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“Being the biggest kid wasn’t fun at all, I got made fun of and I felt really lazy. I knew I had to make a change.” My friend Jordan was a big kid growing up and I don’t mean tall. He was taller than most but he weighed in at 210 as a sophomore in high school. “I decided to change because of my brother, he was always a strong influence on me and wanted me to be the best version of myself.” Says Jordan.

Jordans brother is 8 years older so he has always showed Jordan the ropes but the biggest thing that Ricky has taught him was to go to the gym and eating healthy. “Not only is going to the gym necessary but you have to eat well to balance it out.” Ever since then, Jordan has been on a mission to better himself and watch what he eats. Not only does this help him lose weight it also made him feel better about himself.

“My daily diet was always cereal in the morning, snacks, and then for lunch I wouldn’t eat anything healthy but quite the opposite and I remember always having a Dr. Pepper.” Having poor eating habits is the fastest way to become out of shape and since Jordan had poor habits it led to him being the biggest kid in the school.

The key to working out is too have self motivation. You got to want it for yourself no matter what the reason may be. For Jordan his motivation and dedication made him pursue to go to the gym every day. “The key to self fulfillment is through self improvement. I try to improve myself everyday when I go to the gym and be the best I can be.”

“The Journey was long and is still on going as I continue to go to the gym and better myself.” Even though Jordan lost almost all that weight he put it back on but in a much healthier fashion. Jordan now weighs 200 lbs but it’s mostly muscle.

Jordan started making the change second semester in his sophomore year. His doctor told him he needed better/ healthier habits, because Jordan was on his way of becoming obese. “When I first started I absolutely hated it, I felt like I didn’t belong there at first, but since my brother was there it gave me the confidence to be there too. After a while I realized that everyone in the gym wasn’t there to judge me but there for the same reason I was, self fulfillment.”

After listing to his story it was truly inspiring to me because Ricky was looking out after Jordan and making sure that he lives his life up to his full potential. Thanks to Ricky, Jordan no longer has to worry about other peoples opinion about him being overweight. “It hurts being made fun of, especially if it’s something that you can control.”-Jordan

“You have to see working out as a marathon and not a sprint, way too often I see people treat it as a sprint and when they don’t achieve what they wanted quickly, they just give up. Seeing it as a marathon kind of humbles you and teaches you that you need to have patience to work out.” In my opinion Jordans statement is so true because like most things in life, you have to wait and have the patience for success. and working out is a perfect example. There are days where people will think it is pointless to go because they see no improvement. But the more you push yourself and the harder you work, the happier you are going to be with yourself at the end of the day.

Jordan is so happy for where he is at and he is so thankful that his brother showed him the right way to treat your body. His journey from where he started was long but with dedication and patience, you can achieve your dream body.

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The U.S. Air Force is partnering up with the Department of Defenses in order to build an airplane that goes 5 times faster than the speed of light. This is about 3,800 miles per hour. This will get you from New York all the way to London in less than 90 minutes. This would also get you from New York to Las Angeles in less then 30 minutes.

The Match 5 is what this plane will be called and the Air Force is confidant that this plane will be airborne in 2023 which is only 3 years away. Experts say that this type of plane could be made sooner but the mechanics are just being worked out so it is also safe.

“The U.S. is decades ahead of China and Russia who are also building a similar aircraft”-Richard Aboulafia, analyst at aerospace and defense industry advisory firm Teal Group.

This is some awesome news because 2020 was looking bad, but this new invention gave something to look forward to. I think it is cool how you can travel completely across the United States in less than half an hour. The future is upon us and I can’t wait to see it unravel.

https://futurism.com/from-new-york-to-la-in-30-minutes-mach-5-plane-in-the-works

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Tiger Woods changed the game of golf for the better in 1996 when he turned into a professional golfer. Tiger Changed the game because he was bigger than everyone else and he was longer than everybody. This lead to the dominate career that he has had over the past 2 decades. Tournaments are worth millions because of him, he brought revenue into the sport and made people watch him. He has won 82 tournaments along with 15 major tournaments won. Tiger is tied with Sam Sneed for the most wins on the PGA tour.

