Gandhi

The man you see in this picture is Mahatma Gandhi. I knew of this man and a few things that he stood for but we watched a film about him in one of classes for the past few class sessions and I learned so much more about him. The main thing that I learned was his style of leadership. He led by example and never expected his followers to do things that he would not do himself. He, also, knew what he wanted to accomplish and was very very determined to accomplish it. He believed very highly that the best way of getting things done was through non-violence. I think is a good idea but I am afraid by expanding this further it will stir up thoughts that I do not want to stir up with this post. He was willing to sacrifice himself for the causes that he stood for. An example of this was when the muslims and hindus were fighting amongst each other, which something that was the very opposite of what he wanted, he was willing to fast until the fighting stopped. He did this twice and was close to death each time. If you are interested in more information about Gandhi, I have found this website to have a lot of information about this man. ( http://www.mkgandhi.org/ )

My Thoughts on Steriods

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I guess my number 1 problem with steriods is the fact that it does damage to the body that someone voluntarily allows someone else to either inject into their body or ingest. Steriods have done so much damage to so many people and that is why it is illegal in the U.S. Also if it is illegal in the U.S., why shouldn't it be illegal in all forms of sports not just professional? I think that every athlete, including high school athletes, should have to be drug tested for a huge range of drugs not just steriods.

Another reason that I have a problem with steriods is that it doesn't really help that much. It is not going to improve your hand eye coordination or your speed. The only thing that steriods do is add muscle mass and neck craters and backne (back acne)(See picture posted for examples of neck craters).

I guess another reason why I have a problem with steriods is that so many athletes have been very successful without using steriods. I mean come on Babe Ruth was one of the greatest players in baseball history and he did it on hot dogs and beer.

America's Pastime

Spring Training for the upcoming baseball season has officially started! I am excited for this for 2 reasons. 1) The end of constant he said she said steriods talk and 2) I get to watch the sport that I love watching the most.

Reason #1 is becoming very annoying and they are proving nothing other than the fact that you can't truely prove who is and who isn't taking steriods unless maybe you have some paper trail or a video of you with your face to the camera and you saying your name as the needle goes in and the words steriod in big bold print is on the syringe. I might do a seperate blog on steriods later because that would make this post entirely too long.

Reason #2 is so exciting to me! I can't wait to see guys playing baseball. I would watch all of the spring training game if I could I just love the game. I can't wait until my schoolmates start their season. There is nothing like watching sitting down on the bleachers on a warm spring or summer day eating popcorn or a hotdog and hearing the chatter of fans and players coming together.

AHHH Baseball season can not come soon enough!!!!! Oh yeah, I almost forget......This is the Reds year to win their division and make the playoffs and maybe even make it to the World Series.......GO REDS!!!!