North korea and south korea

This article is mainly about the tensions between North Korea and South Korea, and also how the United States is starting to get involved. North Korea recently attacked a South Korean island. The United States is getting involved because they have to help aid South Korea. The South Koreans cannot provide enough military strength to fight back on their own and this is why our country has to help. The United States is also mad that China is not trying to stop North Korea from starting these attacks. China and North Korea are both communist, but North Korea is more severe and on the verge of warfare. With the United States and other countries such as China wanting peace in the world, countries like North Korea need to be taught that warfare is not the best option. That is why China would be good for talking to them since they are both communist.

            The United States is taking action and helping train the South Korean military because china is not making many movements on trying to stop the North Koreans. But North Korea may not even listen to China, and that is why we are training South Korea to get ready for a possible war. Our country really does not need to be getting involved with this conflict because we are still in a conflict with Iraq. Maybe Iraq and North Korea are talking so they can spread the United States out and making us weaker. That is a very unlikely case, but definitely possible.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-11-27-korea-attack_N.htm 

division 1 athletes... and school

http://www.usatoday.com/video/index.htm?bctid=681552286001#/Success+in+sports+and+school/34338414001

Balancing school and sports is often very hard to do at any age and at any level of sports. Playing college football is a great success, but it is very difficult to manage with school too. This video is about an Illinois Lineman, and how he manages to carry a heavy workload along with playing football. Each day he has to wake up early in the morning to workout and then after that he has to go to class. By the end of the day he says you are both mentally and physically tired. It seems nearly impossible to put in time with school while playing D1 football.  I think a lot of the players would almost want to fail out because it can be so much work mentally and physically. That is why the coaches are on you all the time to make sure their players are making the right choices. As you see in the video, there is not much time to screw around, which makes you focus on the more important things.

Learning about how much work a D1 athlete has to put in worries me a little bit since I am playing lacrosse in college. I think even though you are so busy everyday, being busy will help you prioritize the time you have for school and sports. As I learned when visiting Presbyterian I saw that you could still have a good time even when being busy all the time. I am definitely looking forward to what being a division 1 athlete really means next year.

The Medal Of Honor

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/11/60minutes/main7044681.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;segmentTitle

"This is only one moment," he said. "I don't think I did anything that anyone else I was with wouldn't have done. I was in a position to do it. That was what needed to be done. So that's what I did."

  

        On Tuesday November 15, 2010, Sergeant Salvatore Giunta at the age of 22 will become the first living soldier to hear the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. This honor is the nation’s highest military award for heroism in battle which Giunta showed through his actions in eastern Afghanistan during an invasion on October 25, 2007. Here he rescued a fellow soldier from the Taliban by risking his life in the “Valley of Death”, otherwise known as the Korengal Valley. All the enemy wanted was to “get a body”, an American body. First, Giunta was able to save a fellow soldier, Gallardo, who was shot in the helmet, to help with the surprise ambush and was able to be protected from the many gun shots because of his body armor/ bulletproof vest. Feeling as if they were “running into a wall of bullets”, the men soon found that 22-year-old Sgt. Joshua Brennan had been taken by the Taliban. Giunta was one of the closest men to Brennan and ran ahead to save him, but sadly later found that he would die in the hospital. Gallardo said that Guinta didn’t act like he had just prevented the enemy from having one of the largest victories and felt as if he hadn’t given enough because Brennan had given everything fighting: his life. Giunta didn’t feel like he was worthy of this honor because everyone around contributed and it was the right thing to do as a soldier during a time in need. After all the events that took place, this daring man still believed that he was a mediocre soldier and wanted the United States to think about how amazing the great soldiers are who are risking their lives to fight for our country. That truly shows what the U.S. Military is all about, serving for the country and for eachother. I think people need to read this so they can really know what veterans have done for this country. I am really looking forward to doing ROTC next year in college, and maybe someday I will strive to be one of these great soldiers.

Cruise ship barely squeezes under the bridge.

On November 2nd, in Denmark, The Allure of the Seas passes by under a bridge. You may think that this is nothing special, but in reality this event could have turned into a big disaster. The Allure of the Seas is a huge cruise ship that is brand new and traveling to Florida. In order to get to Florida it has to pass through a bridge in Denmark. In order they have to pass through this bridge, the crew needs to lower the smoke stacks, and make the ship sit lower in the water. Luckily the ship passes through with just a foot to spare! The Denmark bridge is not just a small bridge, it is also huge. If the ship were to hit this bridge the whole thing could have fell down, bringing with it the ship and all the people on the bridge. One minor mistake could have cost over a hundred lives. You have to wonder how much planning went into this feat. Also the people of Denmark had to be a little uneasy about this whole situation because it looks like that bridge is one of the more prominent landmarks for Denmark. Losing that bridge would cost a lot of money too! The owner of that ship would not be too happy having to pay for the damage of the ship and the bridge all together. Also I wonder what the people on the ship were thinking at this time.. either they didn't ever think it could hit it, or the could have been really scared hoping to not die right there. I bet you that they all partied soon after that for the rest of the way home. Thankfully it was a success and the disaster was avoided!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/01/cruise.ship.bridge/index.html