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[itskendollas-blog]

Often times us as people might judge a person and call them fat just because they may look overweight. However it’s unfair for us to say that because we don’t know what that person could be going through. Some of us may not know that, that same overweight person could be suffering from a serious condition called obesity. Obesity is the condition of being really fat or overweight. There are many effects that obesity can cause on one’s body, and almost all of them are detrimental. Many forms of cancer are associated with obesity.  One of the biggest effects of obesity is that it can reduce your mobility and ability to carry out daily activities. Another effect that obesity tends to cause, that many people don’t seem to think about is, obesity can affect the quality of life in children and it can also lead to bullying. When someone is obese, it takes a negative toll on them, their lives end up being changed drastically. A lot of kids that may suffer from obesity are being teased because of how they look. It is especially hard for them because it’s not their fault sometimes why they’re obese, it just happen genetically sometimes but yet they’re still teased. I feel that there should be more resources available to help prevent obesity. Since obesity is not always caused by genetics, but also caused by what you eat sometimes. Obesity has a high rate in low income communities. In low income communities is where you find a lot of fast food restaurant and not a lot of places to receive healthy foods. You are more likely to eat from fast food restaurants because that is sometimes the most affordable route. There should be more resources to help prevent obesity and promote healthy living lifestyles. As human beings we tend to want the things that aren’t necessarily good for us. Growing up in the city I was surrounded by a lot of fat food restaurant’s in my community. Whether it was a burger king, McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Chinese restaurants they were always one within distance.  People tend to eat fast food a lot and continue to ignore the health issues that normally come along with eating fast food because that’s the main type of food that is available around  them to eat. I don’t think that they’re enough places inside certain communities to help prevent obesity. Instead there are restaurants that help contribute to it.

[itskendollas-blog]

Should African Americans be thought about their history more frequently?

Should African Americans be thought about their history more frequently?

I remember as a student in high school, we were being thought about the all different types of history, more specifically American History. Why is it that there aren’t classes available especially to African Americans so that they can learn about their culture. Throughout high school there are many different history classes that were provided but none of them? Students are being thought about the history of many different cultures and countries, so why it is that African American history is not a focal point of what students learn. I think that this is especially a big problem in African American communities, where majority of the students are African American. I don’t believe that the education system is set up in order to help African Americans succeed. I say this because if this was the case, African Americans would’ve been learning about the true facts about their culture and history. If African Americans are given the opportunity to learn about their history I think that this will help them as individuals.  Instead of having they learn about history that has nothing to do with them, why not take the opportunity to educate young African Americans about what happen to their ancestors. During my freshman year, I had taken a course in African American studies. While taking this course I got the opportunity to learn more about African American history. I got the opportunity to learn about certain things that were never thought to me. While also taking this course I found out about how badly funded the Africana Studies department is. Another thing that I found out is that there is not a lot of professors available within the African studies. I also learned something that I would’ve never thought about; the location of class also had something to do with how much underfunded the Africana Studies program is. The classroom was located in Buckham, which is basically halfway across the campus. By looking at the building you would’ve never thought it was a classroom. I don’t think it’s fair for the education system to not incorporate African American history into what students are learning. If it’s okay to learn about other cultures and their different history, why is that it’s a problem when it comes to African American history. It’s always good to know about your history because it gives you a sense worth, also its always good to know  about your history.

[itskendollas-blog]

are inner city schools set up to help student become successful enough?

Are inner city schools set up to help students become successful enough?

               After reading a fellow class mate blog about a week ago, she talked about the differences between attending school in south rather than attending schools in the city. Even though I never went to school in the south, I am able to connect with how she felt about the structure of schools in the city. She felt that schools in the city aren’t set up in order to help students succeed. After taking some time to think about it, I came to the conclusion that I do agree.

               I feel that schools in the city aren’t provided with enough resources to help its students be the best that they can be. Most often times you see that schools are under funding. I remember back in high school, there were 3 different high schools and a charter school inside one building. This means that the building was divided to fit those 4 different schools. Each school had a certain amount of space to work with, since it was only a limited amount of space to work with, sometimes you had a group of teacher that would have to share the same classroom.

