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My hero

A couple years ago my grandfather had prostate cancer and he got radiation every morning before work, he battled 40 treatments. But recently at the end of August, he was off with this normal activities such as reading the newspaper, remembering events and names. It was happening for a week straight so my grandmother took him to see his doctor. Shortly after I get a phone call while I’m at work saying “They found bleeding in the brain and they will have to operate immediately”. I instantly started balling my eyes out at work and I talked to my boss and he allowed me to leave early. When I got home my mother, my great aunt and I went to the emergency room to go be with him in case anything major was happening that night. They found out later that day he had a cancerous tumor on his right side of his brain that was the size of a golf ball. The doctors operated on him within the next couple of days, shaving half of his head. After a successful surgery, the doctors informed us that he would also need to receive radiation on his brain to make sure they killed all of the cancerous cells. About a month after the brain surgery, we found out he has spots on the spine from the radiation of the prostate cancer.  The doctors knew they would have to operate soon to remove the spots on his spine. After another successful surgery, we needed to start working on his lung cancer. Roswell was hinting on us to move faster with radiation for his lungs because the spots were serious, around stage 3 or 4. So starting in November, he started receiving radiation every couples weeks for 3 hours each time. Last year around this time, he was fixing washer, dryer and refrigerators. He and one of his friends have started a business about 40 years ago and he continued to help build the business up until the last weekend in August last year. He use to be able to do everything and anything he wanted. But since August, he has had to use a walker everywhere he goes or we typically wheel him into places like Roswell. He still has a hard time walking around but we frequently have nurses and physical therapist here, helping him build his strength up, slowly but surely. He is my hero. He did all of this radiation, treatments and surgery for us. I love him more than life, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do or try to do for him. Every time I think life is tough or when something goes wrong, I just think of him and I get the biggest smile on my face. He’s my motivation to succeed in life and he’s my favorite person. 

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wow, I love how you spoke so strongly about your grandfather. I had got a lot out of this after reading this post. Not only is your grandfather is strong, but you are to. having to go through that amount of pain hearing bad new about someone you love,having to pull yourself together in order to be a good support system. Also seeing a loved one a different way you last saw him can also be heartbreaking. It also showed me that you have a very big heart and that you will go out you way for the one that you love. Nothing but good thoughts came to mind when I read this. You did a very good job writing this, you also picked a good topic.

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Speaking on your post on your personal hero. I feel like my whole family id my hero. However, my mother is my super hero. When I was in middle school I had gotten sick. For a month I struggled with stomach pains and felt really sick. I finally went to the emergency room and they examined me and found that I had a sickness that I do not feel comfortable writing on a blog. However ever since then my mom has been my number one supporter making sure my health is taken care of and that I was taking all my medications. I feel like if I did not have my mom I would have ended up in a bad place in life. However, since I was blessed with a great mother I am healthy and in college taking care of myself all alone. PS. She still calls me all the time to make sure I am good.

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Gender Roles Identity

Gender have a huge part in our society. It’s what make us who we are in our society. It affects the way we think and look at a different perspective in our lives. Some of the articles, short storie, or comic we read in class talks about specific things that’s talks about gender norms. Majority of the time the ethos is going by some of the stereotypes women would usually face. It either based on how we should act around others or treat men the way they approach us. The pathos side is the emotion is the or frustration. This all shows that their needs to be a transformation on gender role and it reveled also that their isn’t any equally in some form shape or way. Looking at it now women in most countries is scene as secondary and also inferior. Even fighting for right some would get killed in the process for believing in change.

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Speaking on your post on gender roles. I feel like there should not be any roles to any gender. Any and everybody should have the opportunity to show the world their worth no matter what race, size, or gender you are. Any women can do what a man can do and vice versa. Just because women are told to be “weaker” than men, if we put our minds and independence to work I feel we are capable of doing anything in this world. Also men can do things like house work and cooking just like a woman can. Just because you are a male or a female does not give you exception!

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Nipple Piercings?!

