How To Survive A Plague

People and groups of people form protests to attempt to have their voices heard regarding a particular subject or cause. Regardless of the effectiveness of these protests, people have protested for many years to make an impact. In today's society where protests are almost counter productive, and people seem to be shooting themselves in the foot, it is important to know what makes a protest effective. Based on movements in the past, it seems that for a protest to gain popularity it must have both a mass amount of supporters and the ability to sacrifice. I believe there really was no other way for AIDs activists to have their voices heard since they were being ignored by the government and other officials.

 

Analyzing Advertisements

Analyzing Advertisements 

I came across a Nike ad from a 2009 campaign for the Nike+ Run Club. I the first ad, the text reads "One more thing for men to rule" the other ad saying "Ladies first. Men second". These ads used the stereotypes and social normality of society to playfully inspire competition between the two sexes in order to generate more sign-ups on their website. Specifically, the first ad uses the idea of men's desire to control and rule things as inspiration to get men more motivated to compete against women in this Nike Running campaign. The other ad uses the idea of chivalry and how women are supposed to be first and men second in society to get the women motivated. 

The Mask You Live In Blog

Growing up I was very much a kid who enjoyed the stereotypical boy activities like playing in the dirt, baseball, and racing mini-motorcycles with my brother and cousins.

From what I can recall I never really had an interest in toys that were "for girls". I'd venture to guesss that this was because I didn't grow up around anyone that played with these types of toys. I've always had neighbors that were either elderly or families that had boy(s) that were mine or my brothers age, and none of my family members that are close to my age are girls.

This Is Your Brain on Sports

This Is Your Brain On Sports

By

L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

This Is Your Brain On Sports is a humorous and informative book on sports reseach. Not only does this book talk about how the human brain reacts to sports but it also teaches many lessons for athletes and sports fans alike. The book dives into many aspects of sports including pyschology and economics ad even more subjects. 

I find this book to be one of my favorites because it is not limited to just one sport, but a variety of sports instead. This book didn't exactly change my thinking but actually got me thinking. Neuroscience and cognitive thiking along with psychology makes this book very interesting to me. Although at times I did start to feel it was getting a bit boring, the pieces of humor were evident made me continue reading. 

Interview with Ryan Sherman

Interview with Ryan Sherman

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing a classmate of mine, Ryan Sherman. Ryan also attends Nazareth like myself, but this interview allowed me to get a better understanding who Ryan is. Ryan seemed to be a great guy and had a good senseof humor throughout the interview process.

Q: What motivates you?

A: What motivates me buddy, is some action packed sports, some teamwork between my family members, and money.

Q: What is your philosophy in life?

A: My philosophy in life is to just be a good person. Nobody likes a someone who wakes up in the morning and is grouchy and mean. Nobody likes 'em, don't do it.

Q: If given the opportunity, what is one thing you would change about yourself?

A: I would love to change my height. I'd just like to be as tall as you Todd.

Q: What makes you feel accomplished?

A: Anything that benefits me while benefitting other people, thats an accomplishment in itself.

Q: What do you think about when you're alone?

A: Well when I'm alone i like to think about football, food, and what I can do in my free time to have fun.

Q: If a genie gave you three wishes, what would you wish for?

A: Numero uno, I'm wishing to win the lottery. World peace is my number 2, Todd. Final wish for me is to have ocean blue eyes.

Thanks Ryan. 

Welcome

I'm Todd Mahady 

I am a senior football and basketball player at Nazareth Area High School

I have one younger brother, Kyle,
who is 14 and will be a freshman at the high school this year.



In my freetime, I enjoy fishing, hunting, and finding good chicken wings.