Tiger Was so much longer than any other player that a couple courses had to change them and make them longer just so they were “tiger proof”. In no other sport has there been a change in the rules or the game simply because they were just to dominate. But Tiger Woods proved that the future of golf you have to lift weights and hit the ball far in order to compete.

Tiger has also faced his struggles with some pain and more specifically his back pain. His back problems made him miss 2016 season and part of 2017. But Tiger being Tiger and him having the mindset of never giving up he bounced back and became apart of the winning circle again and won the 2018 masters. Something that no one thought he would ever do again. This story of Tiger coming back shows that an injury won’t stop someone who is determined and has the mindset like Tiger Woods has.

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When Jalen was looking through all the words to see which described his character the best he came up with Loyal. Loyal is such a powerful word and is hard to come across someone who is loyal these days. Jalen stays loyal by never turning his back on his family and is always there for their help if needed.

He also never switches up on his friends and will always have his friends back no matter the circumstances. Jalen shared a story about a time that one of his friends messed up and he needed Jalen to come and pick him up. Jalen showed his true loyalty by getting out of bed and going to pick up his friend from a party.

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Water on anything but Earth seems far fetched to a normal person. But scientists from NASA has discovered ice and evidence of water in the bottom of a crater on the lunar side of the moon. The side that is lit up. This is a big discovery because we weren’t sure if water was on another object besides Earth. Life as we know it needs water in order to survive so if there is water on the moon there is potential for water on other planets. Finding water on the moon is big because it was always thought to be dry and free of water.

Another big discovery in space is the asteroid Psyche and with a diameter of about 140 miles, it is roughly the same length as Massachusetts. This asteroid is special because its estimated value is to be $10,000 quadrillion. This is more than the entire Earths economy combined. This big asteroid is located in the astroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is one of the biggest asteroids in the belt. This big rock is made up of Iron and Nicole and even just .1% of this massive rock can be worth millions of dollars. NASA is setting up a rover to go up and investigate the astroid and see if they can discover any secrets that it has about our planet and other.

Coming back down to Earth we look at the election. This election is defiantly one for the record books with it being too close to call in 3 different states. (Nevada, Georgia and Michigan). As of right now Joe Biden is winning the popular vote but as we know back in 2016 so did Hillary Clinton. But the popular vote just means the electoral college for the state will either be Democrat or Republican. It is a race to 270 electoral college votes and Joe Biden is in the lead with 256 to President Trump who is at 213. Many people are nervous both ways about Joe winning and about Trump winning. But one thing to remember we are the United States of America. Not DIVIDED. This race is defiantly one for the record books.

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An asteroid the size of Massachusetts discovered in the 1960s and about three times farther away from the sun than our planet could yield secrets about Earth’s molten core, and scientists want to learn all about it. Using data from the Hubble space telescope it is an estimated worth of $10,000 quadrillion. This is more than the entire economy of our entire planet put together.

So why is this asteroid so special? Well it is thought to be made up of Iron and Nicole, something that we value a lot. This rock is located between Mars and Jupiter and is one of the biggest objects in the asteroid belt! Even just .1% of this rock could be worth up to millions of dollars!

NASA has set a date for the launch of a no name rover to go to the rock in 2022. It will take an estimated 22 months for the rover to touchdown and discover what is on this massive rock. We are wanting to discover more about the universe and more about Earths inner core. We believe that this mission will successfully tell us more about how our universe was made and more about our planet.

Space has always fascinated me because there are so many things that are bigger than our own planet and bigger than we can even imagine. A rock the size of a whole state boggles my mind and the fact that on that rock has a value of the worlds entire economy and then some is insane. I hope oneway or another we get to this asteroid and we find out the mysteries of our own universe.

