The Amputee QB

     Have you ever feared your success because someone told you that you couldn't do it. This article talks about Jacob Rainey, a football player, that had his lower leg amputated after a game gone wrong. Everyone thought that his football career was over. They said that he'd never be back in the game. There is always someone telling you that you can't do. Not only in Rainey's life, ours too and we shouldn't give up.

     The game of the injury Rainey is running with the ball when a tackler dives and grabbes his legs. Rainey tries to shake him off to get more yards, when he blacks out. The lower part of his right leg was dislocated, rupturing his artery and cutting of circulation. This makes the doctor amputate his leg. After the amputaion many people thought his football life was over. One of his teamates said, "There was no doubt in my mind that he was done." Rainey says, "When people tell me I can't do something, the stubbornness I have just pushes me forward."Rainey proves that if you truly believe it, then you can acheieve it.

    Many people these days focus on living safely, not taking chance. Parent take that role and tell there kids that, but it's usually based off fear. If you really thought about i, where would we be if we didn't take a chance. For example, look at gymnast. They risk their life and injuries for their amazing dreams. Or when motor cyclist ride fast up a sand dome. Not only are these things intertaining to us, they're are dreams at stake. People have to start being more supportive. Instead of saying you can't jump out of an air plain say, make sure all of the equipment is working right. Instead of saying you can't play football say, does your helmet fit right. Take a chance.

    You can see that the diffuculty of negativity doesn't get to everyone, like Rainey, but it does affect many.  There are so many people giving up on their beliefs and dreams because of this. If you believe in it go for it and take that chance. What do really have to loose.

Ninth Grade Slays

    In the book Ninth Grade Slays by Heahter Brewer is about a ninth grade boy named Valdimir Tod. Vlad is half human, half vampire. The idea of him being the "pravus,"( a legendary vampire that rules over all vampires and enslave human) is the main cause of problems in this story. Lies are used in amny ways, in our world and Vlad's.

    Vlad lies a lot in the story to hidee his biggest secret and keeo him alive. Egar, (a geeky that goes to Vlad's school) saw many unique things about Vlad. For example one day Edgar followed Vlad to Vlad's secret hide out and discovered that Vlad could fly. A that Vlad lied was when Vlad and Edgar were outside of a party and Edgar saw Vlad's eyes flash purple. Edgar was surtain that Vlad wasn't human, but Vlad said," I'm just a kid, like you. Now leave me alone, okay?"  Vlad also lied to one of his best friends named Joss who happens to be a vampire slayer. Joss said he was sent to Bathory, (where Vlad lives) because his boss said there was a Vampire there. That Vampire happened to be Vlad. Vlad had to lie, even if it had to be to someone he cared about. People lie a lot in our world.

    People lie in our world, too. A common reason to lie for teens involve grades. Teens lie about grades when they do bad on report cards or do bad on a test. People lie about their  personality. It's because they are are so different at home compard to they are in person. A lot of people lie for a lot of reasons, but it's usually not as bad Vlad's lying reasons.

    We all lie. It's apart of human nature even if it's just a white lie. Not all lies are bad, for example Vlad's lies. They life and death reasons. Lies like the ones that teens do aren't nessasirily bad, they're just not good reasoning backing it up. So if you are to lie, lie for an important reason, not just to do it.