               When I was in high school I don’t think there was enough extra-curricular activities available to help students develop better habits that will help them later on in the future. Some high schools don’t even have sports teams so that their students can get involved in. I feel like students in certain schools feel that the school system is set up in a way where they’re meant to enjoy school. I feel that students are supposed to enjoy their time in school. However in order for that to take place I feel like the government should increase the budget for schools in the city so that they can incorporate better ways to help students become more successful.

               In schools in the south, believe schools incorporate programs into the school that will help students later on. While watching a college football game, the sports commentators were talking about how the high schools in the Texas have weight lifting programs built inside their schedules. They also went on to say about how this help the kids to grow up to become great football players. If schools in the south are incorporating ways to help their students become better athlete and helping them for later on in the long run why can’t the people in charge help and incorporate it inside schools in the city.

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[itskendollas-blog]

is college worth it?

Is college worth it?

            For my project, the topic I chose to focus on was whether or not getting a college education is worth it? I’m very interested in this topic because in today’s society in order for you to get a good job you have to go to college and obtain a degree. Since college is so expensive, students that want to attend college have to put them self in debt in order for them to go to school. Some students who graduate from college can’t even obtain a job in their field of study, so imagine if you were one of those persons that took out thousands of dollars in loans so that you could attend college only having to not be able to get a job in your field.  What’s the sense of going to college if you are going to have to put yourself in debt and it’s not guaranteed that you’re going to get a job after graduating from college?

On my web map I plan on focusing on whether or not if college worth it? I plan on looking at the statistics of the amount of people that do attend college and have to take out loans to attend. I plan and also looking at the retention rate, to see if loans affect whether or not students drop out of school. I am also going to link the statistics of college graduate students that obtain a job in their field of study after graduating from school. I also want to link the amount of students that ended up in debt because they decided to take out a loan to attend college. I want to focus on these issues because I feel that these issues happen very often today in society. Many students are putting themselves in debt by taking out loans to attend college and sometimes end up being in a far worse situation than what they started in. If someone have to put themselves through all of this  just to attend college then is it really worth it?

I think the problems that I might face while doing this project is making sure that my topic is not a broad topic. I want to make sure that my topic has a specific focal point. Earlier when working on my proposal the biggest issue I had face was making sure that my topic wasn’t too broad. I was having problems because some of the issues I had were too broad.

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[itskendollas-blog]

after reviewing some of my peers topics today, I see that most people chose a topic that they were very interested in and can also connect to. this is good because its going to help keep you interested in doing that specific project, even when you might get frustrated. Hopefully after completing the project, there is something that everyone can take away from their specific topic since they can connect to it.  after reviewing others post I think that I should show how much I really am interested in my topic. I should show the personal connection between me and my topic.

[yourbeautifuldisaster42]

Picking out a topic for my project became such a tough one for me. I didn’t want to do the standard super hero theme or about how cafeteria food is just bad. I wanted to do something that can lead to such drastic ideas that make everyone think to other topics. I choose to do my topic on the differences in the schools from new York and Georgia. It sounds weird but you would find that it is an interesting topic when you look more into it. I have been in both high schools in Georgia and in new York and you would be shocked to know my own experience. When I was in Georgia, we had a lot of resources and teachers at hand whenever we need. There was so much to do. In the beginning of the year, we had lockers and we were all assigned books that we would keep there. We would go from class to class as the bell rung to signal when to leave. We would always have morning announcements through the tv that the students from the BVC club. We had homeroom so they would hand out important information or use that time to study for a little bit. On occasion, we would meet up in homeroom when we had a pep ralley. We would all walk into the gymnasium and gather into the correct section of bleachers. As for me, I would be in the marching band. I would play little songs to get the crowd excited for the game that will be played later on that night. There was many clubs and organization that ranged from so many interests and topics. They all were active and were well represented in the school.

