carolyn green
life is nothing but a game. i think it's to see how well you can make it through.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Kenneth Anderson
BR: What is the meaning/purpose of life?
In my opinion, I believe that the meaning of life is, plain and simple, to live and experience what you can experience during your time on Earth. Going through life, to me, has been based on Darwin's theory of Survival of the Fittest. It's been a challenge for me to survive, somewhat. I mean, I'm a pacifist at heart. I'd rather not use violence as resort to stop anything, but there have been certain obstacles that I've had to overcome through use of violence. I believe that my trait for survival would be my smarts. I'm intelligent, witty, and cunning when I need to be. Those are some of my good qualities that have constantly kept me in the position where I have an advantage over some people. I also have my physical strength, even though I don't know my own strength. I'm actually trying to become more familiar with it so that, if need be, I can be able to utilize it when the time comes. Life has been quite a ride for me, and I love the fact that it's only beginning.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Jasmine Watson
Dear Daddy,
I miss you so much. I wish I could come home so I could see all of you'll. The war out her is crazy. I saw a dead body in the bushes when I was on look out. Seeing the body made me sick to my stomach and made me think what if were me laying there with a bloody still face. I would rather be there with you and Kandace than be here any day. By the way tell kandace I said hey and I love her and I wish I could see her face again. Lord knows the next time I will see yall again. It's so crazy how one minute I say I can't wait to get out of your house then the next minute I just wish I could come home and sleep in my warm bed than sleeping on this cold hard ground.131 What have you been doing lately? Are you still working hard? Are you spoiling kandace more now that I'm gone if so STOP,lol. Just kidding, tell Kandace I'm going to send her letter with some money in it, so she can go out and get whatever she wants. Don't tell her but I'm going to send her some money every month, so she can have a little change in her pocket.203Can you do me a favor? Could you send some pictures of the family so i can put them up in my locker. It seems like I'm forgeting you guys faces. Some days I cry in my tent at night wishing I would have stayed at home, did I tell you Saturday we were attacked and Joe was shot in the leg, but he's okay. He's still out there still trying to save the world, you know how he is. Dad I getting tired so I will right this weekend to give you an update.
Love you,
Jazzy
Dear Daddy,
I miss you so much. I wish I could come home so I could see all of you'll. The war out her is crazy. I saw a dead body in the bushes when I was on look out. Seeing the body made me sick to my stomach and made me think what if were me laying there with a bloody still face. I would rather be there with you and Kandace than be here any day. By the way tell kandace I said hey and I love her and I wish I could see her face again. Lord knows the next time I will see yall again. It's so crazy how one minute I say I can't wait to get out of your house then the next minute I just wish I could come home and sleep in my warm bed than sleeping on this cold hard ground.131 What have you been doing lately? Are you still working hard? Are you spoiling kandace more now that I'm gone if so STOP,lol. Just kidding, tell Kandace I'm going to send her letter with some money in it, so she can go out and get whatever she wants. Don't tell her but I'm going to send her some money every month, so she can have a little change in her pocket.203Can you do me a favor? Could you send some pictures of the family so i can put them up in my locker. It seems like I'm forgeting you guys faces. Some days I cry in my tent at night wishing I would have stayed at home, did I tell you Saturday we were attacked and Joe was shot in the leg, but he's okay. He's still out there still trying to save the world, you know how he is. Dad I getting tired so I will right this weekend to give you an update.
Love you,
Jazzy
Sarina Glover
Dear Daddy I miss you so much. I wish Iwas there with you. You would'nt believe what is happening in this world. First all my closest friends are get killed left and right and I need ur support to help me get through. Because without hearing from u I don't think i can make it. Daddy please tell Jada that I love her and miss her so much and I can't wait to see her. I know she will be very upset that I can not make it to her graduation but tell her I wish her the best and that everything she wish for come true. Also tell her I said to stay focus on school and would pray for her everyday. Also tell Kira that i haven't forgot about her either tell her that I said happy birthday and I wish many more to come. Tell grandma that I love her very much and that I 'm doing my best to stay focus. Daddy I also want to tell you that I pray for us everynight that we will make it eventhough momma Is not here I wanted to tell you that I appreciate every thing you have done for me and Kira without u I don't know what we would do i just wanted to tell you that I love you and I miss u with all my heart hus and kisses until we speak again. Love always ur babygirl Princess.
Dear Daddy I miss you so much. I wish Iwas there with you. You would'nt believe what is happening in this world. First all my closest friends are get killed left and right and I need ur support to help me get through. Because without hearing from u I don't think i can make it. Daddy please tell Jada that I love her and miss her so much and I can't wait to see her. I know she will be very upset that I can not make it to her graduation but tell her I wish her the best and that everything she wish for come true. Also tell her I said to stay focus on school and would pray for her everyday. Also tell Kira that i haven't forgot about her either tell her that I said happy birthday and I wish many more to come. Tell grandma that I love her very much and that I 'm doing my best to stay focus. Daddy I also want to tell you that I pray for us everynight that we will make it eventhough momma Is not here I wanted to tell you that I appreciate every thing you have done for me and Kira without u I don't know what we would do i just wanted to tell you that I love you and I miss u with all my heart hus and kisses until we speak again. Love always ur babygirl Princess.
Sarina Glover
Dear Daddy I miss you so much. I wish Iwas there with you. You would'nt believe what is happening in this world. First all my closest friends are getting killed left and right and I need ur support to help me get through. Because without hearing from u I don't think i can make it. Daddy please tell Jada that I love her and miss her so much and I can't wait to see her. I know she will be very upset that I can not make it to her graduation but tell her I wish her the best and that everything she wish for come true. Also tell her I said to stay focus on school and would pray for her everyday. Also tell Kira that i haven't forgot about her either tell her that I said happy birthday and I wish many more to come. Tell grandma that I love her very much and that I 'm doing my best to stay focus. Daddy I also want to tell you that I pray for us everynight that we will make it eventhough momma Is not here I wanted to tell you that I appreciate every thing you have done for me and Kira without u I don't know what we would do i just wanted to tell you that I love you and I miss u with all my heart hus and kisses until we speak again. Love always ur babygirl Princess.
Dear Daddy I miss you so much. I wish Iwas there with you. You would'nt believe what is happening in this world. First all my closest friends are getting killed left and right and I need ur support to help me get through. Because without hearing from u I don't think i can make it. Daddy please tell Jada that I love her and miss her so much and I can't wait to see her. I know she will be very upset that I can not make it to her graduation but tell her I wish her the best and that everything she wish for come true. Also tell her I said to stay focus on school and would pray for her everyday. Also tell Kira that i haven't forgot about her either tell her that I said happy birthday and I wish many more to come. Tell grandma that I love her very much and that I 'm doing my best to stay focus. Daddy I also want to tell you that I pray for us everynight that we will make it eventhough momma Is not here I wanted to tell you that I appreciate every thing you have done for me and Kira without u I don't know what we would do i just wanted to tell you that I love you and I miss u with all my heart hus and kisses until we speak again. Love always ur babygirl Princess.
Dear, mom
I have been struggling with the fact that you’re not around. I miss you so much, words can not explain. There is death all around me and it’s bringing me down. I never thought I would be so home sick; I’m so tired of this place. The smell, the food, water, dirt, the people, and my surroundings, I’m ready to come home. With every hour that pass a life is taken, I pray everyday that I make it home safely. There are so many causalities; I feel so much for those families that have lost a loved one. Every where you turn around there’s tragedy. I want you to tell everyone I loved them very much, and that I hope to be home really soon. I wish that I could visit for a few days to get my mind off the stuff here; a cleared mind is the best mind. Everyone here it’s like there just out for themselves, the other day someone was almost left behind. There’s no on here to hold your hand or pick you up, and pat you on the back. That’s what you have to get use to, then reality steps in. You don’t have people to clean up your mistakes, you have no one to talk to, and you’re on your own. I feel like I’m going insane out here, this place is not for me, I need to come home. Just the other day I thought my life was over, but now I’m here writing this letter. I make sure I pray everyday, especially for the breath I breathe and to see another day. I love you, write back soon.
Sincerely
Kyra Simmons
I have been struggling with the fact that you’re not around. I miss you so much, words can not explain. There is death all around me and it’s bringing me down. I never thought I would be so home sick; I’m so tired of this place. The smell, the food, water, dirt, the people, and my surroundings, I’m ready to come home. With every hour that pass a life is taken, I pray everyday that I make it home safely. There are so many causalities; I feel so much for those families that have lost a loved one. Every where you turn around there’s tragedy. I want you to tell everyone I loved them very much, and that I hope to be home really soon. I wish that I could visit for a few days to get my mind off the stuff here; a cleared mind is the best mind. Everyone here it’s like there just out for themselves, the other day someone was almost left behind. There’s no on here to hold your hand or pick you up, and pat you on the back. That’s what you have to get use to, then reality steps in. You don’t have people to clean up your mistakes, you have no one to talk to, and you’re on your own. I feel like I’m going insane out here, this place is not for me, I need to come home. Just the other day I thought my life was over, but now I’m here writing this letter. I make sure I pray everyday, especially for the breath I breathe and to see another day. I love you, write back soon.
Sincerely
Kyra Simmons
04-12-07
Dear, Mama
How are you and the family? Fine I hope. As for me I’m doing trying to keep good thoughts on my mind. With the war going on it gets harder and harder for me. All I hear each day and night is gunfire. But I don’t want you to worry about anything. Because this is something that I have chosen to do to protect country. Mom I really miss you and the family I can wait until I can come home. I am going to come home to you safe and sound. Everything is going to be alright I know it is. Well it’s time for me to get some rest. I will write you tomorrow.
Ps: Moms don’t believe what is going on in the news. Tell everyone I said hi and I love them.
Love,
Delisa Edwards
Letter Back Home
Dear, Mama
How are you and the family? Fine I hope. As for me I’m doing trying to keep good thoughts on my mind. With the war going on it gets harder and harder for me. All I hear each day and night is gunfire. But I don’t want you to worry about anything. Because this is something that I have chosen to do to protect country. Mom I really miss you and the family I can wait until I can come home. I am going to come home to you safe and sound. Everything is going to be alright I know it is. Well it’s time for me to get some rest. I will write you tomorrow.