       Nipple piercings have become a trend since 2016 and currently in 2017 amongst most commonly young women, ranging around the age of eighteen to mid-twenties. So why are nipple piercings so popular?  Everyone has their very own opinion on nipple piercings in all together.

       Thanks to celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Rihanna, and Amber Rose, who are all rumored to have it, nipple piercings have become a huge trend, especially in Los Angeles. Even though its a little difficult to wrap your head around why its so popular. More women are getting both their nipples pierced now than last year when they were piercing just one. The most popular nipple ring to use is the barbells compared to the hoops. They’re more delicate under your clothes and they heal faster because they don’t move around very much. They also allow you more room for healing. It is more common and easier for you to accidentally hit or pull a hoop rather than a barbell. Professional piercers recommend you to go with an internally threaded barbell instead of an externally threaded one because the bar is smooth and won’t create irritation and tiny cuts while going in or out of the piercing.

         People who have experienced this piercing say that its one of the most painful piercings but only last about a couple seconds, basically just a fleeting pain. it takes about six moths to a year for the actual piercing to heal. Unfortunately, not all nipples can tolerate the piercing and result in never healing. A warning sign your nipple is rejecting the piercing is a red streak across your nipple. You want to take that piercing as soon as possible or else you might get a horrible scar and that’s not something nobody wants to experience. This doesn’t necessarily mean the healing process is a complete nightmare. The first few days it will feel tender but then they will start feeling good but, that doesn’t mean you were lucky enough to have your nipples heal in a few weeks. If you stop taking care of them or start touching and playing with them, that can lead to major issues.

          During the first week it is very common for your nipples to bleed so don’t freak out. To take care of your piercing and clean it up you can use gentle soap and warm water, make sure you apply it very gently (emphasis on gently) once per day in the shower, then allow it to air-dry. But most importantly do not and I repeat do not touch it, you do not want to unnecessarily spread bacteria around the piercing. Also make sure to wear a soft cotton bra, like bralettes or comfy sports bra and just relax and forget about it for a few weeks. So if you’re feeling adventurous maybe you get your nipples pierced.

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Speaking on your post on nipple piercing I feel like they did get popular. I personally know a lot of people with them and I feel like they are very nice. A lot of people may think that it will mess up your flow of milk when you have a child and they need to be breast fed. This is actually a true statement. Nipple piercings block milk ducts and reduce the flow and passage of milk. Also this can hinder a female’s ability to produce milk. Even though there is cons on having your nipples pierced I think they are still nice and if you take them out a while before you are ready to have a child then it would have time to heal and be back to normal.

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Free College

One blog about the issues that draw my attention was that should college be free or not. I think we should talk more in class about whether the college should be free or not because in my opinion, this issue is so big and I cannot think or imagine my life after graduation if I am taking loans in the crazy amounts and by the government making it double and triple to pay back is just crazy. I personally think that once a student gets to the point where they need to take student loans then the college should be totally free to them because at that point they could not afford the tuition.

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Speaking on your blog about Free Tuition. I agree that tuition should be free for college students. Now that we are going to have free tuition starting next semester there is another conflict coming our way. I feel like if we have free tuition financial aid would not cover as much things as they do now. We would receive less financial aid and still have to pay money for certain things. Already, we see that there is a catch to having free tuition. That being said I feel like there will be more catches that will still make it hard for people to enroll and pay for college.

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The project that sparked my attention the most was the project on identity. The reason this project sparked my attention is because people in this world do judge people off what they have on. I feel like this project connects with my project as well. Many people are judged and discriminated because of what they wear. For example, the police discriminate different people because of what they have on or their racial identity. The police would have a totally different reaction toward a group of white boys than they would have with a group of black boys. Most likely the group that would get a bad reaction from the police is the black boys because most likely they would have their jeans sagging and look like “thugs” to the cops. I feel like what you have on does not define what kind of person you are. On the other hand, race is not always what people discriminate people about. As my classmate told us while presenting his project he was going to the mosque and what he had on made someone call him a terrorist. When he took off the gown he had on a suit and it showed a whole different person. He looked like he was about business and he looked sophisticated. There are places in this world where you are expected to dress a certain way. For example, if someone is going to an interview you are expected to dress casual. If someone come with sweats and sneakers then they would most likely not interest the person that is giving the interview and would most likely not get the job. Here is a quote from an article on workplacefairness.com that shows an example of gender identity in the workplace.