But as I went to school in New York, I found that it was different. As I set foot into my first day of school, I noticed that my school shared the building with 5 other schools. I found it weird but didn’t mind it at all. I also noticed that I didn’t get any books for my subjects. Matter of fact, you didn’t get a locker or no supplies to help me through school. I noticed that if you had a notebook and a pen, you were pretty much set for your day. There were no football fields as well as not much clubs except for the music club and it wasn’t music for classical but for modern day. Our classes were only equipped with an old chalk board no central AC. Only one of the classrooms had a smart board and that was considered of our more “tech savvy” room that we had to share with the school next to us. It is sad to come from a school that has so much to teachers having to come out of pocet just for chalk. No real classes were taken because no one had the funding for it. They came up with creative classes title so they wouldn’t have to use the required materials it takes to learn the subject. And it is crazy to know that they title New York schools as the most well funded schools in America. So some may wonder, why did the money go?

[floreswritingblog-blog]

When I first read the first couple sentences of your blog, I had a rare facial expression as to what?why this topic? It seemed like a boring topic. After reading your background and the experience you had it all made sense. This is a very important topic! Something I would of never thought to research. Your ideas and concepts are good and I think you won’t have much trouble doing research because there are many schools that face the exact same problem here in New York schools. Sounds like a good topic!

[itskendollas-blog]

I understand where you coming from with this topic, even though I never had the experience in going to school in Georgia. I feel like from what I hear about school in the south they prepare you with more materials to help you become successful. For example in the south I've been told that they incorporate weight training in students schedule from the 7th grade to help them become better in sports like football. however in the city its rare that you’re going to see a high school with a band. not only that but certain schools don't even have a sports program to begin with. I completely agree with what you are saying, when you go to school in the city you ay have less resources available than going to school else where

[gilbertszn-blog]

BLog #5

For my first project, I have decided to discuss and find information of why there is a recession of African- American baseball players in the major leagues. As the years pass less and less of black baseball players appear to play in a professional team. They are many issues on why this is happening, but I’m also curious and interested to find out what’s being done to get this issue fixed. Baseball needs diversity in players and that includes having African- Americans in the game. I would like to hear any feedback my audience has about this issue on why it’s happening, and ways that could help this problem diminish. I plan to do some research on the statistics on African- Americans playing for Major League Baseball since the 1970’s. This way I can see it’s peak, it’s increase, and also its decrease. There was many legendary black players in the past and at this pace we won’t see many more in the near future. Players like Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Bob Gibson, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and many more had all in some way, shape or form changed baseball forever and changed the dynamics of the game in a positive way. I wonder how this issue impacts communities and families of African- Americans and their view on baseball. I ask many people what they think about baseball and they mostly answer it’s boring, or I’m not interested, because they don’t have a role model that can lead by example and open doors for blacks in baseball again. Every kid always has its idols and person they look up to. For example in basketball the face of the sport now is LeBron James, almost everyone wants to be like LeBron or follow his footsteps. He leads by good example. That could be a reason why basketball is becoming a mostly black dominated sport. Back to baseball, there are sports figures like All Star Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, but this isn’t going to help the cause on the lack of black baseball players in the game. Me growing up in a spanish and black community playing baseball as a kid I mostly played against spanish kids and noticed there wasn’t many black kids to play against. Matter of fact I have played against more white kids when I used to travel than black kids. So could there be a lack of motivation in trying baseball at young age? Why not give the sport a try before deciding to not like it or participate in it? I will try to find the best information I can to answer questions me or others may have regarding this issue.      

[itskendollas-blog]

I have also always wondered this. in certain sports you barely see any African American players while in another sport you might see them dominate. i agree that have been some great African American’s that may have helped contribute towards the rich history of baseball. however  you might not see as much African American baseball players today like you may have seen in the past. I think that one of the problem might be is that kids these days might not find the same interest in baseball because of the other sports that receive so much attention. I also think that young African Americans are likely to pay more attention to football and basketball rather than baseball.

