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The life of Simone Biles

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The life of Simone Biles

Do you know who Simone Biles is? Simone Biles is the best gymnast in the world. Lots of people call her the goat. She had a rough childhood growing up. But look where she made it. She has won many medals being at the Olympics and different gymnastics meets. In this article, you will also learn some fun facts about her like how much she loves Pizza! Stick around to learn more about Simone Biles.

 

Early life

 Simone biles was born march 14, 1997 in Columbus Ohio. She has 4 siblings Ron, Ashley, Adria, and Adam. Simone’s parents struggled with Alcohol and Drug addiction. Her birth dad left her and her family when she was very little. Witch left her mom with 4 young kids to take care of. After a while, her mom couldn’t take care of her and her siblings. So she sent them to stay with her sister Nellie and Ron biles. Simone and Adria were adopted by them. The rest of her siblings stayed with their mom. One day Simones stepbrother took her to the Gymnastics place, and she started doing flips and tricks. A few weeks later Her step-parents put her in gymnastics. She was one of the best for her age. She was one first in many competitions. Simone stayed at Bannon’s Gymnastix for 11 years.

 

Adult life

 In 2013 Simone made the USA women’s gymnastics team. In 2016 she went to the Rio Olympics and won four gold medals and 1 bronze. In 2018 Simone went to the University of the people majoring in Business administration. In the 2020 Olympics, She was diagnosed with twisties and wasn’t able to compete. She still competed in a couple of the competitions. She won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal. In 2021 after the Olympics she went on the gold over America tour with her team. Traveling around the united states showed off her and her team’s skills. 

 

Awards

 Simone biles has won many awards through her years of gymnastics here are some of them. Over Simone’s career, she has had a total of 32 Olympic medals. in 2016 she won the BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the year. also, in 2016 she won the Glamour Award for The Record Breaker. in 2017 she won many awards. Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Shorty Award for Best in Sports. Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete. and Best Female U.S. Olympic Athlete ESPY Award. in 2019 she won the People Choice Award for Favorite Game Changer. in 2020 She got the BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year. in 2021 she won the Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Female Sports Star. Also, in 2020,2019, and 2017 she won Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman. Simone has won many more awards in her lifetime and is adding to that list every day. 

 

Fun facts

 Simone has many fun facts about her here are some of them. She has won 32 Olympic medals in her career. she was the first woman to win World All-Around 3 times in a row. Started doing gymnastics after a field trip to the gymnastics training center. She has ADHD. She thinks of it as a superpower. She has a Gymnastics move named after her called “the Blues” Simone loves to shop. Her favorite kind of food is Italian. her nickname is $imoney. in the Rio Olympics, she was the shortest athlete of all the Olympians. Her sister also did gymnastics. Is 24 years old right now. Since she was 8 has had the same coach. She is scared of bees. The best event is floor. Owns a german shepherd dog. She loves pizza. After every meet she orders pizza. in the 2018 world championship, she had a kidney stone while competing. she is dating an NFL player named Jonathan Owens. This is Simone’s Instagram if you want to follow her @simonebiles. Simone is 4ft 8 in tall. She knows she is the best and isn’t afraid to say it. She has a goat on almost all her gymnastics suits. She has many books were written and movies about her. Majored in Business administration. Her full name is Simone Arianne Biles. She loves doing different things with her makeup. She was homeschooled most of her life so she could do gymnastics. Simone started doing gymnastics when she was 6. She is Roman Catholic. She has also premiered in Dancing with the stars. Simone Biles has many more facts about her.

 Simone biles is an amazing Gymnast and person. She is very close to her siblings. Simone loves doing gymnastics. She has been doing gymnastics since she was 6 years old. She is now 24 and still doing gymnastics. Throughout her life, she has won many awards more than anyone will ever win. She had a hard childhood with her dad leaving and her mom doing drugs and had to leave. For college, she went to the university of the people. Simone is an awesome gymnast and will continue to impress us. 