“Gender identity discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employer discriminates against an employee because of their gender identity. Discrimination can include terminating a transgender employee after the employer finds out about the employee's gender identity or planned transition; denying a transgender employee access to workplace restroom facilities available to other employees; requiring a transgender employee to use a restroom not consistent with the employee's gender identity or presentation; harassing a transgender employee; permitting and/or refusing to investigate claims of harassment by coworkers and supervisors; or any other negative employment action taken because of an employee's gender identity.”

This shows that people are being discriminated by many things. I feel like everyone should be equal and not show negative energy to anyone due to their appearance. Lastly, if everyone in this world was positive then the world itself would be positive all together.

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In this world, today many things can affect the way people view you or the way an individual would act towards you. Some of these things are gender, identity, and representation.

When it comes to gender I feel like men are the dominant gender. I feel that people look at women as weak and dependent on a male figure. However, I feel like women being weak is an understatement and a stereotype. There are many females in this world that do thigs on their own without a male figure in their life. There also are women in this world who does have a male figure in their life who does not benefit them. Yes, there are men that are very independent and there are females who do struggle. However, I feel like people shouldn’t judge people’s abilities and capabilities on their gender before someone gets to show what they really can do in life.

Identity is also a problem in this world because many people are afraid of being themselves (or different). Another reason identity is a conflict sometimes is because of racism. Yes, America supposed to be anti-racist however, that does not change the mindsets of people and how they treat others due to their individual features. Believe it or not, the way a person thinks reflects their actions making people around them feel different types of way. It doesn’t always have to be a bad feeling, but when it is someone will feel very uncomfortable.

In my opinion representation is mostly based on your surroundings. In this generation people live off others. Meaning that everyone basically does what everybody else does. I feel like it’s not really a bad thing. However, if people showed their uniqueness in this world then it would be filled with many new and different things for people to experience. Teens in this generation basically dress and act like everyone around them. I feel like we do this to better adapt when it comes to having a social life. People usually make friends with people that have common things with them so that it is easy to socialize.

Gender, Identity, and representation is very important because it makes the world what it is today. Without differences in this world it would be so bland and boring and everything will be the same. I feel like there is pros and cons to everything ad life and everything is done for a reason.

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My siblings

               Isn’t it crazy how you’re siblings can be such pains in the butts, however the love you have for them is still so unconditional? I never noticed the love I have for my siblings until I came to college. Every day I wake up to two other people in my room and wish I was waking up to my brothers and sister making noise in the living room and watching tv. When my mom had my little brother who is now 12 years old in middle school and recently started playing basketball for his school I was so excited. Every time my mom calls me and tells me my brother had a basketball came I have rush of happiness. However, I do get a little sad, wishing that I was home to attend all of his games and show him support. I and my brother got closer than ever in summer 2016 when I decided to have him participate in a summer camp program that I worked at. He was in my group and it gave me a new few of him seeing him participate and work with other kids.

On the other hand, my brother and sister, Carlos and Carla mean the world to me. When my mom told me she was pregnant with triplets I was so ecstatic to have new brothers and sisters in my life. However, my mom came in one day from an appointment so depressed one day finding out that she had had a miscarriage with them. A few weeks later my mom found out the she was pregnant again with twins and she stuck the pregnancy out and now I have a beautiful brother and sister. They do get on my last nerve at times, but not everyone can say that they lived in a family where not one but two siblings grew up. There were a lot of complications in their birth coming out premature but now they are both big and healthy and I wouldn’t replace them for anything in the world.

