Have you ever been torn between a decision of either having fun or being bored? Well, in my lifetime I have been in numerous amounts of these situations but I’ve always chosen “having fun” over “being bored.” I know you’re thinking “so what” or “duh” but the twist to this situation is that for every action there is a reaction. One’s interpretation of having fun may not be fun or amusing to someone else. Wondering what this has to do with anything right? This is all leading up to the seasons of life, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is my season, meaning I have a light load on my shoulders and so much of my life ahead of me. My attitude, responsibilities and choices play a big role in my season of life. Enjoyment with this essay is guaranteed.
For one, my attitude plays a big part in my stage of life. My maturity isn’t quite fully developed to the point where I can control my anger. “He say, she say” stuff still catches my attention and I still get in many fights. Little things like the continuous tapping of a papermate pencil irritate me to the point where I go crazy! One day I was walking down the street around my neighborhood when a girl walked up to me trying to start trouble. Me being me. fed into her little plan and got into a huge fight with her. But hey, that’s just me.
Lucky me! To have little to no responsibility. How many teens do you know get allowance without even doing any chores? If any, add one more to your list, me! Don’t really mean to brag but I have no job, no bills to pay, no children to provide for and don’t have to buy any groceries. Can pretty much say, “I got it made.” Don’t have to worry about anything because when I go home I know I can just sit back, watch a little television, get on myspace if I want and eat until the refrigerator is empty. One time, my mother asked me to do the dishes. I asked her if it was “April Fools Day” and laughed. My mom was speechless because she knew that she couldn’t get mad due to the fact that she spoiled me pretty much my whole life.
Last but not least, my choices! Choices, choices and more choices! Never gets old. Like I mentioned in my introduction, everyone has a different reaction to things. Being me, my choices and reactions aren’t really thought out before done. Consequences involved? Ugh, who cares, I just want to have fun! The only time I really think about my choices is when it has something to do with hurting someone. Hurting people isn’t really my twist and I can sort of relate to Lizabeth from “The Marigolds” with this topic. When Lizabeth’s brother was throwing stones at Miss Lottie’s fence, she had a chance to join in but she didn’t. Her decision had something to do with her kind-heartedness. She didn’t want to hurt Miss Lottie.
Don’t lie, you know this essay was the bomb! Here I go bragging again, but I can’t help but state the obvious! Spring of life is where I stand due to my attitude, responsibilities and choices. Give me two more years or so, I’ll be more mature and probably in my summer of life. So, what’s your season?
Showing posts with label Ashante. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ashante. Show all posts
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
& She Makes The World Go 'Round.
& I heard somebody talking, talking about a female named Ashante. They call her Stank doe.
The things they were saying, I believe everyone should know.
“Oh the jawn Ashante? Yeah she breaks necks! & she makes all females show respect.”
“Yeah, you aint here how she true to the game? & she make thug niggas feel ashamed.”
“Oh yeah & she got mad heart, anytime, anyplace she will fart.”
“Haha! & she could care less what a hater gotta say. Shawty ready to rumble anyday!”
“Yeah I heard. She really tough as a hound. Yo Ashante really makes the world go ‘round.
The things they were saying, I believe everyone should know.
“Oh the jawn Ashante? Yeah she breaks necks! & she makes all females show respect.”
“Yeah, you aint here how she true to the game? & she make thug niggas feel ashamed.”
“Oh yeah & she got mad heart, anytime, anyplace she will fart.”
“Haha! & she could care less what a hater gotta say. Shawty ready to rumble anyday!”
“Yeah I heard. She really tough as a hound. Yo Ashante really makes the world go ‘round.
The Rebel Essay.
When reading this poem by Mari Evans call “The Rebel”, there lied three reasons as to why I liked it. Length played a major role in my fascination with this poem. Secondly, death was involved and lastly, I liked the structure of the poem. I will be discussing these three reasons more briefly. Feel free to read along if interested.
First of all, I find the length of a poem very important when choosing one to read, I really wouldn’t want to bore myself. When taking my first glance at this poem, I realized that this poem happened to be extremely short. Exactly twenty-seven words existed in this poem and it had no more the four words to a line, “curiosity” being one of the biggest words. This poem was equivalent to two sentences. My love for how Mari Evans used little sentences appeared to be amazing. The phrase “When I die…” makes the reader want to read more.