[graphitetotrees]

Project 1: DS:EoA

I am not going to give away the full title of my project! However, my topic of choice is depression. I choose to right about depression because there’s a stigma that surrounds victims of depression and I want to educate my peers on what depression really is and how it affects us all. When I first learned about depression I was one of many who said, “How can you be sad for so long that you can’t function”, “it’s just an excuse to not get over something, just move on.” Those where some of the statements used by myself and others who didn’t understand depression. As I got older I started to encounter people with ‘clinical’ depression, meaning they were actually diagnosed and given treatment for their depression. Through my encounter with such wonderful people who had no complete control over what was happening to them, I realized that I needed to understand depression. I needed to understand it so that I can explain it to myself and others every day; I needed to be part of the solution and not the problem. I am an aspiring Cardiologist and anything that affects the heart, mind and body is of great concern to me so it’s my duty to conduct such research and seek a solution/cure. Depression has yet to be officially labeled as something other than an ‘emotional disorder’ but the truth is depression is a neurological abnormality. It stems from the brain, the physical and measurable cause of depression has to do with a dysfunction in your neurotransmitters (NT). Our ‘normal’ neurotransmitters are deigned to pass on signals and substances that help us function but for someone with depression, your NT just doesn’t work correctly. The ‘feel good’ signal/substance in your brain is not being transmitted correctly and therefore you don’t feel good at all. Sometimes you may have thoughts of suicide even when watching your favorite movie. Interesting right, however, ‘the real research is finding out what is causing the ‘feel good’ signal/substance from being transmitted?’ This project has become very personal and I intend to continue my research and enlightenment on this matter after this project is completed. More information will be provided to you on the day of ‘presentations’thank you!

Depression is not a joke, it is not a phase that you can just get over, and if you are someone suffering form depression; please seek help.

[itskendollas-blog]

I agree with this post. depression is not a joke, just because you see someone going through a depressional state, you might say to yourself why don’t that person just forget about the issue that’s bothering them but however that might be easier said than done. I think that it is good that you chose a topic that you are very interested in ad that you take it so personal. as  a reader I think that since you are so connected to the topic it will be easier for our audience to take away something from your project and also make a connection to it.

[itskendollas-blog]

is college worth it?

Is college worth it?

            For my project, the topic I chose to focus on was whether or not getting a college education is worth it? I’m very interested in this topic because in today’s society in order for you to get a good job you have to go to college and obtain a degree. Since college is so expensive, students that want to attend college have to put them self in debt in order for them to go to school. Some students who graduate from college can’t even obtain a job in their field of study, so imagine if you were one of those persons that took out thousands of dollars in loans so that you could attend college only having to not be able to get a job in your field.  What’s the sense of going to college if you are going to have to put yourself in debt and it’s not guaranteed that you’re going to get a job after graduating from college?

On my web map I plan on focusing on whether or not if college worth it? I plan on looking at the statistics of the amount of people that do attend college and have to take out loans to attend. I plan and also looking at the retention rate, to see if loans affect whether or not students drop out of school. I am also going to link the statistics of college graduate students that obtain a job in their field of study after graduating from school. I also want to link the amount of students that ended up in debt because they decided to take out a loan to attend college. I want to focus on these issues because I feel that these issues happen very often today in society. Many students are putting themselves in debt by taking out loans to attend college and sometimes end up being in a far worse situation than what they started in. If someone have to put themselves through all of this  just to attend college then is it really worth it?

I think the problems that I might face while doing this project is making sure that my topic is not a broad topic. I want to make sure that my topic has a specific focal point. Earlier when working on my proposal the biggest issue I had face was making sure that my topic wasn’t too broad. I was having problems because some of the issues I had were too broad.

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[itskendollas-blog]

Should collegiate athletes be paid?

The issue on whether or not collegiate athletes should be paid has stirred up a big controversy all across the country. After talking about this issue during the end of class, I received a notification saying that the court rejected an appeal to have players be paid $5,000 a year annually. Many people believe that these student athletes should be paid, while others believe they shouldn’t. Under the NCAA collegiate athletes cant be paid or receive any amount of funds from any one or they will risk losing their eligibility.

Student athletes who attend division one schools help generate millions of dollars in revenue for their respected schools. Division one schools most often times have multi million dollar contracts with television stations to broadcast games across the country. Majority of these schools are swimming in sponsors from all over. Some people feel that since these student athletes’ help generate millions of dollars in revenue to their school, why is that their respective university can make a profit off of these student athletes, while they aren’t able to benefit from it either.