My older sister who is 20 years old, two years older than me also is a spark in my life. Growing up me and my sister didn’t have the best relationship. We argued and fought about every little thing even if it was really nothing to argue about. However, now that we have grown up and noticed that if we continue to argue and bicker it would come to a point where we would distance ourselves from each other forever. Currently my sister and I have almost great relationship. We still have little arguments but we have better communication skills to be able to get passed arguments quickly.

All of my siblings mean the world to me and I would never ever disclaim them. Without my siblings I would not be the young women I am today. Having siblings made me very responsible and independent.

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Should school/College be free or paid for?

If schools are suddenly free, would education lose its value?

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Personally, I think that college tuition should be covered by the government. I feel like if you want to go away for college and live in dorms then you should pay for your dorm and meal plan. Many people are very educated and it is sad that they cannot be involve in the college experience because they can’t afford it. I feel like they should put the free tuition for SUNY schools into play because it will give a lot of people the chance to gain a college experience even if they don’t have a lot of money or financial aid.

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The Story Of  My Life

Well my real name Marcus but some people may call me big worm or mar

,Growing up my father was never around because he had so much kids already that he had no time for me so I been with my mom very since. My mom used to work two jobs when I was growing up so I been almost everyone in my family. Once I turned seven years I’ve seemed to experience bullying because of my weight, and I got pushed around a lot and I didn’t know what to do because I didn’t want to tell my mom that to make it seem like I was a chump and neither did I have a father figure in my life to teach me how to be a man. So I had to learn on my own, a few years later I went through the same thing my freshman year, so I called my grandfather and told him the situation and he taught me how to box and since then I have not been bullied. When I was younger I always wanted to play football but I was always overweight to play and I ended playing my first official football game until I was a junior in high school and we ended up winning the state championship. The next year I played for the Bennett Tigers and we won our division championship and lost in the second round playoffs. A few months after the season was over I received a call from Buffalo State an they awarded me a Division 3 football scholarship to play for them this upcoming fall. I would not say that I am lucky but blessed because I would’ve never thought  that I would be who I am today and have this opportunity to be able to play for the Buffalo State Bengals. #RipDez #NeverGiveUp #AlwaysBeStrong

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Before attending Buffalo State College I was unsure if I wanted to go away for college. Not because I hated school or I was scared of being away from my family. I just felt like I should spend two years in the city so that I can have a job at the same time to save money to cover some of my college expenses. My councilor told me that I should still at least apply to SUNY schools so I did. When I got accepted to Buffalo State College a little bit of ambition struck me. Two weeks after my acceptance I got another letter from Buffalo State telling me that I was accepted into the EOP program. After that I knew it was my chance so I changed my mind and came to school a whole month early and am also blessed to have this opportunity to be in this program and I am glad I made that decision to come to school here.

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This weird

This tumblr stuff not for me 😂😭😂

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Well I was suppose to pick a blog of yours that interest me, however this is the only blog you have. Tumblr is kind of weird but it does get us out of our comfort zone. On a regular day you would never catch any one of us on tumblr so you should take advantage of new and different things in your life. On the other hand, I think you should start doing these blogs because they are part of your grades. They aren't’ that bad and it's only once a week. The topics are fairly easy too so it’s not really head busting.

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New Beginnings

A day I will never forget was the last hockey game I ever played in competitively. Playing hockey my entire life, it was always a part of my plan to continue playing after high school, and take time off of school.  To play hockey in college you have to play juniors and mature before playing college hockey with much older competition.  Up until my last hockey game during my senior year at St. Francis Prep High school, I had set to continue playing hockey in Philadelphia  and take a few years of school off to hopefully play college hockey.   After college I then planned on becoming a high school teacher, something that I had always aspired to be.  Rewinding back to playoffs in my senior year of high school, my last game was the semi final against St. Andrews College, resulting in a loss that changed my perspective on hockey greatly.  Stepping off the ice with a loss was upsetting at the first glance, but after time passed I realized that hockey lost all of its importance to me.  The millions of lessons that I take away from the game  are still valued but the greatest lesson I learned was to be able to let go of even the greatest things that I had in my life, hockey being one of them.  Not everything is easy to let go of but I realized that continuing to play hockey would still direct me to becoming a teacher, but if I gave up on hockey then I can do so sooner.  Growing up and changing perspectives allowed me to realize that being a teacher was more important to me than playing hockey and potentially wasting time at reaching my ultimate goal.  I commend the many friends that I made playing hockey, many continuing to play today, and some on their way to bigger and better competition in the NHL, but I have sorrow for those who took the chance I was unwilling to take and fail.  Not a day goes by where I don’t miss playing hockey, but I thought it was best for me to I take all of the lessons that playing hockey taught me and run with them while I was still able to. I am happy with the choice I have made and learned how to let go of something difficult, a situation I will inevitably face in the future and will be ready for.       

