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Finals

Finals are here and being finished up in what has been an unusual semester. I am sure the professors are ready for a small break just like the students are. Public speaking has been one of my more demanding classes as far as work load, but it has been very beneficial in how I speak and my soft skills in general. I still have things to work on like the use of ‘um’ and ‘you know’ because I overuse them like crazy but overall strides are being made in the right direction!

Decriminalization of Marijuana.

Advocate for it or not, you and I alike have probably been in contact or known someone personally in our life who is a user of Marijuana or the street name weed/pot. This past week the United States past a bill to decriminalize weed which will ultimately take some tension off of the racial inequalities that are currently being faced. With the decriminalization, this allows for charges that have to deal with possession of marijuana to be dropped from a person’s record. Sure enough there will be certain restrictions with the decriminalization bill for example like the amount of weed that can be traveled with but the bill is a start that way people are not locked away for years for a substances equivalent to or less harmful than alcohol.

Tyson vs Jones Jr

If you do not know already the big fight was last night between Iron Mike (Mike Tyson) and Roy Jones Jr. Both men are phenomenal boxers inside of the ring that deserve recognition. What makes this fight so interesting is the fact that both men are over the age of 50. Well long story short, the charity boxing event ended in a draw between the older gentlemen resulting in neither one being knocked out. As of now, the two men are finished but that’s not the first time we have heard that from a professional combat fighter.

Turkey Day

This past Thursday was one of the most well known holidays which was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving this year was different then what it has been in the past. With covid 19, it stopped a lot of families from gathering while other families completely violated covid protocol. Thanksgiving was not an ideal time to have the virus especially for the ones who had experienced/experience taste and smell loss. Hopefully 2021′s Thanksgiving will be a better story. Either way, life is always to be thankful for.

Take a Breather

2020 has put everyone through a lot of stress. Life is already tough as it is so try adding a stressor like the pandemic and the amount of death’s that the world has seen this year from people and big name icons as well. Stress is linked to many other health problems and if it is not countered with something helpful it can be damaging to a persons physical and mental health as well. It is encouraged to use methods like mediation to cope with what is going on. Being in quiet places for a few minutes WITH NO PHONE is also helpful too. Take care of yourselves as we embrace the remainder of 2020.

King Von

Dayvon Daquan Bennett also known as his stage name King Von tragically passed away three days ago on November 6th. King Von died due to gunshot complications where he was involved in exchange with other rapper and under cover cops. King Von was on the rise and was very popular amongst the younger generation. He was incarcerated for a number of years and after his incarceration is when he began his rap career in 2018. While it is sad to see so many big name rappers dying, the violence must stop between the community to ensure these killings stop.

President Elect, Joe Biden

Joe Biden pulled away with a victory over incumbent President Trump. President Trump was defeated by Joe Biden who is assisted by Vice President Kamala Harris. While the democrats have claimed Victory, President Trump has elected to challenge each state that he had felt was involved in voter fraud. He has claims that the votes were counted wrongly, too many ballots were sent out that included dead people, and accusations that there was an overall injustice in the election. President Trump has every right to challenge this and however much time it may take to declare an answer, every American should be understanding of the process and let it happen.

Presidential Election

The election has arrived and it was a square off between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden. The election process took over 4 days to fully get the results in arguably one of the most historic Presidential Elections in American History. In the most controversial election, the election saw the most number of American Voters that it had ever saw with over 70 million votes for each side.

World Series

Baseball is America’s past time rather the football fans want to admit it or not. Currently it is the World Series which is baseball’s biggest stage. The World Series this year is faced off between the LA Dodgers, and the Tampa Bay Rays. The series is currently tied 2-2 with Tampa Bay’s walk off win last night to seal the game 8 to 7. The two teams face off again tonight in game 5 of a 7 game series. The Dodgers have many players with contracts up after this year so this could potentially be the best year they will have for some to come so they need to secure the win.

#win

Final Debate

This past Thursday, the two candidates for our current election next week (Yes, next week) squared off in a final attempt to persuade the American people to cote for them. President Trump & democratic nominee Joe Biden had a meaningful debate that was very much needed. Both nominees got their points across but this could have been due to the moderator having the ability to mute if needed be. We can officially say that the election is next week in which will be one of the most historic elections of all time. Last debate was said to be won by Joe Biden and he is also the front runner but Hillary Clinton was also the front runner as well during the 2016 election.

