Non- Fiction Reading Responce

"Honesty is the best policy" is a very known saying. Many people think of this as a life guideline to go by everyday. In life sometimes to have to lie in order to cover up your truth that your trying to hide. Sooner or later things will come to the light and people will see that you did deny something and the lie was just worse. Instead of doing what you know is wrong, don`t do it! This happened to major league baseball player Alex Rodriguez other wiser known as A- Rod has been hiding the fact that he takes performance enhancement drugs. This was to make his carrier better, but did it really? Was it worth lying and possibly ruining your carrier?

   A few days ago in the Miami news paper, The Miami New Times it revealed that all-star Yankee player A- Rod was taking performance enhancement substances to help him play better from 2009- 2012. Apparently allegations have been put against A- Rod but he denies the use of these sustances. A-Rod claims to be innocent but is he really? Many fans and baseball lovers dont belive he is; "I truly know nothing about Alex Rodriguez, but do you think anybody is going to believe Alex Rodriguez now? Nobody is going to listen to him or any of these guys accused". said a sports promoter. Honestly many people are curious to know if he is innocent or not. Considering all the scandals and facts behind his purchases make him seem guilty. People are especially not believing A- Rod because he admitted using it in 2009. He said "I was young, I was stupid, I was naive, and I did take a banned substance. For that, I'm very sorry and deeply regretful." Is he really regretful for what he did the first time? Maybe not investigations and court cases are set up to prove if he is guilty or not.

    Hopefully he is really telling the truth so it doesn`t ruin his career, and publicity. It`s always better to tell the truth then lead people on and tell a lie because things always get worse. All we need to prove something wrong is to state the right. We will only have to wait untill charges and court days are set.

LINK-
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2013/01/a_rod_hgh_will_a_crackdown_on_supposedly_performance_enhancing_human_growth.html

reading response- Mockingjay

     The vivid memories of arrows, live murdering and struggle to survive are the memories of Katniss Everdeen heroine of the trilogy a The Hunger Games is still trying to forget all her intense memories for good. After barely staying alive the first time she is sent again to the Quarter Quell were she miraculously came out alive. Know in the book I`m reading Mockingjay Katniss is trying to get used to her new type of live. 12 is gone because of a bombing attack when Katniss won the Quell, so know all the people alive after the attack are now in 13 trying to get used to this new way of life. Everyone is going through a struggle and trying to get things better. How does Katniss stay strong while shes struggling to try to help people of the district and struggling to forget the memories?

    Katniss is more than a little traumatized. She's hiding in closets, having vivid flashbacks to the Hunger Games and Quarter Quell screaming uncontrollably, and in need of morphine to calm down is not easy for Katniss. We'd say she's suffering from her previous life styles and experiences.Though Katniss may have escaped to District 13 without too much physical damage, she certainly didn't walk away with out any scary memories. Katniss is medicated with medicine that is supposed to help her not remember the memories but it doesn't quite seem to help. In the book Katniss says " The drugs they make me use to control my pain and mood sometimes make me see things i don`t want to see or remember". Katniss trying but the memories are just beating her to bits. She cant just erase these thoughts but she wishes she could because they have made her life after the games a never ending war. Trying to do so may things and help others is just not helping Katniss at all.

    Adding on to Katniss`s struggles and stress is trying to help the people around here. Prim, mother, Gale, Peeta, and other victors are here inspiration to keep on going and be braver. She doesn't want anyone she loves to get hurt or be gone for a dumb reason because she will regret it and feel as if it was her fault. Katniss is more caring and compassionate to others but very careless and selfless about her self. The safety of the people she loves is more important. For example Katniss wants to kill President Snow so she would rather take the blame for any major crime rather than Gale or Peeta because she feels more guilty and selfless. This selflessness is how she started her flash backs because everything reminds her of something in the games. Katniss does always have a strong, positive and consistant attitude on so she does be strong but inside she`s just as week.

   Nightmares and ideas of how to keep people around her safe Katniss still does manage keep going in life and not give up. From the first Games to the Quell Katniss is always doing things for another person but her self. Trying to save people like Peeta, Gale, Prim and even a pet cat alive are her goals and mean while helping others has brought on harsh memories.Struggling, Katniss manages to get through it facing some of the harshest things anyone cant do easily.