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This reminds me of myself when it comes to basketball. I use to play basketball and I love the game. Still to this day I love the game, however I do not play anymore. I feel like I was too pressured to play so I stopped. Yes, I loved playing but I feel like it was not my main priority. I felt like the only reason I played was because many people,such as family and friends expected me to do so. I don't like living off of other people's expectations so I found what I was most passionate about and started working on that. Now that I have found myself and what I really want to do in life I am much more inspired on focusing my career and college education into the field I love much more which is hospitality management so that one day I can open my own restaurant.

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Ain’t I a Women?

Logos: The message behind this reading, Sojourner Truth, “Ain’t I a Woman?” is to open the reader’s eyes to a problem that has been and still is effecting the world right now. This problem is very unfair. Although laws have passed that this problem should not even be a problem right now, people still seem to do it without specifying it. Okay, let’s stop with the “its”, the problem I’m talking about is racism and sexism. Who says a “black” human being or a female doesn’t accomplish the same things that a “white man” can. People should not be judged on their appearance. Anybody can do anything that they put their mind to so nobody should feel like they are being treated unfairly just because they are not specified as being the dominant trait or gender. Everyone should be treated fairly and have the chance to how the world what they are capable of.

Ethos: The author, who is actually a female herself shows the reader how even though she is a female she is also very independent and gets things done. She wants it to be clear that she doesn’t have to be white or a male to live life and accomplish struggles in life. Even though segregation is over, people in this world are still racist and sexist. For example, during the election many people had comments saying that Hillary Clinton is weak and she is not able to run the whole country by herself just because she is women. Just because she is a woman does not mean that she was not capable of running a country. I’m not saying that I am pro Hillary or pro Trump but I feel like any and everybody should have chance to prove themselves. Like they say “Don’t judge a book by its cover”.

Pathos: People in this word who are black have in their heads every day that they need to be extra careful in this world. Even to just take a walk outside black people need to be very observant because they can get pull over just for being black. It is unfair how people in this world are mistreated for something that they can’t even control. Females start to feel weak because they feel like they are not appreciated and others make them feel like they are worthless. In this world, we are told that we have freedom, but how can one feel free if everyone around them seem to put locks on what they can and cannot do?

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Do you ever wonder why someone constantly does something knowing that they will have to suffer consequences? Even after consequential actions have been taken they go back and do the same thing or something similar to what they did before. In a recent Fox 5 News article titled “Convicted sex offender charged in rape, murder of Ohio State University student” published on February 12, 2017 a convicted sex offender was charged with the rape and shooting to death of a 21 year old women. This man was recently release from a 6 year sentence due to an incident in 2011. He was charged with aggravated robbery and attempted rape after raping a women in front of her 2 year old child. He then forced her to withdraw money from an ATM and robbed her apartment.

Reagan Tokes was a 21 year old women attending Ohio State University as a 4 year psychology major and was due to graduate this May. Off campus roommates and co-workers reported Reagan missing after realizing that she had not made it home that night after work at a Columbus restaurant. Reagan’s nude body was found near a park entrance in Grove City. Grove City police sergeant Chris White announced that Reagan was shot twice in the head while he spoke at a news conference on Saturday. Identified as a suspect through DNA evidence, Brian Golsby was arrested around 4 a.m. on Saturday. DNA of Golsby was collected in and around Reagan’s car which turned out to be found not far from where Golsby was living in Columbus officer White explained. Charges of Golsby was also determined on explanations he gave to the officers. Officer White was asked if Golsby had confessed, White responded "He gave us details of these events of that night that closely match what we're finding." Brian Golsby is set to be arraigned at 9 a.m. Monday morning.