Ps: Moms don’t believe what is going on in the news. Tell everyone I said hi and I love them.
Love,
Delisa Edwards
Letter Back Home
Dear mom:
how you guys doing? I'm doing alright. It's been preaty rough over here but i'm hunging in there. Everyday its the same thing when it come to the food. its going to kill me before the congs do. i'm getting sick of carrott cake, roast beef, and that other junk. I made a couple of friends over here. There Peewee; who loves to get into it with everyone, Johnson; who thinks every word sounds like nigger, Lobel; who relats everything to a movie,Bunner, Simson, and other. Can't remember what now; the food over here can you momery lost. Hows pops doing; Sammy,Stephanie, sonia, Maurice, and all those? The only thing to do for fun over here is playing volleyball. How is sammy doing on the baseball team. Is Stephanie still on the cheerleaders team. Tell all my women that I'm doing fine. Ha ha. I hope you'll not worrying to much about me. I'm doing fine. I know how you are so stop worrying so much. One of these old days I'm coming home. Tell pops to save a beer for me. I love you guys.
Love,
Danny
how you guys doing? I'm doing alright. It's been preaty rough over here but i'm hunging in there. Everyday its the same thing when it come to the food. its going to kill me before the congs do. i'm getting sick of carrott cake, roast beef, and that other junk. I made a couple of friends over here. There Peewee; who loves to get into it with everyone, Johnson; who thinks every word sounds like nigger, Lobel; who relats everything to a movie,Bunner, Simson, and other. Can't remember what now; the food over here can you momery lost. Hows pops doing; Sammy,Stephanie, sonia, Maurice, and all those? The only thing to do for fun over here is playing volleyball. How is sammy doing on the baseball team. Is Stephanie still on the cheerleaders team. Tell all my women that I'm doing fine. Ha ha. I hope you'll not worrying to much about me. I'm doing fine. I know how you are so stop worrying so much. One of these old days I'm coming home. Tell pops to save a beer for me. I love you guys.
Love,
Danny
Sharocka Malone
Letter back home
Dear mother
I miss you very much I hope to see you soon. I'm over here fighting for my life wishing that I can come home. since i been over here I have seen alot of crazy stuff. some stuff that i never seen before. I wont you to tell grandma to stay strong because i will be home soon i hope. don't tell my brother what be going on because i don't wont him to think other of me because i don't wont him to think that i'm a killer it's just to much violence for my brother.MaMa this war is to much for me hope to see you soon.
Richie
Love Always
Letter back home
Dear mother
I miss you very much I hope to see you soon. I'm over here fighting for my life wishing that I can come home. since i been over here I have seen alot of crazy stuff. some stuff that i never seen before. I wont you to tell grandma to stay strong because i will be home soon i hope. don't tell my brother what be going on because i don't wont him to think other of me because i don't wont him to think that i'm a killer it's just to much violence for my brother.MaMa this war is to much for me hope to see you soon.
Richie
Love Always
By: Krystal Durr
Letter back home
Dear: Mama
Hey ma how are you and Dad? I hope you guys are doing well, I really miss you all and my friendas back home.Tell Jeremy I said Hi and I will be home soon hopefully. Mom it's really not that bad out here. We go on patorl during the day to get ready for the war. It's a little scary out here sometimes I wish I was back at home. It's only been few days but it feel like a month. It's really hot out here and the bugs are huge. I have meet a couple of guys name Peewee and Richard. They seem really cool. It's hard been at home not knowing if I will every see you again. Tomorrow we will be assigned in teams. There's a lot of talk about us not really going to war. I hope that's true. They suppose to be sending us to Hawii I cant wait to go there to see it aain. I remember when we went there my sophmore year it was so beautiful down there. That was the best time I had ever had. We had so much fun, I daydream about the day when I can come back home and be with you and dad and Jermy and we can enjoy a home cooked meal over the fire place. I know you are wondering what is it like over here? It's very sanding and dry the sun is extremly hot. The bugs are gigantic, and the people are scared outof there minds. Mom I have to go. I will talk to you very soon, for now pray for me. If any thing should happen to me I want to say that I love you very much, tell dad to. Please mom don't worry about me.
Sincerly: Your son Jenkins
Letter back home
Dear: Mama
Hey ma how are you and Dad? I hope you guys are doing well, I really miss you all and my friendas back home.Tell Jeremy I said Hi and I will be home soon hopefully. Mom it's really not that bad out here. We go on patorl during the day to get ready for the war. It's a little scary out here sometimes I wish I was back at home. It's only been few days but it feel like a month. It's really hot out here and the bugs are huge. I have meet a couple of guys name Peewee and Richard. They seem really cool. It's hard been at home not knowing if I will every see you again. Tomorrow we will be assigned in teams. There's a lot of talk about us not really going to war. I hope that's true. They suppose to be sending us to Hawii I cant wait to go there to see it aain. I remember when we went there my sophmore year it was so beautiful down there. That was the best time I had ever had. We had so much fun, I daydream about the day when I can come back home and be with you and dad and Jermy and we can enjoy a home cooked meal over the fire place. I know you are wondering what is it like over here? It's very sanding and dry the sun is extremly hot. The bugs are gigantic, and the people are scared outof there minds. Mom I have to go. I will talk to you very soon, for now pray for me. If any thing should happen to me I want to say that I love you very much, tell dad to. Please mom don't worry about me.
Sincerly: Your son Jenkins
Kenneth Anderson
BR: What do you think of the book?
I think that the book is pretty good, even though I'm not going by the same pace as everyone else is, so the bok has been spoiled for me, so far. I am trying to continue to read and find any more interesting and noticeable parts of the book that could possibly go on the test.
Danielle McNulty Letter Back Home
Since I have been over here, I have seen alot of stuff I thought I would have never thought I would see in my life time. I have a couple of friends over here but not to many. I always be with this boy and he always say smart things to people and always picking a fight. One of the guys that went to battle with me a couple of times. He end up stepping on a land mine and he blew up. I was kind of sad and i really couldnt function right when he died. A couple more months when I would bring up Jenkins name, everybody act like they didnt know who I was talking about.
Since I have been over here, I have seen alot of stuff I thought I would have never thought I would see in my life time. I have a couple of friends over here but not to many. I always be with this boy and he always say smart things to people and always picking a fight. One of the guys that went to battle with me a couple of times. He end up stepping on a land mine and he blew up. I was kind of sad and i really couldnt function right when he died. A couple more months when I would bring up Jenkins name, everybody act like they didnt know who I was talking about.
Kenneth Anderson
4/12/07
1st period
Letter back home
Dear Mama,
I know it's been some time now since I left you and Kenny, but I just want you to know that I'm doing well and fighting for us and our country every single day. I love you all, and I have to say that the goodbye I gave you all before I left was a little too short. We're getting ready to make another move on the enemy, Mama, and it looks like we just might win this war. All I can ask you to do is pray for us and pray every single day. I want you to tell my little brother to be strong and stay smart, because I'll never give up on him and never stop believing what he's capable of. Tell him to never come here, mama, because I don't want my little brother experiencing violence, even though his brother was so anxious to dive head first into all of this. I love the both of you and I am praying for you on the other end.
With love and best wishes,
Richie
Sheena Johnson
Dear Mamma,
Hi mom this is your son Richie. How is you and kenny doing, fine I hope. I am just writing to you from war. It is going o.k so far but it is just my leg that is battering me. Mamma I miss you and Kenny and at times I be wondering if I am going to ever see you both again. Mamma tell Kenny that I really miss him alot and that Iam out here fighting at war so that I can give him a better life. Mamma I hope that Jimmy is taking good care of you and Kenny because he told me he would look after yall while I am at war and I hope he is. Mamma I love you and Kenny and I just hope that I would be able to see you both again. I say that because I don't know if I am going to be next to die or what. I am just here fighting and praying that I will see you and Kenny again. So mamma I just hope you and Kenny is o.k and can you just pray for me. I hope to see you soon.
Love Always
your son RICHIE~!!!!!
Dear Mamma,
Hi mom this is your son Richie. How is you and kenny doing, fine I hope. I am just writing to you from war. It is going o.k so far but it is just my leg that is battering me. Mamma I miss you and Kenny and at times I be wondering if I am going to ever see you both again. Mamma tell Kenny that I really miss him alot and that Iam out here fighting at war so that I can give him a better life. Mamma I hope that Jimmy is taking good care of you and Kenny because he told me he would look after yall while I am at war and I hope he is. Mamma I love you and Kenny and I just hope that I would be able to see you both again. I say that because I don't know if I am going to be next to die or what. I am just here fighting and praying that I will see you and Kenny again. So mamma I just hope you and Kenny is o.k and can you just pray for me. I hope to see you soon.
Love Always
your son RICHIE~!!!!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Dewayne Mitchell
Dear Mom,
How are you doing i'm doing ok for right now I miss you really much and i love you. the people are fun to be around some times and every thing is going well I can get what every one else is getting and i do what every one is doing the training for the most part is intence we have to get up every morning very early to start our drill and it be really tireing. I don't want to be here any longer but i know that there is no way that i can get out of it now, i'm stuck here and i just have to wait it out but in the mean time i started doing a little reading i have been writing my girlfriend and she really miss me too she told me that she can't wait for me to come home and be with her again. I think about being home every time i lay down and close my eyes and go to sleep i miss laying in my bed, watching t.v., seeing your smiling face and eating a home cooked meal, I can't wait until all this is over and i am finally able to come home with you and the rest of the family i don't want to be here i love you so much and miss you dearly and just want to be home. I'm not sure how long i can take it in this place i'm going to explode this is to much for me.
Dear Mom,
How are you doing i'm doing ok for right now I miss you really much and i love you. the people are fun to be around some times and every thing is going well I can get what every one else is getting and i do what every one is doing the training for the most part is intence we have to get up every morning very early to start our drill and it be really tireing. I don't want to be here any longer but i know that there is no way that i can get out of it now, i'm stuck here and i just have to wait it out but in the mean time i started doing a little reading i have been writing my girlfriend and she really miss me too she told me that she can't wait for me to come home and be with her again. I think about being home every time i lay down and close my eyes and go to sleep i miss laying in my bed, watching t.v., seeing your smiling face and eating a home cooked meal, I can't wait until all this is over and i am finally able to come home with you and the rest of the family i don't want to be here i love you so much and miss you dearly and just want to be home. I'm not sure how long i can take it in this place i'm going to explode this is to much for me.