About a couple of years ago there was a lawsuit over the NCAA football game. This video game was generating millions of dollars by creating a video game about these collegiate athletes.  While this video game was still in production, the players that were apart of the game, didn’t receive any money from the amount of money this video game brought in. collegiate players were having their image being used for profit that they were never going to benefit from. In 2015 a claim was reached that allowed the students who were apart of the video game to receive the maximum amount of $7,200 without being at risk to lose their eligibility.

Collegiate athletes being paid are a big issue as you can see. If a collegiate athlete takes money or anything else from someone they’re at risk of losing their eligibility. I believe that in the case where collegiate athletes were being involved with the NCAA video games, the court did make the right decision by allowing the student athletes that were involved to be paid. However I don’t think that in general student athletes should be paid. Even though these Universities generate millions off student athletes, I still don’t think they should be paid. Division one-student athletes receive a lot that other collegiate athletes wouldn’t receive. Almost all their expenses are covered by their University, when they travel away to other states to play other schools, they don’t have to worry about anything because its covered by their school. “Since the NCAA wants to maintain its tradition of amateurism in support of the college sports market”.  Also if collegiate students were getting paid, it would take away from the enjoyment of collegiate sports because a student would only go to a certain school because they know they could get paid a certain amount.

[captainvic822]

Ready to go home

I thought it would be exciting to be so far from home and be on my own. But I miss my parents and my family. Yeah it is fun when you on your own and you don’t have to worry about parents nagging you. You make all your decisions and have take a lot of responsibility. You have to go out and get a job so you can provide for yourself cause you can’t always ask mommy and daddy. You have to wake up on your own. You got cook your own food. Gotta go Grocery shopping and do your own laundry. If you have to go to see the doctor or you have an emergency mommy and daddy not there to hold your hand. If you sick mommy and daddy is not going be there to make you a nice warm soup you have to get up and make you own. Unless you have a nice friend who is going make you one. One thing they don’t tell you is that college can become real stressful. Especially trying to keep with everything sometimes you tend to lose track. Makes me miss my high school senior year when I only had one class and was working getting money and being a teenager. Now every other day I got write an essay and study for exams. I have to work on top that and try to stay active in sports. Sometimes it get to you and becomes to much. Then I just think about it as an obstacle that is in my way until I get to my ultimate goal and that is to be successful. When I go home I going to give my mom the biggest hug and my dad the same and thank them for blessing me. For also give me guidelines and rules and raising me the right way or to the best of their abilities. When I get home I can’t wait for real food. Can’t wait for my bed that way more comfortable then the one in buffalo. I miss my twin sister cause me and her did everything together and never been separated for a long time. My first year in college has it ups and downs by I am ready to go home. I miss my grandma who would such all sports games with me and we stay there and argue who is going win. She use to always make fun of me everytime one of my favorite players lost a game. But When they won I was loud and all up in her face. I just miss certain things that were back home and my parents to be honest. To need get away from buffalo need a break.

[0962015-blog]

I have always wanted to move out on my own and depend on myself. But so many of my friends have done it and they say it is the most stressful thing in the world.  I still live at home with my parents and commute to school because it is so much cheaper and easier. I have always wanted to move out on my own just to see how it is and how i would like it. Even though i live at home i still do my own laundry, go grocery shopping and even cook my own food. I mean yeah living at home with your parents can be the dream but i rather start doing this stuff now so im kind of ready for when i get my own place.

[itskendollas-blog]

Being away from school while being at school can sometimes be stressful. it is especially hard for someone who have never really been on there own before and rely a lot on there parents. From a person who relied a lot on their mother, i kind of feel where your coming from. its hard at first the but you will eventually get use to being on your own. The freedom you have when being on your own  that you dont normally get from your parents is also a good factor in helping get over missing your family.

