Facebook

Facebook is very addicting. Every night i'm on it for at least thirty minutes. I love seeing what other people are talking about and what the hot gossip is. I always look at other peoples pictures and see how many friends we have in common. Whenever i get a notification i am very excited. I immediately clicked the icon that shows you what the notification is and i go to the picture or status to comment on it. Using Facebook is very bad for my school work because i am spending a lot of time doing nothing while i could be studying for my next test. I don't think i am the only one with this problem because Facebook has millions maybe even billions of users. Every time i log in i see hundreds of my friends on and i am always chatting with them. When i use Facebook i have to be very careful with what i say and what pictures i am in. If i say something that could be offensive to people then they are mad at me for a long time. Also, schools can see what you write and if there is something bad then they can get you in trouble. Using Facebook can be fun but if you let it get out of control then it can be detrimental to you.

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baseball,football,hunting,ballroom dancing, and gymnastics

Playing sports is by far my favorite thing to do. I love just being active and competing against or with all of my friends. My favorite sport is probably baseball but football and hunting are a close second. The best part about playing sports is making huge plays that you remember for a life time. In baseball you could hit a homerun to win a game or making a diving catch. In football you can catch the winning touchdown or make a big hit. Theres so many exciting things that happen you are always on you feet. My favorite part about hunting is when a big big walks out and you know you are going to shoot it. My heart always starts racing and it gets hard to pull the trigger while keeping still. Another sport i like is ballroom dancing. i love dancing to the rhythm of the music. My favorite dance is definitely the tango. One specific thing i like about dancing is the clothes you wear. In gymnastics you have to be very strong and flexible. Doing flips is really funny and learning new moves is very interesting. My favorite part about gymnastics is the extravagant finishes.

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Gym Candy review

Gym candy is about a boy named Mick who loves football. His dad was a professional football player who taught him everything about the game. One day before Mick’s dad came home he searched his dad on the Internet. He found out that his dad was a rebel and was kicked out of the NFL. All of Mick’s thoughts of his dad were changed. When Mick starts freshman year football he works his way up to second-string running back. There is no way he can become a starter because the coach doesn’t start freshman. The next year there is a new coach who doesn’t care what grade the players are in as long as the starters are the best. Mick is worried because there is a freshman that has a lot of talent. Even though Mick is good he still gets worried. Mick goes to a gym everyday during the summer and has a personal trainer named Peter. Peter gets Mick using steroids to make him stronger so there will be no question about being number one. Mick is great and helps his team win many games. Unfortunately, Mick becomes depressed due to the steroids and all the stress he is under and tries to commit suicide. When Mick pulls the trigger his body has a twitch that moves his head just enough so that the bullet doesn’t kill him. Mick has to go to therapy but soon makes a full recovery and is back playing football again steroid free.

            I thought that this book was great. It really made the reader feel the action and excitement. This book has influenced society because it focused on the effects of steroids. I think the main purpose was to tell people that steroids make you stronger but have serious consequences.

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Steroids

In the book Gym Candy by Carl Deuker, the main subject is about steroids. In the book Mick uses steroids to get bigger, faster, and stronger so that he can be sure he can be better than his competition. Mick goes through ‘roid rage’ many times and eventually he goes into depression and his whole life goes down hill from there.

            It is true that steroids give you strength and stamina but you can always use too much of them. If you use steroids too much you get major effects on your body. Some of the effects are acne, cancer, increase of hair growth, and high blood pressure. Since steroids are mainly extra testosterone, users often go into roid rage. Roid rage is when the user gets so aggressive that they cant control themselves and do stuff they normally wouldn’t do on a regular basis like fighting.

            Steroids can be taken with injections or pills. People who take steroids usually take them in cycles. Cycling is where users take them in weeks or months to get stronger right away. Then they go off them and will get back on them when they need to be strong again.

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Carl Deuker

Carl Deuker is the author of the book Gym Candy. He was born august 26,1950 in San Francisco, California and was raised in redwood, California a suburb twenty-five miles outside of San Francisco. Carl played on many sports teams when he was younger but was usually the person sitting on the bench. He writes about sports but he says his inspiration was not from the teams he was on but from imagining what it would be like to be a pro sports player and how hard it would to achieve that goal, especially for him. When Carl was three his father died and his mother had to raise him by herself. She always encouraged him to have a wide imagination and in high school he started writing poetry and short stories. He attended the University of California at Berkeley where he majored in English but still submitted some of his stories to the campus magazines. After earning his masters degree, Deuker started journalism but decided to get a teaching certificate and has been a middle school teacher since 1977. Carl writes his books before school and edits them after school. The reason Deuker writes as a second job is because he could not handle the pressure of being a writer full time. This might be because a writer always has to worry if their books sell or not. Carl’s sports fiction writing is written at a high school level but is directed to middle school students so that they can get a glimpse of their future in later years of school. Carl has one daughter named Marian and is married to Anne Mitchell. Carl’s favorite sport is sport is golf and plays it every Sunday at a public course. He used to play basketball and volleyball and a intramural level of play but sprained his ankle so many times that he had to quit.

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skiing is cool

If you have never been skiing before it is very fun. Your heart is always racing as you fly down the mountain at insane speeds or as you soar through the air of huge jumps. My favorite part is terrain parks because that is where the jumps,rails, and boxes are. Doing tricks off jumps is awesome because it tests your abilities and you always compete with friends over who can go the highest or the farthest. The bad thing about skiing is the mountain usually opens early like around nine and closes early like around 4 so you have to wake up early to get there. I don't like this because i like to catch up on my sleep which i lose during the school week. Another bad thing about skiing is if it gets really cold and you do not wear enough clothes. It is miserable being cold for a long period of time especially when there is no way out of it. One time i was on the mountain and it was negative twenty degrees which was so cold i had to go back down the mountain even though i had a lot of clothes on. One thing that i like when i go skiing is that there are always unique and different restaurants you can go to. Usually the best places to eat are the small places that only locals know about. The best part of the day is right when you come home from skiing and you are wiped out. all you want to do is just sit there and sleep which is such a good feeling. Another relaxing thing you can do is go into the hot tub and just sit in there for a long time. one thing about skiing you should know is usually snowboarders and skiers trash talk each other so always be ready to stick up for yourself.