Tatiana Lewis
Letters back home
Dear mom:
This is your son richard and so far the war is o.k but i dont know if i will see combat because of my leg. tell kenny that i miss him and i also miss you too. jenkins the man i told you about died coming back to our spot, war is cool but at the same time dangerous because everybody is dieing and you wouldnt know if you would die next. i know when i left home you probably thought it would be a bad thing because you think something might happen to me but i am fine, and strong. i didnt have any other plans, and peewee the other man i told you about hes cool but he dont take any mess from anyone, we also traveled too and it was a fun experience expecially meeting new people everyday. i cant wait until i come home because i miss it and i also meet a lot of friends and it is kind of hard expecially with simpson on my back and i just keep on moving with the days.
i love you
sincerly richard
Letters back home
Dear mom:
This is your son richard and so far the war is o.k but i dont know if i will see combat because of my leg. tell kenny that i miss him and i also miss you too. jenkins the man i told you about died coming back to our spot, war is cool but at the same time dangerous because everybody is dieing and you wouldnt know if you would die next. i know when i left home you probably thought it would be a bad thing because you think something might happen to me but i am fine, and strong. i didnt have any other plans, and peewee the other man i told you about hes cool but he dont take any mess from anyone, we also traveled too and it was a fun experience expecially meeting new people everyday. i cant wait until i come home because i miss it and i also meet a lot of friends and it is kind of hard expecially with simpson on my back and i just keep on moving with the days.
i love you
sincerly richard
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
elston hartwell
some to love me
If I was Cindy I would have done the same thing just wouldn’t say it like that. I would have waited till she got done eating because some people doesn’t like to talk while their eating especially me. But it’s not about me it’s about Cindy and Raffie. So back to what I was saying. If she wouldn’t get all routed what she says then her mother would’ve slapped her like that. If Cindy would have just come to her mother like this for example, same body told me that he was a bad person. Then her mother would have said who was the person that gave you this information that you are telling me. Do I know this person before? Then Cindy should have said yeah you know this person. Then the slap wouldn’t have happen like it did. After all that she ran to her room and closes the door because her mother didn’t believe her. So the next day Cindy went to Ms. Davis house to about what happen between her mother and her. But through all that Ms. Davis just wanted to know if she was okay. That’s when Harold asks did Cindy want to walk to the library with him. That when they that dude that be hanging out with bobby everyday. When they saw him, he said what are you look at. They said nothing and kept walking to the library. That’s why this was a good book.
some to love me
If I was Cindy I would have done the same thing just wouldn’t say it like that. I would have waited till she got done eating because some people doesn’t like to talk while their eating especially me. But it’s not about me it’s about Cindy and Raffie. So back to what I was saying. If she wouldn’t get all routed what she says then her mother would’ve slapped her like that. If Cindy would have just come to her mother like this for example, same body told me that he was a bad person. Then her mother would have said who was the person that gave you this information that you are telling me. Do I know this person before? Then Cindy should have said yeah you know this person. Then the slap wouldn’t have happen like it did. After all that she ran to her room and closes the door because her mother didn’t believe her. So the next day Cindy went to Ms. Davis house to about what happen between her mother and her. But through all that Ms. Davis just wanted to know if she was okay. That’s when Harold asks did Cindy want to walk to the library with him. That when they that dude that be hanging out with bobby everyday. When they saw him, he said what are you look at. They said nothing and kept walking to the library. That’s why this was a good book.
By: Jennifer Buchanan
Letter Back Home
Dear, Kenny
I really miss you a lot. You are my life and I will never forget about you. I am willing to do whatever it takes to provide for you. You are my little brother as well as one of my number one priorities. You are the reason why I am fighting in this war today. I want to be a good role model for you because I want you to make the right decisions in life. Your life is important, so I want you to live it to the fullest. I hope you are at home helping momma and making sure that you do what she ask you to. I miss you both a lot and I can’t wait to see you all soon. I love you and I want you to keep up with the good work. Make sure you got to school and get good grades because that will get you very far. I am working hard in this war and it’s really for your benefit. I want you to have the best even if I don’t. I will fight until I die just so you have the things you need. That’s the attitude that I have. I am committed to this war and to you. I will talk to you soon and I will forever love you.
Sincerely, Richie
Letter Back Home
Dear, Kenny
I really miss you a lot. You are my life and I will never forget about you. I am willing to do whatever it takes to provide for you. You are my little brother as well as one of my number one priorities. You are the reason why I am fighting in this war today. I want to be a good role model for you because I want you to make the right decisions in life. Your life is important, so I want you to live it to the fullest. I hope you are at home helping momma and making sure that you do what she ask you to. I miss you both a lot and I can’t wait to see you all soon. I love you and I want you to keep up with the good work. Make sure you got to school and get good grades because that will get you very far. I am working hard in this war and it’s really for your benefit. I want you to have the best even if I don’t. I will fight until I die just so you have the things you need. That’s the attitude that I have. I am committed to this war and to you. I will talk to you soon and I will forever love you.
Sincerely, Richie
Peewee
2/23/79
Dear Dad,
I really miss you guys. How are you and mom doing. I doing ok for now. I miss eating moms good old cooking. I miss my room and my games etc. They got us doing so much out here. Tell my brother and my sister I said hi, I miss them and I will be home I don't know when but hopefully it will be really soon. Tell my girl that I will write to her real soon. Also tell all of my friends around the house that I said Hello and please stay out of trouble. I almost forgot tell my grandmother and grandfather I said hi, I miss them and I love them and I can not wait to see them. I hope everybody else is doing fine. To tell you the truth this is really crazy because everyday somebody is dying. Richie told me to tell you guys hi too. A mom he miss your cooking too and he can not wait to get some more of it.Mom take care of dad and dad take care of mom and my brothers and sisters. I love yall so much and I will write back real soon be looking for my letter.
Mary Thomas
2/23/79
Dear Dad,
I really miss you guys. How are you and mom doing. I doing ok for now. I miss eating moms good old cooking. I miss my room and my games etc. They got us doing so much out here. Tell my brother and my sister I said hi, I miss them and I will be home I don't know when but hopefully it will be really soon. Tell my girl that I will write to her real soon. Also tell all of my friends around the house that I said Hello and please stay out of trouble. I almost forgot tell my grandmother and grandfather I said hi, I miss them and I love them and I can not wait to see them. I hope everybody else is doing fine. To tell you the truth this is really crazy because everyday somebody is dying. Richie told me to tell you guys hi too. A mom he miss your cooking too and he can not wait to get some more of it.Mom take care of dad and dad take care of mom and my brothers and sisters. I love yall so much and I will write back real soon be looking for my letter.
Mary Thomas
Kenneth Anderson
BR: What are your plans for the summer? Where will you be in Septembember?
Over the summer, I plan to be getting ready to leave for college in August. I really won't have too long after the summer starts to start getting ready to leave, so I'll have to start getting everything ready. I'm going to need a job, so I can have a nice little wardrobe when I move to Carbondale, also. By the time September comes, I hope to be at Carbondale and also working.
Carolyn Green
Dear Mama,
I haven't been so real with you for the last months. I am really losing it. If only you have seen and been through what I have over here. All them other times I was writing you I have left a lot of things out. Many of our soliders our dying over here I have been hit in the arm and wrist and have not been so good. I was scared to tell you guys these things because I was a scame of myself. I lose some of my friends and it's killing me in the inside. I shot a cong to death in the face and I don't know the real reason why I have done it. So I just wont you to know that if anything ever happened to me I love you so very much. and tell Kenny that I love him also. So as far as me what have lif been for you guys? I hpoe that it was the time of your lives. I really miss and I have really became a man while I was down here. I was young when I was I enter the war and now I have learned alot from this and I have been through a lot while I am in here. I just don't want you guys to worry about me I am going to be okay and so will you and Kenny. other then that the guys are doing okay and we will win and I will come home and will well be okay. I hope that the little money I have been sending is helping out a lot a the house. Well I love you guys and write back as soon as you can LOVE ALWAYS PERRY.
Dear Mama,
I haven't been so real with you for the last months. I am really losing it. If only you have seen and been through what I have over here. All them other times I was writing you I have left a lot of things out. Many of our soliders our dying over here I have been hit in the arm and wrist and have not been so good. I was scared to tell you guys these things because I was a scame of myself. I lose some of my friends and it's killing me in the inside. I shot a cong to death in the face and I don't know the real reason why I have done it. So I just wont you to know that if anything ever happened to me I love you so very much. and tell Kenny that I love him also. So as far as me what have lif been for you guys? I hpoe that it was the time of your lives. I really miss and I have really became a man while I was down here. I was young when I was I enter the war and now I have learned alot from this and I have been through a lot while I am in here. I just don't want you guys to worry about me I am going to be okay and so will you and Kenny. other then that the guys are doing okay and we will win and I will come home and will well be okay. I hope that the little money I have been sending is helping out a lot a the house. Well I love you guys and write back as soon as you can LOVE ALWAYS PERRY.
Richie
November3,1962
Dear Mama,
How are you I hope everything is okay with you since I've been in the war and all. How is Kenny I heard he was going to try out for the basketball team, I hope he make it. Mama Nam isn't different a whole lot different. It's like hell down here Mama, the food is so horrible, it's hot down here at night you would think it would cool down, but it don't. Then the mosquitoes down here will tear your butt up, I thought mosquitoes didnt bite black people, but they do. Am in Alpha company the guys in this company are something else. They are very crazy, I met one dude down here, he's from Chicago his named is Peewee, he is a funny guy that dude don't take no mess from nobody. How's Jimmy doing, before I left he said that he was going to be looking after you and Kenny for me. I hope he is. Everyday when I wake up I fear for my life. Just a couple of days ago we lost one of our men. Mama I just want to come home, please mama just pray for me.