[marquis2842-blog]

Blog #2

Hip Hop has always been one of the most favorite genre of music in New York City. Growing up in the city everyone listened to Hip Hop. What makes Hip Hop so unique are the form of lyrics, it brings mindful thoughts and meanings. It voices pastime and culture in so many communities which makes it so influential. This shows how complex of a genre Hip Hop is. Hip Hop in the 1980s was a huge step for the genre, it was considered as the “Golden age” during that time period. Run DMC and LL Cool J where one of the most popular musicians during that time. Their rhymes were so superior that it became successful critically. Instrumentals from jazz and funk were being sampled frequently bringing a smooth motion of songs. NWA is a notorious group who were mostly criticized for harsh and inappropriate lyrics, they made a protest song against police brutality during the LA riots. New York rappers in the 90s were beginning to grow, big names such as Nas, Jay-Z and Notorious B.I.G were the most popular during that time. Hip Hop changed during that time because being lyrical was the most attractive thing during that point. Tupac is considered the most influential rapper ever, behind his raps where everyday struggles from teen pregnancy to homelessness. Some of the deaths of the most influential rappers such as Eazy E, Notorious B.I.G, Tupac and Big L where one of the most saddest thing to ever happen in Hip Hop culture. They helped the movement across the world with their messages. Hip Hop is also a big business, P.Diddy and Jay-Z both own record companies and their net worths are increasingly high. In today’s generation many rapper’s influences are Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. Rappers such as Drake, J.cole, Future, Kendrick Lamar are the favorites of our generation. Today rappers speak from the mind and the soul and people notice that and it creates a vibe. Drake is the most honest rapper today, he express his emotions in current situations people face everyday. In my opinion Hip Hop is the best genre of music, there’s always a story behind their songs and it expands so many thoughts for so many people. Especially coming from New York City where Hip Hop is constantly played all the time and it would be so hard say its not the best genre of music, it fills in a vibe for so many people today.

[kimbing-blog]

I really enjoyed reading this blog, I actually did not know a lot of that about hip-hop even though I listen to a lot of the music. It is awesome that a genre of music has influenced your life in such a good way, I feel as if that is what these rappers wanted. They want to share their stories and express themselves to get through to people like us, who connect to the music and can understand what they feel. Hip-hop music has always had a message behind it, some songs hold one more than others but that’s what is so great about the music. Like you said even before we were born rappers were making a name for themselves by sending a message and now it is the music we listen to and respect. They make great livings but they are changing the minds of kids if they realize it or not. So many people relate to these rappers lyrics and have gone through similar things (depending on what song we are talking about). All amazing artists, and it is really amazing how much you know about this genre of music and how much it means to you. 

[hotpinkxo91-blog]

I also enjoyed reading this blog, I do not know a lot about hiphop either. im more of a rock girl. but this was defiantly a good interesting red for me. in my opinion people are very quick to judge hip hop music because they say its always about sex, drugs and money.. but that is not always the case with hip hop music or even music in general. like this blog before me I think what the hip hop artist are trying to basically put their life into their music. Their everyday struggles, their happy times, their family life and how it was growing up.

[itskendollas-blog]

i agree music can be a big influence on people life. music from back in the days have changed a lot. however the thing that i think you see with music artists now a days is that they bring across a different vibe from artists back in the past. not only is the vibe different but also the lyrical content varies too. I believe that back then artist use to make music with a meaning and today you cant really say that for most artists in todays time.

[hotpinkxo91-blog]

music and movies then vs now

As all of us tumblrers know that music has changed BIG time over the past years, in my opinion I think music has been getting worse and worse. As I was growing up in the 90′s  (yes I know that seems like such a long time ago and I totally feel like it was) there were actual good songs that wasn’t just about sex and getting drunk and getting ‘turnt up’ And what’s up with songs on the radio getting over played? Every time I turn on the radio when I’m driving it’s literally the same song on every radio station! You hear a song you’re like no don’t want to listen to this, then the same exact horrible song is on every other station. I remember while I was growing up when the backstreet boys, nsync, Metallica… The list can go on so much more but that’s what came off the top of my head, were the most popular thing in the world and no matter how many times you heard a song from them it never got old. And to to this day people still know their songs from that long ago, they even play them at bars once in awhile and people still seem to know the words and have a good time with it.  Songs now a days sound the same and have really no Point to them. And if you do find a song you actually like, don’t listen to the radio because they will over play it so much that you will literally start to hate it eventually. I’m not saying all songs of this era are terrible but a big wide range of them are and like I said before in this, when there is a song you can tolerate to listen to the radio station ruin them by playing them over and over again. For example that thrift shop song by Macklemore, really? I’m sorry but that is just a terrible song and should have never even made it to the radio stations 😐.  Maybe it is just me, but really I can not be the only person that feels this way about the music then and the music now. Now moving on to the movies, now that on the other hand can go both ways. In my opinion I think obviously due to better technology to make movies, movies have got much better. There are of course the classic movies that will never get old, but over all movies are better now vs then. But I’ll end my rant now thanks for reading fellow bloggers looking forward to reading yours! :)

