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entry #6 sports card market

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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone says they are investing in something? Some might say stocks, crypto currency, real estate, or even maybe themselves; not many people think of sports cards, but people are starting to shift their attention to the rise and popularity of the sports card market and the potential upside it offers.  Sports cards have been produced since the mid 1880’s and continued to grow in popularity through the years and peaked in the mid-1990’s when it started to go downhill a little after they supply was too high for the demand. Recently in 2020 the hobby started to gain more traction and is still seeing growth. There are many factors that lead up to the resurgence of the sports card market including Covid-19 with everyone locked in their homes during the quarantine, the Last Dance documentary, and the kid’s that previously collected cards in the 80’s and 90’s now have their own kids and most importantly more income to spend on this previous ho...

Entry #5 Mayhem

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO-_cmXiBL4    I decided to pick this Allstate Mayhem commercial starring Dean Winters, as I personally can relate to this as my dad always tailgates other people when he drives. This commercial ad was obviously created so viewers would want to use Allstate Insurance, but they also want their viewers to come to   so they don’t have to worry about situations like the one in the ad. This ad may seem to be a super far stretched and made for a short little bit of humor during a commercial break but if you think about it how often do you have someone riding your rear end and you are just hoping and praying that they don’t hit you, I know I have had that more than once before. The ad's target audience is mainly adults as they are the ones who would be needing their insurance packages. The ad also uses a play on words with tailgating meaning riding on someone else’s rear end when driving, and also the party that takes place before a football game....

entry #4 Football in the Desert

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I am writing this before the Cardinals vs Browns game, the Cardinals are currently 5-0 the best start they have ever had in a season since moving to Arizona. It has been fun so far watching this team this season as they hope to make it to the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Their quarter back Kyler Murray has had a MVP start to the season with over 1500 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. Their defense this year has also been really good this year ranked fourth in the league. Many people believe this can be attributed to many different things from their offseason plays they made acquiring defensive end JJ Watt, wide receiver AJ green, and just recently trading for tight end Zach Ertz. Another factor is the experience Kyler Murray has been able to gain through three years of playing in the NFL.   This week’s weeks game will be interesting however since both the head coach and a couple of the assistant coaches tested positive for Covid-19 making them ineligible to be at the ...

Entry #3 the M!nt

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  I had just finished eating Taco Bell with my friends, and the combination of the bean burrito, the Mtn Dew Baja Blast and the tacos I had, were not feeling so hot in both my stomach and my mouth as we continued on into our night. I needed some kind of pick me up to feel a little better. When I took the small little red tin out of my pocket, I could hear the other ones shaking and sliding around inside. I popped open the lid to see the snow like powder going everywhere, I moved away the wax paper to reveal what looks like to be a hundred of these small little white pills in the tin. I picked the lucky winner and popped it into my mouth I immediately felt like I was on a snow-covered mountain getting blasted by this cold chilling wind that felt like it would never stop, my taste buds continue to fight and break down this brutal winter freeze that I put into my mouth. The whole experience lasted maybe five minutes, but this is where it quickly became my least favorite part was when ...