Love,
Richie
P.S. I love you and tell Kenny I love him also.
Shiquita Davis
By:Sheena Johnson
What are your plans for this summer?Where will you be in september?
This summer I am planning to through my baby his first birthday party. I am also planning to be sdafe and happy because I am out of High School. In September Iam going to be working. But in September of 2008 Iam going to be in school at Chicago State.
What are your plans for this summer?Where will you be in september?
This summer I am planning to through my baby his first birthday party. I am also planning to be sdafe and happy because I am out of High School. In September Iam going to be working. But in September of 2008 Iam going to be in school at Chicago State.
Jasmine Watson
What are your plans for this summer? Where will you be in September?
I plan to get a job before I go to college, so I can have money in the bank for me and my family. I also plan to have fun with my friends and go out with my baby to take pictures. That sums it up for what I plan to do in the summer, but in September I will be in college, getting ready to begin my life and I will be on my own, so I just want to get out of my moms house 'cause she is gettin' on my last nerves and when I leave I don't plan to come up here and visit her neither, but that's what I'm going to be doing in September.
What are your plans for this summer? Where will you be in September?
I plan to get a job before I go to college, so I can have money in the bank for me and my family. I also plan to have fun with my friends and go out with my baby to take pictures. That sums it up for what I plan to do in the summer, but in September I will be in college, getting ready to begin my life and I will be on my own, so I just want to get out of my moms house 'cause she is gettin' on my last nerves and when I leave I don't plan to come up here and visit her neither, but that's what I'm going to be doing in September.
Danielle McNulty
What are your plans for this summer? Where will you be in September?
My plans for the summer is to work and have fun. I'm going to get ready to move to Carbondale to go to college. I will be hanging out and just chillin. I plan on going back to Mississippi and visiting again before i go back to college. I'm going to move back down there, but I'm going to go to Southern a little bit and then transfer my credits over to Jackson State. I'm worried about me, myself, and I this summer because i have some things i have to get in order. My summer will be great!!!!!!!
What are your plans for this summer? Where will you be in September?
My plans for the summer is to work and have fun. I'm going to get ready to move to Carbondale to go to college. I will be hanging out and just chillin. I plan on going back to Mississippi and visiting again before i go back to college. I'm going to move back down there, but I'm going to go to Southern a little bit and then transfer my credits over to Jackson State. I'm worried about me, myself, and I this summer because i have some things i have to get in order. My summer will be great!!!!!!!
Sharocka Malone
What is your plans for this summer? Where will you be in september?
I don't have any plans for the summer whatever happen, happens.
In september I will be taking care of my child or his daddy will take care of him why I go to school but if he's not working the next person is my mother she don't have anything to do.
What is your plans for this summer? Where will you be in september?
I don't have any plans for the summer whatever happen, happens.
In september I will be taking care of my child or his daddy will take care of him why I go to school but if he's not working the next person is my mother she don't have anything to do.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
BIG BAND JAZZ
Throughout the music project I have learned a lot of things about Big Band Jazz. This music has been around ever the 90’s of the 1800’s, but soon became popular in the 1920’s. Through the history of jazz there have been many types of jazz ranging from cool to ragtime jazz. Big band jazz is a unique type of jazz that consist of nothing but, music with instruments. These bands are supposed to have saxophones, trombones, trumpets, and a rhythm section. I learned that a rhythm section is a section apart of the band that consists of drums, keyboard, guitar, and bass guitar. Count Basie and Duke Ellington were some of the greatest band leaders of their time. They both had bands that contributed to the popularity of big band jazz. This type of jazz is supposed to be nothing but music and Basie decided to add a mixture of blues and classical sing to his music. Before I did this project I thought jazz was very boring. When I learned about the different jazz music there was my whole prospective change about it
Throughout the music project I have learned a lot of things about Big Band Jazz. This music has been around ever the 90’s of the 1800’s, but soon became popular in the 1920’s. Through the history of jazz there have been many types of jazz ranging from cool to ragtime jazz. Big band jazz is a unique type of jazz that consist of nothing but, music with instruments. These bands are supposed to have saxophones, trombones, trumpets, and a rhythm section. I learned that a rhythm section is a section apart of the band that consists of drums, keyboard, guitar, and bass guitar. Count Basie and Duke Ellington were some of the greatest band leaders of their time. They both had bands that contributed to the popularity of big band jazz. This type of jazz is supposed to be nothing but music and Basie decided to add a mixture of blues and classical sing to his music. Before I did this project I thought jazz was very boring. When I learned about the different jazz music there was my whole prospective change about it
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
DEREK MIDDLETON
FREEWRITE
WHEN TEXAS A&M LOST 2 OHIO STATE IT WAS A HEART BREAKING LOST. BECAUSE I PICKED THEM 2 GO THE FINAL 4.ACIE LAW COULDN'T DO IT ALL BY HIMSELF. HE NEEDED SOME HELP. KANSAS WAS ALSO PICKED BY ME 2 GO 2 THE FINAL 4. THEIR STAR PLAYER JULIAN WRIGHT DIDNT EVEN HAVE A GOOD GAME. UNC LOST HAD 2 BE THE WORST. I PICKED THEM 2 GO 2 THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE REALLY HURTED MY BRACKET.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Lashonda Thomas
I remember a time when I found out that my aunt was on drugs because you would never think that she would ever be on drugs because she was the type that would always get some one out of trouble when you know you did something wrong but when I found out that she was strung out I was really upset why I was so upset because she was my favorite aunt and I would have never think that she would be a crack head but at first I did not believe it because my cousin told me and she did not like my aunt so I thought she was lying but then my mother finally told me and when she told me she was going to a rehabilitation center, 4 month went by and she came out and I had never asked her where she had been I had just acted like nothing happened. But she came out like it was nothing wrong but I knew she had just did a blow because I seen some white stuff around her mouth but I still didn’t say nothing I asked was she going to take me to buy some cloth she said later and I told her I was going to call her but when I called her she did dent answer then about 2 hours later I asked my mother if she seen her she said no then my father did that she was in jail for stilling crack.
I remember a time when I found out that my aunt was on drugs because you would never think that she would ever be on drugs because she was the type that would always get some one out of trouble when you know you did something wrong but when I found out that she was strung out I was really upset why I was so upset because she was my favorite aunt and I would have never think that she would be a crack head but at first I did not believe it because my cousin told me and she did not like my aunt so I thought she was lying but then my mother finally told me and when she told me she was going to a rehabilitation center, 4 month went by and she came out and I had never asked her where she had been I had just acted like nothing happened. But she came out like it was nothing wrong but I knew she had just did a blow because I seen some white stuff around her mouth but I still didn’t say nothing I asked was she going to take me to buy some cloth she said later and I told her I was going to call her but when I called her she did dent answer then about 2 hours later I asked my mother if she seen her she said no then my father did that she was in jail for stilling crack.
Dion Bell
9th Period
3-26-07
Essay #1
Does a single parent household work better than a double or both parent household? My opinion is yes and no. The reasons why say yes because if you have been raised only with one parent then you will know how to raise your child or children with just being a single parent. You will also know how to raise your with another person living with you being a parent. You will have the advantage to bond with your child such as getting to know them more and having a lot of time to spend with them because it is you and the child or your kids. You can help you child with their problems and you and your child or children can be best friends and just have each other. The other reason why I said no is because you might be searching for love and has little time for child or children. You might be doing things with your spouse and have little for your child or children. You may not be as close with your child as a single parent would be with theirs. However not all single parents are close with their child. Just try to get to know your child more and be helpful and trustful to them instead of a parent. Just be their best friend so they can run to you with all of their problems and you and your child will have a great family relationship.
9th Period
3-26-07
Essay #1
Does a single parent household work better than a double or both parent household? My opinion is yes and no. The reasons why say yes because if you have been raised only with one parent then you will know how to raise your child or children with just being a single parent. You will also know how to raise your with another person living with you being a parent. You will have the advantage to bond with your child such as getting to know them more and having a lot of time to spend with them because it is you and the child or your kids. You can help you child with their problems and you and your child or children can be best friends and just have each other. The other reason why I said no is because you might be searching for love and has little time for child or children. You might be doing things with your spouse and have little for your child or children. You may not be as close with your child as a single parent would be with theirs. However not all single parents are close with their child. Just try to get to know your child more and be helpful and trustful to them instead of a parent. Just be their best friend so they can run to you with all of their problems and you and your child will have a great family relationship.
Mary Thomas- HOLE IN MY LIFE
I think one of the most important thing that happen in this book was when he went to school. He went to two different school because he had moved. He wanted to go back to the first school he went to because he had so many friends that go there. He did not know how to speak spanish like that so that is another reason why I think he went back to his old school. He is good. If that was me, I would have stayed with my parents and go to the new school, instead of living with some other family and going back to my old school even though all the people i know go to my old school. At least he went to back to his old school and stayed there for a while. He was bogus for how he acted towards the other family. I think this was kind of an important part in the book.
I think one of the most important thing that happen in this book was when he went to school. He went to two different school because he had moved. He wanted to go back to the first school he went to because he had so many friends that go there. He did not know how to speak spanish like that so that is another reason why I think he went back to his old school. He is good. If that was me, I would have stayed with my parents and go to the new school, instead of living with some other family and going back to my old school even though all the people i know go to my old school. At least he went to back to his old school and stayed there for a while. He was bogus for how he acted towards the other family. I think this was kind of an important part in the book.
The Drop Off sarina glover
HE was in jail listening to everybody tell their story about how they got caught. He was comparing listening to the stories was just like being in Boys Scout and sitting by a campfire telling ghost stories. While listening to some his inmate’s stories he started to tell how he was caught.
