2020 LCS Summer Split Predictions

After what seems like an eternity due to the cancellation of MSI, professional league is back. The 2020 LCS Summer Split begins tomorrow, June 13th. Whether it be professional sports, esports, or random everyday happenings, I love making predictions. I get so much satisfaction not from making accurate forecasts on the landscape of a sports season (“e” or otherwise), but from speculation and analysis of that season. While I can’t deny that I enjoy making an accurate prediction, the far more interesting aspect is to see how predictions compare to reality as it plays out, in what ways they differ, and why.

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Clouds

Today’s poem is a short and simple piece that I wrote at the end of college just before leaving for my first “adult job”. Though it may not seem like it, I wrote this poem to gain a sense of closure to my college career. It hearkens back to an excellent memory, and tied up things nicely for me at the time. A special thank you to my friend Joseph on this piece, he helped me edit and clarify this poem and continues to encourage my journey as a poet today.

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Good Luck

In the american political satire TV sitcom, “Parks and Recreation”, the ever stoic and manly Ron Swanson says, “I would wish you the best of luck, but I believe luck is a concept invented by the weak to explain their failures.” This quote is among the most popular from the show. Aside from being a fitting sentiment from this character, this quote brings up an interesting discussion. What is luck, and why do we wish good luck on others? Oxford dictionary defines luck in the following ways.

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Sydney Richards

I actually wrote the first version of this story back in high school. It was during our “Drive Smart” week where students attend assemblies and participate in activities that encourage them to drive smart. The theme, that year was texting and driving. I no longer have a copy of the story I wrote back then, so I re-imagined it here, from the point of view of a bystander of sorts, rather than an omniscient narrator.

Disclaimer: this story is rated R for the use of strong language.

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