BLOG #10 For my first semester of college I've learned more about myself in so many different ways . I gained more intellectual skills which are creative thinking and reasoning . In one of my classes you allows have to have a creative thinking or mindset because it's a music history class , I was never open minded to other people’s music by having this chance to take a class this like I was going to learn more to be more open minded. At first the class was very simple, nothing really catching my eye or trying to get me to but more open then she give us a project . The project had to be over a musical figure that contributed to rock and roll that helped shape or music today . The only person on the list that she give us that I knew about was Aretha Franklin , there were still something’s I didn’t know about her but Franklin was the only person on the list that I could relate to . Fast forward a weeks later after I finished my project and it was time to turn it in, I’m abl...
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COLIN KAEPERNICK : FROM PROTEST TO NIKE COVER On September 1 , 2016 NFL superstar Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers did the unthinkable during the National Anthem . He chose to take a knee during the National Anthem to exercise his right of freedom of speech over racial inequality and in the process started a movement that will carry-on across America . This started as one man speaking up for social quality and over time more players started joining him then coaches to the point it wasn't just taking a knee it was also raising a fist or sitting for the anthem . This wasn’t just about one man doing something that he thought was right , it’s was about bringing a change that is needed for this country . Now two years later his message grows stronger than ever and more people are standing by him to help make this change needed. One of the biggest supporters of Kaepernick‘s protest is Nike , who has been partnered with the NFL since 2012 and is set to have it’s contr...
BLOG #8 The topic I’ve chosen to do for my blog a is Nike‘s 30th anniversary of us just to do it campaign with Colin Kaepernick . When it came to choosing this topic it was very easy because I have been following the Colin Kaepernick story for a while and I love Nike so when they release the campaign this year I was one of the first ones to see it and I was absolutely amazed . This is something I’m very passionate about because one day this will be embedded in the history of America and also deals with some very deep rooted issues in our country that most people don’t like to talk about so having the chance to bring it up to get other peoples opinions on it . The article is titled “Nike nearly dropped Colin Kaepernick before embracing him “ and it was written by Eric Risberg . This article discusses the year of 2017 with Colin Kaepernick having trouble getting a job in the NFL and Nike trying to figure out what they’re going to do with him now . The article...
CURRENT EVENTS IN THE U.S. On Friday night of October 12, around 8 pm Brenda Ramirez and her three daughters stopped at a local gas station near their home in South Los Angeles . Brenda noticed a Pontiac driving around , making her nervous , a few seconds later a BMW pulled up alongside her , then both parties got out of their cars and began shooting at one another. The gunfire hit Ramirez‘s car shattering the glass and she immediately told her children to get down on the ground , none of the gunfire hit the shooters but sadly her youngest Emely , who is six , was strapped in her car seat and her mother had to pull her out , her mother also stated took longer than normal to get her six-year-old out of the car seat . As she pulled her daughter out of her car seat she felt wet blood on the back of her shirt . Emely’s first response once her mother had her on the ground was “ Mommy I’m tired, I want to go to sleep ” . Brenda tried keeping her daughter awake by asking her questio...
MY SECOND GRADE Around the time when I first started school my family and I had to move around a lot due to the death of my grandmother and then soon after the house burning down . We had moved from Trinity to Conroe it was something that we were never expecting but something had to be done . My step dad already had a job in Conroe before everything happened so it was a easy decision for them to make but deep down inside I would rather stayed in Trinity with my best friend Deanna . When it came time to start school over their Conroe Elementary had already been a month into the school year and me and my sister would have to start a little behind . First it was easy getting used to our new environment then my mom would ask us if we made any new friends . I would always have to tell her no because of the fact that I miss my friend back home so much , I just didn’t seem to connect with anyone in my class . Over time things got easier and I started making friends in my class I star...
Social Media Overload The primary message in “You Will Wish You Watch This Before You Started Using Social Media” is that companies behind our social media try to make it more addictive than drugs. The company behind app such as Facebook, Snapchat even Instagram look at tactics done by Casinos in Las Vegas to find out how to trigger the dopamine in our brains while we are using their products to make it impossible not to use them and grow an addiction. When we use social media we’re taking a chance of growing an addiction from whichever form we use whether it’s Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram its going to find a way to draw us in , take a hold of us to the point it’s controlling our actions throughout the day . We as humans have basic functions of communication that we have learned over time while our social tools can be a good thing when it comes to our communication skills, what happens when we slowly start seeing that they are ripping society apart . One of the speakers i...
MY FIRST MONTH The week before I moved away to college station I was hanging out with friends , finishing my last week at work , saying my goodbyes to the people I miss . I woke up thinking this will be the last time for a while I will see my room , my town and my family . I was nervous about being on my own for the first time not having my Granny or my Aunt telling me what to do, by the end of the day I was sitting in my room after my Granny , Aunt and Dad left me I thinking about the new adventure I will have on my own for the first time in my life. Now that a month has passed I’ve gotten to know a lot of new people the I would never thought I would meet or encounter in my life . I’ve met Chelsey , Autumn , Deandre , Gabbi , and Luciano their not just classmates but also but also my new friends that I’ve made on my new journey. Chelsea and I have most of our classes together it helps when I can’t figure out an assignment that we’re supposed to do the right way and i’ll...