When I was a child, reading meant a magical story that I believed would come true when I grew up. Reading today is antithetic to how it was back in my childhood days. Having a want to read, meant that the library would become my best friend. As a child, my parents wanted me to stay active, which meant I was either at a ball tournament, camping, playing outside, or playing games with my friends, but I made sure I read before bed or on my way to and from ball games. When I was in preschool and elementary school my favorite books to read were The Rainbow Fish and the Junie B. Jones series. The Rainbow Fish was my favorite book because I remember seeing the cover of the book with all its vibrant colors that drew me to read it, which looking at the pictures were good enough for my attention span. Junie B. Jones book series were my favorite in grade school because I could relate Junie B. Jones life because I was the same age going through the same issues. The series was popular for children my age at our school, which we made a competition of who can read all the books first. My parents would occasionally read to me when I was young, but my mother said that I couldn’t stand still long enough to have her read to me. She mentioned that I would instead lay where I could find a spot and block everyone out to read my book. I still enjoy reading, but …show more content…
The books we read in middle school and high school were genres not right up my alley, which made it hard to read them and connect with the books. Also, we would only have two or three weeks to finish the book, which meant we had to read 30-50 pages each night. That made it difficult to want to read for enjoyment because I was focusing on finishing the reading to make sure I knew the material for the test. The only book I do remember from high school, I enjoyed was The Outsiders by S.E
Horace Lee and Rosie Lee Jones and family moved their membership from New Hope Baptists Church in 1958 by way of letter from Pastor H. Y. Bolden and joined Greater Tabernacle Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Perry. Brother Horace was a trailblazer and became one of the legends of Greater Tabernacle. He severed as head deacon for several years, leader of the men Layman, custodian and grounds man, traveled with the pastor to just about every church visitation and lead the process from the church, helped with hiding the Easter eggs for the youths, barbequed chicken and sometimes ribs for the church dinners, organized the Christmas gifts give a ways (bags of fruits and nuts), and ranged the church bell for members who was called
1956 in Decatur , Alabama . Now in day she is 59 years old . She was the first ever African-American women to fly into outer space . From a young age Mae always enjoyed reading books but especially the ones on astronomy . In 1973 , Mae graduated as an honor student from high school at the age of 17 . After going to Cornell University Medical School , she uptained her M.D. . Four years after uptaining her M.D. she gained the courage to apply for NASA's astronaut training program . There was an issue that occurred that ddelayed the process which means she had to reapply a year later and was fourtunatly chosen . Mae was the first ever African-American women to be accepted to the
When we were required to read books for school, other classmates complained about it, but it was one of my favorite parts of class. Even though I didn’t always like the books, I liked to read books that I wouldn’t have picked out to read. I liked being surprised when I enjoyed a book that I didn’t think I would like.
"You've been PLAYED, since you are not even in the game to cast your vote and be a part of your everlasting destiny. A no vote is a vote for eternal HELL, based on your laziness and lack of participation." Jon Barnes
A former world champion track and field athlete from 1992-2007, and a former professional basketball player who played 47 games for the Tulsa Shock, Marion Jones has won 3 gold medals and 2 bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, making her the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. However, she admitted to using banned substances and subsequently returned the medals. Marion Jones has said that she has been using a steroid called the tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), or commonly known as “the clear”, since 1999. With this, her career, reputation, endorsement, and her freedom was lost.
Jerrel Muse Jr is well rounded in all areas. When he was six he demonstrated strength in reading, writing, speaking, listening and math. Now that he is eight, his scores were average to above average in word word reading and spelling. On the verbal portion Jerrel Jr scores were all above the one standard deviation. He is also doing very well in math, he understanding the concepts very quickly is and working in a fourth grade math group in third grade. Jerrel now into soccer has a real knack for sports.
This text allowed me to write a summary of the novel in a way that I felt would do it justice. By using imagery I was able to create a unifying voice. This text shows how making the wrong move due to ones selfishness could eventually ruin their life and attempting to fix it would be very hard and they would have to sacrifice a lot. Hosseini has developed the essential question of choice influencing direction of life through the use of Amir. Amir sacrifices his friend for his own selfish desire to not get beat up but in the end he redeems himself by going out of his way and saving Sohrab. Hossieni has showed us how Amir not helping Hassan in the alley and Amir helping Sohrab, as an act of redemption, has changed his life.
The theme I have chosen for my story is outcast as it is relevant to current society as some individuals continue to exclude particular people. The excluded individuals are usually racially discriminated against. Discrimination has recently impacted my life due to the way I dress in order to fulfil my religious beliefs. Certain individuals discriminate against the majority Muslim women, as they believe that we are oppressed due to religious head garment we commit to.
Cammie Johnson, an 18 year old dancer with Inter City Row Modern Dance Company, lives and believes just that.
Clareece Precious Jones also knowen as Precious is a sixteen year old girl that is abused by her parents,and raped by her Dad.She goes to school but keeps her mouth shut and does no work.I think this is her way of crying out because,She thinks that she will break through or someone will break through to her.She is kicked out when her Dad gets her pregnant for the second time,and her Mother just gets angry and doesn’t stand up for her.Precious goes to each one teach one an alternative school.She learns how to read and write.Ms Rain believes in her.At school she makes friends and talks in class,she feels like she belongs.After having her second baby,Abdul.She wants to teach him everything she knows.She wants to be a good Mother, but having
Dr. Butler A. Jones , 86, A professor emeritus of sociology at the Cleveland State Univeristy . Butler Jones was also a long time activist against and racial discrimination. Butler A.Jones was born in Birmingham Alabama on July 22,1916. Butler A.Jones was the son of Nettie Butler Jones his mother and Roscoe C.Jones his father. After the death of Butlers mother , Butler was then raised b y his grand parents who had been born during the time of slavery. Butler A.Jones graduated from More house College in 1937. Buter recieved his Master's degree at Atlanta University. He also earned his Ph.D from New York Univeristy. Lillian Webster Jones , Butlers first wife, Died in 1978 after being married for 39 years. Butler then remarried for a second
Many things have prepared me to be a successful student at Jones College Prep. The following are the main things that have and continue to prepare me to attend Jones.
My name is Pater Jones, I am 18 years old, I was born in Al saint General Hospital my father's is a Police Officer while my mother is a housewife. My father is always busy at work, he has no time for me so what I did is to focus on my study and help my parents at home. I am in college degree now and my father told me to get a criminology course typically part of degree programs in criminal justice and related fields. But what I want is to become a doctor a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life., and I am thinking of what course should I get, as I am walking going to school, I saw a man robbing woman at
As a six-month-old baby books had opened up a whole entire new world of experience for me. My inspiration to learn how to read and write was encouraged by my Mother and Grandmother. This is because they read out loud to me before bed occasionally and gave me the best time of my life by introducing me to a library. By two years of age I developed speech and other communication skills. This helped me understand and develop a favorite book, “PJ Funny Bunny,” and I would stare at the pages pretending I was reading them. I would continually pretend to read with other Dr. Seuss books, Smurf pop-up books (I imagined I was a part of these for hours), sniff & scratches, and sensory books. I had just begun
Through the years of elementary school, I excelled in reading because of the comprehension I had and my love for books. We were always required to read a book, because we needed a certain amount of accelerated reading points each month. My favorite books were Junie B. Jones and Captain Underpants. I enjoyed reading during these years because it came natural to me and I admired the fictional aspects of books and the way they could make my mind run wild. The teachers I had I credit some of my success to because they helped me succeed in reading during elementary school.