Many people out in the world today have an idea that professional sports in America are "rigged" or "fixed". Meaning that the games are controlled and simply entertainment. There's always arguments if players actually see the sport they play as a game or as a business. As Americans we all want to say every professional sports player plays every game the hardest they can and do it for the game, not for the money, however thats not the case. Many players we love do it for the money and the fame, there isnt a doubt that they once loved the sport they play, but now they see it as a business and a way to make money.
This NFL season ended in historic fashion with inspirational Ray Lewis ending his football career with a Super Bowl Championship. Ray Lewis announced his retirement in the middle of the season, when the Ravens werent seen as big contenders in the league. However, the Ravens still got to the playoffs and ended up winning the Super Bowl. Now people say the NFL is fixed because it was the perfect way Ray Lewis went out on top. They fixed the games for the Ravens to win and Ray Lewis leading them.
There is also conspiracy towards Ray Lewis saying that he used steroids. Ray Lewis got injured during this season, and it was said that he would be out for the season and that was before he announced retirement. However, despite saying he would be out for the season, Ray Lewis was back in 6 weeks. He was accused of using deer steroids.
Catfishing has been a popular topic over the past two weeks. With the popular Notre Dame football star Manti Te'O who was subject to a catfishing prank that has been played on him over 3 years. He was tricked by people from his school pranked as a girl suffering from cancer. She then became his girlfriend and they would constantly talk on the phone. Recently the alleged "girl" died from cancer this september at the beginning of the season. Manti used her death as passion for this season and he lead Notre Dame to a undefeated season. He had passionate conversations with reporters using her death as incentive for the greatest season of his life.
Manti Te'o has now gone through something similar. Lennay Kekua, the woman he claimed was his girlfriend, was nothing more than a fake Twitter profile and someone pretending to be the woman on the other side of the computer. As details about the hoax emerge, Schulman has jumped in, reaching out to Te'o and launching his own investigation. Schulman says he believes Te'o was a victim in this story and that the story goes much deeper.
"Notre Dame said a story that star Manti Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia — a loss he said inspired him all season and helped him lead the Irish to the BCS title game — turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick held a press conference late Wednesday about the apparent hoax Wednesday after Deadspin.com said it could find no record that Lennay Kekua ever existed.
"This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reasons we can't fully understand," Swarbrick said.
CBS News and its morning program, "CBS This Morning," were among the many news outlets that reported on the "hoax" girlfriend's death. "CBS This Morning" will have an update on the report Thursday.
The Notre Dame athletic director insisted "several things" led him to believe Te'o did not create the girlfriend himself after the university's investigation into the situation, led by a private investigative firm.
"Manti was the victim of that hoax. He has to carry that with him for a while. In many ways, Manti was the perfect mark because he's the guy who was so willing to believe in others," Swarbrick said. "The pain was real. The grieving was real. The affection was real."
By Te'o's own account, she was an "online" girlfriend.
"This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her," he said in statement.
"To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating."
"In retrospect, I obviously should have been much more cautious. If anything good comes of this, I hope it is that others will be far more guarded when they engage with people online than I was.""
*Blog Question- Should schools enable students to use their personal devices in the classroom?* *Post your answer on your Blog! Write the pros and cons of bringing your on technologies into school. Set up the pros and cons. Give an exmple of both,and choose a side and defend your point!*
Yes, students should be able to use their personal devices in the classroom. Personal devices such as phones, iPads, iPods, and laptops would actually help in the classroom. Most students these days have technology that would actually benefit them if they were able to use devices in class. For Example, a smart phone that has access to the internet could help a student find information online that they need in class. Of course a laptop in class would help a student because they wouldnt need many notebooks because they can type notes on the laptop. An iPad would most likely be the most efficient because that would eliminate textbooks as well because they can be downloaded on it. Also on the iPad you could type notes and look up information online. However, there is also a con to this. The biggest con to allowing students in class to use their own personal devices is that it is a huge distraction. Students arent fully mature to just focus on classroom material, on these laptops, cellphones, iPods etc. there is also social networking, games, texting etc, that can be accessed. Students who are supposed to be doing work in class would get distracted and do things they are not supposed to do. However, lets be honest even now when personal devices are not allowed in class students still use personal devices that distract them from class. So if it already happens then we might as well just allow them and deal with it. Personal devices used in class would enhance and benefit students in the long run.
