by Jaire Pratt
Category Archives: Spring 2014
Inspirational Quote by Rayjean Otero
Together we can make a change in our world.
“We do have a lot in common.The same Earth, the same sky. Maybe if we start looking at what’s the same instead of what’s different, well, who knows?”
This quote goes to a whole new level. It explains that we as a human race should not look at what is different about each other, and we should stop arguing about our differences. People always are excluding people. We should understand that we have many things in common. We are humans, we all live on Earth. The last sentence explains that if we keep this in mind, no one knows what can happen. If humans learn to overlook each other’s differences, I believe that many more people will be nice and there will be less people excluding each other. Lastly, I believe that if we all try to stick together, we will succeed in making the world a better place.
Favorite Quote of the Week
In journalism class, every week we have a “quote of the week.” The reason we have these quotes is because they teach us lessons. Our favorite quote is “when anger rises, think of the consequence.” This is a very important quote. It teaches you to not get in trouble in life. We like this quote because when you get angry and you don’t think about what is going to happen, you end up doing something that gets you in big trouble and you will end up regretting later. If somebody talks about your mom, picks on you, or bullies you, tell a teacher instead of hitting them. Think of the consequence, don’t let your anger rise.
HARDEN & HOWARD
Harden & Howard
HARDEN
James Edward Harden, Jr. was born on August 26,1989 in Los Angeles,California. Harden is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-Star for the first time in 2013, which was his first season with the Rockets. He was named NBA sixth man of the year with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012. Harden played college basketball at Arizona State. Harden was selected third overall by Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2009 draft. He became a key part of a young core of players led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Together, the team made it to the 2012 NBA finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat. Harden was traded to Houston during the off-season and became a star of the Rockets franchise. Harden scored a career high 46 points against OKC, his former team on February 20,2013.
HOWARD
Dwight David Howard was born on December 8,1985. Howard is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard had an outstanding high school basketball career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He entered the 2004 NBA draft, and selected first overall by the Orlando Magic. A seven time All-Star, seven time All-NBA team selection, five time All-defensive member, and three-time defensive player of the year, Howard has been ranked as one of the best in the league in rebounds,blocks,field goal percentage, and free throw attempts. He led the Orlando magic to three division titles and one conference title, and he was the winner of the 2008 NBA dunk contest. He was traded the Los Angeles Lakers to play with Steve Nash and the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant in 2012, and signed with the Houston Rockets in 2013. Howard ended up playing with the Rockets star shooting guard, James Harden.
A NEW AGE
James Harden and Dwight Howard joined forces in 2013 when singed with the Houston Rockets during the 2013-2014 off-season. When Howard joined the Rockets roster it was like Dwayne Wade and LeBron James in Miami. The Rockets have been putting up big numbers when two super stars cam together and lit things up in their games. Earlier in the 2013-2014 season, the Rockets had lost twice in a row to the Sacramento Kings. The third time playing them, the two All-stars knew what they had to do, and they beat the Kings 119-98.The Rockets had the confidence for these elite teams in their path.
2013-2014
The Houston Rockets are in 5th place in the Western Conference and their record is 33-17 with more young stars like Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons. Harden has been putting up big numbers, he has been averaging 23.8 points per game, while Howard has been averaging 18.6 points per game.
Why the Golden State Warriors are my favorite NBA team
These are four of the Warriors’ best players.
My favorite team is the Golden State Warriors.They are my favorite team because they have good players, like David Lee, Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, and Andrew Bogut.
My favorite player on the Golden State Warriors is Stephen Curry. His height is 6’3” and his weight is 185 pounds, and he is a point guard. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 2009. In 2012-2013, Curry made 272 three pointers, which was an NBA single season record. His three-point percentage(.453),he was ranked in third place in the NBA. In one game against the New York Knicks, he scored 54 points in the Knicks’ home stadium. He made 11 three pointers in 13 attempts. They couldn’t handle him. It was a Warriors record,on just 13 three-pointers.In 2012-13, the Golden State Warriors were 47-35 and went to the playoffs. Stephen Curry helped them go to the second round, where they lost to the Spurs in that round. They lost, but at least they were able to win 2 games in the series.
This season, Stephen Curry is having his best year so far. All of his statistics have improved. He is averaging 23.5 points per game, 9.2 assists per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. He is getting more minutes, playing 37.9 minutes per game. Even Kevin Durant said he was “one of the best shooters” in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors are also doing well this season. Their record is 26-17, and they are in second place in the Pacific Division and sixth place in the Western Conference. This season they’re even better than in 2012-2013. They are really improving as a team.
Louisville’s Hero
Kevin ware’s teammates.
HIS STORY
Kevin Ware was born on January 3, 1993 in Bronx, New York. He is an NCAA basketball player (National Collegiate Athletic Association) on the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team. Ware spent most of the 2012-2013 season backing up Louisville’s starting point guards like Russ Smith. Ware received a lot of attention when he broke his right leg in a March Madness Elite Eight game on March 31, 2013. He broke his leg while trying to block a three-point attempt by Tyler Thornton. When he got hurt, Ware had been playing well and Louisville had been doing well in the tournament. He told them to win the title without him, and they did. They won the entire NCAA March Madness tournament, and they celebrated with their injured teammate.
HIS RECOVERY
During Ware’s recovery, he worked hard and kept praying that he would be able to play after his gruesome injury. Louisville and their fans were excited that Ware was able to come back from his injury and do what he does best. Ware was in the gym constantly during the off season.The question was, would he be the player he was before his injury?
BACK IN ACTION (2013-2014)
Since Ware came back, he has not put up big numbers. He’s only averaging 5.9 minutes and 1.7 points per game. The Cardinals have been doing well, however. They have a 17-3 record, and they are in 2nd place in the American Athletic Conference. They can win another championship now that their whole team is together.
Typhoon Haiyan
Satellite image of Typhoon Haiyan
by Sean Miller and Joshua Hendy
On Wednesday, November 27, 2013, a massive storm called Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the people of the Philippines,destroying homes and taking lives. Typhoon Haiyan (known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines) made morning landfall at Guiana, a small city in Samar province in the eastern Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan devastated a number of Philippine provinces, leaving more than 10,000 dead people and roughly 6 million people displaced from their homes. The typhoon’s 150 mph winds drove huge waves ashore, crashing them into villages and towns and flattening buildings and houses. Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest storms on record. Trees were knocked down, power was knocked out in many parts of the country, and there was widespread flooding.
It is a terrible tragedy that Haiyan destroyed so many things and killed so many people. People have been looking for food, and children are suffering. I hope that people will get their homes back, because I think that living on the streets is terrible.
In the months since Haiyan, the Philippine people have been helping each other rebuild. The storm was terrible, but people have survived. There have been deaths, but people have come together. Several months after Haiyan, photojournalist Herman Lumanog visited the affected region for The Diplomat. He reported that even though people there might be without roofs or even homes, they are not without hope.
Wordly Problems: bullying
Bullying is the one of the worst problems in this world, and it has taken a turn for the worse. Every day, someone somewhere is getting bullied. Bullied kids are always killing themselves.
For me, writing this is based on a life experience, because I was bullied in the first grade. I was bullied because I was small and they thought I was ugly. When I told someone, people would bully me more. Sometimes I wish I could kill myself. Other times I wish I could kill them. Bullying made me I wish I wasn’t born. I wish that nobody would ever be bullied again.
If you see a kid being bullied, either stop it or tell a teacher. Try not to resolve it with violence, and never laugh at them or join in with the bully.
Stay tuned for the next entry in my series about worldly problems. Thank you for reading!
The Eagle Express 