After coming from Cape May to New Jersey Coast. All he kept thinking that he was going to get caught. He said I could tell you the fear of waiting to get caught was worse than getting caught. Since they hadn’t got In touched with Rik they didn’t have blank space reserved for them. Hamilton thought that they would just cruise around until they found something that looked available to them. They made it all the way to Queens, Hamilton called Rik and made the arrangements. He was already at the motel in the room ready to start moving the hash. He had a car set up with two hundred and fifty pound sale. Next they waited for a kat name Jerome who would meet them at the gas station where they will follow him to his place. They was going to wait at Jerome’s place until the money arrives. Jerome’s connection hadn’t arrived. On the way back to New York they got caught in a thunderstorm. Then all of a sudden someone said somebody is following us, which made him swerve off the road. Next they all went back to the Chelsea Hotel were they stayed until bossiness started booming. They all worked together for the next few weeks of keeping all the records. Then everything hit rock bottom. Rik had called while Hamilton and Jack was in the room he said that he had another delivery to request one that would empty the boat. But to conclude the F.B.I. came in and the Treasury agents. Everything went bad. Jack had heard all the commotion and escape out the front door . He made his way back to Davy’s place where he remains.
HE was in jail listening to everybody tell their story about how they got caught. He was comparing listening to the stories was just like being in Boys Scout and sitting by a campfire telling ghost stories. While listening to some his inmate’s stories he started to tell how he was caught.
After coming from Cape May to New Jersey Coast. All he kept thinking that he was going to get caught. He said I could tell you the fear of waiting to get caught was worse than getting caught. Since they hadn’t got In touched with Rik they didn’t have blank space reserved for them. Hamilton thought that they would just cruise around until they found something that looked available to them. They made it all the way to Queens, Hamilton called Rik and made the arrangements. He was already at the motel in the room ready to start moving the hash. He had a car set up with two hundred and fifty pound sale. Next they waited for a kat name Jerome who would meet them at the gas station where they will follow him to his place. They was going to wait at Jerome’s place until the money arrives. Jerome’s connection hadn’t arrived. On the way back to New York they got caught in a thunderstorm. Then all of a sudden someone said somebody is following us, which made him swerve off the road. Next they all went back to the Chelsea Hotel were they stayed until bossiness started booming. They all worked together for the next few weeks of keeping all the records. Then everything hit rock bottom. Rik had called while Hamilton and Jack was in the room he said that he had another delivery to request one that would empty the boat. But to conclude the F.B.I. came in and the Treasury agents. Everything went bad. Jack had heard all the commotion and escape out the front door . He made his way back to Davy’s place where he remains.
Kenneth Anderson
BR: "People should fight for their country because their country asked, regardless of personal feelings". Do you agree or disagree with this quote? More important, why?
I completely disagree with this quote. When a person is sent off to war, there is no guarantee that they'll be coming back. Some people, who are pro-life, are against killing people. Obviously, this can cause this person to either spend time in jail, or die on the battlefield because they chose to not kill someone. When there is a war, there're many people that get sent off without ever wanting to participate, wanting to stay with their families and/or just live the life that they're living without any more drama.
carolyn green
i really don't believe that they should fight for their country because they were asked, but because they wont to. they shouldn't be force to do somthing that they don't wont to do. iam not saying that it's not okay to fight, but they also have to thimk about their families and theirseleves.
i really don't believe that they should fight for their country because they were asked, but because they wont to. they shouldn't be force to do somthing that they don't wont to do. iam not saying that it's not okay to fight, but they also have to thimk about their families and theirseleves.
Danielle McNulty
"People should fight for their country because their country asked, regardless of personal feelings".
Do you agree or disagree with this quote? More importantly, why?
I disagree and agree with this quote. The reason why i disagree with this quote is because some people probably dont want to fight for their country even though they live in this country. Some might not think it is worth it because some of the things thats going on in politics concerning out country. some people might agree because some might feel that this is a good country and they would do anything to protect it.
"People should fight for their country because their country asked, regardless of personal feelings".
Do you agree or disagree with this quote? More importantly, why?
I disagree and agree with this quote. The reason why i disagree with this quote is because some people probably dont want to fight for their country even though they live in this country. Some might not think it is worth it because some of the things thats going on in politics concerning out country. some people might agree because some might feel that this is a good country and they would do anything to protect it.
Jasmine Watson
I disagree...... Why? because if you don't want to do something you shouldn't have to do something that you don't want to. Those who want to fight for there country should go to war and fight for their country, those who don't shouldn't have to no matter who is the president or who is in charge.
I disagree...... Why? because if you don't want to do something you shouldn't have to do something that you don't want to. Those who want to fight for there country should go to war and fight for their country, those who don't shouldn't have to no matter who is the president or who is in charge.
By:SheenaJohnson
"People should fight for their country because their country asked, regardless of personal feelings". Do you agree or disagree with this quote? More importantly, why?
I disagree and agree. I do both because you should fight for your country because our country have suffered alot to keep us alive. I also feel that personal feelings do have something to do with it because peoiple feel as if we don't have to fight for our country because of the president "BUSH". It is important because we have to help fight for our country and forget about our personal feelings sometimes.
"People should fight for their country because their country asked, regardless of personal feelings". Do you agree or disagree with this quote? More importantly, why?
I disagree and agree. I do both because you should fight for your country because our country have suffered alot to keep us alive. I also feel that personal feelings do have something to do with it because peoiple feel as if we don't have to fight for our country because of the president "BUSH". It is important because we have to help fight for our country and forget about our personal feelings sometimes.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Rhythm and Blues Kenya Lockett
While studying Rhythm and Blues I learned a lot about black music that I never knew. First I learned who created Rhythm and Blues and what year; Jerry Wexler created Rhythm and Blues in 1947. Then I learned what different music genres make up Rhythm and Blues, which are jazz, gospel, and blues. Music created and performed by African American artists. I also learned that R&B is the abbreviation for Rhythm and blues, which is pretty self explanatory. I learned why Rhythm and Blues was initially created, which was to identify the rocking style of music that combined the twelve bar blues format and boogie- woogie with a back beat. The time period in which Rhythm and Blues was created was the 1940s, a period when blacks were rising. Blacks were doing great things, creating phenomenal music, showing artistic skills, owning towns and more. I also learned about different types of R&B, there are contemporary R&B, soul, and many more. My favorite thing about R&B is its great artist. There are legends such as: Diana Ross, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Temptation, Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and more. The new R&B artist would include music sensations such as: Beyonce, John Legend, R Kelly, Ciara, Chris Brown and many more. I really learned a lot about the music my people created. There were many phenomenal artists with over the top hits.
While studying Rhythm and Blues I learned a lot about black music that I never knew. First I learned who created Rhythm and Blues and what year; Jerry Wexler created Rhythm and Blues in 1947. Then I learned what different music genres make up Rhythm and Blues, which are jazz, gospel, and blues. Music created and performed by African American artists. I also learned that R&B is the abbreviation for Rhythm and blues, which is pretty self explanatory. I learned why Rhythm and Blues was initially created, which was to identify the rocking style of music that combined the twelve bar blues format and boogie- woogie with a back beat. The time period in which Rhythm and Blues was created was the 1940s, a period when blacks were rising. Blacks were doing great things, creating phenomenal music, showing artistic skills, owning towns and more. I also learned about different types of R&B, there are contemporary R&B, soul, and many more. My favorite thing about R&B is its great artist. There are legends such as: Diana Ross, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Temptation, Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and more. The new R&B artist would include music sensations such as: Beyonce, John Legend, R Kelly, Ciara, Chris Brown and many more. I really learned a lot about the music my people created. There were many phenomenal artists with over the top hits.
Rhythm and Blues Kenya Lockett
While studying Rhythm and Blues I learned a lot about black music that I never knew. First I learned who created Rhythm and Blues and what year; Jerry Wexler created Rhythm and Blues in 1947. Then I learned what different music genres make up Rhythm and Blues, which are jazz, gospel, and blues. Music created and performed by African American artists. I also learned that R&B is the abbreviation for Rhythm and blues, which is pretty self explanatory. I learned why Rhythm and Blues was initially created, which was to identify the rocking style of music that combined the twelve bar blues format and boogie- woogie with a back beat. The time period in which Rhythm and Blues was created was the 1940s, a period when blacks were rising. Blacks were doing great things, creating phenomenal music, showing artistic skills, owning towns and more. I also learned about different types of R&B, there are contemporary R&B, soul, and many more. My favorite thing about R&B is its great artist. There are legends such as: Diana Ross, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Temptation, Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and more. The new R&B artist would include music sensations such as: Beyonce, John Legend, R Kelly, Ciara, Chris Brown and many more. I really learned a lot about the music my people created. There were many phenomenal artists with over the top hits.
While studying Rhythm and Blues I learned a lot about black music that I never knew. First I learned who created Rhythm and Blues and what year; Jerry Wexler created Rhythm and Blues in 1947. Then I learned what different music genres make up Rhythm and Blues, which are jazz, gospel, and blues. Music created and performed by African American artists. I also learned that R&B is the abbreviation for Rhythm and blues, which is pretty self explanatory. I learned why Rhythm and Blues was initially created, which was to identify the rocking style of music that combined the twelve bar blues format and boogie- woogie with a back beat. The time period in which Rhythm and Blues was created was the 1940s, a period when blacks were rising. Blacks were doing great things, creating phenomenal music, showing artistic skills, owning towns and more. I also learned about different types of R&B, there are contemporary R&B, soul, and many more. My favorite thing about R&B is its great artist. There are legends such as: Diana Ross, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Temptation, Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and more. The new R&B artist would include music sensations such as: Beyonce, John Legend, R Kelly, Ciara, Chris Brown and many more. I really learned a lot about the music my people created. There were many phenomenal artists with over the top hits.
By: Emily WebsterCool Jazz
My music was about cool jazz. Cool jazz started around the year 1920s. Around that time it was a time of movement for blacks. There was a lot of hatred in the 1920s. But that was a exciting time for black music. I learn that there was a lot of good musician and talented singer around the 1920s. I was shock that there were a lot of people into Jazz. Jazz was the big thing back in those days.
These are some of the good musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cozy Cole and Duke Ellington. I learn how they became successful and how blacks were treated. I thought Jazz was boring but after I did this project I started to like the music.
My music was about cool jazz. Cool jazz started around the year 1920s. Around that time it was a time of movement for blacks. There was a lot of hatred in the 1920s. But that was a exciting time for black music. I learn that there was a lot of good musician and talented singer around the 1920s. I was shock that there were a lot of people into Jazz. Jazz was the big thing back in those days.