Jeff McCray, the uncle of the victim Reagan Tokes made a statement on behalf of him and her family.

"We will always remember Reagan as a vibrant, loving young woman who embraced life," the statement said. "She made a positive impact on people, was enthusiastic about everything and brought laughter and joy to all who knew her. She had a genuine compassion for all people and anyone who knew her loved her."

A GoFundMe account was made to create scholarship in Reagan’s memory and to add a commemorative plaque at the tennis courts at her alma mater, Anthony Wayne High School.

If you would like to follow up on this Fox 5 News article and/or donate funds to her account the link is below.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/12/convicted-sex-offender-charged-in-rape-murder-ohio-state-university-student.html

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The song “Last Chance” by Nicki Minaj has a verse that relates very much to my life: This is my life and I only got one… Safety’s off and I put it on stun…” Even in the middle of a crisis, I have to deal with it and realize that I’ve overcome life-threatening situations and living with an ongoing disease it just going to have to become a part of who I am. Rain or shine, I have to get up every morning and work towards being the powerful, dynamic woman who aspires to make a difference in the world.

One of the most  devastating days of my life was the day I was diagnosed with a sickness that in the blog we will keep anonymous. It was in October of 2009: for about a month I struggled with many symptoms such as stomach aches, dry mouth, constant urinating, weakness, and shortness of breath. No one would have known it was because I was getting sick. Not even the doctors because I was a typical happy, healthy, adverturuous teenageer in the urban planes of the South Bronx.

After a long depressing week in the hospital and receiving my diagnosis, I’ve grown to become a stronger person. Knowing myself, I would say my only other weakness is talking about it. As you can see i left it anonymous because still to this day i struggle to speak about it to others.

As well as hiding my sickness, I tried to hide my emotions and feelings. My sickness relates to my everyday life and has a huge impact on it, such as having extreme mood swings or wanting to be alone for long periods of time, in bed or at the park into sundown. Growing up being a little different from other kids my age was challenging, which caused me to ignore it at times. When I needed to take my medication around people, I would hide it or not take it at all to hide from embarrassment. Going to bathrooms or under a table so nobody would see. At the time my health conditions worsened.

Now that I’m becoming more open about it, it’s easier to manage and control.This is something I would like to continue to work on in my everyday life. I feel like being more open when it comes to my feelings and emotions would help me feel less trapped and more open to the world. Living with this sickness a once devastating thing that turned me into a very strong individual young woman. Being more open about about things that bother me is the next step to become even more stronger. My goal is break my inner shell and dominate the world. Change is calling and one day I won’t just send it to voicemail and actually pick up.

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From Tee to You :)

Call me Tee. I am 18 years old and I am a freshman at Buffalo State College. I major in Hospitality Management and minor in Criminal Justice. Things I like to do for fun is cook, dance, listen to music, and sleep. My career goal is to one day open up a diner with my older sister. The reason I minor in Criminal Justice is because i’m very interested in the topic and I want to be a correction officer. So yeah, my goals are clear but indecisive. I was born on June 24, 1998. #CANCERGANGG. I’m very moody at times but I am a really fun person to be around. I don’t like to have a lot of friends because friends bring drama and I don’t have the time of patience for it, especially since we are now college students. My favorite color is pink. I have 4 other siblings. My older sister, Malica who is 20 years old. My 11 year old bother, Jeffrey. And my brother and sister who are fraternal twins named Carlos and Carla. I was born in Brooklyn NY. However, my family and I live in the Bronx. I love to try new things and go to new places. Three places I want to visit is France, Italy, and most of all Dubai. My goal in life is really to not be miserable and enjoy life to the fullest with my family and few friends (actually I call them my sisters), and be happy.