Isaac, a Storm that has been threatening the Gulf region and parts of the Caribbean, hit Haiti on Sunday and has caused big problems. Haiti was already behind in their economy and ways of living from the earthquake that hit them . Now the whole area is flooding and is rising faster than it can drain. The residents of Haiti are already struggling from the storm hitting, trying to fix some of their living spaces and moving large trees and objects that are blocking the roads and keeping the water from draining. Many people who were living in tents already are now living in shelters. Most of the shelters have no electricity, food, or water. There is one shelter that has a little bit of food. Although, all that they have is 2 plastic buckets of peanut butter and jelly to feed over 1,000 people. The storm is progressing towards Florida and they are able to prepare for the storm a little better. They are preparing by stocking up on things like batteries, bottled water, flashlights, and they are filling bags with sand.
Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been accused of doping, using performance enhancing drugs. Armstrong Says that he did not use these drugs but this rumor has been following him for years so he will no longer fight it, therefore he was accused and was banned from the sport. Many sports organizations are concerned about athletes using performance enhancing drugs. They are concerned because it is unhealthy to the athlete, it is always illegal to use them in sports and sometimes illegal to have at all. It is unfair to all the other athletes. I think that sports organizations should have drug tests and if they find that someone on their team is using performance enhancing drugs then they should be removed from the team or banned from the sport.
Aimee Copeland had a flesh eating disease a little while back and had to go through a surgery where her hands, one of her legs, and one of her feet were amputated. Many changes were made to her home for her including ramps, railing, and an elevator. Aimee is very brave for remaining positive through what she went through and I think she was able to do this by reminding herself that it could have been worse and that she will get through it. I think that Aimee will have to keep the same brave and courageous mindset that she has to stay as independent in life as possible. Also I think she will need to keep trying at things that put challenges in front of her and she shouldn't give up.
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