These are some of the good musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cozy Cole and Duke Ellington. I learn how they became successful and how blacks were treated. I thought Jazz was boring but after I did this project I started to like the music.
By: Emily WebsterCool Jazz
My music was about cool jazz. Cool jazz started around the year 1920s. Around that time it was a time of movement for blacks. There was a lot of hatred in the 1920s. But that was a exciting time for black music. I learn that there was a lot of good musician and talented singer around the 1920s. I was shock that there were a lot of people into Jazz. Jazz was the big thing back in those days.
These are some of the good musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cozy Cole and Duke Ellington. I learn how they became successful and how blacks were treated. I thought Jazz was boring but after I did this project I started to like the music.
My music was about cool jazz. Cool jazz started around the year 1920s. Around that time it was a time of movement for blacks. There was a lot of hatred in the 1920s. But that was a exciting time for black music. I learn that there was a lot of good musician and talented singer around the 1920s. I was shock that there were a lot of people into Jazz. Jazz was the big thing back in those days.
These are some of the good musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cozy Cole and Duke Ellington. I learn how they became successful and how blacks were treated. I thought Jazz was boring but after I did this project I started to like the music.
Summary on the history of Jazz By Terrell Taylor
On my music project was the history on Jazz. When I first was assigned this project I didn't know A thing about Jazz, all I knew is that my grandma use to listen to it all the time. After doing the project I a little about the music of jazz. I know that jazz music was born in New Orleans with the fusion of Ragtime and Band music. I found out about a couple legends to like Louis armstrong and charles parker. I also learned that it was all types of jazz like big band jazz and things like that. Doing the research on jazz was alright.
On my music project was the history on Jazz. When I first was assigned this project I didn't know A thing about Jazz, all I knew is that my grandma use to listen to it all the time. After doing the project I a little about the music of jazz. I know that jazz music was born in New Orleans with the fusion of Ragtime and Band music. I found out about a couple legends to like Louis armstrong and charles parker. I also learned that it was all types of jazz like big band jazz and things like that. Doing the research on jazz was alright.
Teonna Chism
what i learned about my music which was Gospel music. i learned so much about so many artists like Kirk Franklinhttp://www.kirkfranklin.us/.I learned about other artists to i learned things about gospel music that i never knew about. i got to get things about Donny McClurkinthat alot of people dont know about http://www.donniem/mcclurkin.cojust go to the website and you will find things out that u never knew about.I learned that gospel music came from way back in the centuries.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_music. i also learned about Smokie Norful http://www.smokienorful.com/main.aspx u could get alot from juust listen to some of his music and others. last but not least Yolanda Adams who is great Gospel artist who should be the queen of Gospel music alot people sayhttp://www.yolandaadams.org/.
what i learned about my music which was Gospel music. i learned so much about so many artists like Kirk Franklinhttp://www.kirkfranklin.us/.I learned about other artists to i learned things about gospel music that i never knew about. i got to get things about Donny McClurkinthat alot of people dont know about http://www.donniem/mcclurkin.cojust go to the website and you will find things out that u never knew about.I learned that gospel music came from way back in the centuries.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_music. i also learned about Smokie Norful http://www.smokienorful.com/main.aspx u could get alot from juust listen to some of his music and others. last but not least Yolanda Adams who is great Gospel artist who should be the queen of Gospel music alot people sayhttp://www.yolandaadams.org/.
The things that i learned from Rock N Roll are alot. First i learned that African Americans started off with Rock first. The music is a mixed with blues tunes and R and B. The most famous black who made rock famous was Little Richard. Then later on in the years the whites came and made rock there music. So Elvis Preseley became known as the king of Rock N Roll . The music stated in small clubs and on the radio. Most parents didn't like there kids to listen to the music because of the lyrics. The end of world War 2 came and rock became more popular. The most famous song of Rock N Roll music is " I LOVE ROCK N ROLL " and will always be known.
Brittany Taylor
Telisa Poole
My music was Dixieland Jazz Music. This type of music consist of ragtime, brass. It was really started with the African but the white man stole it from the Africans. The music Dixieland Jazz was created in the early 1910s in New Orleans. Their are many famous artist that you might know that have played Dixieland Jazz such as Louis Armstrong some of his Dixieland Jazz songs are "Jazz Lips, Dear Southland, The coquette." Another artist is Jimmy LaRocca his songs consist of "Who's Sorry Now." "The Original Dixieland" Band played the best Dixieland Jazz music The reason Africans started this type of music is because they was the World War One .
My music was Dixieland Jazz Music. This type of music consist of ragtime, brass. It was really started with the African but the white man stole it from the Africans. The music Dixieland Jazz was created in the early 1910s in New Orleans. Their are many famous artist that you might know that have played Dixieland Jazz such as Louis Armstrong some of his Dixieland Jazz songs are "Jazz Lips, Dear Southland, The coquette." Another artist is Jimmy LaRocca his songs consist of "Who's Sorry Now." "The Original Dixieland" Band played the best Dixieland Jazz music The reason Africans started this type of music is because they was the World War One .
Telisa Poole
My music was Dixieland Jazz Music. This type of music consist of ragtime, brass. It was really started with the African but the white man stole it from the Africans. The music Dixieland Jazz was created in the early 1910s in New Orleans. Their are many famous artist that you might know that have played Dixieland Jazz such as Louis Armstrong some of his Dixieland Jazz songs are "Jazz Lips, Dear Southland, The coquette." Another artist is Jimmy LaRocca his songs consist of "Who's Sorry Now." "The Original Dixieland" Band played the best Dixieland Jazz music The reason Africans started this type of music is because they was the World War One .
My music was Dixieland Jazz Music. This type of music consist of ragtime, brass. It was really started with the African but the white man stole it from the Africans. The music Dixieland Jazz was created in the early 1910s in New Orleans. Their are many famous artist that you might know that have played Dixieland Jazz such as Louis Armstrong some of his Dixieland Jazz songs are "Jazz Lips, Dear Southland, The coquette." Another artist is Jimmy LaRocca his songs consist of "Who's Sorry Now." "The Original Dixieland" Band played the best Dixieland Jazz music The reason Africans started this type of music is because they was the World War One .
summary of music project by: lauren curtis
the music that i was given to research was house music . i learned alot about house music i really didn't think that house could be so interesting . the first thing i learned was that house was a direct decendent of disco music. the most influencial people were DJ Ron Hardy, DJ Frankie Knuckles and DJ Larry Levan. two of these DJ's were gay and they freely expressed it . ron hardy created the environment for house music while frankie knuckles laided the foundation for it to become successful. larry levan was also influencial in this process he would play house, disco ,and garage which were hot back in the day.there were also two essential clubs that played house music they were Chicago's Warehouse and New York's Paradise Garage. this were Dj hardy and knuckles got their start. Dj Larry Levan got his start in a club that would put the Dj in the center of attention . house became so successful because it started to play in a wider community and got more attention .there were also many other amuter DJ's that were coming on to the scence. they would ask ron to test out their music on their crowds to see if they would like it. house music is electrical and many people enjoy it that's why it's going to become universal.
the music that i was given to research was house music . i learned alot about house music i really didn't think that house could be so interesting . the first thing i learned was that house was a direct decendent of disco music. the most influencial people were DJ Ron Hardy, DJ Frankie Knuckles and DJ Larry Levan. two of these DJ's were gay and they freely expressed it . ron hardy created the environment for house music while frankie knuckles laided the foundation for it to become successful. larry levan was also influencial in this process he would play house, disco ,and garage which were hot back in the day.there were also two essential clubs that played house music they were Chicago's Warehouse and New York's Paradise Garage. this were Dj hardy and knuckles got their start. Dj Larry Levan got his start in a club that would put the Dj in the center of attention . house became so successful because it started to play in a wider community and got more attention .there were also many other amuter DJ's that were coming on to the scence. they would ask ron to test out their music on their crowds to see if they would like it. house music is electrical and many people enjoy it that's why it's going to become universal.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
James Wright
March 22, 2007
Cindy lived in an apartment with her mom and her mom got a boyfriend named raffie and Cindy doesn’t like her boyfriend. She thinks he is a drug addict. She goes to this school and she got two friends named Jamie and amber Lynn, and they is close friends. Cindy saw this boy named bobby and she liked him and she asked Jamie and amber Lynn who is that boy, and Jamie told her about him and Jamie told her he was her x-boyfriend and she used to beat on her, and Cindy didn’t care she still liked him.
He saw her and spoke to her first they were outside in his Nissan after school was over with. He asked her, her name and he asked her do due want a ride home at first she said no then he kept on talking to her and she got in the car and they went out for ice cream and a Chinese restaurant and took her home. She told Jamie and them and they got upset and tried to tell her what to do, and she got mad and confronted them. She told them that she don’t care she is still going to see him; Jamie got mad talking about how she’s going to see somebody that her best friend went with. Amber Lynn said we is just trying to look out for you, then Cindy said I got this I don’t need nobody looking out for me I can look out for myself. Then bobby picked her up, and took her to the Chinese restaurant again, and saw a silver Mercedes that looked liked raffie car and she thought it was and bobby knew the person in the car and went out there and she thought bobby was selling drugs to, raffie because raffie has a silver Mercedes so when bobby came back she asked him do he got a cousin named raffie he paused then he said no, but she thought that he was lying she thought bobby had drugs and was selling drugs to raffie.
March 22, 2007
Cindy lived in an apartment with her mom and her mom got a boyfriend named raffie and Cindy doesn’t like her boyfriend. She thinks he is a drug addict. She goes to this school and she got two friends named Jamie and amber Lynn, and they is close friends. Cindy saw this boy named bobby and she liked him and she asked Jamie and amber Lynn who is that boy, and Jamie told her about him and Jamie told her he was her x-boyfriend and she used to beat on her, and Cindy didn’t care she still liked him.
