Rosa Parks

        Rosa parks was the first African American, to fight for the civil rights because she didn’t give up her seat on the bus, for a white man she got thrown off the bus, from the same bus driver. Rosa parks went to jail for a long time because she didn’t want to give her seat up for a white man she was really brave for what she did she change the discrimination it was the best thing someone every did.

     Her greatest accomplish was to fight for the civil right understand that choices the Rosa Parks have result she had the choice to get up and give her seat away but she had the choice to not give her seat up she took the consequence to the next level Rosa Parks know what she did she knew what was right or wrong she just want it to help other people with colored people she was trying to help everybody

      Rosa Parks work it really hard to give them the equal right, to all the colored people, she fought for the right, she want everybody to have the same things as everyone she didn’t like when people were treating people with no respect Rosa Parks wants everybody to be equal she just want everybody to respect each other and she got what she really want it she basic change the community for everybody.

    Understand that choices that she made brought up to a big mass, the put her in jail but she does understand that she would get in trouble later but nothing stop her, she did what her heart desire and that was to do the right thing she had so many choices I mean everybody have the choices, to do good or bad things everybody gets in trouble once in there life time she was fighting for what was right she didn’t do anything really.

   Because of Rosa Park’s choices she did, took a big responsibility for her on actions she went to jail for saving everybody civil right well she tried  for a long time and she got what she want, it was a hard work for her, well she got some help from other people to they also supported her.

Work sited:

Ashby Ruth, Civil right, Freedom Rider (Courageous Citizen)  New York / London  2008     

“Rosa Parks” Wikipedia. (3-16-11): 3-18-11. www.wikipedia.com

Benjamin Franklin

            Benjamin Franklin is most known for being president and an inventor. Benjamin Franklin was really smart because he got to skip ahead a grade in Latin school. Later on his life Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. His greatest accomplishment was that he got to be the fourth president. He was really successful because he succeeded in life even though he was poor and had mostly no education.

           

            Benjamin Franklin did not graduate from his school. Benjamin attended to Latin school and he got to step ahead a grade, but Benjamin father took him out of school because he only had money to send him for two years, so his school ended when he was ten years old. When Benjamin was 12 he became an apprentice for his brother James which was a printer, James taught Benjamin the printing trade. When Benjamin was denied to write a letter for publication, Benjamin adopted the pseudonym of Mrs. Silence Dogood  a middle age widow. Mrs. Dogood letters were published, and became a subject of conversation around town. James, Benjamin’s brother was unhappy when he discovered that the populary correspondent was his younger brother.

           

Benjamin Franklin’s greatest achievement that he did was discovering electricity. One day Benjamin wondered how lighting was made or what it was. Benjamin wanted to prove to people that lightning  involved electricity. On one stormy night in 1752, Benjamin started to fly his kite with key tied to the string and lightning hit his kite and he could feel the shock. If it wasn’t for Benjamin discovering electricity our world wouldn’t be the same as it is. Benjamin helped our world a lot for example we wouldn’t have TV’s, computers, speakers, radios and other stuff that uses electricity.

            Benjamin Franklin exemplifies the creed of success.

Benjamin Franklin shows us that us that he was successful, because he got to be president of the United States. Benjamin worked really hard to be president and succeeded, he deserved it. Another thing that Benjamin was successful at was discovering electricity. He also succeeded in Latin school, he got to skip ahead a grade, that shows us that he was a successful person.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama did not grow up with a father; also he had to move in with his grandparent because his parents were going through a divorce. So, he went to school enrolled in Esteemed Punanahou Academy he graduate with academic honors and he spoke against the Iraq war during a rally at Chicago’s Federal Plaza.

            Obama’s father left him at age two years old and his mother. Obama was six years old he lived with his in Honolulu, Hawaii. As Obama was growing up he was struggling from self growing. He became angry and disillioned at the world around him that he turns to alcohol and drugs, but he Attened School at Esteemed Punanahou academy. He graduated with academic honors in 1979.

