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The 2014 Winter Olympics

These Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia have been very exciting. So many crazy events for a bunch of crazy competitors from around the world. Everyone watching at home is yelling at the TV, cheering on their country. It’s too bad that we have to see it come to an end.

Looking back at the events, my favorite events were the Alpine Skiing. The skiers fly down the mountain, hoping it is good enough for gold. I actually enjoyed pretty much all of the events, even some of the ones I had never heard of before. Some of the new events like Slopestyle skiing/snowboarding were also some of my favorites.

Although it seems like all was good in the Olympics this year, there were some American let downs. The main ones would have to be Shaun White not winning a medal in the Men’s Halfpipe, Shani Davis not medaling in Speed Skating, the Men’s Hockey team did not leave with a medal, and the entire Speed Skating team left with just one medal.

All in all, the USA did a good job of supporting our country, getting second overall in the medal standings. I enjoyed watching as many events as I could, cheering on Team USA every moment I could. Fire and Ice
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Captain Phillips

           Last night I went to go see the movie Captain Phillips. It was a great action packed movie based on a true story. It was all about how this U.S. ship captain, Tom Hanks, was shipping cargo to African countries with his crew when their boat gets taken over by Somalian pirates. The pirates want lots of money and they are looking to kill the crew members. Then, they take Captain Phillips in a lifeboat. It is soon 4 armed Somalian pirates and the captain of the ship in a small lifeboat.
          When things are not looking good, the United States Navy comes to the rescue and saves Captain Phillips while shooting and killing 3 pirates and capturing the other. That pirate is in an American prison today in Indiana.
         Lots happened in this movie and it showed how dangerous these waters are and how amazing our Navy can be. I was amazed at how piracy really works in the ocean and I learned a lot about this topic. I highly recommend that you go see this movie in the theaters somewhere because I thought it was great.