Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Conflict Between Saudi Arabia and Yemen

In the Middle East for a long time there have been serious conflicts that have erupted and sparked large scale wars. Recently there is no exception. Saudi Arabia has been in conflict with Yemen for months now but this Thursday Saudi Arabia launched a full attack on them. They sent in 100 jets and over 15,000 ground troops, receiving help from Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, and many more. The United States have no intervention in Yemen and will not in the near future. Saudi Arabia has joined Yemen's "civil war" helping one side try to prevail and regain power. These conflicts can make huge impacts on the future of Yemen and the Middle Eastern surrounding countries.

I believe that by trying to end the civil war in a "fast" manner could result in many deaths, but there also the risk of Saudi Arabia not joining in the fight and then having the war last even longer then necessary. I think that the United States should have gotten involved in a peaceful way before this war was started, therefore being able to try to find an agreement between the sides. I feel that it is best for the U.S. not to get involved in the war directly but we should find the safest way to help end the war and avoid as many casualties as we can. The sooner we can create peace in the Middle East the sooner we can develop economies and relationships and create strong bonds between these countries.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-airstrikes/index.html

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The life, the man, the legend, ya boi TK

The name is Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. I currently attend Creighton Preparatory High School in the greatest city in the United States (Omaha). I am 16 years old and a sophomore. My favorite classes in school are Chemistry and Math (no offense Mrs. Hake, English isn't exactly my forte). I play tennis year round and this past year I helped Prep bring home a state championship.

I have one brother and one sister who are both younger then me and they both go to St. Vincent Depaul. My brother will follow in my footsteps and come to Prep and my sister is going to Marian. I have a dog named Pedro who is 2 years old and most of my relatives live in Iowa.


Since most of my family lives in Iowa we travel to see them as much as we can. I also travel a lot for tennis tournaments. Once a year we go to Mexico or Colorado to either visit my grandparents, because they live there or we go to Colorado and ski as a family. Even though sometimes we are states away from each other my family is extremely close and love spending time and doing things together.

I am the founder of Creighton Prep Ping Pong Club (CPPP) and will soon be the Vice-President and eventually the President of Habitat for Humanity.  More updates to come and #longliveFuerteJohn.