I'm a Shoe

If I were to be a shoe, I would have to be a retro Air Jordan - any of numbers 1-14. Jordan's can be worn as athletic shoes, or casual shoes. They are comfortable, yet stylish and made for performance. I like to think of myself as a versatile person and not just someone who is viewed as one dimensional. I am a good athlete, however, I would like to think that people view me for more than that. I am an intelligent young man, and furthermore, I am a good person.  I also think that I am able to adapt to a number of different situations. The idea that they are comfortable, yet stylish and made for performance relates to me in that I am a fun loving person yet I know when to get serious. I can crack jokes just as easily as i can have a serious conversation. That is why I feel that I should be an Air Jordan retro gym shoe.

Being a shoe would actually offer an interesting perspective on life. I am 6'7" tall, and often see the world from this height. If I was a shoe, I would see the world from a bug's perspective. Hopefully, my owner wouldn't get me dirty, and would treat me with care.

Winter Poem

I am not a poet. I am quite possible one of the worst poets in the northern hemisphere. Furthermore, I have nothing to say about winter.

Snow is nice

It reminds me of Christmas, and white rice

Happy Winter!

I'm more than prepared to take an F on this blog, Mac Daddy.

Globalization

After reading the book, "How Soccer Explains the World," and watching films such as "Capitalism: A Love Story" and "Pelada," I have a new perspective on my feelings towards globalization. From my understanding, globalization goes hand in hand with capitalism, which in many ways can be poor for economies. I do not pretend to be an expert on the subject of world economics, but from my viewpoint, globalization seems to be a negative idea for the masses. From my understanding, it offers the mega rich an easy and unethical way to get richer, and does not help the middle and lower class citizens in our country. Again, I don't understand most aspects of globalization. However, the spike in globalization rates in the last 30 years has been detrimental to the world economy. On the other hand, a global unity can be seen as a good thing. Different cultures in the world are going to have to continue to accept each other, and learn how to coexist if we are to survive in the world.


Views on Globalization will depend on how one feels the economy should function. Personally, I think that working from the top down is a bad way to solve our economic problems. However, a large number disagree with me and will feel better about globalizaion. 

Sports in My Life

It goes without saying that sports play a huge role in my life. Sports are something that I think about every day of my life. I do not remember the last day that I have not watched and/or played a sport. However, the role of sports in my life goes far beyond me being a fan. I am a member of our basketball team, and I will attend the Ohio State University next year on a basketball scholarship. Aside from the obvious financial gains of sports, sports have given me a new level of confidence and offered me a way to establish myself as an individual.

Some would argue that sports give children a false sense or security. While that may be the case, it gave me a sense of accomplishment. That confidence that I developed over the course of my career has translated in to other aspects of my life. Also, the way that I carry myself has carried over. I am poised and calm when faced with a crisis; a trait that I feel comes directly from basketball.

Sports has also helped with my sense of identity. My success in sports has separated me from siblings, relatives, friends, classmates etc. and given me a sense of self. In answer to the prompt, sports have played a huge role in my life and in shaping my personality. 

A Direction the Class Needs

I think that or class is moving in a good direction. It is by far my favorite class that I have ever taken, so I do not have very many complaints. The one complaint I do have is that at points, people do not take the class seriously. In turn, the class sometimes gets off topics for extended periods of time. However, that does not pose a huge problem. I think people enjoy taking this class, and they enjoy having the deep conversations during class.
At times, I wish some people would take the class more seriously. There are certain students, including me, that often crack jokes and disrupt the flow of class. As a result, Mr. McCarthy isn't able to teach us all of what he would otherwise be able to.

All in all, I am happy with our Philosophy class

Thankful for a Classmate

Over the past three years in my high school life, I have grown to be thankful for a number of my "real" close friends. A number of those students are in my philosophy class. Perry has been a good friend of mine for virtually my entire life, Tyrone and Dominique have been my teammates for four years, and I have grown to be pretty cool with Kene, Xavier, Zach, Rachel, Nicole and Hannah. I enjoy the conversations that we are able to have in class as a whole. However, if I were to choose one classmate that I am thankful for, I think it is obvious that it would be my twin sister, Vicky.

Vicky has been my closest friend for my entire life. We live together, so we spend a lot of time together. I view my family as literally the most important thing on the planet. We joke and say that we are the same person, have the same brain etc… And in some ways, it is true. We are quite similar, and I think that we have helped shape each other in to the people that we are today. We talk about everything, we joke about things, we have a great time whenever it is we decide to do something, and almost anything else good you can think of. These are just a few of the many reasons that I am thankful for my twin sister, Vicky Thompson.

Open Letter to Cormac McCarthy

Dear Cormac,

I recently finished reading your novel, “The Road”, and I must say that I am quite impressed with your work. A father and son in a post apocalyptic setting is a curious topic to say the least, however, I think you made it work quite well. I was drawn in to the characters as a reader. It was almost as if I cared for them personally. I was also impressed with the journey you chose to show. Their experiences of often not having enough food, and constantly worrying for their lived on the road are strong pieces to have in the story.

            That said, I think what I enjoyed most about the book was your writing style. Your lack of quotation marks, your many uses of fragments, the words that you made up to use in the story, etc… I read your novel for a senior year philosophy class, so we analyzed all of these things. It made for a highly enjoyable class reading experience. Each of us in our class had our own ideas about why we thought you chose to do this, but if I may ask, what prompted you to write in such a peculiar style? More so, what inspiration did you have for writing such a sad story about two people living in the post-apocalyptic world? I think that knowing the answers to these questions will provide a little bit of closure on a wonderful reading experience.

Sincerely,

Sam Thompson

Whitney Young Magnet High School