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In any professional sport winning the championship is the biggest thing a team can accomplish if its the Super Bowl (Football), MLS Cup (soccer), World Series (Baseball), NBA Finals (Basketball), or even the Stanley cup (Hockey). But one rare thing is to have 2 champions come from the same city.

2020 may not be the year for most people but for the Las Angles Lakers and the L.A. Dodgers they are having a good time in the city of champions. The lakers won their 17th championship and for Lebron James his 6th and his 6th MVP. Shortly after the Lakers won the L.A. Dodgers won the World Series in game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The only problem is because of COVID there will be no parades to celebrate these amazing accomplishments. This is the first time a city has won in different sports in more than 50 years the last being San Diego.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-28/dodgers-world-series-lebron-james-celebrity-tweets

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NASA made an amazing discovery 2 days ago with Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA for short. SOFIA used infrared light to confirm that there is in fact water on the moon, enough to fill up a 12 oz water bottle. This is a big deal because when the Apollo astronauts came back in 1969 it was thought to be completely dry.

Water was discovered in the Clavius Crater which is located in the southern hemisphere and can actually be seen from earth. “We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the Moon,” said Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.

This now being confirmed is a big deal because in order for life to exist as we know, water is a crucial element. I’m not saying that there is life on the moon because the moon has no atmosphere which means no oxygen. But if there is water on the moon that we thought was to be completely dry then there could be water on other planets that we didn’t know about.

Several things could be at play in the creation of this water. “Micrometeorites raining down on the lunar surface, carrying small amounts of water, could deposit the water on the lunar surface upon impact. Another possibility is there could be a two-step process whereby the Sun’s solar wind delivers hydrogen to the lunar surface and causes a chemical reaction with oxygen-bearing minerals in the soil to create hydroxyl.”

These are very valid theories for how water became to be on the moon. In my opinion I think that meteorites carrying water crashes into the moon. I think this because the water was found at the bottom of the craters and it has been proven that some meteorites carry small amounts of water, so to me this makes the most sense.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-discovers-water-on-sunlit-surface-of-moon/

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The second presidential debate is to be held tonight in Nashville TN and there are some things people should notice during tonights debate. The first big change is that the candidates mic will be muted for 2 minutes while the other one is talking. This is to prevent the other party from interfering and making the other get off task. This was a huge problem with Trump interrupting Biden in the first debate.

One thing to look out for is will Trump dial it back? He was a little reckless and obnoxious during the first debate so it will be interesting to see how he responds to the mics being muted, will he yell instead? will he let Biden finish? All eyes are on president Trump and how he carries himself throughout this debate.

Another thing to look for is Joe running out the clock. Meaning he takes what is asked and he turns it into an intelligent answer one that relates to the American people. Biden doesn’t have to do much as he leads in the polls, the one thing that would hold him back is if he answers a question poorly or says something that he might regret later.

Either way I think that it is still ridicules that this is the best America has to offer with candidates. My wish is to watch an actual debate tonight and not 2 grown men act like 11 year olds arguing to their mom. I think that both need to take this seriously especially President Trump who always seems to be the instigator. This debate is forsake going to be interesting and fun to watch.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/the-debate.html

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James Hobson has created a real life lightsaber from the movie series ‘Star Wars’. Using laser technology the YouTube created a real life lightsaber that can cut through wood, plastic and even some types of metal.

The lightsaber is made out of plasma that is held together by a magnetic beam to make it look and resemble a real like lightsaber. “By adding additional chemicals to the mix, different colors can be made: Sodium chloride (table salt) turns the beam yellow, Boric acid makes green; strontium chloride goes red; and calcium chloride produces an amber color”.

This real lightsaber was only a matter of time before someone built it. I think that it is one of the coolest things someone has invented in a really long time. Having one of these would protect your house or yourself more than a gun, especially if you had a red one. I would certainly buy one if the price was right. But I think this is awesome and James Hobson did an amazing job with this cool sword.

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