The greatest accomplishment for Barack Obama is that every speech that he gives it’s true what he says in his speech’s about challenges he will say the challenge’s that he face it’s real, serious there are many and it will not be easy or short pan of anytime and he’s really good at saying the right words with out defending people.

Obama faces challenges in his life like racism he knew that people will look at him because of his skin. Obama has overcome adversity and challenges. One way he did this was racism. He knew that he was gonna go through racism so he didn’t give up. He keeps going. He lost his father at the age of two years old. Obama had to struggle with self growing and he turn to the world with anger then he turn to alcohol and drugs. One day he thought about what he went through in his childhood and teenage hood that he can make his life better but he knew there was gonna be challenges to make things better in his life.

Obama went through a lot he knew that it’s not gonna be easy he knew that he had to go through challenges to make thing better. He was a good speaker front of everybody so people understand what he was saying because he knew what to say. If we think like Barack Obama what we been through it’s not easy to change we got to go through it’s challenge to make things better..

Work cited:

Carlton, Bob.Barack an American Story. Obama California, 2008. “Barack Obama.” Biography. (2011.): March 16, 2011. http://www.Biography.com

Muhammad Ali

Early on in Muhammad Ali’s life he encountered a whole lot of racism. But he was

Strong about it and decided to have this dream of becoming a boxer. But while he was

Trying to do that World war 2 was just barley getting started and there was still so much

Racism going on there as well as with the Jews / Hitler in Germany. His greatest

Accomplishment is that he was the first fighter to win the world light heavyweight

Championship on 3 separate occasions. He also successfully defended it 3 times.

He is a great example of overcoming Adversity and Challenges and Personal Growth.

Because he overcame racism to make his dreams come true. And Personal Growth

Because he wanted to get fit. One way he did that is by jogging to school for 20 blocks.

                                            

When Clay was 12 years old he took boxing under the Louisville police department. He

Was also born to a really poor family. At the 1960 games he won the gold medal in his

175 pound division in Rome. He was more regarded by people because of his skills. He

used children phrases such as “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” To raise public

Interest in his fights.

                                                 

His final record for his boxing career was 56 wins with 5 losses. With 37 knockouts has

been matched by others. And also making a wish foundation was founded by him also.

He cared more about others in need then his own fame and fortune. I think it is his

greatest accomplishment because he put others needs before his own. I also thought that

it was really cool how he never gave up on his dream. I like that he didn’t even take the

bus to school because of all the racism that was going on. But instead he jogged 20

blocks to school.

                       

I think that he exemplifies service, overcoming adversity and challenges. He created the

Making a Wish Foundation. Also because he put others before him. And also him coming

from a poor family and still making his dream come true and having to deal with racism

that was going on at the time. It connects to the Creed because he had financial/ and

racism problem. He also ran for 20 blocks to get from home to school and while doing so

he waved at his fellow class mates as they drove by. Well it shows that if we really want

to we can over come any problem/ challenge we have to face in our lives.

He is a great example of Overcoming Adversity and Challenges, and also Personal

Growth. He did so by not listening to people when they called him the “N” word. And

not only him but other colored people as well. He also ran from home to school for 20

blocks. Muhammad Ali’s greatest accomplishment was creating the Making a Wish

Foundation. We should all stop putting ourselves before those in need and start having

Empathy for them and put them first before our selves.                                                 

BY: Erick mowry         03/24/2011

                                                Work cited

Book: Timblin, Stephen Muhammad Ali: The King of the Ring. New York: sterling 2010

Internet: Hauser, Thomas “Muhammad Ali” encyclopedia Britannica (2011): March 16,2011 http: www.Britannica.com/EB /checked/topic/15252/ Muhammad Ali

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson’s early life, his family was the only black family on their block. In his later life, he became a very popular civil rights speaker long after his baseball career ended, his greatest accomplishment was breaking the color barriers in all sports and still to this day he is a hero and a wonderful man.

First, he started at UCLA and became “the greatest thing that was ever made” because he played football, baseball, and basketball. Then got drafted by the Brooklyn dodgers, he started playing first, second, and third basemen. He said “he didn’t want to make the same mistakes he made the year before, he ate well, and stayed in shape by playing on a barnstorming team, along with the dodgers teammate Roy Campanella. He signed an agreement with the manager of the Brooklyn dodgers in 1946. He also agreed to hold his temper and not to get in fights for three years.

