I have been surprised in the last few days by these news:
1. Michael Phelps inhaling marijuana through a pipe. On Sunday, a British newspaper released a picture of this super athlete with the pipe. When I saw it, I was truly disappointed. Michael Phelps had just destroyed the image he had built with so many hard work and sacrifices. During the summer, he became the best athlete that has ever existed after winning an impressive record of 8 gold medals. After these incredible accomplishments, and many others, he was a person to look up to...until now. You could say that everyone makes mistakes, but this wasn't his first incident. After the Athens Games, he was put on probation because of drunk driving (at the age of 19). Wasn't that enough trouble? Didn't he learn from that embarrassment? Apparently not. Hopefully he will now learn from this mistake.
2. Dr. Kirschner's new book, Love in 90 Days. The Today Show presented this book a few days ago, in which the author reveals an "instruction manual" to follow in order to find true love. She claims that if you do what she tells you to do, then you will find the right person for you in no time. I found it outrageous. Obviously, authors write about subjects the public will buy. So, how desperate is our society that a book like this needed to be written?
No comments:
Post a Comment