IMHO #2……. 489

If I deliberately target a player’s injury to further injure him from competition, then I think I would be subject to suspension for games or event maybe the entire season. This issue of the NFL bounty system Read the rest of this entry

Blog #8 Japanese Internment Memorial…..487

Song/Video: Kenji- Fort Minor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJjo0BCbGo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Americans were very uneasy and felt unsafe with Japanese, and Japanese Americans living Read the rest of this entry

Fish out of Water Blog #9… 353

Usually walking into a country bar western bar isn’t my thing but on this night I would experience things I didn’t even know existed. Being a young african american male, its isn’t exactly normal to see someone like me in a country just because there aren’t usually other african americans in a place like the “Saddle Rack”. Read the rest of this entry

IMHO Blog # 9… 385

In my humble opinion the recent case concerning Trayvon Martin definitely fires me up. The details of the case and the fact that this use of force was completely unwarranted. Trayvon was walking away from the shooter George Zimmerman and during a 911 phone call Zimmerman said, Read the rest of this entry

Word # 10

Exfoliate                     verb

“My skin felt like it was exfoliating as the flame burned closer to my knee.” - David Catalano #69 San Jose State Football

 1.) to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.

2.)to remove the surface of  in scales or laminae.
 
It is very rare that my skin will exfoliate due to the fact that I am of darker skin.
 
   David Catalano #69 SJSU football                                                 Exfoliation
                          

Word # 9

Behoove            verb

“It would behoove you to come in and watch the film from yesterdays practice, since it wasn’t that good of a practice.”  -Coach Charles Clark, San Jose State Football

1.) to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations

2.) to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage

knowledge only behooves those who put it to good use, not those who sit and do nothing.

Word # 8

Hinder                  Verb

“The destruction of the airplane certainly can hinder the investigation, but even with destruction which we’ve had with this airplane, there are clues in the wreckage that we can gather.” – John Brannen

1.) to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede

2.) to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop:

Don’t let something that’s irrelevant hinder your progress towards a goal.

   

Word #7

Befuddle

“Men im not out here to befuddle you and fool you, im out here tp help you and you make you better at what you do and make you better men.” – Mike Mackintire, Head football coach San Jose State

Definition

1.) to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments

2.) to make stupidly drunk

We can all clearly see that this young gentlemen has been truly befuddled by what he has just seen. I’m not sure he’ll be able to recover from something like that.

Mystery Character

I am a young high energy african american man who has been wealthy, and spoiled since birth. I love to dance and I usually end up irritating my cousin. I usually wear sweaters either on my body or around my neck.  My cousin makes fun of me for being short and on top of that I have to deal with my stuck up, air head sister. I love to dance and I am most famous for the dance I do the most. If you throw on ” It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones i’ll start dancing unlike like anyone you’ve ever seen. Who am I?

Word # 6

Mundane                    Adjective

“The ideas of many student athletes are often mundane and primarily focus on professional sports, instead of pursuing a career in the field of their major .” - Jerry Haflic, ARC Football coach

Definition

1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly:

2. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
3. of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.
 
Even though becoming a teacher may seem mundane to some students, but to others it may hold a far different meaning
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