The Brooklyn dodgers manager in Jackie Robinson’s days said, that he was free to be himself, Jackie decided to not turn his cheek in insults. Actually stand up for himself. Became a wonderful player, while the season was beginning he volunteered at the Harlem YMCA, he had a good year in 1955. While he was playing, his wife Rachel Isum encountered racism in the real estate market, he batted right, he threw right, he was 5’ 11,’’ and he was weighed 195lbs.

What aspects of the creed Jackie Robinson exemplifies are good citizenship, and choices because he made it so, the blacks could play baseball in the MLB. His 50^th anniversary about him breaking the color barriers in all sports. Now, he became a civil rights activist after his baseball career ended until October 24, 1972 is when he died, he made it to where all kinds of people like Mexicans, British, Scottish, and Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese so we all can play any sport without be critize by other people.

Jackie Robinson are these examples in the creed which are choices and good citizenship because he had the choice to play basketball and football. He didn’t get in any fights at all during his career with Brooklyn dodgers. He broke the color barriers in all sports and didn’t give up on that because he wanted racism over and done with. You should try your best to be like Jackie Robinson because he is a hero and a warrior for the African Americans and everyone even white people.

 

Work cited

Teitelbaum, Michael. Jackie Robinson a man of equality, New York, sterling, 2010

“Jackie Robinson” baseball reference(march 6, 2007): march, 16,2011

www.biography.com 

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the man that had less than one year of schooling in his early life, becomes one of the best presidents of the United States. He led the nation through the civil war to free all slaves. He showed that he respected people’s opinions on slavery but cared about them enough to free them.

            When Abraham was young he and his family moved to Indiana in 1816. He’s parents were religious and went to a Baptist Church. Lincoln would go with them sometimes and that’s where he heard about slavery. The Baptist church did not like the idea of slavery. Abraham also worked on a farm he didn’t have a lot of time for school. Lincoln got less than a year of schooling in his early life.

            President Lincoln was the man that got the nation through the civil war. Before Abraham became president he did a lot of things to help the U.S. he got elected be a Whig in 1834 to support the second bank of America. That bank is how they made roads, harbors, railroads, and more. After his terms where over being a Whig he became a lawyer and served in the House of Representatives where he opposed the Mexican war.

Lincoln had his most famous speech at the cooper institute which made him the pick for president. In his election he won every northern state besides New Jersey and 40 percent of the votes in the southern states.

            Lincoln was very respectful to everyone he met. He talked to southerners about slavery and how they should stop, but respected their opinions. He was respectful to people he didn’t even agree with. Lincoln went out of his to thank the generals that where fighting in the civil war. Lincoln respected others so others would respect him and so he could respect himself. Abraham also cared for the slaves. He was taught to care about them ever since he was young.

              By being caring and respectful Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and got the nation through the civil war. We should all try to be more caring and respectful to everyone around us. If you start being more caring and respectful to others then you can be more caring and respectful to yourself.

Works Cited

Phillips, E B. Abraham Lincoln from pioneer to president  New York Sterling 2007

“ Abraham Lincoln” Supercomputing ’94 (March 16,2011)   

Helen Keller

           

When Helen Keller was a 19 months old baby she suffered from an “acute congestion of the stomach and brain,” which left her deaf and blind. Even though she was deaf and blind it never stopped her from doing something with her life. Helen Keller’s greatest accomplishment was learning how to communicate. She truly exemplifies overcoming adversity and challenges. She never got to see and hear things of the world, but it never stopped her from doing something with herself. She lived her life to the fullest and never gives up on life.

