Words I chose:
Saturday
Mind on a ride
Basement Party
Reunion
Fall in love
Generation dance
Sing
Soul
This basement party was a lot different from the one's I can remember
It wasn't about food for your soul
But food for your mind
A reunion of changed faces, weathered with age
Meet again for the first time in years
Since walking across the portable graduation stage in the gym
Things sure have changed since Saturday morning watching cartoons down here
Listening to loud calls from above "you guys better not touch my beer"
All the questions about where have you been and what have you done have been answered,
An old generation dances with the thoughts of being young
Singing old songs that have already been sung
Trying to fall in love with youth again,
At the basement party, with classic, unforgettable, friends
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Fire Write
To whom this may concern,
I am writing about the healthcare issue plaguing America today. If you’re wondering if I have a job, the answer is I do. I do have a job, but I am not insured. I actually have 2 jobs to be more precise. I work a 40 hour week between both jobs. I am working a full work week, just not at one location. I use the same social security number at both jobs, but yet this countries feels that I don’t deserve to have medical insurance. I am working the “full-time” hours to have medical insurance. My solution to this issue is that it should be the number of hours worked per week, not at what place. There are millions of Americans like me who are working 2 part time jobs, which equal 1 full-time job because our employers refuse to give us part-time workers the luxury of being full-time slaves. So I believe the federal government should provide health care for us non-technical full-time workers. Or make the employers split the medical care, if we are working two part-time jobs that meet the full-time requirements. Something should be done immediately to relieve us hard working Americans who are being swept under the rug by medical care requirements our employers cannot provide. I am a working citizen, I am not looking for a handout, just an alternative to the massive problem I am battling on a daily basis.
Thank you for your time, Michelle Randall
I am writing about the healthcare issue plaguing America today. If you’re wondering if I have a job, the answer is I do. I do have a job, but I am not insured. I actually have 2 jobs to be more precise. I work a 40 hour week between both jobs. I am working a full work week, just not at one location. I use the same social security number at both jobs, but yet this countries feels that I don’t deserve to have medical insurance. I am working the “full-time” hours to have medical insurance. My solution to this issue is that it should be the number of hours worked per week, not at what place. There are millions of Americans like me who are working 2 part time jobs, which equal 1 full-time job because our employers refuse to give us part-time workers the luxury of being full-time slaves. So I believe the federal government should provide health care for us non-technical full-time workers. Or make the employers split the medical care, if we are working two part-time jobs that meet the full-time requirements. Something should be done immediately to relieve us hard working Americans who are being swept under the rug by medical care requirements our employers cannot provide. I am a working citizen, I am not looking for a handout, just an alternative to the massive problem I am battling on a daily basis.
Thank you for your time, Michelle Randall
Why do stars shine?
"Who needs a friend"
One day the moon and earth were having a casual conversation about the sun. The moon says to the earth. You and the sun are like best friends, the sun shines on you and the people come out to play. You and the sun have the people to play with and watch but who do I have. The moon turns away from the earth with a sad look on his face. I wish I had people to play with, nighttime is so lonely. He turns back to the earth and says, "I never get to talk to the sun because whenever he comes out I always have to go away." The earth says to the moon well I could give him a message for you if you would like. The moon now has a huge smile on his face. The earth says, "what would you like me to tell him? The moon begins to think hard. He wonders, "what could the sun do for me? He turns to the earth and says some company would be nice. The earth says, "is that all?" Yes, that's is all just a little company. says the moon. Mother earth says, alright, I will tell Mr. Sun first thing in the morning.
The next morning mother earth tells the sun the moons request. Mr. Sun says, no problem I never knew Mr. Moon was so lonely. I have just the thing that will give Mr. Moon exactly what he needs. Mr. Sun spends the whole day talking to his son Ray. Ray I would like you and your millions of brothers and sisters to keep Mr. Moon some company at night. So when you travel outside the earth, stay in the sky and become Mr. Moon's super stars. Do you think Mr. Moon would like that? Ray answers yes. Mr. Sun says don't worry you will have all of your brothers and sisters up there with you to keep you company. Ray smiles. Your right, I'll go as soon as you go to sleep.
