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This week I read Sports Illustrated magazine for my reading journal.

The quote that I found interesting was "Schemes don't win football games, PLAYER WIN football games. What he was basically saying was, it doesen't matter how you'r players are set up or what the game plan is, as long as you have better players the the other team you will win. I do not find this to be true. Most games are won and lost by the better game plan. Take the the dolphins as an example, they had only won one game in the entire 2006 season, then came back and won twelve the next season all because they had a very good scheme.

In-class reading journal

Here is the quote I chose: "although they're (the flowers) brown and flat and brittle, they remind him that even in wretched times, concern, gratitude, love and devotion to others can still live on in the heart of man." My question for the writer is, does he show these when he needs to. "in wretched times." I also want to know how to grow in these so I can be the best person I can be.

I like how he wrote this book, made it interesting, and sent out a message. He ends the book very strongly with this quotation. I think the point of most books is to get messages out. The authors that communicate their message well are the better writers. I think that H.G Wells communicated his point great.

Second Post on Boys will be Boys

This book is very interesting. It takes you inside the life of an NFL player. On and off the field. During my reading I have seen the devotion of some players coming early to practice and staying late. I have also seen slacking players who show up late to practice and leave as soon as they can. The person that stays at practice the longest (Which is Michael Irvin) is the best person on the team. This goes to show who ever works the hardest, does the best.

Reading Journal

I ordered a book from the library "Boys Will be Boys" it is about the dallas cowboys football team in the 90's. But it has not arrived yet. So I decided I would read the beginning of it on google, and hopefully the book will arrive before next week. 

The book starts out saying "Michael Irving new he was screwed." I like how he jumps right into the story. Michael Irving was a great football player on the Dallas Cowboys in th 90's. The book begins saying that no one is above the law. Michael Irving stabbed his teamate in the neck because he would not let him skip ahead in the barber shop line. Irving has an explosive attitude and gets frustrated easily. In fact one time he punched a referee at a charity basketball game because he did'nt agree with his call. Anyways I did'nt get to read much but what I did read was great and I can't wait to get this book.

Book I am going to finish reading by 1/6/08

1986, George Orwell

1984

Everything is still a mystery. Winston was asking himself in the cafeteria, "did the food use to taste better". Winston said thatthere is no history. And nothing is promised for the future. Like when Big Brother said the chocolate rasion would not go down, but it did. But they made it sound like the chocolate rasion actually went up. Basically everything that Big Brother has said in the past can change.

1984

This book is very odd. The government has complete control of everything. They can make anything a "fact" and make anything exist or not exist. Like how Winston's friend Withers never existed. Nothing and nobody can be trusted. Everyone is paranoid. At Winston's job, nobody talks to each other. Winston doe not even know everybody name that works in his division. He does not even know what anybody does at his work place. All any body does is there job. They do not ask and do not tell anybody about their jobs. It is weird how "Big Brother" took control of everything.