their negative effects on an athlete’s physical and mental well-being, illegality, and growing rates of abuse, the use of performance enhancing supplements is irresponsible and inappropriate. In 2004 “legislations [against performance enhancing supplements] were introduced officially passing [most of] them of as illegal drugs,”(Gendin). Those who now use any substance are now subject to incurring fines, serving prison sentences, among other consequences. In addition, after being proven to have used steroids and returning her gold medal, Olympic swimmer Christiane Sommer proclaimed, “Steroids destroyed [her] mind and body in ways [that] couldn’t be imagined,”(Gladwell). Symptoms of performance enhancing supplements that cause the body and mind to become unstable as well as a quickly growing rate of increased use, such as in the case of Sommers, amongst numerous other athletes, render the use of these supplements as unsafe and inappropriate. Performance enhancing supplements may give athletes the ability to increase their performance, but the athletes who use them have to pay a terrible price.

Scooby Doo
From animated movies, to real life movies, to multiple animated TV shows, Scooby Doo has done it all. Unlike most cartoons, he has made it in show business for nearly thirty years. In the many years of his long life Scooby Doo has changed very little since his original creation in 1969 by Will Hannah, and Joe Barbera.
Personification plays an important role in the character of Scooby Doo. In many other ways is more like a human, than a dog. For example, Scooby can talk, however when he does talk his words come out differently. When Scooby says cats, it come out as rats, and when Scooby pronounces the name of his best friend Shaggy, it comes out as Raggy. Scooby does however remain some characteristics of normal dogs. For one thing, he wears a collar with his initials on it, and for another he has a strong dislike of cats. In “Scooby Doo on Zombie Island” he is often seen quarreling with the cats that belong to the owner of the island.
Scooby Doo has always been known to be a brave, yet cowardly dog. When there is a mystery to be solved, and a scary house in sight, Scooby is always scared stiff, and shaking all the way down to his paws. Don’t think this makes him completely cowardly, though, because with the help of Scooby Snacks he is a completely different dog. Sometimes one Scooby snack is not enough, but when danger calls, Scooby answers, and more then one Scooby snack will always get the job done. After Scooby eats his Scooby Snacks he often tries to back out of his duties of helping the gang, but in the end he always plays an important role in solving mysteries, and unmasking villains.
Scooby, and his best friend Shaggy give new meaning to the term “A dog is man’s best friend. In every TV series, and in every Scooby movie, him and Shaggy are seen doing everything together. From chowing on food, to wrestling, to hiding, Scooby, and Shaggy are always together. .Legally, Scooby belongs to Shaggy, but in reality Scooby is his own dog, and is more of a friend to Shaggy, then a pet. Shaggy loves Scooby, and Scooby loves Shaggy, and together they surprise even each other. When the gang splits us no one dares to separate Scooby, and Shaggy, and when one is lost, the other will be there to find him. Scooby, and Shaggy are friends for life.
Special effects have recently brought Scooby Doo to the real world. So far he has appeared in two real life movies with real life characters, rather than the animated ones that Scooby fans have come to know, and love. Special effects are the only change that Scooby has undergone in his long life, and even in 3-d he resembles the original Scooby Doo that made is TV debut in 1969.
Today, Scooby Doo is a national icon, and a household name. He has been represented not only by television, but also by cereal, fruit snacks, and many other products. Through this he will be remembered for years to come, and kids of many more generations will enjoy Scooby Doo.

The Canadian Flag
By: Bobby Murphy

1 A poem about the American flag is quite cliché
So listen here to this about the Canadian flag
Something very important have I to say

4 A glossy red-and-white banner that flows
As majestic as the wind across the terrain
So graceful in the sky is the manner it blows

7 The red maple leaf, and the color’s of St. George’s cross
Glimmer blissfully in the breeze
O’er Canada’s beautiful wooded land

10 From Niagra Falls to the barren Northern Frontier
From the Pacific coast to the furthest Islands of the east
The brilliant maple is something that all Canadians hold dear…EH!