Jess’s Blog

Time magazine has published their list of the top 100 most influential people. They actually chose 104 people because several people share certain spots. The list includes categories of Artists and Entertainers, Scientists and Thinkers, Leaders and Revolutionaries, Heroes and Pioneers, and Buliders and Titans.
It is very interesting to see who the magazine [...]

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With all of the big hype going on about today being “May Day,” I decided to do a little research. I looked up May Day on the internet and I think I found a good definition on wikipedia.com:
“International Workers’ Day (a name used interchangeably with May Day) is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot [...]

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Will the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, Reggie Bush, be charged with violating the NCAA’s rules for college athletes? According to ESPN.com, Bush’s mom, stepdad and brother have been living in a home owned by a man looking to handle Bush’s professional marketing. The home cost around$757,500.
ESPN.com says:
“Since Bush has left school, any punishment would likely [...]

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This weekend my family and I flew up to the United States Naval Academy where my younger brother attends school and plays football. This weekend was the Navy’s “Blue and Gold” spring scrimmage. Down in Auburn, we had our big spring scrimmage a couple of weeks ago, but since it is colder for longer up [...]

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I am watching the news right now and they are having a round table discussion about the Oklahoma girl who was killed by her neighbor.  I cannot believe how sick and disturbed Kevin Underwood, the man who killed her is.  Apparently, he was planning on eating his victim…SICK.
Here is some info I found on Foxnews.com:
“On [...]

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Wow!  I am WORN OUT!  Second semester of my senior year has swamped me with schoolwork.  It seems like I have a “final project” in just about all five of my classes and they all seem to be consuming my life right now.  It’s Friday afternoon and I’m waiting on someone to call me back [...]

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On my way home from Spring Break, I decided to buy a new book to read on the flight from Salt Lake City back to Alabama.  I went to the airport bookstore and ended up staying in there for half an hour, trying to find a book.  I was surprised at the number of “best [...]

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Well, call me naive, but I followed my instincts and went to see a movie that had been highly publicized.  I had enjoyed watching the commercials for Antonio Banderas’s new movie called “Take the Lead,” so I decided to go see it with my friends.  I had seen Banderas on a talk show a couple [...]

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I think it is only fitting that I blog about the college basketball National Championship that will be played tonight!  Of course everyone knows that the Florida Gators are playing the UCLA Bruins in a game that is expected to be a close competition.  As I watch the game tonight, you might be surprised who [...]

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As I ate lunch today, I had my television on the news and I saw that the U.S. Capitol was evacuated today around noon.  As the news reporters talked, they made it sound like this was possibly terror related and everyone should be alarmed.  As more information came in, they reported that the power in [...]

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