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@lavonter121
The CSW
Throughout the CSW, honestly I believe that people were attracted to my little green iPad sitting on the table and I honestly loved it because I was telling people why I am who I am and that's all because of recreation centers. The CSW was awesome to me because I was able openly express who I am and my hometown to everyone that came up to me.
I have no clue as to what the table should look like for our class but from the other post, a map sounds like the best idea. the only thing that I was thinking that could be appropriate for our class table and the topic is something like a map or something that displays the world on a larger scale so that people can see that we are all from many different places.
Em Journal
I read Black Sweater, by Christa Kiracofe. The article was really interesting and talked about how a kid used his black sweater to get away from people and was used to block out what was going on in the world around him. I could relate to this because when the world seems to be moving to fast around me, I like to just get away and block everything. Now in my case, I didn't use a black sweater to wrap myself in like it was a cocoon, I would simply just go out for a nice walk, jug, or run to ease my mind and unwind. This black sweater grew up in a small town and moved into a big city with this kid. This part of the article remind me of some of my classmates because they are from small towns. Toward to end of the article the kid grows out of the sweater and now it just sits in the closet hanging up. The reason the sweater is hanging up is because the kid has found a way to overcome some of the things that he was facing, and there is no direct need to wear this sweater all the time. Now everyday is not going to be a good day. so the kid still wears the sweater on rainy days or in other words, when he wants to get away.
Presentations
zeinabh121. You did very well on your presentation and I thought that you had a great visual add to help reinforce everything that you were saying. The presentation did a great job of explaining what your topic of interest was and I thought that you explained the different sides very well.
Presentations
biancag121 I thought that it was really interesting that you decided to write paper on the bankruptcy in Detroit. The presentation was awesome and showed the issue was important to the city and the good and bad that came from it and what can come from the result of it.
Important Source
My most important source was a article I found online that talked about the importance of family and what it take to have a village to raise a family. This tied in directly with my topic because recreation centers are homes away from homes.
Working Thesis
Recreation centers are so important to the community because they keep kids off the streets and teaches them the basics of discipline and respect.
Compare and Contrast
During my research over break, I had a chance to visit my girlfriend community in Cassopolis Michigan and one of organizations for youth. This was an important part of my research because although this building was not a recreation center, it was still a place where children can go and play. The weekend was filled with youth basketball games in the morning and the high schools started District Championships at night. The little kids league are coed and reminded me of the recs in Cleveland.
Research Question
My research question by the way.. are zoo’s (or toledo zoo) beneficial to society/communities. there are obvious answers to this question but finding what people have to say about it.. not so much.
I think that you should look around at other zoos and compare abd contrast what that zoo mean to that community.
Research Question
My research question is: Are high school dropouts the major cause of drug related crime on the Eastside of Detroit in the last five years?
That’s a good question. I would think it has a strong impact! But who knows, that would be an interesting answer to find for sure
This is a great question. History tells us that most teens drop out of high school and turn to drugs in terms of selling and not so much of using. Teens drop out and sell drugs as a source of income to their family because mom in most cases cant do it. The reason why i say mom is because of the single parent home effect and mom is usually the main care giver.
"Hometown Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjKrpxjp7ao&feature=player_detailpage
This is a link to the video I choose which is Alicia Keys- If I Aint Got You. The reason why this song reminds me of home is because when I first started to learn the piano, this was one of the first songs I learned. I enjoyed playing this song whenever I had some down time or just to play and listen to good music. When my family found out that I was learning the piano, they couldn't wait to hear the music. We would all gather around to hear the songs and next thing I know, I was getting request for other songs. While playing these songs, my family would be right around the piano singing along with the songs I played. School work and football is now starting to interfere with my learning aspect of the piano, but every chance I get, I am playing the piano learning some new stuff. Although I play a verity of genres, I enjoy playing gospel and jazz the most, but I always go back to the very first song I learned on the piano which is Alicia Keys- If I Aint Got You.
Recreation Centers In Cleveland
A topic that interests me the most about my hometown or community is the topic about recreation centers. Recreation centers are all around Cleveland and are a vital part of kids growing up in the community. In my district, I live near the Collinwood branch. Other branches would be the Glenville branch, Thurgood Marshall branch, Fairfax branch, Central branch, and Gunning Park branch. All of these branches of many different recreation centers are all over the map of Cleveland and they all serve this unique goal. This goal is to create leaders and to help enrich the lives of young people. These recreation centers have been around for the longest and there only purpose or goal is to help enrich the lives and minds of young people.
This is a picture of my high school’s football helmet. This means the world to me because i gave my heart and soul to this program and i will never forget my brothers who fought on the field with me to the very end. One of my friends, Charlie Harris, has played football with me since day one. We were together from the start and as we were going to lose our last football game I took a knee beside him and said “It’s been 8 long years and this is not how things were supposed to end. We were supposed to win the state championship.” All he had the power to do was give me a hug. Football was my entire life since 5th grade. Whenever I hear the song “Thunderstruck” by ACDC I find myself reminiscing about the good times. All the hot summer days we spent running on the track, all the days we spent in the weight room, and finally all the Friday nights we spent winning because that’s what we did we won. Our football team was a vision of our community. We gave our town new belief that our team could do anything they believed in us and we believed that we could do anything and I will never forgot the last time I strapped up my helmet, put on my shoulder pads, tied up my cleat, and the last time I held my jersey. I am proud to say I loved football and i have never felt do lost when my senior season was finished. I remember crying because I realized I would never play football at my high school ever again. I felt like I lost the most important thing in my life and when I gave my coach my jersey could not get myself to let go. He looked at me and said “You’re a hell of a football player and this season will always be my greatest.” Knowing that he cared for me as his son and that my senior football season would go down as the best season in Napoleon High School history helps me get over the devastating loss. Tradition never graduates but it also never leaves those who have.
Reading this just gave me a blast to the past during my high school days. Although i am still playing football on a college level, some of my best memories of football came from my high school years. My Sophomore year, we won States and were expecting to go back to back. My Junior year we did not live up to those expectations and lost the second round in the playoffs. Senior year no one believed that the team would do as well as we did. As captain of my team I still remember to this day the game against Moeller High School in Cincinnati Ohio. I'm from Cleveland, but we traveled to play this team in Cincinnati. Going into the half, we were down by 21 points, I remember coming out of the locker room at half and telling the referee that they (the other team) did not know what was coming this next half. They came out and scored another touchdown ad now we were trailing by 28 points. We came back and scored 35 unanswered points and left that stadium with a sour taste in the fans mouths. Moeller went on to win States that year and we were the only team to beat them. Winning that game meant everything because it showed that when we came together as a band of brothers, no one could stop us.
People, Places, and Events
During my research I found that London Fletcher is a NFL football player for 16 years in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. My research on him went beyond the classroom because I had a chance to meet him and speak with him in person. Our conversation consisted of what it was like growing up in Cleveland and with both of us being football players, we talked about how amazing it felt for him to finally make it to the League.
The Land!
My hometown is Cleveland, Ohio. In the Land, you can visit the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and rock out to great music. Next to the Hall Of Fame, is the Cleveland Browns Stadium as shown on my map. Most of my family is from the South in Alabama. Fun Fact: I have a twin sister that attends EMU as a student.
