On a Comet 10 Years Away, Philae Conks Out, Maybe for Good

This article is very interesting.. Even though much of the words I do not know, a lot of it processed in my brain. I believe ESA will find a solution to this problem. If not, than 10 years could be thrown out.. I think it is amazing how space works. Sending a machine into outer space for 10 YEARS and kept in contact with it is just.. Wow. I never knew about Philae or Rosetta until now, but if the space craft does fail to re-start, it won't be seen as a failure. It did complete it's mission, just may not be able to come back home. Luckily no one is on it. I strongly support tax money going to space projects. Not because of political issues, but for the love I have for space. If only I had the brains to become an astronaut.

The Crisis in Ferguson

Ferguson.. Every time I even think about this it fires me up. Before I say anything, everyone has their opinion. So who ever reads this don't get offended at mine, please. Cartoon number 3.. That is so true. People (mostly blacks) are seriously hurting their community, because their black community got hurt? They blame the Police? Officer Wilson was not even close in the wrong. If I am correct, Brown was robbing a store, and then attacked Officer Wilson for his weapon, and civilians are gonna get mad about the shooting of Brown?! That is like saying, "If I stab a baby cub and then go and try to cut his mother, will the mother try to attack me?" Of course she will!! What does Ferguson expect? That cops are armed to not kill criminals under reasonable circumstances? This world is making so much more excuses to commit crimes and defend felons just because they are family with them? Or the same color? Or maybe civilians do it to have something to b**** about..

After a concussion, when can teens return to the football field?

Honestly, I do not know much about concussions over all. I do know they can cause death though. The information that Mr. Brian Mahaffey wrote about the days off after the healing of a concussion is brilliant if you ask me. Especially by narrowing down by age. From what I read in this article concussions are more serious than I expected. Seems like there is endless possibilities of what could happen to the victim of a concussion. I only played football through middle school so I wasn't around sport related injuries much. The only injuries I had in sports are a sprained wrist and a cracked knee that led to crutches. So are concussions a common thing? How do you heal a concussion? These are things I don't know of. That's why there is a Google I guess.

What Students Really Need to Hear

This essay is one of the truest words out there. First off, I believe that teacher is a fantastic teacher. Just like most of them in our school. Every teacher in TCHS has made it hard for me to fail. To many honestly. If it weren't for them, I would not be a senior right now, from what I truly believe. I am lazy, stubborn, and a lot of times a failure. This essay makes me think twice about being that old me, knowing that there is real teachers like that, the ones who try to make me an achiever.
The write really encourages me when he says, " Step up. No more excuses. No more justifications. No blaming. No quitting. Just pick your head up. Rip the cords out of your ears. Grab the frickin' pencil and let's do this". Because if I want to pursue my dream as a soldier in the armed forces, I need to start sucking it up and stop messing around with the bull crap. I am glad I decided to come back and actually read this article of the week and blog about it. I should really start doing that more often.