Mark Twain Quote

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

        

I really like this quote because I believe it to be completely true.

It isn't how tough a person acts, but how tough he or she truly is.

For example, my mom, sister, and I didn't think we would be

strong and be able to endure such pain. However, we have proved

ourselves wrong. Yes, there are awful days when you just want to

sit in a corner and disappear, but overall I think we have done pretty

well with the tragedy placed before us. Another example that I think

about when I read this quote is when someone has cancer. You always

here about young children fighting and beating cancer. While I forty year

old man dies of it. Again it is not what you look like you can handle, it

is what you put your mind to that determines what you can handle.

The Vow

A movie I have enjoyed recently was The Vow. I am hopeless romantic and seeing a guy loving his wife so much in order to win her love back was so cute! It also helped that Channing Tatum was the main character. He is not that great of an actor, but his looks definitely make up for it. Rachel McAdams is also one of my favorite actresses. She not only is beautiful but she seems like a truly content and loving person. Plus she is an amazing actress. This movie was such a chick flick. Another reason I loved this movie was because The Vow was based on a true story, and those always seem to turn out to be better movies, rather than the chick flicks screenwriters make up. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It kept me on the edge of my seat and was perfect for a hopeless romantic like myself.

Clyde Kennard

Clyde Kennard was a Civil Rights pioneer and martyr. He attempted to enroll at Mississippi Southern College to complete his undergraduate degree he had started at University of Chicago. After many failed attempts to get into Mississippi Southern College, Kennard published a letter about integrated segregation. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission planned to have him arrested on false charges. He was convicted and sent to seven years at Parchman Penitentiary. Even though he had terminal cancer, the governor refused to release him from prison. However, he was released in January of 1963. Ten days later he died. This story kind of reminds me of the story of Malcolm X because Malcolm X died for what he believed in. Though Clyde Kennard’s cause of death was not a consequence of his beliefs he still spent the last years of his life standing up for what he believed in through being imprisoned.

Harlem

Florence Mills was a famous Harlem singer, and dancer. She was a lead player in "Shuffle Along" She then starred in "Blackbirds" at the Alhambra Theatre in Harlem. The Alhambra Theatre served only whites but had black people perform there. This is an example of what Bessie and Sadie were talking about when they said how outrageous they thought it was that blacks could be the entertainment but they could not be a guest a most of Harlems clubs and restaurants.

Having My Say

Though I have strong opinions about different controversial topics, something I feel very strong about at this point in time is when people make situations about themselves. This past weekend Brenda and Thalia passed away in a car accident. Ever since then people have been going all out to celebrate the lives of these two girls, which is absolutely wonderful. However, sometimes I feel that people are doing these things for the wrong reason to get attention. There have been numerous things that have bothered me this past week. On Monday during the prayer assembly we held at Lutheran, I saw a group of girls taking pictures of what they were wearing while we were praying and discussing what happened. I was appalled because they were wearing those clothes to honor Thalia and Brenda and not to just look cute, plus taking pictures during a prayer assembly is so disrespectful in any circumstance. Another thing that really bothered me was at the visitation there were many inappropriate things going on while we waited in line to pay our respects. I saw a couple making out, teenagers rolling around on the ground, someone throwing their McDonalds bag in the middle of the floor, and heard a plethora of swear words while walking through the visitation itself. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think people are forgetting how to be respectful especially in circumstances like this.

Expressions in Art



This painting shows the pain and suffering of an African American while dealing with not only slavery but being free yet still dealing with hardships such as the Ku Klux Klan. When I look at this picture it really upsets me because the artist potrayed the sadness this African American had very well. It also shows how much damage the Ku Klux Klan did to the African American race beacause the painter put it equal to slavery through depicting it into the other eye. This painting is extremely powerful and just makes you feel the sadness the African Americans had during this time.

Connections from Whitman

As I read this poem two things really stood out to me. The first line that stood out was “And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became.” When I was little I would always look up to my sister. If she was putting on makeup I would watch her and once she left the bathroom I would start putting some makeup on myself because I wanted to be beautiful like her. I remember one time she had this really awesome teal nail polish and I wanted her to paint my nails but she wouldn’t. So when she left to go hang out with friends I decided to paint my nails myself. Of course being six years old I wasn’t the most coordinated person and I ended up spilling the nail polish everywhere. I got in big trouble with my mom and Olivia was not happy with me to say the least.

The second like that also stood out was “His own parents, he that had father'd him and she that had conceiv'd him in her womb and birthed him; They gave this child more of themselves than that.” This line reminds me of how much of a mix I am of my mom and dad. I have my mom’s cleanliness and impatience. However, I also have my dad’s hardworking and positive attitude. Therefore my parents gave me attributes that are part of themselves.