Author: John Sarcone

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Elevator pitch proposal – World hunger

One of the biggest issues in todays age that is effecting a large portion of the world is world hunger. Hundreds of millions of people are effected by world hunger every day, and those numbers are continuing to rise. In third world countries, it is very difficult for people to access food, and this is for a number of reasons. On November 9th, 2021, the United States of America voted against a United Nations committee’s draft that would make food a human right. This topic is directly related with one of the 17 sustainable development goals, which is world hunger. The majority of the world was outraged when 180 countries voted to make food a human right, and America was one of two countries to vote no. Much of the world is starving right now and people believe that America cooperating with the United Nations is the key to ending it. There were many reasons why the US voted no, and one of them was international pesticide laws. International health and food safety standards are guide states to help prevent consumers from pesticides, but the only way would we would be able to mass produce food for the world would be to bring pesticides into play. There are also many other very complicated reasons for why the United States voted no, these reasons include trade-related issues, language in the agreement, and the use of agricultural innovation. Overall, world hunger will continue to be a problem in our world for a very long time. Although there are ways that we can help reduce world hunger, we will never be able to solve the problem.

 

Haq's Musings: US Says NO to Food as Human Right While Afghanistan Suffers Under Sanctions

The historic downfall of the New York Yankees

There could be many things that I could talk about when it comes to sports, but I’ll talk about the hottest topic in New York right now, the historic downfall of the 2022 New York Yankees. The Yankees, well known as the most storied franchise in baseball, have won the world series twenty seven times. Nobody will ever catch them in that regard. All of the past success brings along high expectations, and Yankee fans expect to compete for a world series year in and year out. The Yankees ended their 2021 campaign in horrendous fashion when they lost a win or go home wild card game against their arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in Boston. Our ace who we signed to a 324 million dollar contract, Gerrit Cole, laid an egg that game and didn’t pitch well. The end of last season left a bad taste in Yankees fans mouths, and fans demanded change.

The front office started by trading long time catcher Gary Sanchez and all star third baseman Gio Urshela for a former MVP in Josh Donaldson. Fans questioned this move as Donaldson’s pushing 35 years old with an expensive 50 million dollar contract. The front office also decided to resign perennial all star Anthony Rizzo to a 2 year contract. Fans really questioned this Yankees squad going into 2022, and the team completely shattered everyone’s expectations. The Yankees started off the season with a historical start, and they had the best record in baseball through June. The starting pitching could not be stopped, the bats killed opposing pitchers, we played solid defense, and the bullpen pitched lights out. The majority of the players on the team exceeded expectations and played out of their minds. Aaron Judge could hit the cover off the ball, followed by impressive hitting from Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres, and Matt Carpenter. Clay Holmes and Michael King also had historic seasons out of the bullpen.

At the time, everything was great for the Yankees, and there wasn’t a doubt in the fans minds that we had the world series on lock, until July hit. Since July 1st, the Yankees have had one of the worst records in baseball at 25-33. Panic has ensued in New York, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better. Outside of Aaron Judge, nobody in the Yankees lineup can hit a baseball. Our bullpens depleted with injuries and the starting pitching  isn’t good at all. The number of injured Yankees at the moment include, Rizzo, Carpenter, Benintendi, King, Severino, Cortes, Effross, Castro, and Abreu. All of these players contribute mightily to the team, and it’s difficult to win when a teams missing this many key players. Overall, we’ve gone through a historically bad stretch, and us fans can only hope they will figure it out before the playoffs. If this team doesn’t figure it out, It will go down as one of the greatest collapses in sports history.

First RCL blog post

One of the most famous and widely known common places around the world is Nike’s slogan “Just do it”. The really fascinating thing about the “just do it” slogan is that it doesn’t mention the name of the brand, and it still has had a monumental effect on the company. It is one of the many reasons why Nike has become one of the biggest athletic brands in the world. The majority of major corporations have their own slogan, and Nike knew they needed a persuasive slogan to be successful, and “just do it” was a perfect fit. The slogan is uplifting as it is telling people to follow their dreams and passions. It encourages people to go out and do something when they are questioning their abilities to do it. The slogan makes customers feel positive, inspiring them to want to shop at Nike. In Nike’s case, the rhetorical situation was that they needed a slogan that would attract people to their brand, and they solved it. Another reason that Nike’s slogan is so effective is because of how good they advertise it. If you got to any city in America, and many cities around the world, you will see billboards, signs, commercials, and even advertisements on soda bottles saying “just do it”. Nike also pays the biggest athletes in the sports world to get in front of a camera to say their slogan, which helps attract all of the fans of these athletes to buy their products. There are even stories of inspired people contacting Nike saying they “just did it” after doing something they’ve always wanted to do. Also, Nike’s slogan is very similar to the well known commonplace “you miss every shot you don’t take”. The “just do it” slogan conveys to people that you will never know if your able to achieve your goals if you never give them a chance.

Passion Blog #1

My biggest passion that also revolves around my hobbies and my daily life is sports. I spend a lot of my time either playing, watching, or talking about sports. Growing up I played every sport that was available to me, including football, soccer, basketball, golf, baseball, and lacrosse. As I got older I didn’t have the time to play all of them competitively, so in high school I played football, basketball and baseball. When it comes to watching sports, I’m very passionate about the teams I support. The teams I follow include the Yankees, Knicks, Juventus, Chicago Bears, PGA Tour, and the Italian national team in soccer. Growing up in New York, sports talk has always been a really entertaining aspect of life because of how serious everyone takes it. Some of my best memories from childhood consist of me and my friends debating trending topics at the lunch table or watching football together every Sundays. On top of all of that, sports is the best way for me to clear my mind. If I’m ever stressed out or am without something to do, I’ll walk to the nearest court and play basketball for a couple hours. The majority of my close friends to this day were my teammate at one point or another, further showing why sports have been so important in my life.