 

The spark that ignited the fire of WW1

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The spark that ignited the fire of WW1

World war 1 began in western Europe going from 1914 to 1918. The spark that ignited the fire of World War One took place on June 28, 1914, when an assassin who worked for the Black Hand named Gavrilo Princip murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungria. When Austro-Hungria heard about this they Immediately declared war against Serbia. The Austro-Hungarian empire allied with Germany, and Turkey. This alliance was called the Central powers. After the Central powers were constructed, Great Britain and the British Empire took to action and allied with France and the Russian Empire, this alliance was made by the Treaty of London. World War 1 (also known as the “Great War” during the time) raged on for a whole four years, killing millions.

 

Tensions Rising before Ww1

Many parts went into play leading up to the Great War. Such as Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. During 1912-1914 armies began to grow all around the world becoming a threat to other countries and their power. Other countries started to force alliances to protect their land and their power. After the Balkan Wars (fought during 1912-1913) Serbia had to undergo extreme economical problems. Citiciants of Serbia started to protest, they wanted peace and recognition. Food, water, and shelter were scarce. There were very few jobs available to the citizens and even then the jobs paid the least amount of money they could. Serbia was coming crashing down from the inside out. When a terrorist group realized that if they didn’t do something soon they would come crashing down with Serbia too, things got out of hand.   

 

The spark that ignited the beginning of Ww1

In 1901 a secret military society was formed, this group was known as the Black Hand. Their goal, Unification or Death. A young nationalist of Serbia, named Gavrilo Princip came to the Black Hand in search of recognition. He introduced the idea of doing something big that would hopefully benefit Serbia and bring unification across the western European countries. His idea was to murder Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip murdered both Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie. When Austro-Hungria heard about this they were outraged. In Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand assassinated – HISTORY it says, “Austria asked for assurances that Germany would step in on its side against Russia and its allies, including France and possibly Great Britain.” The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a turn of events that eventually led to the outbreak of Ww1.

 

Central Powers and the Allies

When Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia, they immediately realized that they required an alliance with powerful countries to help take down Serbia. Austro-Hungary created an alliance with Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. This alliance was called the Central powers. When the Central powers were formed Brittan made its alliance, through the Treaty of London. The Treaty of London consisted of many countries. Britain itself, Russia, Serbia, France, Italy, Romania, and Japan. Later in 1917 after the US had realized the struggles that the Allied powers had been going through, they joined the war themselves. The US mobilized over 4 million soldiers, losing 65,000 men by the end of the war. By the end of the war the allies had lost up to 5.7 million soldiers, and the central powers lost around 4 million soldiers. In the article Armistice Day: World War I ends – HISTORY  it says, “ The first world war left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded.” No one won World Ww1; they only ended it and that was a victory itself. 

 

Conclusion

World war 1 began in Europe and ended in Europe millions of soldiers lost their lives. Millions of people sacrificed themselves for the greater good. But in the end, no one is one. Both sides, good and bad, suffered many casualties both soldiers and civilians. It started quickly with what you could call an act of bravery. Gavrilo Princip made a decision that greatly affected the world and himself. Some historians say even if Gavrilo Princip didn’t murder the Archduke of Austro-Hungarian Ww1 would still have been inevitable. Armies were growing and countries were collapsing, power was wanted by people all over Europe. Gavrilo Princip showed us that one small act can set off just the smallest chain of events bringing to some of the largest conflicts, not only changing countries but the entire world.

Did Japan really break a law of engagement through the event of Pearl harbor?

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Did Japan really break a law of engagement through the event of Pearl harbor?

On December 7, 1941, Japan sent a fleet of planes to bomb a US naval base, Pearl Harbor. The Japanese went through with a complete surprise attack. Only for Japanese military leaders, along with the Japanese government, to realize that their attack was only successful for one reason. They had entirely failed to send a declaration of war before the attack was set in motion. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said, “I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.”

 

Why did the Japanese attack pearl harbor in the first place?

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for many reasons. Throughout the great depression in the 1930s Japan wanted to solve some of its many economical problems. So Japan started to spread its army across southeast Asia. Soon Japan had taken over many small territories and had won many crucial wars in China and Nanjing. Soon America realized that they needed to prevent Japan’s global expansion. America immediately put an end to shipping, oil, steel, and other resources to Japan. As this realization came to mind throughout the American government and Japan tensions started to rise. Now Japan’s world domination plans were prevented by America’s naval fleet. 

