The major issue is that I have not actually decided what I want to do with my life in four years. As an illustration, most people know what they want to do, but I dont. Furthermore, people have started planning early. If I get help from someone though, then I think everything will be just fine. Therefore, I think in order for me to decide what I want to do with my life, I need a little help. However, I want to be mature and make my own decisions. Indeed I still have a lot of time left. In short ending, hopefully I will have everything planned out soon.
I strongly feel as though New media technology needs to move to the new building. Also, because this school is too small for everyone. Foremost there is barely any room in the hallyway during transition. If we moved to the new school, then things would be much better.On account of the school still being built, we just have to deal with being here right now. Eventhough, the founders of the school said we should have been moved to the new building. In some cases, some things just don't work out like people want it to. Last of all, hopefully we will be moving to the new building soon.
It seems to me that gas prices have went up. In support of this gas has went up to three dollars and some change. Likewise, people are starting to take septa instead of using their cars. Eventually they will lowere gas prices once they see this conflict. As a result, when taking septa you save more money. Despite, people aloso are walking too.After all hopefully the new president will change things and see into this problem. To close, gas prices need to lower.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Homework For Mouthourie Bolton For April 28, 2008
Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni was born June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee to Yolanda Cornelia and Jones Giovanni. She grew up in Lincoln Heights and in 1960 began her study at Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated in 1967 with honors, receiving a B.A. in history. Following, she then attended University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. In 1969, Nikki Giovanni began teaching at Livingston College, of Rutgers University. She gave birth to Thomas Giovanni, her only child in August of 1969. Both Giovanni’s mother and sister died of lung cancer, and in 1995, Giovanni herself was diagnosed with the disease as well. She then stopped smoking after she was diagnosed with the disease. What inspired her to do poetry was the Civil Rights and black power. Giovanni is currently a distinguished professor of English at Virginia Tech.
Maya Angelou
On April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou who was born Marguerite Johnson was born in St. Louis Missouri. She grew up in St. Lewis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, songwriter, playwright, dancer, civil rights activist and much more. In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the southern Christian Leadership Conference. From 1961 until 1962,she was associate editor of “The Arab Observer”. Angelou’s first book that she wrote was “ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” which talks about the first seventeen years of her life. At the age of eight Maya Angelou was sexually abused And raped by her mother’s boyfriend. After that happening Maya Angelou became mute for nearly five years. Before graduating, she became the first black female conductor in San Francisco. Three weeks after completing school, she gave birth to her son Clyde, and then became a poet. She is a famous and good role model to a lot of people.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was born June 7, 1917, to Keziah and David brooks. Later that year her family moved to Chicago where two siblings were born. When she was seven, Brooks mother discovered her talent and gift for writing. After graduating from high school, she then attended Wilson Junior College and graduated in 1936. In 1939 she then married Henry Blakely and they had two children. In 1945, Gwendolyn Brooks published her first book, then in 1949, she the won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950. In 1968 she was named poet laureate for the state of Illinois. MS. Brooks died at the age of 83.
Nikki Giovanni was born June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee to Yolanda Cornelia and Jones Giovanni. She grew up in Lincoln Heights and in 1960 began her study at Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated in 1967 with honors, receiving a B.A. in history. Following, she then attended University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. In 1969, Nikki Giovanni began teaching at Livingston College, of Rutgers University. She gave birth to Thomas Giovanni, her only child in August of 1969. Both Giovanni’s mother and sister died of lung cancer, and in 1995, Giovanni herself was diagnosed with the disease as well. She then stopped smoking after she was diagnosed with the disease. What inspired her to do poetry was the Civil Rights and black power. Giovanni is currently a distinguished professor of English at Virginia Tech.
Maya Angelou
On April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou who was born Marguerite Johnson was born in St. Louis Missouri. She grew up in St. Lewis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, songwriter, playwright, dancer, civil rights activist and much more. In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the southern Christian Leadership Conference. From 1961 until 1962,she was associate editor of “The Arab Observer”. Angelou’s first book that she wrote was “ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” which talks about the first seventeen years of her life. At the age of eight Maya Angelou was sexually abused And raped by her mother’s boyfriend. After that happening Maya Angelou became mute for nearly five years. Before graduating, she became the first black female conductor in San Francisco. Three weeks after completing school, she gave birth to her son Clyde, and then became a poet. She is a famous and good role model to a lot of people.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was born June 7, 1917, to Keziah and David brooks. Later that year her family moved to Chicago where two siblings were born. When she was seven, Brooks mother discovered her talent and gift for writing. After graduating from high school, she then attended Wilson Junior College and graduated in 1936. In 1939 she then married Henry Blakely and they had two children. In 1945, Gwendolyn Brooks published her first book, then in 1949, she the won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950. In 1968 she was named poet laureate for the state of Illinois. MS. Brooks died at the age of 83.
