Thursday, March 8, 2012
Edge Hill University
My name is Jeffrey Lara and I'am currently studying at Edge Hill University through a program called CCIS. I find myself here at Edge Hill due to a scholarship called the Benjamin A. Gilman. This scholarship has allowed me to grow as a student and has helped me build my confidence. Since my chosen major is English Literature and my minor is Screenplay writing i have felt at place here at Edge Hill. All of my professors have been extremely helpful in doing what they can to have me adjust to this style of learning. I feel blessed to be here studying and developing my skills as a writer. As of right now I plan on finishing my undergrad in the United States and then coming back to Edge Hill University to get my masters. I will continue to educate myself in my chosen field for my own purposes and for my future purposes. From what I have noticed is that the more time and effort one puts into their goals, the more possible ones goals become.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Phil Pfister
A Man Who Will Actually Do the Heavy Lifting
By:Jeffrey Lara
In the Article by Ira Berkow he writes about the human giant Phil Pfister which was actually 2006 Worlds Strongest man. Phil stands 6’6 345 lbs and is one of the top USA strength athletes. Phil has been featured on David Leatherman flipping a car and talking about his title of the World’s strongest man. Along with Phil’s success as a strongman he is a fireman in Charleston West Virginia.
Phil is known as the gentle giant in strongman, he is one of the most widely known strength athletes due to his size and overall dedication to his sport. Even though Phil is getting older he is getting better, now in 2010 he is the strongest he has ever been which is surprising but not farfetched. It seems Phil is more relaxed now that he is older which allows him to do better. Phil is a very exciting athlete to watch because of his absolute intensity to get things done.
Phil seems to impress every year by getting bigger and stronger and more experienced in every event. Even though Phil is such a monster of a man he said he never played sports in high school it wasn’t until after college that he decided to try strongman and now he is unbelievably strong and good at the sport. Phil still does not know when he will retire, he feels his years aren’t up yet and he still has room to improve as an athlete. Phil continues to impress and its not out of the question if he will win another title.
By:Jeffrey Lara
In the Article by Ira Berkow he writes about the human giant Phil Pfister which was actually 2006 Worlds Strongest man. Phil stands 6’6 345 lbs and is one of the top USA strength athletes. Phil has been featured on David Leatherman flipping a car and talking about his title of the World’s strongest man. Along with Phil’s success as a strongman he is a fireman in Charleston West Virginia.
Phil is known as the gentle giant in strongman, he is one of the most widely known strength athletes due to his size and overall dedication to his sport. Even though Phil is getting older he is getting better, now in 2010 he is the strongest he has ever been which is surprising but not farfetched. It seems Phil is more relaxed now that he is older which allows him to do better. Phil is a very exciting athlete to watch because of his absolute intensity to get things done.
Phil seems to impress every year by getting bigger and stronger and more experienced in every event. Even though Phil is such a monster of a man he said he never played sports in high school it wasn’t until after college that he decided to try strongman and now he is unbelievably strong and good at the sport. Phil still does not know when he will retire, he feels his years aren’t up yet and he still has room to improve as an athlete. Phil continues to impress and its not out of the question if he will win another title.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Lousiana Oil Spill
Louisiana Oil Spill 2010
By: Jeffrey Lara
The catastrophic explosion that caused an oil spill from a BP offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the shoreline. The leak is currently releasing 5,000 barrels of oil per day, and efforts to manage the spill with controlled burning, dispersal and plugging the leak were unsuccessful. This oil spill is on track to become the worst oil spill in history, surpassing the damage done by the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive Prince William Sound in 1989. Unlike the Exxon Valdez tragedy, in which a tanker held a finite capacity of oil, BP's rig is tapped into an underwater oil well and could pump more oil into the ocean indefinitely until the leak is plugged. It seems all hope is lost for the oil, it seems strange that the U.S can solve possibly everything yet they can’t solve something that seems to be so easily fixed.
