Kenneth Simpson Reflection

After watching the Eric Thomas video, My initial impact was feeling a great deal of disappointment in myself. The reason for this disappointment, was because I felt like his words were directed towards me. There are times when you realize you fail, but you cannot bring yourself to admit that it was your fault and your fault alone. And I tend to blame my failures on the circumstances surrounding me, rather than my incapability in putting one hundred percent of my effort in what I want to accomplish.

If someone were to ever tell my younger self that I would one day be one of five siblings, I would have never believed them. Unquestionably, my siblings are an enormous part of who I am; aspiring me to become an intelligent and an affectionate human being. Life doesn't always hurl obstacles in your way, but when it does, it can turn out to be completely disparate and even fascinating from the original thought. At the ripe old age of eleven years old, I was expected to step up to the plate and take care of my new adopted siblings, David and Alysa. Countless responsibilities, circumstances, and a world of authority and gratitude have shaped me along the way due to that one event. Indeed, I am grateful that my parents went through with the adoption because even though I had an impact on my adopted siblings, they have propelled me to become an exceptional brother, son, friend, and student.

If you live by God’s Word, He will give you blessings and continue to help you succeed.

In Jeremiah 29:11 it is clear that God has calling for the individual that follows Him, “For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope” (New American Standard Bible). Therefore, in life, man is searching for his purpose and in that search he must be able to control his thoughts so that he can rationally view events. Thus, allowing him to ultimately reach his goal of fulfilling his purpose.

I Jaylon Morris was born at Richland Memorial Hospital to Charles A. and Latina. Morris. I was delivered at 5:32am on Thursday December 9,1999. I was delivered in room 405 and the doctor who delivered me name was Dr. Taylor. My parents brought me home on Monday, December 13h. My parents are Latina and Charles Morris which are both African Americans. My parents are Christian believers. My brother (Darius Morris) is 22 and lives in Columbia South Carolina. My sister (Kayla Morris) is 27 and lives in Orlando Florida. We are all 5 years apart. My Grandparents are Betty Morris(Dad's Side) and Jeauna Penny(Mom's Side). I have a niece that i love dearly, her name is Kameron Morris. She is 2 years old.

I was born on December 17, 2000, during one of the hardest snowstorms that Huntsville had in about a decade. I was born in Huntsville Hospital, and I have lived in Alabama my entire life. I’ve even grown up in the same home that my parents bought when they moved to Hampton Cove from Georgia. I am the youngest in my family of four. My father’s name is Joel Thomas Mayo, and he was born in Texas. My mother’s maiden name was Lisa Ann Lesage, and she was born in Louisiana. My brother’s name is David Thomas Mayo, he was born in California, and he is 23 years old. David is the sort of brother who controls me through fear and has it to where I listen to him the first time, even though I don’t do that for my parents.

The O.J.:Made In America Documentary revealed many truths to me. The documentary offered an insight into many things I haven’t learned about before in any classes or only briefly touched upon. The most significant truths I learned are that money affects your level of justice, race influences perspective, people just defer blame, and people just want to be entertained.

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale faces his own crucible. John Hale is minister who specializes in witchcraft. Hale comes to Salem in 1692 to examine Betty Parris. John did not fall into the ideology of “fake” witchcraft like others in Salem. He does start the hysteria that is happening in Salem when he encourages the girls to rat out on the other girls and people in town. With later regret, Reverend Hale follows his religious and puritanical beliefs. John Hale follows idea of puritanism by trying to keep the court fair, keeping god in his life, and maintaining his intellectual abilities throughout the play.

Samuel Seium. My parents had come to America from Eritrea in 1973 as students to get an education with the purpose of returning back to their home country. Unfortunately, a war started between Eritrean and Ethiopia and my parents were unable to return, so they filed for refugee status and it was accepted by the American government. I have one older brother who I am not close with because we have different interest and hobbies. I grew up between two different cultures but my parents wanted me to attach myself to American culture more because they felt that I would be more successful that way in the long-run. Our family started from poor to lower middle class to middle-class status. The atmosphere of our house was caring, supportive, and loving.

Multitudes of individuals’ are convinced of the idea that the world is a minor step away from achieving equality for all. Unfortunately, individuals often overlook various occurrences of inequitable treatment in their own lives; due to their modernized outlook on fairness, as well as what the term “being fair” truly stands for in society. Throughout the social justice unit, several short stories as well as seminars in particular have created a substantial impact on my perspective towards the contentious topic. These distinct works corroborate the adverse reality of the fact that oppressing others due to eminence as well as stereotypical views often generates prejudicial treatment towards the subjected individuals. The theme established is clearly illustrated throughout three specific pieces discussed in class, which includes the war/dictatorship seminar, the women’s equality seminar, as well as the short story “Harrison Bergeron”.

While watching O.J. Simpson: Made in America, the documentary brought up many important issues that we faced and are still currently facing today in the U.S. The trial was dominantly based on race. O.J. Simpson was found not guilty, which surprised many people, but also made other people rejoice in that fact. During this time, there was a race war occurrence and many African American people in Los Angeles were furious with the Los Angeles police department. There was police brutality towards the African American people in Los Angeles and there was much anger on both sides. Since the beating of a young African American man named Rodney King, among many others, the African American community was infuriated at this point with the Los Angeles Police Department. They treated many African American’s poorly and they were judged for that. Relating back to the O.J. Simpson ordeal, he did not identify himself as an African American until being identified as such was in his favor. He wanted to be known as “just O.J.” He did not see race as a distinguishing factor. When he was accused of murdering Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman, he and his lawyers used race as the presiding factor to win this case. Even though there was much evidence against Simpson, the criminal justice system’s verdict was determined by the jury and O.J. Simpson’s dream team. Many people did not want to believe that America’s hero was a cold blooded killer. But, how does public relations tie into this case? Many of

After watching O.J. Made in America, I gained a different perspective of O.J Simpson and the understanding of how society was back in the early 50’s. When I had first heard of O.J Simpson it was not about football or him being in movies, it was about how he had brutally murdered his wife at the time and her lover. Along with hearing about how he had brutally murdered the two, it was known how he was self-centered, very egocentric and would try to talk his way out of everything which the film had stated. In the beginning of the film it showed O.J Simpson in court, being asked if he was first arrested at the age of 46. Then instantly moved forward to how his football career started. I feel like the director did this to show how O.J was before the allegation of him being convicted of manslaughter. High school he was known for football and eventually a college recruiter scouted him from the University of South California. Furthering his fame with football he was known in college for the “run”. The run was when USC was playing against UCLA. When USC was losing badly within 11 minutes O.J made a touch down making the win for USC. Finally From there the New York Buffalo’s coach recruited him where later on he had retired from the football fame to now being an actor.

Having been born to Laura Guse and Thomas Ward, in Cottonwood, Idaho, who were the ones who cared for me until Thomas died, Life was full of many disappointments, both from others as well as towards others from me. Life has been very turbulent but, disappointments are a huge part of growth and this is why change happens constantly around the world. Mine is just a small part of this enormous amount of change that happens every day

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a

Biblically, we see many instances of God’s plan for each life and the ways that plan is carried out. Similarly, I have found that, while it may not align with my plan, God has my story written in order to glorify Himself and bring about His kingdom. I consistently rely on prayer to provide guidance in my decision making process and feel much more grounded when I choose to listen to His calling rather than my own. Revelation 3:8 (NIV) tells us that He alone has the power to open and close doors. I assess this as a means of guidance from Him. I look for opportunities and try to walk away from those things that are not fruitful. In this way, I take my cues from Him through prayer, inner peace and external signs. I believe in and have experienced divine intervention and direction.