 

How did Japan’s failure to send a declaration of war help them in the end?

During the bombing of pearl harbor America had no idea what was coming. This element of surprise made Japan’s attack nearly completely successful. December 7, was a Sunday, most sailors were on a break, going to church, some were on duty. It was a calm morning, a devastating attack was not expected at all. If America had received a declaration of war, this terrible attack could have been less devastating or even prevented the entire attack. Though some historians say that pearl harbor may have been inevitable, due to the events that took place, before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. At the time during the bombing of pearl harbor, Japan had one of the best militaries, along with, one of the best navies, and the high-tech plane, the Zero. Even though the US government had ended the shipping of oils, steel, and other resources, Japan still had enough resources to fuel its entire navy for 3 more years. Japan had many advantages against pearl harbor but still could not succeed in its goal to smother the US naval fleet.

 

Japan’s failure to send a declaration of war, considered a mistake?

It was not Japan’s entire fault that the US government did not receive a declaration of war before the bombing of pearl harbor. It was Japan’s fault for not checking if the US had received the declaration of war before the attack. Japanese Historians do say that Japan gave the Declaration of war two days before following through with the attack on pearl harbor. But at the time messaging technology was not as advanced as it is today. There is still the idea that the Japanese navy had thought the US had received the message and the debate of whether they broke a law of engagement is just a big misunderstanding that only led to more conflict. No one knows how the declaration of war failed to make it to America, but some historians think that because America received a declaration of war two hours after the bombing of pearl harbor, it may have been the same declaration said to have been sent before the bombing but coincidentally arrived two hours late. 

Conclusion

On December 7, 1941, there was a bombing of pearl harbor. Thousands of soldiers were lost in this Japanese surprise attack. But was this attack just part of the war? Or was it a violation of the laws of engagement? Some historians say that Japan may have just simply failed to send a declaration of war to America. Or they had sent a declaration of war but failed to make it to America on time. If this is the case, Japan may have never really broken a law of engagement and, the attack had been just another attack and a big misunderstanding.

Police Aren’t as Trustworthy as we Thought

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Police Aren’t as Trustworthy as we Thought

Police Aren’t as Trustworthy as we Thought

 Police are given too much power. There have been many cases where officers commit crimes and use their badge as an excuse or use it to create fear. The people that are sworn to protect us have let a lot of us down. 

Police Cases

 Officer Bradley Stewart Wagner. According to cnn10.com, Bradley raped a woman in a parking lot on a night in California. She was getting followed by the officer after she had filled up on gas. He pulled her over and asked for a license and registration but as an undocumented immigrant, she didn’t have them. Officer Bradley told her that he can take her to go get deported. She begged him to let her stay and that she had four kids at home waiting for her. In response, he took the woman over to another parking lot and asked if she had any drugs of any sort on her. She told him that she didn’t but he proceeded to touch her breasts and put his fingers through the zipper of her pants to “search” for drugs while the poor woman was shaking uncontrollably. Officer Bradley took her into his police van and forced her into the backseat where he put the woman’s arms in the position to get handcuffed and she for sure thought that she was going to be arrested and put in jail. Instead, he told her “You sexo for me, no problema.” He then raped the woman and once she escaped from him, he stood outside her car masturbating. Then, he told her that she will have to continue to have sex with him “forever” at the same place. She leaves the scene, traumatized and sick. She drives aimlessly to her house and her kids find her vomiting in a bush around 3 am. 