By: Jeffrey Lara
The catastrophic explosion that caused an oil spill from a BP offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the shoreline. The leak is currently releasing 5,000 barrels of oil per day, and efforts to manage the spill with controlled burning, dispersal and plugging the leak were unsuccessful. This oil spill is on track to become the worst oil spill in history, surpassing the damage done by the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive Prince William Sound in 1989. Unlike the Exxon Valdez tragedy, in which a tanker held a finite capacity of oil, BP's rig is tapped into an underwater oil well and could pump more oil into the ocean indefinitely until the leak is plugged. It seems all hope is lost for the oil, it seems strange that the U.S can solve possibly everything yet they can’t solve something that seems to be so easily fixed.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Travis Ortmayer USA
Travis Ortmayer USA
By:Jeffrey Lara
By:Jeffrey Lara
In the article by Mike Westerling he talks about the upcoming of USA strongman Travis Ortmayer which has been stealing the scene recently with his athleticism and intensity. Travis is known as being the king of the stones which is a title he earned for loading a 500 lb atlas stone. Travis started in the sport by surprise, he went to a competition with a buddy of his and didn’t plan to do it until the night before and ended up placing 3rd and since then he hasn’t looked back.Since then Travis has competed in such competitions as IFSA, Arnold classic and Fortisimus and of course the Met-Rx Worlds Strongest man. Travis is now one of the top strongman in the USA having placed 6th place in 2009 Worlds strongest man competition is a huge accomplishment for only having been a professional for 5 years. Ortmayer seems to impress many people with his intensity and heart towards the sport. Travis placed 6th in Worlds having awful flu symptoms, some say he would have placed much better at full potential, yet he still put on a show and dominated. Ortmayer is in the top rank of USA athletes such as Derek Poundstone, Kevin Nee, and Brian Shaw. Travis is always ready to put on a show for fans. He is always a fire in the crowd and seems to keep a fire burning that will eventually get Travis the Worlds title.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Jon Stuart
1. Jon Stuart is in many ways a journalist because of the information he does his reports on. Jon does his reports on news that we hear on any other channel except he makes in fun to watch.
2.Things that may consider him a journalist are that he reports on local news and is politically correct about pretty much everything. jon Stuart also reports the daily news as the title of his show is.
3.the show is different from other mainstream journailsts because Jon is a comedian and makes the news much more intriguing to watch.
4.Because he kind of makes fun of what he is doing, as where journalists take their jobs very seriously. Jon makes the way he does his show funny and satirical
2.Things that may consider him a journalist are that he reports on local news and is politically correct about pretty much everything. jon Stuart also reports the daily news as the title of his show is.
3.the show is different from other mainstream journailsts because Jon is a comedian and makes the news much more intriguing to watch.
4.Because he kind of makes fun of what he is doing, as where journalists take their jobs very seriously. Jon makes the way he does his show funny and satirical
Friday, April 9, 2010
What it takes to be a strongman
What it takes to be a Strongman
By: Jeffrey Lara
Since the year 2005 when I Jeffrey Lara was in 8th grade my dream of becoming the World’s strongest man started. Ever since I was in the 4th grade I started lifting at the Red Banks YMCA, I lifted so once I got to high school I would have no problems lifting weights on either a team or for myself. This passion grew stronger and by the time I hit the 7th grade I was dead lifting 400 lbs and bench pressing over 225. Once I hit the 8th grade I was weighing close to 230 and was as strong as most high school seniors. When high school started I played football and loved it but I also realized that I had my dream peeking behind me the whole time, I wanted to be a strongman so I signed up for my first competition in Linden NJ, I did pretty well counting the fact that it was my first heavy weight teens competition. From then on my mind was set, I wanted to win my pro card and win the World’s strongest man. So far I have come in 3rd in the NJ Strongest man competition and have placed well in a couple of big competitions. My strength has increased so much because the 5,000 calorie intake I have each day, my diet consists of around 5 meals containing chicken, meat, or fish. The reason I love the sport of Strongman is because when you win it is because you put the time and effort to win. This sport allows you to truly test your mind because you may do bad in the first event and you must have the confidence to continue for the next events, as where in other sports you depend on who is winning by the 3rd quarter to determine who wins, the guy who comes in last place in the first event still may win the competition if he dominates the last 4 or 5 events. My plans as a strongman are to win my pro- card either during my senior year of high school or within the first 2 years of college, I still have some more weight to gain which usually takes time counting the fact that I lift in the gym 5 days a week and am training outdoors 2-3 times a week on strongman events, which burn hundreds of calories. My dream is to win the World’s strongest man not only because I love the sport, but it is easily the most prestigious title a man can win.
