Month: August 2020

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

Walt Disney

That is probably one of the most famous quotes and also the favorite quote of Nathanael Roop. He is 19 years old and has four siblings. They were all born and raised in Marcus, Iowa. He is a sophomore who studies at Morningside College. At Morningside he is a captain of the E-sports team and competes in “Overwatch” tournaments. Morningside’s E-Sport team wants to step up their game this year and actually compete for tournament wins. In order to be more successful they started focusing only on the 3 major E-Sport games which are Overwatch and two more. Surprisingly, Fortnite isn’t one of them

If he is not practicing for his E-Sport team, Nathanael focuses on school work. His major is MassComm and once he is done with college, he wants to become a professional voice actor. Another big plan for his future is to travel to Germany. In the interview he couldn’t exactly tell me if his last name origins in Germany or England. Either way, visiting Europe would bring him a step closer to his roots.

Outside of class, he likes to watch Sports especially Baseball. His favorite sport team are the St. Louis Cardinals.

Nathanael has some core values which shape the way he approaches his life. He says: “I do what I want, when I want and I don’t let myself influence by others”

Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic in a Coma, Was Poisoned, German Doctors Say

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-poison.html

The article is about Aleksei Navalny who is known to be one of Putin’s biggest critic. Navalny got poisoned and is now in a coma. After falling ill in an airplane, he got transferred to a hospital in Berlin, Germany where he was under round-the-clock guard. German doctors identified a poison called cholinesterase as the reason behind his sickness. 

Navalny isn’t the first famous critic of the Russian president who suddenly falls ill. Russia is known for their history in attacks against political activists and is therefore called outlaw nation. 

After giving this short background information, the two authors focus on the person Aleksei Navalny and what made him a threat for president Putin. Russia is still denying any kind of fault for Navalnys sudden illness. Even though Germany and Russia are on good terms, Germanies government requests an investigation and will be extra precautions to ensure the safety of Mr. Navalny.

The two authors dig even deeper in the history of Russia’s attempts to eliminate potential threats for president Putin and name several examples of people who experienced some sort of mysterious attack like Navalny in the past. 

They also mention that it is not the first time for Navalny to be involved in an accident like this. In 2017, Mr. Navalny suffered a serious eye damage through an attack. 

The authors do a really good job in creating background information for the reader. The article is build up quite nice and does a really good job in explaining the history of Russia as an outlaw state. I think it is a good choice for a headline because it tells what the whole story is about.

It is definitely news because it’s about prominence. Putin and are Navalny are quite famous and therefore interesting to a lot of people. A state president poisoning a political activist is news because it is something that usually doesn’t happen especially with other nations like Germany involved in the case.

I am a student athlete from Germany who is studying at Morningside College. Being from a different country makes the college experience really intense and unique. Living in cultures that are so different made me to the person I am today. The blog will show how I approach my life and goals. So, I highly recommend following me on my path of living life to the fullest.

Life is a game, play it.