Pawn Stars

In 2012, former Ohio State third string quarterback Cardale Jones tweeted out his frustration with having to attend classes. "Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS." – Cardale Jones The tweet received negative backlash as Jones was seen as yet another irresponsible college football player misusing his opportunity. However, the biggest issue with Jones’ tweets is that he just may be right. No athlete college…

day without hearing another tragedy within the black community appear on the news. The fight to end racial inequality seems everlasting, many people are tired of it, and not just average black citizens, even the celebrities. Many African American stars are too scared of the media’s reaction to voice their opinions. However, Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, is one of the few African American celebrities who did not hold back what was on their mind. Before the start of a…

asked about his actions. Other athletes, including soccer player Megan Rapinoe, have followed Kaepernick’s lead and taken up their protest during national anthems. Rapinoe, a member of the United States women’s national soccer team, knelt during the “Star-Spangled Banner” before a game earlier…

Every morning I place my right hand over my heart and recite the pledge of allegiance. I stand tall at any sporting event and proudly gaze at the American Flag during the National Anthem. I am educated on current events along with the election that will take place this November. I do not believe in blue lives matter or black lives matter, but I do believe in ALL lives matter. I respect my elders, teachers, parents, abiding students, and all of my fellow citizens. I am proud to say that I am a…

During the 49ers third preseason game, quarterback Colin Kaepernick stayed seated while his teammates stood during “The Star-Spangled Banner”. This has caused a lot of controversy on whether it was disrespectful or honorable, I have to say that I mostly agree with Kaepernick’s decision. Kaepernick stated in an interview “getting paid leave for killing people. To me, this is something that has to change and when there is significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it is…

I chose to make a Clipper Ship because it was in my opinion the most interesting part of the book. When Nailer talks about how he would love to have one. I think having one would be pretty cool. Having a big ship to that you can say is yours is just awesome. The Clipper ship is a long narrow wooden vessel with lofty canvas sails, reigned as the world’s fastest oceangoing ships from about 1843 to 1868. To make my project everything I used on it was stuff that I could reuse. Recycling is an…

It is well known that many people are displeased with Donald Trump Presidency. Many celebrities/entertainers have spoken out against the President, indeed, they used platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Journalism, YouTube, awards show, shows to express their dislike of him. Others have chosen to make fun of him through parody videos, memes. However, Eminem chose to vocal his dislike of the president in an original way, he dedicated a 5 minutes’ video to Donald Trump Bashing.…

felt like a college game day, i was dripping sweat from adrenaline. After we split into our position groups we headed to the locker room for a speech and to pray.. Once we came back, it was game time our fans and cheerleaders made us a tunnel and the star spangled banner was sung. Our captains came back from the coin toss and told us that defense was up first. Which means… kickoff… my first varsity snap. After i heard that everything was a blur,the tunnel run to the sideline, coach talking, the…

T he Hindenburg Disaster occurred 79 years ago today. On May 6,1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey the world’s largest aircraft ever built caught fire and burned to the ground in seconds. The Hindenburg was a zeppelin aircraft. Zeppelins were made of helium but for some odd reason the Hindenburg was made of hydrogen, a very flammable gas. The Hindenburg was over eight-hundred feet long and carried over 2656 people across the Atlantic between Germany and New York and Rio de Janerio before the…

According to Irving Janes (1972), groupthink occurs when a group makes an irrational decision because of group pressure fostering and the deterioration of ‘mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgement” (Irving, Janis, Victims of groupthink, p.9). Social influence is the effect that people have upon the beliefs or behaviors of others (Aaronson, 2004). Both groupthink and social influence theory have a factor in what we see as an ongoing reaction to the silent protest started by Colin…