Title of Article: Police look for suspect in 'zombie' assault
Source of Article: http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20091025/NEWS01/91025001/1079/
A man at a Pancheros in Iowa City on October 25, at about 2 in the morning, physically assaulted another who was purchasing food. The criminal walked up to the victim, claimed he was a zombie, then began to attack him repeatedly. After the victim pulled out his cell phone the criminal fled the scene out the back door of the restaurant. The victim's nose was broken and he had several bruises around his face when the police showed up at around 2 o'clock am. The assailant has not been found but police are still searching for him. The so called "zombie" that was attacked was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment.
This story is news because it is such an odd story. When was the last time you heard of someone getting assaulted because another thought they were a zombie? After this event's occurrence, people in the area were alerted of this attack and were told to be on the lookout for a male with short brown hair, about 20 years old, between six feet and six feet two inches tall, and weighing between 200 and 230 pounds. If this suspect continues his violent and obscure crimes, many people in the area could be affected. The world will likely not be affected as a whole, but the area around Iowa City will be. This is an important, yet odd event because it shows that crime can strike at any hour, no matter how unlikely the situation, and that people need to be prepared.
In my opinion, this was either a sick joke, or the suspect was on drugs or was very drunk. Crime can strike at any hour, no matter how strange and unlikely the situation, so people need to know that when in an even semi-dangerous town like Iowa City they need to be prepared. This story just shows another example of how strange some peoples' behavior can be with drugs or alcohol and that when dealing with them, anything can happen.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
4th Post
1.Write about the following: In your recent reading, what has your author/main character said that has stood out to you. Something they did or said, A quote, an experience they had that you had a reaction to?
2. Talk about someone you know who either lives by the characteristics or traits your author talks about or lives like the subject of your book. Someone who you believe does what the author says to do/or lives by.
3. Is it important for us to study leadership? Is it important for us to look at what others say or do as inspiration or as an example of how to live or lead? Why or why not?
One quote that sticks out to me in my recent reading is "Whatever talent an individual possesses, character helps that person use his or her ability to serve the team" - John Wooden. This is very true because one person doesn't make a team but they can use their abilities along with the other players' abilities to help lead their team to victory.
Our whole basketball team lives by this quote because they are all very unselfish and use their abilities to not just help themselves have success, but the whole team. This is why our basketball team is so successful - because our players have character and are team players.
It is important for us to be studying leadership because we can learn from others and apply what we've learned to our lives. We can benefit many other people by being good leaders and make the world a better place.
2. Talk about someone you know who either lives by the characteristics or traits your author talks about or lives like the subject of your book. Someone who you believe does what the author says to do/or lives by.
3. Is it important for us to study leadership? Is it important for us to look at what others say or do as inspiration or as an example of how to live or lead? Why or why not?
One quote that sticks out to me in my recent reading is "Whatever talent an individual possesses, character helps that person use his or her ability to serve the team" - John Wooden. This is very true because one person doesn't make a team but they can use their abilities along with the other players' abilities to help lead their team to victory.
Our whole basketball team lives by this quote because they are all very unselfish and use their abilities to not just help themselves have success, but the whole team. This is why our basketball team is so successful - because our players have character and are team players.
It is important for us to be studying leadership because we can learn from others and apply what we've learned to our lives. We can benefit many other people by being good leaders and make the world a better place.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
My Name is Bergy, and This is My 3rd Post
1. Reactions to the latest pages you have read. What have you found interesting so far? What do you agree/disagree with?
2. What leadership traits has the subject of your book shown? Or what leadership traits has your author talked about being important? Use specific examples from the book including page number.
3. Talk about a specific quote or passage that has stood out to you so far. What is it? Why do you feel it is important?
4. Give me an example of a time that you had to make an ethical decision. What was the situation? Who (no names necessary) was involved? What was the ethical dilemma? Ultimately what did you decide to do and why?
My most recent pages that I have read in my book deal with something called the "Pyramid of Success" which John Wooden created when he was the head basketball coach at UCLA. It is a series of blocks or chunks that make up the pyramid, each having a different quality that is needed to have success. Also, it was interesting to note that John Wooden talked about how the pyramid became less stable when even one block was taken away from the pyramid. I completely agree with Wooden because if one trait or characteristic of a good leader is missing, it rubs off on the other parts that are key to success. (pg. 86)
This pyramid can also be related to leadership. A good leader needs all of the qualities listed in the pyramid to be successful. Traits that are listen in the Pyramid of Success include - Industriousness, Friendship, Loyalty, Cooperation, Enthusiasm, Ambition, Self-Control, Alertness, Initiative, Intentness, Sincerity, Adaptability, Condition, Skill, Team Spirit, Honesty, Resourcefulness, Poise, Confidence, Integrity, Fight, Competitive Greatness, Reliability, Faith, and Patience. John Wooden believed that all of these qualities were essential to a great leader and he tried to follow the Pyramid of Success throughout his career as a head coach and a person (pg. 88-90).
