Outcomes and Considerations

            I am running. You may ask why, but I'm not sure myself. It just seems right. People may call me crazy for this, but I think it's a sign for something. Something that may help in the long run. You never know what kind of situation you may run in to. Yes there are other tasks for different occurrences, but this task is the most important. At least for the time being. I'm just going to keep doing it until I find its meaning. It may be impending quicker than I realize, some time in the near future, or may never. I may never know for sure, but people always have to be prepared for the worst. If no one does anything in this world, than nothing would ever get done. That's why I'm doing this, for myself, my posterity, or the whole fate of mankind. Until one criticizes on something, they should first stop and think. They may never know the outcome until it hits them. Please consider this and don't just throw it in the gutter. You may never know the outcome for your actions.

Apple

Apple.

Juicy and red. 

A deliteful sensation on my taste buds.

From this I will not

and I can not take my eyes off it.

One thing about it makes it special.

It's small, but packs a punch. 

It also keeps the doctor away, 

which counts for one a day.

All these things one cannot deny.

This I will never forget.

The Sun

The Sun.

An enormous ball of fiery gas. 

Brighter than anything imaginable.

If one looks, they will be blinded.

Also it may leave a burn to last days on end.

The heat it provides is good and bad. 

For it is not all that bad.

If provides a necessity for living things. 

If not burning, there is no life.

People may complain at times for its cons,

but they also have to consider its pros.

Next time you complain about something,

think about the sun.

Fighting Fate

          Faster and faster I go as I'm heading down the steep and daunting hill. I get a rush of excitement like I'm on a roller coaster. This rush gives me the adrenaline and confidence I need to go off the ramp at the way bottom. From where I am now the ramp looks like an ant. I look at the wheels on the board under my feet and they look as though they will fall off. The board starts to swerve and move off course. I'm losing my balance and fear sweeps over my body. I try to fight the swerves, but the force is too strong from the immense speed. I look ahead and see the ramp isn't too far from me now. I estimate another 500 feet. I need to act fast and fight the off balance before it's too late. Then before I can make a move, I'm in flight and heading towards the tar below. My fate awaits its arrival.

Mighty Win

          I feel the warm air brush against my cheeks as I am sprinting. People in the stands are screeching, "Go TA, you can do it". The cheers surround the team with confidence and push us to our limit. The sound soon fades away as I pass by. I notice two South Portland runners zoom by leaving a trail of wind that hits our skin. I start to pick up my speed, noticing that I'm lagging behind. One, two, three people I pass from the boost in speed. I almost feel invincible and am really picking up the lead at this point. I see the shocked looks on the opponents, since I am about to beat them. 50m, 40m, 30m. People start to catch up. 20m, 10m. I'm almost there and a South Portland runner is right beside me. I feel my lungs about to burst from all the air I'm gasping for. Then, I pass through the finish line. I quickly turn my head to the results board. My name is in first place. I am a true Trojan after all.

Mighty Team

          I look up from the red ruberized track and see a huge crowd cheering us on from the bleacher. We are TA, the mighty Trojans. How could anyone ever beat us? We are the strongest track team in in New England and plan to keep it that way. That's at least what we are hoping for. We all hear the man with the signal gun to get in our running stances. We are against one of our most competitive opponents, South Portland, so we have to try our hardest. Everyone gets in position and the we begin to feel the heat on our backs. It is the hottest day in the summer and I am already drenched in sweat from the anxiety. I feel the pressure coming on as every second passes by. Then the man with the signal gun yells the usual starting commands. "On your mark". "I am totally ready for this, what am I thinking." "Get set". I can feel every heart beat as it thuds on my chest. "Pow", goes the cap gun. Next second I know, I am gliding through the hot summer air. 

Afghanistan in Conflict

Great Game-A geopolitic contest between Britain and czarist Russia.

-Russians wanted the south and British wanted to protect India.

-Area is difficult to control.

Soviet War in Afghanistan- Leaders turned against each other in 1979 and the Soviets intervened to flank. Kremlin leaders sent tens of thousands of troops there, which turned into a hopeless battle.

Mujahedeen- US and allies supporting Afghan guerrillas who battled the Soviet Union.

Proxy war- Fighting against an enemy through another source.

Al Qaeda- Radicial Islamist who accept outside aid as a necessity, which turned on the US later on.

Kabul- Capital of Afghanistan where a divided coalition of Afghan guerrillas pushed the communists out.

Taliban- A group of Muslim students from Pakistan.

ISI- Pakistans military intelligence service.

Ahmad Massoud- A former Mujahideen leader returned to the north to form a resistance on the Taliban.

Northern Alliance- Dostum joined forces with Mossoud

-In August 1998, Al-Qaeda bombed the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killing more than 250 people.

-October 12, 2000, Al-Qaeda bombed the USS Cole in the harbor of Aden, Yemen killing 17 US soldeires and wounding 37 others.

Hamid Karzai- A leader of the most prominent Pashtun families.