Play-Doh Creation

My Play-Doh creation is Jeremy Lin’s jersey.  Jeremy Lin has been an underdog his entire life. After being named to the first-team all state and winning a state division 2 title, he wasn’t heavily recruited out of high school. Lin had a very successful college career in sports and academics. After posting amazing statistics throughout his college basketball career at Harvard, he was not selected by a single team in the draft. He was eventually signed by the warriors but received little to no playing time. He was constantly brought on and waived by numerous teams before he landed a spot on the New York Knicks. The Knicks considered releasing Jeremy Lin before his contract became guaranteed on February 10th. To Lin, it had seemed all too familiar. When he finally got the opportunity to play on February 4th, he made the most of it and stunned the whole world. Playing against the Brooklyn Nets and an All-Star guard in Deron Williams, Lin posted 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jeremy Lin started for the Knicks the next game and continued to post great numbers until the end of the season. Jeremy Lin’s underdog story really shows how you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. He spent countless hours during the offseason perfecting his game day in and day out until he finally succeeded. He was able to overcome all odds despite the many failures he had experienced during his career. I love this story and use it as motivation in my every day life and for the moments I want to give up on something. I look back and learn to accept the failures and to conquer them.

Social Issue: Abortion

https://www.isidewith.com/poll/965629/9333313

Abortion is a highly controversial topic discussed in America. Many people argue the decision of an abortion is entirely up to the parent a.k.a pro-choice or if abortion should just be illegal a.k.a pro-life. There are many circumstances to take into consideration when determining why someone is a supporter of pro-choice or pro-life such as where you live or what your financial situation is. In Illinois, 36% of the population is pro-life and 64% is pro-choice. Pro-life supporters note they are pro-life with the exception of rape. People who are pro-choice argue that the government has no right to ban it and that with additional resources such as sex ed and social services will decrease the chance to opt for an abortion. For people who receive an annual income of $25K or less, 38% are pro-life and 62% are pro-choice. It is predictable that the majority of the people in this category are pro-choice because of their financial situation. If a parent has less money they will not be able to take care of their children or themselves which would lead them to opt for an abortion. If a parent is in a more stable financial situation they would obviously be able to take care of their children and themselves because they can afford to. For Republicans, 68% are pro-life and 32% are pro-choice. As you can see, the majority of Republicans are pro-life. Many Republicans argue that it is just morally wrong and is considered murder. They also want to create and push services that help people avoid the situation of getting an abortion such as sex education and birth control.