When Mr. Moon comes out for the night, he notices Ray shining brightly next to him. Hello I'm Mr.Sun's son Ray. I have come to keep you company during the long nights.
One day the moon and earth were having a casual conversation about the sun. The moon says to the earth. You and the sun are like best friends, the sun shines on you and the people come out to play. You and the sun have the people to play with and watch but who do I have. The moon turns away from the earth with a sad look on his face. I wish I had people to play with, nighttime is so lonely. He turns back to the earth and says, "I never get to talk to the sun because whenever he comes out I always have to go away." The earth says to the moon well I could give him a message for you if you would like. The moon now has a huge smile on his face. The earth says, "what would you like me to tell him? The moon begins to think hard. He wonders, "what could the sun do for me? He turns to the earth and says some company would be nice. The earth says, "is that all?" Yes, that's is all just a little company. says the moon. Mother earth says, alright, I will tell Mr. Sun first thing in the morning.
The next morning mother earth tells the sun the moons request. Mr. Sun says, no problem I never knew Mr. Moon was so lonely. I have just the thing that will give Mr. Moon exactly what he needs. Mr. Sun spends the whole day talking to his son Ray. Ray I would like you and your millions of brothers and sisters to keep Mr. Moon some company at night. So when you travel outside the earth, stay in the sky and become Mr. Moon's super stars. Do you think Mr. Moon would like that? Ray answers yes. Mr. Sun says don't worry you will have all of your brothers and sisters up there with you to keep you company. Ray smiles. Your right, I'll go as soon as you go to sleep.
When Mr. Moon comes out for the night, he notices Ray shining brightly next to him. Hello I'm Mr.Sun's son Ray. I have come to keep you company during the long nights.
Nature Free Write
"Man, it took me all day to cover that driveway," says old man winter. Every year you humans find new and better ways to keep me from doing my job. I am supposed to blow snow everywhere, sorry if it gets on your private driveway. I thought I was spreading winter bliss, but year after year I get more and more complaints. And yes, they do hurt my feelings from time to time. Comments like I can't wait until spring, and let's not even talk about ground hog day. What's wrong with a few more weeks of winter? More time for ski trips and snow ball fights. I'm just saying where is the love?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Indy Teach
I felt that my Indy Teach went very well today. I went over the 45 minute (sorry about that) time period. I just really wanted everyone to understand what literacy is and how to incorporate it in their classroom. I feel like I left out so much stuff that I wanted to talk about. I guess this is how teachers feel, when they really want to make a point and the bell rings. By doing this Indy Teach I learned that 45 minutes is too short! I also learned that when you present you students with information that makes them think, you will get the responses that you are looking for. At first I was nervous about presenting my information because our class is very intelligent. We have some of the brightest people I have encountered at WMU thus far. After I realized that everyone wasn’t going to chew my head off, I was more comfortable and was able to focus on developing Allen’s main points in her book. I really enjoyed this teach, it taught me a lot about myself as a future teacher.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Reflection on day 1 and 2 group 3
The past two days of this class have been very interesting. Talking about stereotypes was cool on the first day, but then talking about them on the second was a little different. We focused as a class on the more racial side of stereotypes. I have to admit this always makes me uncomfortable because I am the only minority in the class. I think that today focusing on racial stereotypes from my personal perspective made me of course think of myself, because I am a minority. But today I got the opportunity to see racism geared towards other minorities which equally turned my stomach. It feels good to be able to not think about my struggles as a minority and think of someone else's for a change. I think group three did an amazingly respectful job of presenting a very sensitive subject. And I realized that racial stereotyping doesn't only affect the minorities it affects the entire society as a whole.
Dear Disney
Dear Disney, I have recently watched the movie Peter Pan and I am confused about your true intentions for incorporating the song what made the red man red. I am trying to understand why you would use a song that mocks the Native American culture. What should I tell my children when they ask me if this song is a true representation of Native Americans. So I am asking you, is it? Where did you get your facts from? How do I know that my children aren't directly being exposed to the biases and stereotypes that your company obviously supports. I am just a concerned parent, trying to understand what type of biases your company supports and if I as a consumer should keep supporting your company.
Concerned Parent
Concerned Parent
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