At 19 months old Helen Keller suffered from an “acute congestion of the stomach and brain.” Nobody knew that Helen was deaf and blind until Helens doctor suggested that they take her to Perkins Institute for the Blind. Perkins Institute confirmed that Helen was not just blind, but deaf to. Perkins Institute proved Helen with Annie Sullivon a teacher for the deaf and blind. Annie spent years with Helen, in those years Annie taught Helen how to connect words with objects, also Annie taught Helen how to write and read Braille. Helen Keller a girl who knew nothing about the world has now become an Author, a political activist, and a lecturer. Helen also started a fund riser for the American Foundation of the blind. Helen Keller never let her illness stop her from living her life.

Helen Keller’s greatest accomplishment is that she overcomes her being deaf and blind. Helen did this by not giving up on her teacher Annie Sullivon. Helen learned how to do things like normal people. She did more with her life then most people. Helen graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Helen also mastered five languages and become an Author. Helen Keller a deaf and blind woman made something out of herself. Helen accomplished something so important, overcoming her adversity and challenges.

Helen Keller is a great example of overcoming adversity and challenges. Helen Keller was deaf and blind and she learned how to connect words with objects without ever seeing or hearing anything. Helen overcome her not her being able to communicate. Helen Keller becomes an Author, a Political activist, and a lecturer. Helen didn’t let her illness get in the way of her doing something with her life. Helen Keller being blind and deaf herself worked as advocate and a fundraiser for the blind and deaf people. Helen Keller has accomplished so much in her life. She has truly overcome the adversity and challenges in her life. 

Overcoming adversity and challenges that’s exactly what Helen Keller did. Helen Keller overcome her being deaf and blind by learning how to connect words with objects. We all should have a mind set like Helen Keller because even though she was deaf and blind she finished college. She never give up, she did something with her life. I’m pretty sure everyone can to if they really tried to.

Works Cited

            Berne, Emma Carlson. Helen Keller. Courage in Darkness, New York: Sterling, 2009.

Bruner, Jerome. “Helen Keller.” Spartacus Educational. March 16, 2011.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.ok/USAkeller.htm

        

I Lost My Daddy

In my childhood I had my daddy around with me.

I was happy, because he was around me and all of his kids.

My daddy had a drinking problem.

That was one of my daddy’s trails in his life.

He tried to stop drinking.

Sometimes he would be sober for a couple of days.

My daddy was always telling me that I’m like a butterfly, because I’m beautiful and bright like a butterfly.

I lost my daddy at age 12.

He got murdered for no reason, but I know he’s in a better place.

So he won’t even suffer even though it’s hard to think about.

I got to come to realize he’s not on earth or here with me.

As I stand in the heat still I’m cold

I try to look for warmthnes but I can’t find

It’s a cold world

As I walk down my street I try to speed up

I see cars speeding by I see a lot of writing

On the walls fences broken

It’s a cold world

As I watch TV I see a lot of news people killing other people or another person just ended up in the hospital

It’s a cold world

As I go to school I see red blue everywhere the cops

Outside of my school maybe another fight

It’s a cold world

Disappointed

I am the master of my world

I sit here unafraid

Unafraid of this punishment

Punishment that I made fate

Fate is what takes me

Takes me to a place

A place of hurt and agony

Agony I can’t push away

Away I will get

As I think of this pain

Pain I will have as I feel ashamed

Ashamed of my life

This life I was master of

Master of my fate

Fate to be punished

Punished but unafraid

Life Isn't Fair to Me

       Life isn’t fair to me.

           And I don’t care either.

Sit down man take a break

And while your at it take a breather.

While I shower you with this lyrical game.

To show you how to do it out any shame.

When I crush you man I’ll take the blame.

Once your kissing the pavement you’ll wish you never came.

So I’d come up with a game plan post haste.

Before I tear it up and lay your plan to waste.

Just let me know when you’ve had your taste.

Of the blood of the mud of your words in your own mouth.

Take a dive take a dip back to the dirty south.

Remember my name forever my name is trigger.

I just spit lyrics in your face.

So take that shiz joker

Sea of Sorrow

No one listens

To what I have to say

I’m tired of this

Drowning in sorrow

Not living for to tomorrow

Happiness won’t follow

Tonight

It’s not about race

It ain’t about color

Not about revenge

Or about dollars

This is my

Sea of sorrow

Don’t wonna wake up tomorrow.

