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I am feeling very unoriginal today. I don't really know why, I just do. Anyways, I've started to play Call of Duty. It's pretty interesting. You get to shoot people. And people shoot you back. But, my buddies and I were talking... What if Call of Duty was a government conspiracy to train teenagers for the next time there is a military draft? If it is, what a terrible decision. Do you really want a bunch of gamers running around with guns thinking that it's okay if they die because they can respawn. So Mr. government official, if you are reading this end operation: Train Kids With Video Games; I didn't fall for it.

Intelligence

Intelligence is a very important thing. But not always the most important thing. I know right now you're saying, "What? But Kunkel, how can intelligence not be the most important thing?" Well let me tell you something, in our society, we apparently love idiots. Have you ever watched Jersey Shore? Pure stupidity. Keeping Up With the Kardashians? Stupid. Name most of the most popular shows right now, and most of them are fueled by stupid people making stupid choices. I mean really is it really worth an hour of your time to watch a bunch of dumb, spray tanned, Jersey twenty-year-olds fight, kiss, and puke? Quit watching these shows before you start acting like them. PLEASE

Work Ethic

Some people have it and some people don't, it's that simple. In general, people with a good work ethic, are extremely self-motivated. These people can usually exceed at anything that they have any talent for. When you mix work ethic and talent, you get greatness. Some people have terrible work ethic, and they tend to fail at many things. These people usually have little or no self-motivation. Many people with poor work ethic are people who are very talented; they are used to not having to try hard or work at anything and wind up being lazy. If you combine a low amount of talent with bad work ethic you get failure.

Zombies

Zombies are scary... Kind of. It seems like zombies are portrayed differently in every movie or tv show that they're in. In Scooby Doo: Zombie Island, zombies are just dead people trying to avenge their killers. In many movies or tv shows, zombies are people infected with a crazy disease. And in the video-game Call Of Duty, the zombies just want to kill you, no story behind it. And just so you know, if there is ever a zombie-apocalypse, I call the shotgun.

A Bit of Whichcraft

A Bit of Whichcraft is the name of the snare drum solo that I have been working on so far this year. The title is a little joke, because it implies witchcraft, but it is spelled differently (And that, dear children is called a play on words). The solo is actually pretty difficult, but I enjoy the challenge immensely. I often spend half an hour to an hour working on it each day. Working on solos is kind of an addiction of mine, I don't know if it is the satisfaction of finally getting it done or if it is just spending hours getting the entire solo worked to perfection. Anyways, we have our second band concert of the year tomorrow night and I'm starting to get pretty pumped. Oh, and we better start having snow during the school week instead of just on the weekends.

Courage

Courage is something that can make many people look up to you. I once heard somewhere, "Being courageous doesn't mean that you aren't afraid of anything, it means that you can do the right thing despite being afraid". I think that whoever said that was very wise. Honestly I think that if you aren't afraid of anything, you're probably stupid, but being able to consistently do the right thing takes real courage. Also, Courage the Cowardly Dog kind of shows how that is true. In every episode, something that scares Courage happens and instead of just sitting in a corner and crying or something, he does the courageous thing and defeats the evil person and protects his family. Just because he is afraid of whatever it is that is scaring him, doesn't mean that he gives up on what is right, and that is what courage is.

Leadership

When we think of leadership, we often think of the leaders of countries. Barack Obama, Kim Jong IL, Hitler, Joeseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, or Napolean. For better or for worse, these people have or had been placed in a seat of leadership and it was or is their job to lead their country. There are also spirtual leaders, leaders of the people, or even speakers like Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, or John F. Kennedy. These people made a huge difference in many people's lives but weren't necessarily in a position of public power. But there are also leaders in each community, the people that everyone knows and trusts. These people don't always get a lot of attention, but that's usually how they like it. These people can often be much more influential than any politician.