By: Jeffrey Lara
Since the year 2005 when I Jeffrey Lara was in 8th grade my dream of becoming the World’s strongest man started. Ever since I was in the 4th grade I started lifting at the Red Banks YMCA, I lifted so once I got to high school I would have no problems lifting weights on either a team or for myself. This passion grew stronger and by the time I hit the 7th grade I was dead lifting 400 lbs and bench pressing over 225. Once I hit the 8th grade I was weighing close to 230 and was as strong as most high school seniors. When high school started I played football and loved it but I also realized that I had my dream peeking behind me the whole time, I wanted to be a strongman so I signed up for my first competition in Linden NJ, I did pretty well counting the fact that it was my first heavy weight teens competition. From then on my mind was set, I wanted to win my pro card and win the World’s strongest man. So far I have come in 3rd in the NJ Strongest man competition and have placed well in a couple of big competitions. My strength has increased so much because the 5,000 calorie intake I have each day, my diet consists of around 5 meals containing chicken, meat, or fish. The reason I love the sport of Strongman is because when you win it is because you put the time and effort to win. This sport allows you to truly test your mind because you may do bad in the first event and you must have the confidence to continue for the next events, as where in other sports you depend on who is winning by the 3rd quarter to determine who wins, the guy who comes in last place in the first event still may win the competition if he dominates the last 4 or 5 events. My plans as a strongman are to win my pro- card either during my senior year of high school or within the first 2 years of college, I still have some more weight to gain which usually takes time counting the fact that I lift in the gym 5 days a week and am training outdoors 2-3 times a week on strongman events, which burn hundreds of calories. My dream is to win the World’s strongest man not only because I love the sport, but it is easily the most prestigious title a man can win.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Kevin Nee USA
Kevin Nee USABy: Jeffrey Lara
In the article by Matt lynch he talks about the young and aspiring strongman named Kevin Nee. Kevin is from a small town called Hopedale where he grew up and was the star of his basketball team. He has been competing in Strongman since the age of 15 and now at age 24 he is one of the most dominant strength athletes in the US. Kevin was first acknowledged by the media when he appeared on MTV’s true life I want the perfect body 2, where it showed the lengths he went to become a professional strongman, on the episode Kevin came in 2nd place which didn’t allow him to take his pro- card. What a pro card does is it allows you to compete in the biggest competitions in the world and allows you to be paid for your winnings. Kevin is known as the youngest professional strongman to ever make it to the World’s strongest man, him making it in at age 19 was a huge deal for him. Kevin was always a skinny kid, he started lifting weights at age 12 to add muscle to his frame when he played basketball. Kevin was noticed by the guys in the gym and eventually was asked to start competing, years later he became addicted to the sport and threw everything else on the back burner. Kevin Nee went from weighing 245 as a professional strongman to 301; Kevin is now one of the top American athletes next to Derek Poundstone and Brian Shaw etc. Kevin is known as an extremely hard working athlete; having torn both his biceps in the past 3 years shows that he is nothing short of a strongman. Kevin is slowly making an impact in the strongman industry; having companies wanting to sponsor him is no joke. Kevin is now one of the greatest strongman dead lifters in the strongman industries being able to pull over 900lbs makes him an athlete with one of the strongest backs in the world. Kevin Nee continues to impress and his overall dream is to eventually win the World’s Strongest Man title. He still has a lot of work to do, weighing 301 is considered heavy to a lot of people but for a strongman that is considered small by most standards. Kevin is said to be the next Marius Pudzianowski, which was the 5 times Worlds Strongest man champion. Kevin Nee definitely has a bright future ahead of him, the size will come but the heart that he has will always stay the same.
In the article by Matt lynch he talks about the young and aspiring strongman named Kevin Nee. Kevin is from a small town called Hopedale where he grew up and was the star of his basketball team. He has been competing in Strongman since the age of 15 and now at age 24 he is one of the most dominant strength athletes in the US. Kevin was first acknowledged by the media when he appeared on MTV’s true life I want the perfect body 2, where it showed the lengths he went to become a professional strongman, on the episode Kevin came in 2nd place which didn’t allow him to take his pro- card. What a pro card does is it allows you to compete in the biggest competitions in the world and allows you to be paid for your winnings. Kevin is known as the youngest professional strongman to ever make it to the World’s strongest man, him making it in at age 19 was a huge deal for him. Kevin was always a skinny kid, he started lifting weights at age 12 to add muscle to his frame when he played basketball. Kevin was noticed by the guys in the gym and eventually was asked to start competing, years later he became addicted to the sport and threw everything else on the back burner. Kevin Nee went from weighing 245 as a professional strongman to 301; Kevin is now one of the top American athletes next to Derek Poundstone and Brian Shaw etc. Kevin is known as an extremely hard working athlete; having torn both his biceps in the past 3 years shows that he is nothing short of a strongman. Kevin is slowly making an impact in the strongman industry; having companies wanting to sponsor him is no joke. Kevin is now one of the greatest strongman dead lifters in the strongman industries being able to pull over 900lbs makes him an athlete with one of the strongest backs in the world. Kevin Nee continues to impress and his overall dream is to eventually win the World’s Strongest Man title. He still has a lot of work to do, weighing 301 is considered heavy to a lot of people but for a strongman that is considered small by most standards. Kevin is said to be the next Marius Pudzianowski, which was the 5 times Worlds Strongest man champion. Kevin Nee definitely has a bright future ahead of him, the size will come but the heart that he has will always stay the same.
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