Drowning in a

Sea of sorrow

Knowing happiness won’t follow

Floating on a

Sea of sorrow. 

I Feel Bad For Her

My heart is filled with agony.

She is filled with agony.

She is in a bad relationship with him

I am in a great relationship with her.

She doesn’t know that she is my queen

I didn’t know that I am her king.

We will be together soon

I will make a boom

She will give me a wink

I will give her a stink

I like her but, her boyfriend is a crapper

Because I am a wonderful rapper.

She is a wonderful women

 I am a wonderful he man

She wants me

I want her

She is a pretty women

I am a fugally damn man.

My father is a  ugly piece of crapping

I go around rapping.

I’ve got to have you baby

You got to have me.

Lost Your Trust

I wake, but still feel in a dream

Look around but don’t know what this means

What have I done the previous night?

Who have I left in dark and in fright?

I need to fix all this mess

Need to stop all this wrong and regret

Lost on this path with no light

Try to get home and do what’s right

Every time I start to go home

I find myself tired and alone

Need to find my way out of this place

I need to get back to home base

Please let me find some answers

So I can stop this cancer

If I find my way out of this mess

I can become my own very best

When I see you I run out of words

You’re just too beautiful

When I’m running and I see you I feel like if lighting was on my side

You’re just too beautiful

When I’m in a bad mood and I see you I turn happy like if I was bipolar

You’re just too beautiful

When I’m walking by your side I try to watch my step so I won’t trip

But it sometimes doesn’t work

You’re just too beautiful

I sometimes wish that my mind would at least stop for a second and stop thinking about you but I can’t

You’re just too beautiful

Personality

I don’t know why people

Don’t get my personality

When I first came to summit

People will look at me.

Then they will ask if I’m

High because they said that I

Laugh too much.

I never been around so many

people who only think about drugs.

I wish that I was still with my old friends, because they know my personality.

Sometimes I don’t feel fit in,

Because I don’t have anything like

Are in style, but I know I have to

Be myself around people. I don’t know

If I’ll ever change my personality for

Nobody.

What Made You Leave Us?

I wonder…

What made you leave us?

Could we have been happy if we stayed?

Would have you been happy?

I wonder…

What made you leave us?

Did you have other things to do?

Did we cry too much?

Could you just not take us anymore?

I wonder…

What made you leave us?

Did it hurt to let us go or did you just not think about it?

Did you ever love us?

Did we ever make you smile?

All these questions never get answered…

Nobody will tell me why…

Nobody cares that I wonder where you went…

Nobody will answer me why you left…

Love For Pain

I give them my heart

And they give me theirs.

As I hold it gentle.

I hold it with care.

They take my and throw it in the air.

Then let it smash on the ground

As I pick up the pieces I say,

“Why should I care?”

So I walk in the dark

Away from the light

As I sit in my room at night

And think of my life.

My life of pain.

And how it makes me

Happy as can be

from all the times

this happens to me

so they take mine and throw it in the air.

Then let it smash to the ground

As I pick up the pieces.

Pain starts to feel good to me.

You Fill My Heart With Joy

You are so beautiful to me, can’t you see

You are a great person, no one can change you.

I am just wonderful to you

You also fill my heart with joy.

I am your boy because I am trustworthy person

To you and you are an honest woman.

I will never let you go, you should stick to me

I’m a great man, and I am honest.

I’m a trustworthy, and a wonderful father

because I don’t want to be like my father.

Being a lazy ace hole because

I want to be a great father to your children

 I really care about you, you probably care

About me too, you are so beautiful to me.

You are just a wonderful women

And a wonderful mother to my children.

You treat my siblings very well

I treat your siblings very well also.

I like you, you should like me

Because I have a great personality.

I am a great father figure because

I have great qualities and I will always love you.

Nothing or no one can change that.

Me and you will be our pride and joys

You will always fill my heart with joy.

Where you come from, I never want to see you cry, cry, cry,

I will never tell you a lie, lie, lie.

I wish you are my sun, you make my world bright

I will be a wonderful boyfriend or husband.