Friday, April 25, 2008
2nd Argrumentive Essay
Death Penalty
Some people in life fell to understand that death is a serious issue. Everyday someone gets hurt and die. We lose loved ones over innocent things and because they were at the wrong place, at the wrong time. It hurts to see someone that you know die, or hear about someone that you know that dies. When i was younger, I didn't see, but I heard about my male cousin who was 21, that died at a bar. This was all because he was trying to talk to a female that belonged to another man. Then the man shot him because of that. I regret him being in that situation, because he lost his life to something dumb. You watch the news and everyday what do you see? You hear about such things as someone dying by a car, someone getting shot, or someone getting murdered. My question is why does this happen? This happens because some people get a joy out of this and want to be part of the "cool crowd", and do what they thinkl is right.
The death penalty is very sad and confusing to me. When a criminal kills a person, they sometimes don't think about the fact that this person has a family to go home to, or maybe they are trying to do what is right in life. If we just took a second to put the guns and other weapons away, then a lot of people will still be here. In my opinion, God put people in the world to become someone, and to make a difference. He did not put us in the world to get killed and murdered by other people.Furthermore, you also have the type of people who attempt to do suicide. With doing that the outcome is going to hell to be perfectly honest, because God will not forgive you. But I believe that people do suicide because they are under a lot of stress, and because they feel as though there is noone who understands their problems as well. To close, I just hope that this killing will end soon.
Some people in life fell to understand that death is a serious issue. Everyday someone gets hurt and die. We lose loved ones over innocent things and because they were at the wrong place, at the wrong time. It hurts to see someone that you know die, or hear about someone that you know that dies. When i was younger, I didn't see, but I heard about my male cousin who was 21, that died at a bar. This was all because he was trying to talk to a female that belonged to another man. Then the man shot him because of that. I regret him being in that situation, because he lost his life to something dumb. You watch the news and everyday what do you see? You hear about such things as someone dying by a car, someone getting shot, or someone getting murdered. My question is why does this happen? This happens because some people get a joy out of this and want to be part of the "cool crowd", and do what they thinkl is right.
The death penalty is very sad and confusing to me. When a criminal kills a person, they sometimes don't think about the fact that this person has a family to go home to, or maybe they are trying to do what is right in life. If we just took a second to put the guns and other weapons away, then a lot of people will still be here. In my opinion, God put people in the world to become someone, and to make a difference. He did not put us in the world to get killed and murdered by other people.Furthermore, you also have the type of people who attempt to do suicide. With doing that the outcome is going to hell to be perfectly honest, because God will not forgive you. But I believe that people do suicide because they are under a lot of stress, and because they feel as though there is noone who understands their problems as well. To close, I just hope that this killing will end soon.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Argrumentive Essay
Gambling
What is gambling? Gambling is risking money or valuables in hopes of winning more than you're risking. The problem that some people face today is Gambling. With this in mind doing such a thing like this can kill, harm, or even hurt a person as well. Gambling can become an addictive conflict to most people's lifes. It even happens today. Once some people start this job they tend to skip work, loose time with family, get angry and frustrated, and or eventually, they will probably need a counsler, or anger management. There are easy questions to ask someone, when you want to know if they have a gambling problem. You can ask questions such as these: 1. Do you ever lose time at school or work due to gambling?2. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financialdifficulties?3. After losing did you feel you must return to gambling as soon as possible to win back your losses?4. Do you sometimes gamble until your last dollar is gone?5. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?6. Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?7. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?8. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?9. Has gambling ever made your life unhappy?10. Has gambling ever been a source of conflict in a relationship?11. Has gambling ever been a source of conflict with your parents? I have received this resource of questions from Counseling & Mental Health Center (CMHC), at The University of Texas at Austin.
In my opinion, none should gamble at all, because in truth, it causes a lot of problems. Money cannot buy you happiness or a joy life of love. It can only buy material things that sometimes do not really matter. When gambling, to me it's like a drug, that you cannot let go of. Most people try to quit from it but they just cannot. My whole beleief is that the rate for gambling is very high in the city of Philadelphia, and other countries and cities as well. If the people who gambled took a stand to stop gambling, then they would have more money in their pockets. Also, people would not have to worry about having little money, being broke, or being poor. To close, hopefully the gamble rate will lower.