One quote that sticks out to me on pg. 98 is a quote from John Wooden about believing in others and giving them a chance - "Before casually discounting the potential of any individual or team, give them a chance to succeed - give them your sincere belief and full support". This quote not only applies to sports in general, but to the real world as well. In sports it is important that you don't doubt that someone can improve and become great because if you give them your support it will keep their confidence and help them out. In life the same thing is true; it is important to give people chances because without a chance in life that person will not be able to reach their full potential.
One time where I had to make an ethical decision was when I was with a group of friends hanging out, an older student in college came to the house we were at with alcohol and was smoking cigars. Some of the younger kids at the house wanted to try the cigars, but others were completely against this kid being there in the first place. I left the house with some of the others and convinced some people that this was wrong. I decided that I did not want to partake in any of the activities and also told the girl whose house we were at that she should probably tell the kid to go home. She eventually kicked the kid out of the house and joined up with us later. It wasn't exactly what the cool kids these days would do, but I'm not a kid who likes to drink or do other illegal things so I decided that I shouldn't be seen with this other kid.
2. What leadership traits has the subject of your book shown? Or what leadership traits has your author talked about being important? Use specific examples from the book including page number.
3. Talk about a specific quote or passage that has stood out to you so far. What is it? Why do you feel it is important?
4. Give me an example of a time that you had to make an ethical decision. What was the situation? Who (no names necessary) was involved? What was the ethical dilemma? Ultimately what did you decide to do and why?
My most recent pages that I have read in my book deal with something called the "Pyramid of Success" which John Wooden created when he was the head basketball coach at UCLA. It is a series of blocks or chunks that make up the pyramid, each having a different quality that is needed to have success. Also, it was interesting to note that John Wooden talked about how the pyramid became less stable when even one block was taken away from the pyramid. I completely agree with Wooden because if one trait or characteristic of a good leader is missing, it rubs off on the other parts that are key to success. (pg. 86)
This pyramid can also be related to leadership. A good leader needs all of the qualities listed in the pyramid to be successful. Traits that are listen in the Pyramid of Success include - Industriousness, Friendship, Loyalty, Cooperation, Enthusiasm, Ambition, Self-Control, Alertness, Initiative, Intentness, Sincerity, Adaptability, Condition, Skill, Team Spirit, Honesty, Resourcefulness, Poise, Confidence, Integrity, Fight, Competitive Greatness, Reliability, Faith, and Patience. John Wooden believed that all of these qualities were essential to a great leader and he tried to follow the Pyramid of Success throughout his career as a head coach and a person (pg. 88-90).
One quote that sticks out to me on pg. 98 is a quote from John Wooden about believing in others and giving them a chance - "Before casually discounting the potential of any individual or team, give them a chance to succeed - give them your sincere belief and full support". This quote not only applies to sports in general, but to the real world as well. In sports it is important that you don't doubt that someone can improve and become great because if you give them your support it will keep their confidence and help them out. In life the same thing is true; it is important to give people chances because without a chance in life that person will not be able to reach their full potential.
One time where I had to make an ethical decision was when I was with a group of friends hanging out, an older student in college came to the house we were at with alcohol and was smoking cigars. Some of the younger kids at the house wanted to try the cigars, but others were completely against this kid being there in the first place. I left the house with some of the others and convinced some people that this was wrong. I decided that I did not want to partake in any of the activities and also told the girl whose house we were at that she should probably tell the kid to go home. She eventually kicked the kid out of the house and joined up with us later. It wasn't exactly what the cool kids these days would do, but I'm not a kid who likes to drink or do other illegal things so I decided that I shouldn't be seen with this other kid.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
2nd Reaction Post
1. Your reactions to what you have read so far since last time you posted. Have any of your thoughts about the book changed? What has stood out so far? What do you agree/disagree with?
2. Have your views of what you thought leadership was changed in any way so far? If so How?
3. Can you relate a time when you were put in a leadership position. What was it? How do you feel you did in this position? Is there anything you regret? What would you do differently?
4. Following up from the question above, citing particular quotes or passages from the book, write about something you can use that the author said or did when you are put in leadership role now or in the future.
After reading about 25 more pages of my book "My Personal Best", my reactions and thoughts about the book have stayed pretty much the same. John Wooden continues to show strong leadership skills even in situations where defeat and a loss looks to be the only outcome. He shows lots of character and humbleness in the part of my book he read. The part that sticks out the most is that on one of John Wooden's teams he had a black player and that player couldn't eat with the rest of the team at the normal restaurants where the white players could eat. John thought this was unfair so he made the whole team eat only where the black player could which I thought was pretty cool. It taught the white players about discrimination and gave them a taste of what African-Americans go through and deal with everyday. I completely agree with his decision and thought he showed good leadership skills, character, and humbleness.
My views of leadership have stayed primarily the same throughout my reading of this book. In the part I have recently read I have started to understand a little bit more how character and humbleness come in to play with leadership. In the book John Wooden talks about how if you become to cocky it can result in bad performance during your next game. He knows that you need to stay humble, yet persevere and have a winning attitude at the same time. Wooden talks about how he has seen many great players and coaches let winning get to their head which makes them too overly confident and makes their performance level drop.
