Every day there are people around us who are put in this situation. What the fortune is saying is no matter how bad something gets there is always a way to fix it. I myself have been put in this situation before. Ever since I was a little kid I have always suffered from voice control and stuttering. Every time I get excited about something and I want to speak, my voice gets loud and I began to stutter. I have tried to get rid of the problem over the years but nothing seems to work. I have suffered from bullying from it and I have always been frustrated by it because for a really long time there was nothing I can do about the problem. Then one day I tried something new to try to salvage the situation. I decided to take a deep breath and relax, while also thinking about what I am going to say before I say it. I tried this a couple times and it worked. I took a situation that I thought could never be fixed but I did eventually. I just never gave up instead of just scraping it away. I looked for a way to salvage it and I finally did. It’s very surprising how a fortune cookie can tell somebody to fix something in their life if they’re on the verge of giving up.
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PPG Paints Arena Tour- A Tour of a Lifetime
Pittsburgh is known to have a rich and proud history with The Steelers and their six Super Bowls and the Pirates with their five World Series Championships. However, the one thing I love the most about this city if the Hockey Team that we all know and love, The Pittsburgh Penguins. This is a team that I have supported since a young age through good times and through difficult times and it is a team that
I shall continue to support for years to come. Every time I go to a game I could not stop and think about what happens behind the scenes of this great hockey team with the arena operations and as a aspiring journalist, through the media. That dream finally came true through Point Park as we got a private tour of the arena. Our tour guide was the Penguins Vice President of Communications Tom McMillian. He opened us up in open arms as the tour began. I got chills when I first stepped inside the arena because the last time I was there the Penguins were hoisting the Stanley Cup in Nashville.
We first went the lower stands where there were crew cleaning the arena so it will be ready for hockey in the fall and summer concerts as well. One of the interesting facts he told us was the roof was never finished during construction of the building, the architectures wanted to keep it like that to pay respects to the industrial history that the city possessed with the steel mills for over 100 years. Another interesting feature inside the building was the setup of the sections numbers. They were scratched behind the numbers to look like three rivers.
As we continued Tom told us about why there is one part of building with glass windows. Since PNC Park and Heinz Field look toward the city, the designers thought the arena should do the same thing and with a reverse seeing if the city this time. A place to look at out the windows are where the old civic arena used to be. It is just dirt now and the designers didn’t want to put the new stadium on top of where the old arena used to be so fans especially season ticket holders can park in the same spot that they have always parked. Then Tom took us up to my personal favorite which was the press box. It was always a dream of mine to see where Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald sit every night for the games and also all the reporters and writers. There was also a line of photos of the greatest moments in franchise history dating back to 1967.
We then took the elevator down to the lower level where we got to walk through where the ice is. It wasn’t on the floor though because of cleaning but it was still a cool experience. Then we went into one of the sacred place in the building, Suite 66. It is a club with that people can sit at during the game while they can watch the Penguins come out of the locker room. The coolest feature inside it was all of Mario Lemieux’s accomplishments from his career.
From all of his Trophies to game played sticks some of his great moments as a Pittsburgh Penguin are all featured in that suite. It was rather interesting how the trophies got there because there were cases with nothing in them and nobody could think of what to put in them. Mario then thought that he should put his trophies in there for a cool experience for the fans. so every personal NHL trophy won by him sits in those cases at the club in the bows of the arena. The tour of the arena was a very fascinating and unique experience and it is one I will remember for a long time. 
Pittsburgh- The Neighborhood of Make Believe
As I was going up the Duquesne Incline over viewing the City of Pittsburgh, the only thing I can do is think of is how great this City really is and how honored I feel to call this place my home. There are so many things that make Pittsburgh a wonderful neighborhood to live in. The first wonderful trait about this city is the skyline, as I was taking pictures of the skyline I still get overwhelmed on how beautiful the skyline is and how everyone who comes here can get a glimpse of it when they come into the city in all directions. Another 
thing that makes this city great are the rivers. As I watched the Gateway Clipper going down the Monongahela River I could get a greater feel that people can take their boats out on the water and enjoy themselves as they look around and see what this city has to offer such as the water fountain at the point and station square. One other thing I love about this city is the rich history of out sports teams. The thing that I feel that the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates have been able to do for this city is bring us all together like no other city does. As we wave our Terrible Towels on Sundays in the fall, scream lets go Pens every fall to summer, and Raise the Jolly Roger every spring and summer. The only thing I can think of is how we all unite and cheer with these teams through good times and through difficult times and stay supportive of these teams that we really love. Pittsburgh is a fantastic city and I cannot think of a better place to call my home. It is full of such a rich history with the rivers, bridges, and scenery. Like Pittsburgh Native Mr. Rivers said “Its a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”. Its always a beautiful day in the neighborhood that we all share, which is the City of Pittsburgh.