Officer Joseph Hunt. According to an article on twincities.com, this man sexually abused his adopted son (Chad Hunt) for eight years. Chad said that he would sexually abuse him five times a day. Chad could only escape this for three months every summer when he would go live with his grandmother. Chad said, “By my estimation, I was molested 1,480,” He also called Joseph a coward and a fraud for hiding behind the badge. Before the judge gave Joseph his sentence she said,” 1,480 times…that kind of takes your breath away,” and I could not agree more. Chad’s memories are haunting him. But at least Joseph got the jail time he deserved (3.4 years) but is it justice for Chad if Joseph was getting more than 2 million dollars while in jail? Because of the retirement benefits he gets, he’s getting around 30% more than the median family got in 2020. In 2020 the median family got $67,521 which was a 2.9 percent decrease to 2019. The median income for 2019 was $69,560, according to census.gov. If the same amount of income was earned in 2020 the years he was in prison, it wouldn’t come close to what his income was in prison. The amount of income that the median family would’ve earned in that time would be around $229,571. 

Deputy Richard Rodriguez. He was accused of using his badge to force a bunch of prostitutes into his patrol car and use them in inappropriate ways. Richard was charged with five felony counts of false imprisonment, three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery, and one misdemeanor count of engaging in acts of prostitution. Throughout 15 months, Richard was picking up and telling these women that he had to “run” them in the system to confirm their identity while he was in uniform. Instead of doing what he said he would, he took the women to a secluded industrial area where he groped them and told them to strip. He took photos of the women while they were naked and in suggestive positions. Richard also handcuffed three of the women. Richard was sentenced to 16 months (1 year and 4 months) and in that time pocketed more than three million dollars because of his retirement benefits. Richard got almost 50% more than the median family did in 2020.

Reflection

  These are just a few of the many cases of police using their badge for the purpose it should never be used for. Creating fear and committing crimes. The sad thing is that they can get away with it because of their badge. “Serve and protect” that’s their motto, that’s their job. But if they don’t serve and protect, why do they get their badges? If this is what a lot of the officers that are sworn to protect us are doing, I would not want them in my community. I have read and heard so many stories of police wronging people and not being held accountable for their actions. It’s really scary when you look at it all. 

Even when these officers are arrested for what they do, they get retirement benefits. They can get millions while sitting in jail. Criminals should not be allowed to earn money because they are the ones that should be paying for their crimes.

Top Five Beginner Ski Resorts

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Top Five Beginner Ski Resorts

Top 5 Beginner ski resorts

Skiing is a great way to get out and explore your world. Sometimes it is hard to find the right ski resort to start at. In the USA there are over 470 ski resorts and these are some of the best ones to start at.

#1 Aspen Buttermilk, CO

Buttermilks hills are great for beginners. With amazing green runs for level 2 and 3. They also have a magic carpet lift that brings beginner skiers and snowboarders. The magic carpet hill is very calm and not too steep for the beginners. From Some of the beginner runs you can see some of Colorado 14,000 ft cliffs and from the cliff house lodge you can see the Pyramid Peak.

Buttermilk also has a hideout lodge specifically made for kids. It has a custom made playroom and a thrilling lookout tower to hopefully keep the kids interested in the mountain life.

#2 Beaver Creek, CO
Beaver creek has a big reputation for their amazing snowboarding and ski schools. They have a dedicated hill for beginners and that hill is sometimes modified for the type of skiers they will be teaching. Ski and snowboarding teachers are also picked specifically for the kid they are teaching. This ski school is one of the best in america.

#3 Big Sky Resort MT
Big sky Has over 850 acres of beginner hills and almost no crowds. Big Sky has some of the best views as well. Big Sky has an amazing magic carpet hill and amazing ski instructors. They also have a few ski out lodges where you can start your day off skiing.

#4 Copper mountain CO
Copper Mountain is one of the best ski resorts for freestyle beginner skiers. They have a full section devoted to beginners that have magic carpets and green hills.
For the freestyle skiers they have an indoor area with ramps and foam pits. They have ski instructors for freestyle skiers to help with their tricks and build up their confidence.
After you build up the confidence you can go up on all the bigger hills
#5 Park City UT
Park city Is great for beginners with slopes to practice sharp turns to great magic carpet hills. Park city is a great place to prepare beginner skiers to go on bigger hills. Once you get past the beginner level you can ski down the town lift on park cities main street.

https://www.ski.com/blog/9-top-resorts-north-america-learn-ski/
https://www.zrankings.com/articles/best-ski-resorts-for-beginners-top-10

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