What is gambling? Gambling is risking money or valuables in hopes of winning more than you're risking. The problem that some people face today is Gambling. With this in mind doing such a thing like this can kill, harm, or even hurt a person as well. Gambling can become an addictive conflict to most people's lifes. It even happens today. Once some people start this job they tend to skip work, loose time with family, get angry and frustrated, and or eventually, they will probably need a counsler, or anger management. There are easy questions to ask someone, when you want to know if they have a gambling problem. You can ask questions such as these: 1. Do you ever lose time at school or work due to gambling?2. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financialdifficulties?3. After losing did you feel you must return to gambling as soon as possible to win back your losses?4. Do you sometimes gamble until your last dollar is gone?5. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?6. Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?7. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?8. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?9. Has gambling ever made your life unhappy?10. Has gambling ever been a source of conflict in a relationship?11. Has gambling ever been a source of conflict with your parents? I have received this resource of questions from Counseling & Mental Health Center (CMHC), at The University of Texas at Austin.
In my opinion, none should gamble at all, because in truth, it causes a lot of problems. Money cannot buy you happiness or a joy life of love. It can only buy material things that sometimes do not really matter. When gambling, to me it's like a drug, that you cannot let go of. Most people try to quit from it but they just cannot. My whole beleief is that the rate for gambling is very high in the city of Philadelphia, and other countries and cities as well. If the people who gambled took a stand to stop gambling, then they would have more money in their pockets. Also, people would not have to worry about having little money, being broke, or being poor. To close, hopefully the gamble rate will lower.
Personal Letter
Dear Alyssa,
I really do miss you and hope that things are going well with you. I really want to reconnect with you because there is so much I have to show and tell you. I remember when we were very young and how we both made a pat that we would always remain best friends. Furthermore I remember when we both went shopping at the mall, went to the movies, took pictures, and you and I went over each other houses. In addition, we even played as if we were sisters and cousins and I enjoyed that very much alyssa. In my heart and mind I belive that you are very smart, caring, and a good friend. I hope that you did not forget about me along the way, because I haven't. I love you and I miss you.
Sincerely,
Janay
P.S. Tell everyone that I said hello and hope that everything is fine.
I really do miss you and hope that things are going well with you. I really want to reconnect with you because there is so much I have to show and tell you. I remember when we were very young and how we both made a pat that we would always remain best friends. Furthermore I remember when we both went shopping at the mall, went to the movies, took pictures, and you and I went over each other houses. In addition, we even played as if we were sisters and cousins and I enjoyed that very much alyssa. In my heart and mind I belive that you are very smart, caring, and a good friend. I hope that you did not forget about me along the way, because I haven't. I love you and I miss you.
Sincerely,
Janay
P.S. Tell everyone that I said hello and hope that everything is fine.
Homework For Mouthourie Bolton For April 15,2008
Hello, and good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Janay and I think that you should pick me as your next president. I say this because I am very hardworking and I will get things done that need to be done. I know some of the challenges that we as a community, nation, and race face but I am here to change to that. I also want to teens with more after school programs an stop teens from selling drugs as well. My whole main goal is to make a lot of changes in people's lifes and futures. You should vote for me because I am smart, caring, and concerned. Also I would like to bring the troops home early from Iraq, because I am tired of hearing and seeing all of these people dying. I know that things will take time, but believe me when I say they will get done. Most people believe that just because I am one person that i cannot get things done, but I will. So please vote for me as your president. Thankyou.
Barbara C. Jordan Essay
Babara C. Jordan
Barbara C. Jordan was born February 26, 1936, and died January 17, 1996. She was born to both Benjamin Jordan and Arlyne Jordan. Barbara attended Wheatley High school, where she was inspired by Edith Sampson, to become a lawyer. In her mind she wanted to do this but there was only one law school in Texas that admitted African Americans. With support from her father Barbara Jordan graduated from Southern University in 1956, and Boston university law school in 1959. She passed the bar exams in Massachusetts and Texas before returning to Houston to open a law practice, leaving her to be the only third African- American woman to be licensed in Texas.
In 1962 and 1964, Jordan campaigned for the House Of Representatives. 1966, she won her self a seat in Texas Senate, becoming the first African American State senator since 1883, and the first black African American woman to run body. Barbara was then re-elected to a full term in the Texas Senate in in 1968, and served until 1972. She was the first African American Woman to serve as president pro tem of the state senate and served for one day as acting governor of Texas in 1972. Following in the year of 1972, she was elected to the United States House Of representatives becoming the first black woman from a Southern State to serve in the house. In 1973, Jordan began to suffer from multiple sclerosis. She had difficulty climbing stairs, and she started using a cane and eventually a wheelchair. She kept the state of her health out of the press so well that in the KUT radio documentary Rediscovering Barbara Jordan, former president Bill Clinton stated that he wanted to nominate Jordan for the United States Court Supreme, but by the time he could do so, Jordan's health problems prevented him from nominating her.