One time where I was put in a leadership position was in golf last year where I was selected as a team captain. I had to make sure that our team was staying focused and practicing as hard as possible each day. We didn't stay as focused late into the season which is why our post-season success wasn't as good as the previous years in our program. I did a good job early in the season keeping our team focused, but later in the year I started to slip up which caused our team to not be as determined to go to state. We ended up not making it to state by a few strokes. I learned my lesson and now know how important it is to stay focused and stay committed throughout the year. Also, I learned that even when you are playing well, things can quickly change so you need to stay humble throughout the year. Next year I will make sure that we stay focused on our goals and not get to cocky.
One quote I will remember for our golf season next year is one by John Wooden - "You lose, you feel bad - sometimes very bad. But a much worse feeling is knowing you haven't done everything you possibly could have done to prepare and compete". Next season in golf I will try my hardest to make sure we stay focused and practice everyday, as hard as possible so that we will be prepared.
2. Have your views of what you thought leadership was changed in any way so far? If so How?
3. Can you relate a time when you were put in a leadership position. What was it? How do you feel you did in this position? Is there anything you regret? What would you do differently?
4. Following up from the question above, citing particular quotes or passages from the book, write about something you can use that the author said or did when you are put in leadership role now or in the future.
After reading about 25 more pages of my book "My Personal Best", my reactions and thoughts about the book have stayed pretty much the same. John Wooden continues to show strong leadership skills even in situations where defeat and a loss looks to be the only outcome. He shows lots of character and humbleness in the part of my book he read. The part that sticks out the most is that on one of John Wooden's teams he had a black player and that player couldn't eat with the rest of the team at the normal restaurants where the white players could eat. John thought this was unfair so he made the whole team eat only where the black player could which I thought was pretty cool. It taught the white players about discrimination and gave them a taste of what African-Americans go through and deal with everyday. I completely agree with his decision and thought he showed good leadership skills, character, and humbleness.
My views of leadership have stayed primarily the same throughout my reading of this book. In the part I have recently read I have started to understand a little bit more how character and humbleness come in to play with leadership. In the book John Wooden talks about how if you become to cocky it can result in bad performance during your next game. He knows that you need to stay humble, yet persevere and have a winning attitude at the same time. Wooden talks about how he has seen many great players and coaches let winning get to their head which makes them too overly confident and makes their performance level drop.
One time where I was put in a leadership position was in golf last year where I was selected as a team captain. I had to make sure that our team was staying focused and practicing as hard as possible each day. We didn't stay as focused late into the season which is why our post-season success wasn't as good as the previous years in our program. I did a good job early in the season keeping our team focused, but later in the year I started to slip up which caused our team to not be as determined to go to state. We ended up not making it to state by a few strokes. I learned my lesson and now know how important it is to stay focused and stay committed throughout the year. Also, I learned that even when you are playing well, things can quickly change so you need to stay humble throughout the year. Next year I will make sure that we stay focused on our goals and not get to cocky.
One quote I will remember for our golf season next year is one by John Wooden - "You lose, you feel bad - sometimes very bad. But a much worse feeling is knowing you haven't done everything you possibly could have done to prepare and compete". Next season in golf I will try my hardest to make sure we stay focused and practice everyday, as hard as possible so that we will be prepared.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Reactions to book Pt. 1
***Remember to post on your blog according to the guidelines below as well:
-Reactions to what you read. (What jumped out at you, what did you agree with, disagree with?)
-Real world connections or personal experiences with something you read
-Quotes that will stay with you and why
So far, the thing that jumps out at me the most from my reading is that John Wooden, who is probably the most successful basketball coach in the history of NCAA Men's Basketball, is very humble and continues to show his humbleness throughout his career. He won 12 national championships in twelve years (seven occurring in a row), had an 88 game winning streak, had 38 consecutive wins in NCAA March Madness tournaments, had 4 perfect seasons, and had a lifetime winning percentage of 80%, yet he didn't brag about his success. John Wooden always stayed humble and knew that everyone had flaws. He knew there was always a chance to get better on the basketball court, and become a better person in life. Wooden tries to teach the reader that no matter how successful you are, you need to stay humble. This really relates to the real world because we all can get a big head sometimes and become cocky. He shows us how staying humble and striving to do better even in life can benefit us greatly. I know from experience that we often times quit trying after having success, but he explains to the reader that it is the wrong thing to do and that you need to accept that even though you are successful, you are not perfect and can still better yourself.
Quotes that will stay with me from my readings so far are "Don't try to be better than somebody else, but never cease trying to be the best you can be" (Joshua Wooden), "Try your hardest. Make the effort. Do your best" (Joshua Wooden), and "No player is bigger or better than the team". All of these quotes not only relate to basketball but the real world in general, such as jobs or leadership positions you might hold. All of the quotes in this book are very memorable, but these stick out the most so far.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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