Bears Fan Tasers Wife over Lost Packers Bet

According to NBC News, “The rivalry between Chicago and Green Bay rose to a new level after a south suburban Bears fan used a Taser on his Packers fan wife when she “lost a bet" following the Bears win Monday, according to police.” But later his wife said she did not take consent to getting tased by her husband. NBC Chicago stated that, “but cell phone footage of the incident shows her "laughing and it seemed apparent that Ms. Grant had consented," the arresting officer wrote in the complaint.” According to ESPN, “Grant was charged with felony possession of an electronic weapon.”

According to the Digital Journal, Weird Asia News, and the faster times news articles, a Chinese farmer named Wu Yulu has created an army of robots. Wu Yulu has created 26 robots over the past 30 years and is continuing to make even more to this day. Wu Yulu is 46 years old and first got interested in robotics when he was 11 years old. He calls his robots his sons, and names them after him as Wu no.1, Wu no.2, and Wu no.3, all the way to Wu no.26. The robots he made can light cigarettes, play instruments, and write calligraphy. Wu’s favorite robot he has built is called a rickshawbot, it’s his prized possession.

According to the British News Journal, British Talk and other foreign newspapers, a man named David Capaldi is going to swim down the River Thames. In the dead of winter. With no clothes on. He will attempt to swim from the London Bridge to the Waterloo Bridge and back in under two hours. One hour there and one hour back. Capaldi is known for doing these extremities; in 2007 he swam across River Pekoe in Italy, he only wore goggles. No clothes at all. He will be expected to attempt this adventure in January of 2015.

According to the Mirror News online, a construction worker named Chris Kelly, found a false widow spider hidden, while he was renovating a house in Burnley. Once he spotted the little creature, he couldn’t keep his eyes off of it. Chris came face-to-face with one of the most venomous spiders in the UK and he wasn’t going to let it just scuttle away. In doing so, he managed to capture it in his lunch box before taking it home for the weekend. While most of us would’ve quickly gotten rid of it, Chris called him Boris. As if that wasn’t enough, to keep him living and healthy, he fed him sugar puffs. Chris put holes in his lunch box to make sure that Boris could breathe and he tapped the lid down so he was sure he wouldn’t escape.

Ken Ross Response

 I think bullying is still the same thing because people are using harsh words to hurt one anothers feelings. Bullying is still the same thing even it is over the internet or face to face. Bullying causes you to feel bad about yourself so it does not make a difference.

Do you think teenagers should be allowed to have social media? Do you think it affects people in a negative way?

Is Spray Tanning Harmful (Ethos, Pathos, and Logos)

For today’s activity I chose a topic, which was are spray tans harmful. An American Now News article used ethos in this quote, “The harmful effects of a spray tan, however, may just be starting.” This is ethos because the integrity of the speaker is telling you what their position is on the topic.  In an MSN news article uses logos because they use logistics and seem like a professional ideas. “Dr. Jennifer Stein, an assistant professor of dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center, told MSN News that she believes New Jersey is trying to nip a problem in the bud by targeting youth tanning practices with both spray tanning and tanning beds.” Also the Ask article uses emotion because who wants there skin to be stained a different color from the rest of their body? “This type of cosmetic surgery is common among women and health authorities have warned that it can lead to skin staining, skin discoloration and also skin cancer.”

Technology Restrictions

I agree with this recommendation for limiting use of technology for two hours and that they should not be used in their bedroom.  I think this because whenever I use technology before I go to sleep I have a bad head ache and I always have a hard time falling asleep. I think having a hard time falling asleep because your mind is still thinking about all the events of the day and this is why most teenagers are sleep deprived. Also, kids need to spend more of their time on homework and school then checking their phone every two seconds to see what the newest trend is. If you use technology the right way, then it can be very beneficial. 

Volleyball USA Magazine Fall 2013

 There were four words and exactly 150 syllables in the 100 word document. From this information it is shown that the reading age is 15. The ratio is that there are 26 advertisements to 46 pages of content. This shows that either this magazine is new and does not have a lot of ads or it had a lot of information to put in the season’s magazine. Two people at my table had the magazine “Seventeen” and it was intended towards 13 year olds.  J-14 was intended towards 16 year olds. These magazines were both pop culture magazines with today's hot topics. This means that mine probably had more journalistic pieces and information than fun facts.  This magazine is intended towards people ages 13 to 18 that play volleyball. You only get Volleyball USA if you are registered in USA Club Volleyball and you have to be 12 to 18. It is aimed towards teens and tweens that like volleyball.  Most of them are probably girls since most girls play club volleyball.

 Sometimes the difference between a division one and a division two high school volleyball team, is where it all starts. Your freshman year is vital to learn all the skills that you will carry with you throughout the four years that you play. I asked two girls from a division one and division two volleyball team to see what the difference is, or if it is just pure luck.

                Mansfield High School, just a town over from Norton, is in the top three for division one volleyball whereas Norton is average rankings for a division two team. Mansfield is ranked twelfth in the state and six hundred seventy sixth nationally based off of maxpreps.com. The Sun Chronicle stated that “The unbeaten Mansfield High School team continued to roll through the Hockomock league win a 3-1 victory over North Attleboro on Friday.” This is a team that has taken Mansfield eight years to defeat and this year they finally defeated them. Mansfield’s freshman team unanimously agreed that hitting was by far their best skill, while communicating and passing to the setter was a difficulty. Jacey, a freshman at Mansfield High School said they practice, “Everyday unless we have a game.” During practices Mansfield always does the same thing at every practice. They work on defense against a hitter and a serve which is important in volleyball because you need a strong defense to get any offense. They condition the girls a lot because to be a good athlete you need to have a fit body. They say their serves have improved which is crucial for the game to have any success.

                Norton High School’s freshman volleyball team has practices most of the days that they do not have any games. Norton volleyball is ranked seventy-eighth in Massachusetts and 4,452 nationally. Norton is also seventh in the Tri-Valley league based on maxpreps.com. Other than that they have the same amount of practice time as the Mansfield freshman volleyball team. Molly said, “As a team we have improved our hitting and passing because we do so many drills.” Mansfield and Norton basically teach the same skills for the girls but I feel as though you need to take that skill and embrace it. Mansfield girls do a lot of volleyball on their off season unlike most of the Norton girls. The dedicated and hardworking athletes are the difference in a division one and division two team.