Another reason why I was drawn to this poem was because I liked the fact that it had something to do with death. Something about death seems to be fascinating. The first sentence I read head the word “die” it. After seeing that, from that point on I knew it would be interesting. The rebel talks about having a big funeral. I loved the sort of mystery feeling that the rebel had, kind of like he was wondering who would attend his funeral and how it would turn out. I figured this out when reading this quote, “I’m sure I will have a big funeral.” Feeling as though the rebel had some sort of curiosity to how his funeral would turn out, made me want to continue to read.
Lastly, the structure of this poem was incredible. So many questions and ideas popped into my head when looking at the structure. Well, I wondered if the skinny structure of the poem could resemble the rebel’s casket. Really enjoyed the fact that the poem contained no real sentences. One quote said, “Curiosity seekers…coming to see if I am really dead…” Mari Evans sort of replaces periods to end a sentence with continuous dots to make the reader’s mind ponder.
Overall, I loved this poem because it was short, I mean I grew up kind of lazy. My fascination with death made me understand the rebel’s point of view. But the structure of the poem topped it all off.
First of all, I find the length of a poem very important when choosing one to read, I really wouldn’t want to bore myself. When taking my first glance at this poem, I realized that this poem happened to be extremely short. Exactly twenty-seven words existed in this poem and it had no more the four words to a line, “curiosity” being one of the biggest words. This poem was equivalent to two sentences. My love for how Mari Evans used little sentences appeared to be amazing. The phrase “When I die…” makes the reader want to read more.
Another reason why I was drawn to this poem was because I liked the fact that it had something to do with death. Something about death seems to be fascinating. The first sentence I read head the word “die” it. After seeing that, from that point on I knew it would be interesting. The rebel talks about having a big funeral. I loved the sort of mystery feeling that the rebel had, kind of like he was wondering who would attend his funeral and how it would turn out. I figured this out when reading this quote, “I’m sure I will have a big funeral.” Feeling as though the rebel had some sort of curiosity to how his funeral would turn out, made me want to continue to read.
Lastly, the structure of this poem was incredible. So many questions and ideas popped into my head when looking at the structure. Well, I wondered if the skinny structure of the poem could resemble the rebel’s casket. Really enjoyed the fact that the poem contained no real sentences. One quote said, “Curiosity seekers…coming to see if I am really dead…” Mari Evans sort of replaces periods to end a sentence with continuous dots to make the reader’s mind ponder.
Overall, I loved this poem because it was short, I mean I grew up kind of lazy. My fascination with death made me understand the rebel’s point of view. But the structure of the poem topped it all off.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Topic Selection NHD 08/09.
I choose Bessie Smith for my NHD Project because I am interested in how African Americans were popular and influenced generations of musicians during a time when there was segregation (1920s).
Bessie Smith is important to history because without their efforts, many African Americans may not have felt as though they could fulfill their dreams just because of their race & also, the blues probably wouldn't be appreciated as much by all races.
For this week's research, I found a biography of Bessie Smith at (http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/smit-bes.htm). I will read and summarize it for next week.
Bessie Smith is important to history because without their efforts, many African Americans may not have felt as though they could fulfill their dreams just because of their race & also, the blues probably wouldn't be appreciated as much by all races.
For this week's research, I found a biography of Bessie Smith at (http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/smit-bes.htm). I will read and summarize it for next week.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Service Learning Project
Me && Ishmael Johnson have decided to start up a group with Mr. Ackerman for service learning. Our group is mainly focused on helping people at homeless shelters. We are not pretty sure which shelter we will be attenting yet. We thought that it would be fair if we went down to a homeless shelter at least one day out of the week and bring the residents meals. These meals could be anything from home cooked meals to McDonalds. We know that this will cost a lot of money so we will probably start a fundraiser. Maybe a bake sale or something. I really look foward to doing this project && i hope it is a great success.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Biography on James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York, August 2, 1924 and grew up in a household headed by a loving mother and an abusive stepfather. At an early age, Baldwin began reading very selective book catalogs of various local libraries. By the age of 14, he had become a well-known, young minister at the Fireside Pentecostal Church in Harlem and wrote articles for his church and high school magazines. After graduating from high school, he worked as a journalist writing book reviews and essays for the The New Leader, The Nation, Commentary, and Partisan Review.