Jordan was a lesbian with a longtime companion of more than 20 years, with Nancy Earl; Jordan never publicly acknowledged her sexual orientation, but in her obituary, the Houston Chronicle mentioned her longtime relationship with Earl. After Jordan's initial unsuccessful statewide races, advisers warned her to become more discreet and not bring any female companions on the campaign trail.
Jordan met Earl, an educational psychologist who would become an occasional speechwriter in addition to Jordan's partner, on a camping trip in the late 1960s.
In 1974, Barbara Jordan made a influential, televised speech before the house of judiciary Committee supporting the impeachment of president Richard Nixon. In 1976 Jordan was mentioned as possible running mate to jimmy Carter. Her speech at the 1976 Democratic National National Convention is considered by many historians to have been the best convention keynote speech in modern history and was ranked 5th in "Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th century" list. She was the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address. Jordan retired from politics in 1979 and became a professor at the University Of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson, a school of public affairs. In 1992, Barbara Jordan was a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. Then in 1995, she chaired a Congressional commission that advocated increased restrictions of immigration regulations. Her seat in congress is currently held by African American democratic Sheila Jackson Lee.
Jordan was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. It was only one of many honors given to her, including election into both the Texas and National Women's Hall of Fame. In 1995, she was awarded the prestigious United States Military Academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award, becoming only the second female awardee. Upon her death on January 17, 1996, Jordan lay in state at the LBJ Library on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. She was buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, and was the first black woman interred there. Her papers are housed at the Barbara Jordan Archives at Texas Southern University.
The main terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is named after her.
The Kaiser Family Foundation currently operates the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars, a fellowship designed for people of color who are college juniors, seniors and recent graduates as a summer experience working in a congressional office.
Barbara C. Jordan was born February 26, 1936, and died January 17, 1996. She was born to both Benjamin Jordan and Arlyne Jordan. Barbara attended Wheatley High school, where she was inspired by Edith Sampson, to become a lawyer. In her mind she wanted to do this but there was only one law school in Texas that admitted African Americans. With support from her father Barbara Jordan graduated from Southern University in 1956, and Boston university law school in 1959. She passed the bar exams in Massachusetts and Texas before returning to Houston to open a law practice, leaving her to be the only third African- American woman to be licensed in Texas.
In 1962 and 1964, Jordan campaigned for the House Of Representatives. 1966, she won her self a seat in Texas Senate, becoming the first African American State senator since 1883, and the first black African American woman to run body. Barbara was then re-elected to a full term in the Texas Senate in in 1968, and served until 1972. She was the first African American Woman to serve as president pro tem of the state senate and served for one day as acting governor of Texas in 1972. Following in the year of 1972, she was elected to the United States House Of representatives becoming the first black woman from a Southern State to serve in the house. In 1973, Jordan began to suffer from multiple sclerosis. She had difficulty climbing stairs, and she started using a cane and eventually a wheelchair. She kept the state of her health out of the press so well that in the KUT radio documentary Rediscovering Barbara Jordan, former president Bill Clinton stated that he wanted to nominate Jordan for the United States Court Supreme, but by the time he could do so, Jordan's health problems prevented him from nominating her.
Jordan was a lesbian with a longtime companion of more than 20 years, with Nancy Earl; Jordan never publicly acknowledged her sexual orientation, but in her obituary, the Houston Chronicle mentioned her longtime relationship with Earl. After Jordan's initial unsuccessful statewide races, advisers warned her to become more discreet and not bring any female companions on the campaign trail.
Jordan met Earl, an educational psychologist who would become an occasional speechwriter in addition to Jordan's partner, on a camping trip in the late 1960s.
In 1974, Barbara Jordan made a influential, televised speech before the house of judiciary Committee supporting the impeachment of president Richard Nixon. In 1976 Jordan was mentioned as possible running mate to jimmy Carter. Her speech at the 1976 Democratic National National Convention is considered by many historians to have been the best convention keynote speech in modern history and was ranked 5th in "Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th century" list. She was the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address. Jordan retired from politics in 1979 and became a professor at the University Of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson, a school of public affairs. In 1992, Barbara Jordan was a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. Then in 1995, she chaired a Congressional commission that advocated increased restrictions of immigration regulations. Her seat in congress is currently held by African American democratic Sheila Jackson Lee.
Jordan was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. It was only one of many honors given to her, including election into both the Texas and National Women's Hall of Fame. In 1995, she was awarded the prestigious United States Military Academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award, becoming only the second female awardee. Upon her death on January 17, 1996, Jordan lay in state at the LBJ Library on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. She was buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, and was the first black woman interred there. Her papers are housed at the Barbara Jordan Archives at Texas Southern University.
The main terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is named after her.
The Kaiser Family Foundation currently operates the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars, a fellowship designed for people of color who are college juniors, seniors and recent graduates as a summer experience working in a congressional office.
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