He saw her and spoke to her first they were outside in his Nissan after school was over with. He asked her, her name and he asked her do due want a ride home at first she said no then he kept on talking to her and she got in the car and they went out for ice cream and a Chinese restaurant and took her home. She told Jamie and them and they got upset and tried to tell her what to do, and she got mad and confronted them. She told them that she don’t care she is still going to see him; Jamie got mad talking about how she’s going to see somebody that her best friend went with. Amber Lynn said we is just trying to look out for you, then Cindy said I got this I don’t need nobody looking out for me I can look out for myself. Then bobby picked her up, and took her to the Chinese restaurant again, and saw a silver Mercedes that looked liked raffie car and she thought it was and bobby knew the person in the car and went out there and she thought bobby was selling drugs to, raffie because raffie has a silver Mercedes so when bobby came back she asked him do he got a cousin named raffie he paused then he said no, but she thought that he was lying she thought bobby had drugs and was selling drugs to raffie.
DEREK MIDDLETON
ACIE LAW IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED POINT GUARDS IN THE NATION. HE'S GOING 2 BE GREAT WHEN HE GO 2 THE PROS. THEY'RE GOING 2 BEAT OHIO STATE. PEOPLE DONT THINK SO BUT ACIE IS A GAME CHANGER. WHICH MEANS HE CAN DO IT ALL BY HIMSELF. ALL THE PRO SCOUTS SAID HE'S A POSSIBLE LOTTERY PICK.
Kenneth Anderson
BR: Freestyle
I am so ready to graduate and be over and done with this little circus that most people would like to call "high school". I am getting everything in place so that nothing will be in my way for my graduation and nothing will stand in my way of going to college in August. As long as I can keep on track and not fall off, I'm great. The only thing that is keeping me from having a perfect graduation is the fact that I have two tardies in Ms. Virene's class, and I've had perfect attendance ever since I have been in high school. What I'm going to do about that is to make up the time that I was tardy with Ms. Virene, so that I could have perfect attendance 4 years in a row. That's about it.
As far as prom goes, I could really care less about it. Parties, honestly, aren't my scene. I know prom is more of a celebration than a flat-out party, but my version of a celebration is graduation. I can care less about spending a huge amount of money on one night, because graduation shows that I have succeeded and that's enough for me. I'm just really happy to know that I'll be graduating soon.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Dorletha Mables
03/20/07
Some One To Love Me
This was a really good book. Young people these days can really relate to the main character Cindy. Cindy had problems at home with her mom because her mom didn’t pay any attention to her because she always spent all o her free time with her boyfriend Raffie Whitaker. When Cindy would try to spend time with her mom she would just blow her off and tell her that she already made plans with her drug dealing boyfriend Raffie. When Cindy didn’t find love at home she went to her friend ex-boyfriend Bobby Wallace and he was nothing but trouble. Cindy friend Darcy Wills who used to go with Bobby Wallace tried to warn Cindy that Bobby was no good and he used to hit her and smoke weed but Cindy didn’t listen because all she wanted was somebody to love her like he did. So she didn’t care what everybody else was saying . So she also turned to her neighbor Ms. Rose Davis as a mother figure so everytime she needed advice . When Cindy was out with bobby at a Chinese takeout she noticed a smoke gray car that her mom boyfriend drives and bobby went out to talk to who ever that was and when he came back into the restaurant Cindy asked was that somebody name Raffie Whitaker in that car and he said that was his uncle and then he just started snapping on her. When they left there he took her to some row houses where they were shooting up and Cindy didn’t like that at all. At the end of the book Cindy mother finally realize that Raffie was a drug dealer.
03/20/07
Some One To Love Me
This was a really good book. Young people these days can really relate to the main character Cindy. Cindy had problems at home with her mom because her mom didn’t pay any attention to her because she always spent all o her free time with her boyfriend Raffie Whitaker. When Cindy would try to spend time with her mom she would just blow her off and tell her that she already made plans with her drug dealing boyfriend Raffie. When Cindy didn’t find love at home she went to her friend ex-boyfriend Bobby Wallace and he was nothing but trouble. Cindy friend Darcy Wills who used to go with Bobby Wallace tried to warn Cindy that Bobby was no good and he used to hit her and smoke weed but Cindy didn’t listen because all she wanted was somebody to love her like he did. So she didn’t care what everybody else was saying . So she also turned to her neighbor Ms. Rose Davis as a mother figure so everytime she needed advice . When Cindy was out with bobby at a Chinese takeout she noticed a smoke gray car that her mom boyfriend drives and bobby went out to talk to who ever that was and when he came back into the restaurant Cindy asked was that somebody name Raffie Whitaker in that car and he said that was his uncle and then he just started snapping on her. When they left there he took her to some row houses where they were shooting up and Cindy didn’t like that at all. At the end of the book Cindy mother finally realize that Raffie was a drug dealer.
Khuan Higgins
March 20,2007
9th period
Well I feel the book was important cause it was talking about the way of life and , I feel that it was something that people go through and it should let you know like how the mother was playing the daughter for her boyfriend raffie. In was not pay Cindy any attention and that was making cindy mad and she did like her mother treating her like that cause everything she try to do her mom did not really care but her mom boyfriend was a drug dealer and cindy boy friend was working for raffie and cindy was tryin to find out but she try to make her boyfriend seen like he wasin a bad person and her friends kept telling her that he didn’t change he still the same person and he will do you the same way like he did her friend jamee but she was just like her mother and falling and love so fast just cause he gave her his jacket and think that he really care . In she think that he care cause he was giving her money and she didn’t know that he was still the same cause she think he really like her but he said it to get in her head and he was still the same way but she let love keep her by him and he just want to fuck her cause she was a down and good looking girl that he see that he can get her.
March 20,2007
9th period
Well I feel the book was important cause it was talking about the way of life and , I feel that it was something that people go through and it should let you know like how the mother was playing the daughter for her boyfriend raffie. In was not pay Cindy any attention and that was making cindy mad and she did like her mother treating her like that cause everything she try to do her mom did not really care but her mom boyfriend was a drug dealer and cindy boy friend was working for raffie and cindy was tryin to find out but she try to make her boyfriend seen like he wasin a bad person and her friends kept telling her that he didn’t change he still the same person and he will do you the same way like he did her friend jamee but she was just like her mother and falling and love so fast just cause he gave her his jacket and think that he really care . In she think that he care cause he was giving her money and she didn’t know that he was still the same cause she think he really like her but he said it to get in her head and he was still the same way but she let love keep her by him and he just want to fuck her cause she was a down and good looking girl that he see that he can get her.
Breanna Smith
American Lit.
March 20, 2007
9Th Period
Well I do agree with Mrs. Davis when she says ‘a mother ought not’ to leave her child alone for so long at home for a weekend because anything can happen at anytime of the day, and no matter what the parents say they are still responsible for what happens. I think that in order for a person to stay home alone for a weekend is that they should be grown. I feel that since they are grown they are more responsible then a teenager being in a house by there self. A grown up they can cook for there self and they can have as many friends as they want to be over the house because they are grown and more responsible and can clean up after there self. A teenager they might try to through a house party and something bad might jump off. People might start to act all crazy and then they break something. People might start to fight. That’s why I say a person should be grown in order to be left home alone for the weekend. That’s why I think Cindy mother was wrong for just leaving her in the house by her self to go out with her boyfriend. That was my part in the book that I liked and felt like it was wrong.
American Lit.
March 20, 2007
9Th Period
Well I do agree with Mrs. Davis when she says ‘a mother ought not’ to leave her child alone for so long at home for a weekend because anything can happen at anytime of the day, and no matter what the parents say they are still responsible for what happens. I think that in order for a person to stay home alone for a weekend is that they should be grown. I feel that since they are grown they are more responsible then a teenager being in a house by there self. A grown up they can cook for there self and they can have as many friends as they want to be over the house because they are grown and more responsible and can clean up after there self. A teenager they might try to through a house party and something bad might jump off. People might start to act all crazy and then they break something. People might start to fight. That’s why I say a person should be grown in order to be left home alone for the weekend. That’s why I think Cindy mother was wrong for just leaving her in the house by her self to go out with her boyfriend. That was my part in the book that I liked and felt like it was wrong.
Sharnea Simmons
3/20/07
9th period
Someone To Love Me
This story was a very good story and it reminded me a lot of the kinda stuff that I would not want to have to go through. My heart goes out to Cindy and her mother. This story also reminds me of how I have a cousin that has and stills does drugs and wasn’t able to take care of any of her kids and her mother took custody of all her kids one by one. I to was in a abusive relationship and dealt with all of the grabbing, cursing, and controlling stuff that Cindy went through with Bobby. I said this because I was blind and didn’t listen to what people were trying to tell me and the advice that people were trying to give me. I’m glad that Cindy finally saw the light like I did and as far as her mother, I don’t know what to say. Cindy went through a lot of hard things that a child shouldn’t go through and took it exactly how a child desperately in need would have. Cindy’s mother could have been a good mother if she would not have let Raffie blind her and fool her into putting him before her one and only child. I’m glad that Raffie was caught up and put in jail where he belonged and Bobby finally got the help that he needed. The book did however turn out to be a little different than I was thinking but overall was good and I liked it and wouldn’t mind reading it for a second time.
3/20/07
9th period
Someone To Love Me
This story was a very good story and it reminded me a lot of the kinda stuff that I would not want to have to go through. My heart goes out to Cindy and her mother. This story also reminds me of how I have a cousin that has and stills does drugs and wasn’t able to take care of any of her kids and her mother took custody of all her kids one by one. I to was in a abusive relationship and dealt with all of the grabbing, cursing, and controlling stuff that Cindy went through with Bobby. I said this because I was blind and didn’t listen to what people were trying to tell me and the advice that people were trying to give me. I’m glad that Cindy finally saw the light like I did and as far as her mother, I don’t know what to say. Cindy went through a lot of hard things that a child shouldn’t go through and took it exactly how a child desperately in need would have. Cindy’s mother could have been a good mother if she would not have let Raffie blind her and fool her into putting him before her one and only child. I’m glad that Raffie was caught up and put in jail where he belonged and Bobby finally got the help that he needed. The book did however turn out to be a little different than I was thinking but overall was good and I liked it and wouldn’t mind reading it for a second time.