Throughout the years, James Baldwin had received many achievements. In 1948, he won a grant from the Rosenwald Fellowship, which motivated him to move to France that same year. In 1953, James Baldwin published his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain, which was based on his experiences as a teenage minister in Harlem. His second novel, Giovanni’s Room, spoke about a love triangle between two men and a woman living in Paris. In 1957, he returned to the United States and became a firebrand in the struggle for desegregating Southern schools. He joined forces with Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and others who worked toward the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. During the JFK Administration, Baldwin organized a historic meeting between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and various African American notables, including Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Kenneth Clark, designed to inform the Attorney General of the Black scene in America. In 1970, he bought a house in the south of France, which became his main residence. In 1983, Baldwin began teaching Afro-American Studies at Five Colleges of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He taught and lectured at many universities and colleges up until he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 1987, from which he died on November 30, of that year.
Overall, James Baldwin was a very strong and confident young African American. He made changes in many lives and in the African American society. He had a very strong spirit and carried it along with him all the way to his grave. He is definitely a great person to look up to and he has many great achievements.
Throughout the years, James Baldwin had received many achievements. In 1948, he won a grant from the Rosenwald Fellowship, which motivated him to move to France that same year. In 1953, James Baldwin published his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain, which was based on his experiences as a teenage minister in Harlem. His second novel, Giovanni’s Room, spoke about a love triangle between two men and a woman living in Paris. In 1957, he returned to the United States and became a firebrand in the struggle for desegregating Southern schools. He joined forces with Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers and others who worked toward the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. During the JFK Administration, Baldwin organized a historic meeting between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and various African American notables, including Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Kenneth Clark, designed to inform the Attorney General of the Black scene in America. In 1970, he bought a house in the south of France, which became his main residence. In 1983, Baldwin began teaching Afro-American Studies at Five Colleges of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He taught and lectured at many universities and colleges up until he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 1987, from which he died on November 30, of that year.
Overall, James Baldwin was a very strong and confident young African American. He made changes in many lives and in the African American society. He had a very strong spirit and carried it along with him all the way to his grave. He is definitely a great person to look up to and he has many great achievements.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
My Reasonable Grade Choice
Dear Mr. Romero,
I really enjoyed these last two semesters with you as my teacher, aside from all our arguments and disagreements. I understand that I am missing maybe 1 or 2 assignments and I am not going to get the same grade I got last semester. I feel as though a B or B- would be a fair grade because it’s hardly ever that I need someone to take pity for me. Also, its not like I am a bad student all around, because I do all my work in all my classes and I am passing all my other classes. I don’t want a bad English grade to mess up my report card. I think that it would be fair enough if you gave me a B but I will explain it more in depth in this letter.
Firstly, I should receive a B because I’ve been off track but I do still try my best its just that I get overwhelmed. I did try to accomplish the Huck Finn packet but I was so worried about NHD and my science experiment. I’m not saying that your assignment wasn’t important to me, but I just forgot. Secondly, its not like I am a bad student all around because I do participate in class, and not just yours, all of them. Also, I have done work in your class and I don’t want an assignment to mess up my whole report card. I really am going to try my best to do all my assignments. I wish I had you next semester to show you how sincere I am being.
In conclusion I believe I should get a B because I am going to learn from my mistakes and be more responsible. Also, I am not going to let any other assignments get in the way of my work. I am passing all of my other classes and I am not a bad student all around. So hopefully, this letter has maybe changed your mind and made you think about the grade you want to give me.
I really enjoyed these last two semesters with you as my teacher, aside from all our arguments and disagreements. I understand that I am missing maybe 1 or 2 assignments and I am not going to get the same grade I got last semester. I feel as though a B or B- would be a fair grade because it’s hardly ever that I need someone to take pity for me. Also, its not like I am a bad student all around, because I do all my work in all my classes and I am passing all my other classes. I don’t want a bad English grade to mess up my report card. I think that it would be fair enough if you gave me a B but I will explain it more in depth in this letter.
Firstly, I should receive a B because I’ve been off track but I do still try my best its just that I get overwhelmed. I did try to accomplish the Huck Finn packet but I was so worried about NHD and my science experiment. I’m not saying that your assignment wasn’t important to me, but I just forgot. Secondly, its not like I am a bad student all around because I do participate in class, and not just yours, all of them. Also, I have done work in your class and I don’t want an assignment to mess up my whole report card. I really am going to try my best to do all my assignments. I wish I had you next semester to show you how sincere I am being.
In conclusion I believe I should get a B because I am going to learn from my mistakes and be more responsible. Also, I am not going to let any other assignments get in the way of my work. I am passing all of my other classes and I am not a bad student all around. So hopefully, this letter has maybe changed your mind and made you think about the grade you want to give me.
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