Tennis

Tennis is a sport that requires both physical attributes and the mental process during a match. There are many different formats for a match of Tennis. In grand slams(Biggest matches) in Professional tennis they play best of 5 sets. To win a set you need to be the first to win 6 or after 6 win by a margin of 2 games. To win a game one player serves and the scoring goes 15,30,40 and then after 40 the game is over. If the game is tied at 40-40 then it's called a deuce and to win the game you must win two straight points. In high school tennis and other tournaments you will most likely play the best of three sets format. To win simply you need to win two sets of the three.
The tennis ball is a yellow sphere with white lines around it and the brand name somewhere on the ball. Another important piece of equipment is the tennis racquet. The racquet is made of a metal substance and intertwined strings to create a soft spot to best hit the ball. Of course you need a surface to play on and Tennis offers many different surfaces. There is grass,clay,concrete, and carpets. Each surface offers different challenges to a player.
There are two different types of Tennis you can play for tournament play. One is just simply named doubles because you have a partner and you play 2 vs 2. The challenging thing for this is coexisting with your partner and the bigger court available. On a tennis court there are side alleys that are only playable when playing doubles Tennis. Singles tennis is challenging in it's aspect as the court is smaller but it's just you verse your opponent. The court is smaller but you also don't have someone to rely on as in doubles tennis you do.
Tennis is a great sport for a good cardio exercise. Tennis can be either a team sport if you play doubles or if you're the type that likes to play alone Singles is your game. I would encourage anyone who wants to try a new sport to take up Tennis because I believe you will enjoy it.

Prison

In my opinion this is a very touchy issue. The question here is what rights does a pregnant women have that has been put in jail? Should she be allowed to raise the child in prison or have it taken from her? The touchy part is the reasoning behind her landing herself in jail and her personality. She might be a good person that made just one mistake.
If I had my choice on what should happen to the child I'd say for his or her best interest she should be placed in foster care and have limited visitation with her mother. A child can't grow up in a prison setting. This would be one of the worst places for a child to grow up. Children learn at young ages and absorb much of there surroundings. How could a child grow up well if all the people they say are in jail?
It wouldn't be fair for the child to live in this setting. Say perhaps the wardens decide to favor the child and other inmates get jealous. This could lead in problems for the mother or even worse for the child. The best decision for the child would be to live away from this surrounding and hopefully after she's fully rehabilitated back into society she can join her mother.

Freedom of speech

One of the biggest problems I have is when people will talk about someone offensively but when someone says something offensive about them they say " You can't say things like that." In my opinion according to the 5th ammendment any American has the means and rights to express his/her self in any way they see fit.

Many people are afraid to voice their opinions because it might not be "politically correct." What is politically correct in terms of speech? I guess the simple way to explain this would be speaking in a way that makes everyone happy. To fully express your opinion and show character you need to be able to voice your thoughts no matter how many people hate your opinion.

Our country has seemed to forget about this ammendment as everyone is biting their tongue as not to offend anyone. People that are so offended by these simple statements need to toughen up and realize that everyone has the right to express themselves. We are afraid to say anything especially about other countries, ones we are afraid at any second will pull any stunt and retaliate. We are all so afraid of this we're losing one of the things we have had millions of men and women fight to defend it. In my opinion the least we can do after the struggle they went is use the rights that they fought hard to defend. I feel if we don't use and protect this right it will be taken away from us because of people being too afraid to voice their opinions. Many celebrities have stood up and defended and use freedom of speech to preserve this right. Chris Rock freely says anything on his mind because he is a big supporter of the freedom of speech. Dave Chappelle was another famous comedian who believe in freedom of speech and spoke his mind on any topic he saw fit.

Bill and Bob

I believe that Bill is wealthier because he has his family behind him and he has time to be with them. Bob on the other hand sees his kids only a few times a year. He has a lot of money and friends that like him because of his wealth but the minute this wealth runs out they won't be in his life. Bill might have to work harder for less money but he always gets everything he needs and has a happy family. If I had a choice I would rather be Bill for the fact he has more meaningful friends and a good family.

Poor

There can be many factors in some people being poor. In my personal opinion the biggest reason for poverty is your surroundings and situation. Many times people are unable to make ends meet so they have to work deadend jobs with little possibilities of advancement. These people can't afford college to increase their education and chance of getting a higher end job. Many can't do this option unless they're smart enough to get full paid scholarships or athletic scholarships. This is very far and few between as thousands are competing for the same opportunity.
Many other people in my opinion are poor because they have no work ethic and never learned the meaning of work from anyone or any situation. Many just sit around and hope something great will happen to them and people owe them. This isn't the case as it's your life and you have to do the work to get towards your goals. They just don't happen overnight by luck. These type of people I don't feel bad for in the least because they believe "the man" is against them and wants them to stay down.
On a side note to that it's those people that are lazy that seem to get all the help and take money from hard working people. They work many hours a week to get a decent percentage taken away and given to some lazy person that makes up an excuse to screw the system and gain money the lazy way. We need to stop having so many programs to help people because there are many scam artists out there that get away with scamming this money.

Government Bailout

The main reason behind this whole bailout is to make it seem like the government to protect modest savings portfolios. They don't want to face voters not having done anything to try and solve the problem. This is just a way for President Bush trying to pull something out of nothing and make it so some people don't hate him. He's ruined many good things in the past 8 years that we have worked for. Now he's spending more money and all of this will come out of the taxpayer's wallet.
In my opinion this makes things even worse for when Obama takes over for President Bush. Many responsible middle class workers will end up paying more for people that are reckless. They are supposed to find ways of helping middle class americans of not foreclosing because in this bailout they aren't getting a thing out of it. This problem will linger into Obama's presidency. Hopefully he has a solution to all of this because Bush really messed things up for all of us. President Bush has just thrown around money his whole time in office and he will continue to do this until hios last day in office it appears.

2008 Election

This year's election was a major one for this country. President Bush led us into a hole and whoever takes over has to try and fix what he messed up. Going to Phelps with my family I watch as people from all ages are there to vote and voice their opinion. I knew who was going to win Michigan so it wasn't much of a suprise when Obama won. I stayed up and turned back and forth to see the results. When they finally announced that he had won and McCain had conceded I couldn't believe it. I know he can be the change our country very desperately needs. Watching on TV at the sight of Chicago and all of them there to support Obama was quite a sight.

Medical Marijuana was up for vote this year on Proposition one and was in my opinion suprisingly passed. I voted for it but I was certain that many people would oppose this and not even consider it. If marijuana can help someone that is very sick then I think they deserve the chance to get better. This proposition can possibly help many sick people to cope with their pain.

Proposition two this year was a vote on the legalization of Stem Cell research for Michigan. I personally don't believe in this and I voted against it. I don't think we should be using embryo's this way. In my opinion this will lead to more people getting abortions because they won't only be helping themselves but in their minds make them believe they are helping someone else. This gives them a false belief and I don't believe it is right.