#WhoWillWin

USC Upsets #13 Auburn

USC Sumter’s big sister, The University of South Carolina this past weekend upset #13 Auburn University on Saturday making it their first win over Auburn since 1933. Since Will Muschamp assumed the role of South Carolina’s head coach, this has been his hugest victory so far and he made it known in his post victory celebratory efforts. South Carolina’s win was generated by their defense who had 21 of their 30 points in a 30-22 win over Auburn. 2 of those touchdowns came from interceptions by the same player who single handily gave them a chance to secure the victory. South Carolina is now feeling good in rolling into next week so we will see how their success continues!

#CollegeFootball

Hunting Season

This past Monday officially opened up the full 2020-21 (January 2021) deer hunting season. I say full because on September 15th opened up the bow hunting season, October 1st opened up the Muzzleloader season and the most popular season which just opened this past Monday was rifle season. To put it into terms of class, Muzzleloader season would be equivalent to a low class, bow season would be equivalent to a middle class, and finally rifle season would be equivalent to a high class. Across America, hunting is a huge past time. Although many deer are harvested each year, there are hunters that also hunt just for the pure enjoyment of watching the animals.

#HuntersEd

Vice Presidential Debate

I’m not too sure if it’s just me or everyone else but I am fully ready for this years political battles to be over. It’s annoying but anyway that’s not what this blog is about. This past week, vice president Mike Pence faced of with Kamala Harris who is running beside the Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden. Now the vice presidential debate was not a shit show like the actual presidential debate was so it did provide some background to each side and their intentions. However, both sides literally did not answer certain questions that was directly asked to them which is honestly obnoxious that they both beat around the bush for the entire time. It’s honestly torture watching these debates because it’s our civic duty to but then when we watch them it’s just complete BS. God Bless the United States. Still the best nation in the world so y’all go ahead and move to Canada if you want to. More air for us to breathe.

King James

The NBA finals just recently wrapped up tonight leaving the Los Angeles Lakers victorious over the Miami Heat. The Lakers were led by Lebron James who picked up his 4th NBA championship making him 2 behind Michael Jordan who is considered the best player of all time. Lebron is surely making his case for the best player to ever live up to this point and arguably one of the best for a long time to come. Lebron also picked up the MVP finals. However, Lebron couldn’t have done this all by himself. He was assisted by all of his teammates but specially Anthony Davis. This year was Davis’s first year with the Lakers and this was his first championship as a player and first championship as a duo with Lebron James and the Lakers. The Lakers will be looking to come back next year to repeat hopefully as Kobe did with Shaq back in the early 2000′s. No doubt this years win was for Kobe Bryant and his family.

#RIPKOBE #LEBRONDAGOAT

Back on the Mask

Has anyone been watching any sports this weekend, particularly football? I love football too just like the rest of us, but we cannot sit here and ignore the fact there is absolutely no social distancing being enforced. Literally a player will play an entire game around coaches and other players, put on a mask just for an interview, and then proceed to more than likely take it right back off and then go in a locker room of almost 100 and then be on campus and in some cases class the next day. Long story short, the mask are honestly an excuse for the U.S. particularly, to continue some sense of normality and the biggest one of all which is make money. I understand trying to enforce the mask but at a certain point we just have to call it as it is which would be an excuse. But hey I am not complaining. I am glad football is back but I can watch it from my apartment. Haha.

#TheTruth

2 Clowns?

I am not the biggest on speaking on politics... However, last Tuesday the first presidential debate was televised where millions of Americans watched. Usually the debates exist to hear each side and policies moving forward. Unfortunately instead we had a circus show of 2 main stars who argued and roasted each other about who was smarter rather than how we are going to at least to attempt to fix this country. Although this debate was a tough one to watch and take in, this should NOT discourage anyone to vote! For whichever side is elected, if a person does not vote then they cannot say a THING about the president if they did not vote!!

#VOTE

Why Are We Still Wearing Masks?

I’m just being honest, masks don’t even matter anymore at this point. Now this is all completely opinionated but everyone has already subconsciously accepted covid no matter the consequences it may bring long term and even up to this point with deaths. The masks are honestly the cdc’s way to say we’re trying to find solutions but this is inevitable regardless of what we think or do. So honestly the real question is, are we going to still be required to wear masks after 2021 hits and the inauguration is complete. Ah see, there’s the other perspective. I’m not going to voice about the political side of it but that question is to ask yourself!

#Reality

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