While I do plan to relax a little bit in terms of hard studying, I do plan to keep up my level of work in which I exemplified during the first semester.  Over the break, I read a book that really caught my interest titled “Foul Trouble.”  This book, written by John Feinstein, is about two friends who are exceptional high school basketball players.  One named Danny is ranked 93^rd in the nation, while the other is the top recruit in the nation.  The book shows all the dangers that lurk for highly sought after high school athletes, as it is quite tempting to take the offers of insane amounts of money that would violate the rules of the NCAA.  I thoroughly ejoyed this book and look forward to reading more and more as the semester progresses.  I am also excited about the new independence I will receive when it comes to essays.  I think this will allow me to write about the topics I think can best display my knowledge.  I am also looking forward to reading the book “Hoop Dreams,” as I have heard good things about it.