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        I read Zach Gee's blog post about Scat. I too have read the book and I agree with his analysis of the book. He talks a lot about if justice is served and why he feels it isn't in some cases and is in others. The story is about and illegal drilling operation. The company lights a fire and the main character Duane is blamed.
         Zach talk about how Duane is blamed because of the fact that he committed arson before. He burned a billboard that was advertising the plane company that his mom to when she left him. Zach feels that in this case justice was served, and this I disagree with. Yes burning a billboard isn't the worst thing in the world, but it's still wrong. The company did nothing, and he shouldn't take his anger at his mom out on it.
        Another point he makes is how justice is served for the cub and his mom. They are separated, because of the drilling company. Duane works with his teacher to help reunite them. In this case, I feel justice was served. The drilling company has done a lot of horrible things. One of them was splitting up the mom and cub. When Duane reunites them, justice is served because a bad deed was rectified even if it wasn't rectified by the people who caused it.
        I think overall Zach and I have very similar opinions about the book, and where justice was served. I think he made a lot of very good points even if I don't agree with all of them. 
                

Nf blog post

        In a piece by ESPN's Paula Lavigne she uses a few different techniques. She wants to make the piece as objective and possible and to keep he own personal bias out of the piece. She does this by presenting a piont and then giving a good strong case for one side. She gives evidence and quotes people. Then she does the exact same thing for the other side of the argument. This is a very effective technique. She wants you to form your own opnion and think for your self. By peresenting the information this way it makes you look at the information and form your opnion.
        I think the author supports sports in schools. She try's to keep the arrival as unbias as possible but in her style of writing some of her opnion slips through. There are topics like GPA's that must be obtained by athletes. She only gives opinions for people that want to rais them but gives good strong evidence for keeping them the same. I don't think it was intentional but I think subcountiously she gives stronger evedence for the side she supports.
        I think sports are good to have in school. They teach kids valuable lessons that can not only be used in the class room but also in life. The fact that some people want to take sports out shows me that they don't truly understand sports and what it is like to play. The main argument is that it interferes with school. I play sports and I know it only effects school if you let it. If you put in the time and detication in both areas than you can come out a great athlete and a great student.