March Madness

NCAA March Madness tournament is a time of the year when college basketball fans of all ages get together and watch their college go up against some of the best teams in the nation. In March you are more likely to see a college basketball game on television than your favorite show. Some of the people watching don't even like basketball. They are only watching because they are betting on the games by filling out a bracket. A bracket has all the 64 teams playing and you have to predict the outcome of all the games to see who wins the championship. There are 6 rounds of the tournament, it starts off with 64 teams and whoever wins their game stays. So the remaining 32 teams then play and 16 teams are left. This is called the Sweet 16. The next rounds are the Elite Eight, Final Four, and the National Championship game. For each round a certain amount of points are given for each correct team you predicted to win that game. Whoever has the most points at the end of the tournament wins all the money that was betted.
Since March is right around the corner i have began predicting my final four teams. First, I have the Syracuse Orange. They have a candidate for National Player of the Year, Wesley Johnson who averages 15.7 points per game and 8.7 rebounds. Also they have a good shooter from the perimeter, Andy Rautins, who averages 11.8 points per game and 4.8 assists. Lets not forget they are ranked number four in the nation as we speak.
Second, I picked the Kentucky Wildcats. They are currently ranked number 2 and 2 candidates for National Player of the Year, John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. Together these two powerhouse players average 33 points per game, 14.5 rebounds, and 7.2 assists. These two players have almost half of their teams points every game they play. Also, if one of these players aren't doing too hot, their team is stacked deep with players to come off the bench and light it up.
Third, I have the Duke Blue Devils from Durham, North Carolina. Their coach Mike Kryzyzewsk, has had three national championships and ten final four appearances. With his experience I feel he can led his team to the finals. Another reason I think there going far is because of the big three players on that team. Nolan Smith, Jon Scheyer, and Kyle Singler which combine for an average of 53.6 points per game, 13.3 rebounds, and 10.6 assists.

My last pick is going to be the Tennessee Vols. Even though they are only ranked 19, I have a feeling that they are going to make some big upsets. The Vols have proved that they can roll with the big dogs earlier in the season with wins against two number one ranked teams Kansas and Kentucky. With Wayne Chism dominating the paint I feel this team can do some damage.

Iran and Their Uranium

Enriching Iran’s uranium by twenty percent will only lead to making nuclear weapons.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he thinks Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth. Letting them increase their nuclear power will help them build the nuclear energy they need to attack Israel. If Iran were to get the nuclear weapons and attack Israel then the U.S, one of Israel’s allies would have to get involved and get in yet another war in the Middle East. A way that would stop Iran from getting this nuclear energy would to put harder sanctions on Iran. Iran will not stop enrichment unless everyone steps up to the plate and works together to knock Iran out of the park.

Iran claims that there enriching their uranium so they can supply the Tehran research reactor, which produces medical isotopes. Even if that is true Iran could secretly use some of the power to create weapons and attack Israel. With those kinds of weapons they don’t even have to attack Israel, they could use them on any country. Not to mention that the announcement of the twenty percent enrichment uranium, was right before the thirty-first anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Therefore, the West can’t help but suspect Iran of using a cover up to make nuclear weapons.

The Night In Beijing

It was a late afternoon in Beijing, China. I was practicing my kung fu in the garage. My mother barged in my dojo to tell me to go get my sister from Taiwan because dinner was going to be ready when the sunset. I grabbed my gear, which consisted of nun-chucks, blow darts and throwing knives and hopped on my crotch rocket. The traffic was awful and if I were late to dinner then I would be a disgrace to the family. So, not only was I forced to ride on the sidewalk, but even the roofs of cars. The pier was about twenty miles from my house, and I was already half way there. I noticed the police were on my tail in their Toyota Priuses. Unfortunately for the police they didn't get the memo that over 5 million Priuses were recalled by Toyota. So after a sharp turn their pedals got stuck in the floor mats and I lost them.
I arrived at the pier seconds late of take off so I found a ramp nearby and jumped it onto the deck of the ferry. While on the ferry I relaxed myself because I knew that I was going to be doing some intense activity when I arrived in Taiwan. Fortunately for me, my sister was waiting by the dock for the ferry. The only problem was that Taiwanese gang members were harassing her. I pulled out my blow darts and shot one into the closest member. When he hit the ground the other members looked for who knocked out there friend and saw me charging toward them while spinning my nun-chucks. I took out all of them besides the one who appeared to be the leader. The ferry just signaled that it was about to leave with as loud horn. While looking for the boat I grabbed my sister and sprinted. We made it onto the boat but so did the Taiwanese gang member. He ran after us so I took off with my sister around the corner of the wall. I smashed the side of my head against the corner of the wall and fainted.
I woke up staring at the ceiling of my bedroom. Quickly I jumped out of my bed and looked outside, it was past sunset. I ran downstairs to find my parents and most importantly my sister. Fortunately they were all finishing dinner. I sat down with my family for a nice mac and cheese dinner while my sister told the story of what happened after I passed out. Apparently my sister kicked the Taiwanese’s gang members butt and she carried me into a taxi that drove us home. We were on time for dinner and my parents were very proud of my heroic efforts. Unfortunately for me, my parents pride did not heal the gash in my forehead that ended up becoming a scar.