Reading Response

ESPN The Magazine- 45 min. on 4/6

Kaplan AP World History Review Guide- 140 min. 4/3-4/7

In ESPN The Magazine, I read an intresting article about Major League Baseball and the heavy contracts that come with it. Professional sports contracts can be ridiculous. For some pitchers, a 6 year/$180 million dollar deal is what they expect. That's a good way to get a good a great pitcher on your team, but it is not the most effective. Once players have completed their contracts, they are guaranteed a certain amount of money, almost always in the tens of millions of dollars. After that's garunteed, their performances tend to drop, knowing they have already earned millions without throwing a single pitch. Peter Keading writes about how pitchers were given 1-year contracts and performed much better. They have to in order to get another contract. Using stats, he effectively portrays his message.

While on spring break, I opened my review book for AP World History. The book is so big it's almost intimidating, but I did a good bit of it. It gives you multiple ways to review for the exam in May. Some of these ways include multiple choice, readings, and practice exams. I feel I am remembering a lot of what I learned back in August. Hopefully this will help me get a better score on the exam.