Brandi Goolsby
March 20, 2007
9th period
If I were Cindy, I would have not accepted Bobby Wallace’s explanation and gotten into car with him. My number 1 reason why I would not have got into the car with him because he is a stranger to her and they don’t even know each other that good and Cindy was really nervous because she know who he was. He was the boy who was doing drugs and he went with Jamee Wills last year and he beat her. That’s why she moved on to go with other people. But when bobby said something that made Cindy get in the car with him and then, they talked about their selves to each other. They was introducing each other. But after that she felt kind of comfortable with him now. But they talked and talked about each other. So now they are going steady like they are going out together. Right now after all of that stuff that happened with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend raffie. But Cindy and Bobby they have a relationship going on and they always going out and stuff. They
went to a Chinese restaurant and they sat their and talked all when they was there. But when he told her something to make her get in the car with him. She felt good about what he had said about her or to her. Bobby asked Cindy could he take her home and she had refused then he said something and she ran and got in the car with him.
March 20, 2007
9th period
If I were Cindy, I would have not accepted Bobby Wallace’s explanation and gotten into car with him. My number 1 reason why I would not have got into the car with him because he is a stranger to her and they don’t even know each other that good and Cindy was really nervous because she know who he was. He was the boy who was doing drugs and he went with Jamee Wills last year and he beat her. That’s why she moved on to go with other people. But when bobby said something that made Cindy get in the car with him and then, they talked about their selves to each other. They was introducing each other. But after that she felt kind of comfortable with him now. But they talked and talked about each other. So now they are going steady like they are going out together. Right now after all of that stuff that happened with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend raffie. But Cindy and Bobby they have a relationship going on and they always going out and stuff. They
went to a Chinese restaurant and they sat their and talked all when they was there. But when he told her something to make her get in the car with him. She felt good about what he had said about her or to her. Bobby asked Cindy could he take her home and she had refused then he said something and she ran and got in the car with him.
Burnetta Cox
03/20/07
Some one to love me
I think this is a good book and I really like this book it was about a girl name Cindy who was not love by any one and all Cindy wanted was to be love by someone or any one because her mom paid no attention to her she cared about her boy friend raffie better then her on daughter and I think the only reason Cindy let bobby talk to her that way because she just wanted to be loved by someone in at times bobby did treat her right I think the only time he changed was when he was on that drugs but when he wasn’t doing drugs he treated her like a princess he show her she was beautiful when people told her she wasn’t that’s why she loved him her mom showed her no love into she found out that raffie really sold drugs when she didn’t believed in Cindy and I think that is wrong you should never put any one before your own flesh and blood in especially your own child that should be your pride in joy So I would never ever hurt my child to the point she would have to go to someone who hurts her for love so that’s why I feel bad for Cindy but this was the best book I ever read it was so good this was my second time reading it in I wouldn’t mind reading it again because it was so good and I think a lot of other people should read this book because it has a lot to do what a lot of thing that goes on today and life abuse ,drugs, in a lot of other things as well.
03/20/07
Some one to love me
I think this is a good book and I really like this book it was about a girl name Cindy who was not love by any one and all Cindy wanted was to be love by someone or any one because her mom paid no attention to her she cared about her boy friend raffie better then her on daughter and I think the only reason Cindy let bobby talk to her that way because she just wanted to be loved by someone in at times bobby did treat her right I think the only time he changed was when he was on that drugs but when he wasn’t doing drugs he treated her like a princess he show her she was beautiful when people told her she wasn’t that’s why she loved him her mom showed her no love into she found out that raffie really sold drugs when she didn’t believed in Cindy and I think that is wrong you should never put any one before your own flesh and blood in especially your own child that should be your pride in joy So I would never ever hurt my child to the point she would have to go to someone who hurts her for love so that’s why I feel bad for Cindy but this was the best book I ever read it was so good this was my second time reading it in I wouldn’t mind reading it again because it was so good and I think a lot of other people should read this book because it has a lot to do what a lot of thing that goes on today and life abuse ,drugs, in a lot of other things as well.
Dion Bell
1st Period
This essay is about a girl that I liked along time ago. It was like about last year when I was trying to impress a girl that I liked. At first, I had to observe her to see if she was the kind of girl that I am looking for. I talked to her a lot to see if she was smart and can hold a good conversation without acting dumb or acting like she don’t have any sense. She was a cool person and was very smart but do not use it a lot. I thought about if I can see her being my girlfriend in a long term or short-term relationship. The things I done to impress her was I have wrote her a note telling her how I feel about her but not to deeply and it also came with a poem. I also was talking to her in class about nice things, making her laugh, and just being her friend trying to be her boyfriend. She liked all the things I have done for her as well. The result was that she did not like me and we are just friends now. However, I was ok with it because she does not come to school or when she does come to school she ditches class and I did not like that. Looking back on what I have done I think I have done the right thing. However, the girl that I am talking about is Sonya.
1st Period
This essay is about a girl that I liked along time ago. It was like about last year when I was trying to impress a girl that I liked. At first, I had to observe her to see if she was the kind of girl that I am looking for. I talked to her a lot to see if she was smart and can hold a good conversation without acting dumb or acting like she don’t have any sense. She was a cool person and was very smart but do not use it a lot. I thought about if I can see her being my girlfriend in a long term or short-term relationship. The things I done to impress her was I have wrote her a note telling her how I feel about her but not to deeply and it also came with a poem. I also was talking to her in class about nice things, making her laugh, and just being her friend trying to be her boyfriend. She liked all the things I have done for her as well. The result was that she did not like me and we are just friends now. However, I was ok with it because she does not come to school or when she does come to school she ditches class and I did not like that. Looking back on what I have done I think I have done the right thing. However, the girl that I am talking about is Sonya.
Someone to love me
Marcus Dunlap
03/20/07
America lit.
My favorite part in “Someone to love me”
Were when cindy found out raffie was a drug dealer.
Then Mrs. Rose Davis told Cindy that he was dealing drugs in this community for years. That made me think about all the people that sells drug around my house in never get caught. My whole life I knew people that sold drugs or had family members that sold drugs. I knew man that sold in still sell drugs. The man tried too persuade me and my brother to help him sell drugs. He showed us all the stuff we could have in buy from sell drugs. He told us that this kind of job could in would make are problem disappear. He also went on to tell us this is grownup business in there are very hard consequences. I personal think that’s one on the many reason why are community is mass up know, in when I say “are community” I mean the black community.
In the book the writer stress how the teenagers at bluford high school were doing drugs, but I think in today’s world black teenagers don’t use hard drugs. The most common drug that young teenagers use today are weed not no hard drug like heroin or crystal meth. I never knew a young person that uses meth or any other hard drug. Overall the book was great I like how the book talk about the things that goes on in ever day teenager’s life. The expressive was good because I get to know how it feels to know how girls go through when they date an abusive person man or woman.
Marcus Dunlap
03/20/07
America lit.
My favorite part in “Someone to love me”
Were when cindy found out raffie was a drug dealer.
Then Mrs. Rose Davis told Cindy that he was dealing drugs in this community for years. That made me think about all the people that sells drug around my house in never get caught. My whole life I knew people that sold drugs or had family members that sold drugs. I knew man that sold in still sell drugs. The man tried too persuade me and my brother to help him sell drugs. He showed us all the stuff we could have in buy from sell drugs. He told us that this kind of job could in would make are problem disappear. He also went on to tell us this is grownup business in there are very hard consequences. I personal think that’s one on the many reason why are community is mass up know, in when I say “are community” I mean the black community.
In the book the writer stress how the teenagers at bluford high school were doing drugs, but I think in today’s world black teenagers don’t use hard drugs. The most common drug that young teenagers use today are weed not no hard drug like heroin or crystal meth. I never knew a young person that uses meth or any other hard drug. Overall the book was great I like how the book talk about the things that goes on in ever day teenager’s life. The expressive was good because I get to know how it feels to know how girls go through when they date an abusive person man or woman.
Chonise Alexander
American Lit.
March 20, 2007
9th Period
My favorite part in the book “Someone to Love Me” was when someone finally notice Cindy. I feel that no female should get treated badly because of the way they look or act. No women or no female should try to impress no men or male because most male’s still going to treat a female badly. I think there’s still some good male’s out there who have some type of respect for their self and others. Once a female start dating someone they shouldn’t take their relationship to the next level until they feel that they can trust and respect each other. After you get into a relationship and feel that it’s not right you should sit down and talk it over with your boyfriend or girlfriend. Once Cindy notice people started liking her, she started wearing fit it clothes to impress them and herself. One day she was on her way home and her best friend ex boyfriend tried to talk to her. As they got to talking it lead to the next level of their relationship. The boy Cindy was dating his name was Bobby. He started acting nice to her and buying her all type of fancy things. She failed for everything he was saying to her and she accepted all of the things he offered to her. Once she accepted all of the items he gave her, he started beating on her because things didn’t go the way he wanted it to. Finally she realized that her relationship with Bobby wasn’t a good one because he stayed abusing her for stupid things. I just want to tell all the female’s out there “never fall in love with a guy to quick because he would do nothing but use you for what you got.
American Lit.
March 20, 2007
9th Period
My favorite part in the book “Someone to Love Me” was when someone finally notice Cindy. I feel that no female should get treated badly because of the way they look or act. No women or no female should try to impress no men or male because most male’s still going to treat a female badly. I think there’s still some good male’s out there who have some type of respect for their self and others. Once a female start dating someone they shouldn’t take their relationship to the next level until they feel that they can trust and respect each other. After you get into a relationship and feel that it’s not right you should sit down and talk it over with your boyfriend or girlfriend. Once Cindy notice people started liking her, she started wearing fit it clothes to impress them and herself. One day she was on her way home and her best friend ex boyfriend tried to talk to her. As they got to talking it lead to the next level of their relationship. The boy Cindy was dating his name was Bobby. He started acting nice to her and buying her all type of fancy things. She failed for everything he was saying to her and she accepted all of the things he offered to her. Once she accepted all of the items he gave her, he started beating on her because things didn’t go the way he wanted it to. Finally she realized that her relationship with Bobby wasn’t a good one because he stayed abusing her for stupid things. I just want to tell all the female’s out there “never fall in love with a guy to quick because he would do nothing but use you for what you got.