[itskendollas-blog]

i agree, music has changed a lot within the past couple years, and i think that has something to do with time periods changing. As time change people come up with new ideas and different ways to do certain things. i think that music now a days is not like it was before for a fact. in today’s music you hear a lot of negativity that you wouldn't hear in songs back then.  i also think that you could make a connection to music not being the same today to also cartoons not being the same. when i was growing up there was lots of cartoon’s that was safe for children to watch, but now a days parents have to be careful on what cartoons they child watch because its a different era.

[lowkeyave-blog]

Off-Campus

I come from Syracuse, NY. About two hours east of buffalo. As an incoming freshman, I was excited. I felt as if I was ready for the “college” life. Turns out I wasn’t. Up late night because people on my floor would be loud and obnoxious. I would try to study in peace, but people would interrupt me. Don’t get me wrong I had fun times going to parties, having cool roomates and what not, but I need my sleep! I met some interesting/unique/smart people. I got the chance to network with new people just from going to the next floor above me. Living on-campus was an interesting experience. Going into my freshman year I believed I was investing in my future as well as a memorable chapter of my life.

 Toward the end of my freshman year, I convinced myself into wanting to live off-campus. I wanted to save money, since I am the one paying for my education. Living off-campus would give me the opportunity to have my own bedroom! Last year I was living with two other people, but the room was designed for two people total. I’m putting thoughts together and I decided I wanted to make the move. I had to fill out paper work (application) to live off-campus. The school denied me. I tried to talk to them in their offices and they told me I needed 60 college credits (junior status) to live off-campus. I was finishing my freshman year off with 34 credits so I clearly didn’t have enough credits as I needed to move off-campus. So they placed me in Casetty Hall with two other kids. I went all summer before my sophomore year thinking I was going to be living in a triple. In August of 2015 I called residence life and they approved me to live off campus out of nowhere. I think it’s because of the overpopulation on campus. 

Living off-campus is a whole new experience. Lots of expenses come with this experience. Rent, gas, electric, wifi/cable bills on top of a phone bill and groceries. My landlord let’s us use his bikes so I have transportation to campus, plus the bus. I feel as if I am more connected with the city of Buffalo when I ride my bike down streets unfamiliar to me. I am a Buffalo resident and a college student. Five college classes. I’m talking CWP 102 and four Sociology courses (SOC MAJOR). Having my own place to call home in a city foreign to me. This crib is bigger than any crib I have lived in before. I’m a photographer and I have enough room to place my own photo studio in my home. It’s lit. Silent home, peaceful area, saving money, learning how to live on my own early, are a few things I’m experiencing. I don’t have to worry about noisey people in the halls, or people knocking on my door looking for my roomate. I can walk out my room and be in the kitchen. So that means I can cook up some food instead of having to wait in line to eat residential dining. Living off-campus is fun, but it has some negatives. You get those times of feeling disconnected. But I deal with it. I can be twice as productive in my own home, and don’t have to worry about RA’s randomly checking my room and leaving reports and what not. I would recommend living off-campus, just be prepared. 

-Avery

[khocolatebunny]

I know exactly how you feel, living in those triples last semester was a struggle. However we had to make the best of it right. I thought about moving off campus myself. Getting a place with my friends and splitting the bills. Its like a reality call I wasn’t ready for. Now that I read your story its gives me a different aspect of how I viewed it at first. Honestly living on your own and paying all those bills plus your schooling by yourself, I COMMEND you on your handwork,and determination. You are really setting an example for many of us who don’t think its possible to joggle all of these task at once. Im just glad that you got the opportunity to live of campus and your happy with you setting as well as surrounding. Hey, who knows I may be your neighbor next year.

