A Stolen Life

One of the presentations in my class this week that really interested me was on the memoir A Stolen Life. This book was written by Jaycee Dugard, a woman who was kidnapped at the age of 11 and was held in captivity for 18 years. This presentation was very interesting to me because the Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping was something that I had heard of, but I never really knew any details about it was interesting to learn a small amount about it. This memoir seems like a book that I would really enjoy reading because it seemed like it was very intense, and I would not mind learning more about this terrible event and hearing the story directly from the person who experienced it all. Overall this presentation was very interesting and filled with information, and I am hoping that I will be able to read this book in the near future.

Don't Put Me In, Coach

This week, one of the students in my class presented a project on a memoir called "Don't Put Me In, Coach" written by Mark Titus. Mark Titus was a college athlete that "played" basketball for Ohio State University. The reason why I put the word "played" in parenthesis is because the only position he played for this basketball team was warming the bench. Mark Titus walked on to the college basketball team and since his freshman year the number of times he has been put into the game could be counted on one hand. Although Titus barely ever played, all he was always loved by fans, teammates, and coaches and was often referred to as a big part of the team. Titus always played a huge role in motivating and getting the team pumped up so this really showed that even though he barely ever played he was still a huge part of the team. I am definitely looking forward to reading this book for a couple reasons. First of all I love college basketball and everything about it, and second of all the book sounds absolutely hilarious. These reasons together make the book seem like a great read, and I am very excited to read this memoir when I get the chance.

Scar Tissue

One of the students in my class did a presentation on a memoir called "Scar Tissue" written by Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the band The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I really enjoyed this presentation for a few reasons. One of the reasons that made me enjoy this presentation as much as I did was how it really showed how the band as a whole got along, what they did for fun, and just how they acted. I thought that this was really interesting because The Red Hot Chili Peppers is probably my favorite band so it was cool to see how the group acted when they were not producing music and what they did in their free time as a group. Also, probably the biggest reason for me enjoying this presentation as much as I did was the fact that it gave a large amount of background knowledge on Anthony Kiedis's life. This was really entertaining because I love the music that he makes and it was awesome to see a background for the music he makes and learn a little about the meaning of some of his music. Also, it was just really interesting to learn about his life and some of his past and see how it has made him the person that he is today, because once again I love the music that he makes and it was very cool to learn about the person that is behind the whole production. Overall, I really enjoyed this presentation and I am definitely going to read this book in the near future.