[hotpinkxo91-blog]

I cant exactly relate to this blog, but I do know the struggles of college and paying bills. I don’t live on campus I live off of campus but its just as bad paying for your own place and with the bills, the struggles of being a college student is terrible. I am a jr in college so I know exactly how you feel with balancing everything, working trying to get homework done and studying plus taking care of everything else, whoever said this college life was easy is defiantly a liar and id love to know how its easy for them haha. But life throws stuff at you all of the time and we will ALL get through it :)

[itskendollas-blog]

Since i was a freshman last year, i can relate to living in a room with 2 other people. living in a triple wasn’t the easiest, but neither was it the hardest. it was hard when it came to space because the room was so overly populated. With living in triples freshman year i feel that if everyone in the same room was on the same page then everything usually went well.Also its good that your learning how to be responsible from early. i think that by you learning to live on your own now will help you out much more later down the line.

[itskendollas-blog]

How safe are you really?

When applying to college, many students look for meticulous key points that may or may not influence them in attending that specific school. For students that are living on campus, some may look into the safety of the campus and also how safe is the environment around it. Not only students, but also parents who are concerned about the environment that they’re letting their child be around. Recently, a great deal of incidents have occurred on the Buffalo State’s college campus. Incidents such as, attempted rape, assault and armed robbery were incidents that have parents and students questioning their overall safety.

It’s hard to assure students of their safety with all these incidents taking place around them. Most students come to college to get away from home, so that they could better their education in a new environment. Some students that tend to live on campus, is more than likely the first time having to be on their own without having their parents by their side to guide them. Since students are on their own, they don’t really have their parents to advise them on the dangers that may be around them. However, since this is the case I feel like students put their trust in the administrators of the college to guarantee their safety, so that they can focus on their getting their education. Students pay thousands of dollars for their tuition so that they will be provided with the resources that they may need in order to be successful, and some of these resource needed in order for a student to be successful, is the assurance of their safety.

It is sometimes challenging to adapt to a new environment for the first time when you’re not use to it. For the class of 2015 buffalo state accepted over 2,000 students. That’s 2,000 students who have no idea of what to expect on a college campus. It’s hard for someone to adapt and get comfortable in a new environment if they have to worry about their safety every time they want to do something. If students have to worry about their safety every time they want to do something, I believe that this will hinder their development in becoming a successful college student.

With all these incidents happening on the Buffalo State College campus, students and parents are getting concerned about whether or not their child is safe. Some parents may also feel that, will all the money students are paying for tuition, safety shouldn’t be an issue. But now the true question is can Buffalo State provide enough resources to keep all their students safe?

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[itskendollas-blog]

Humans aren’t perfect, which means; they won’t excel at everything that they do, also as a writer the same follows. As a person I think some of my key strengths are being able to compromise my way in and out of certain situations. Another one of my strengths are being able to get my points across thoroughly through my writings. I believe that when I write, I am able to successfully get across the point that I set out to get across. When writing, I always make sure that I provide my work with proper and sufficient sources. However, to better myself as a writer I need to ensure that my work is grammatically free of errors before turning it in.

           The topics and ideas that I find to be important to me are; sports, education and the saying that “hard work will eventually pay off”. I believe that when you work hard for something that you set your mind to, even if you don’t see the results now, that doesn’t mean it’s not going to pay off later on. If you really want something there should be no reason why you shouldn’t work for it.  On my spare time I like to relax or hang out, or mostly playing football with my friends. I believe that education is the key to success. If a person wants to be successful during this time period, having an education is the stepping stone to a better future.

           Upon taking CWP102 I wish to take away the skills that will help me take my writing to another level. My specific goals for learning and writing are being able to take on works or topics that sometimes challenge me. I intend on graduating with my degree in Bachelor of Arts in science over the next couple of years. After graduating from college I would love to obtain a job working on Wall Street.

           I intend on achieving all the goals that I set out for myself by making sure I prioritize my time and tend to what’s most important to me. I believe that I have all the resources available in order for me to accomplish the goals I set out on accomplishing. I know that I am the type of person that will persevere through all the hardships that come my way. All I have to do is continue down the right path and never stop believing in what I want.        

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