Personal Narrative On Aaliyah

Assata Shakur was born on July 14, 1947 her real name is Joanne Deborah Byron, after she was born her parent divorced. She was living with her mother, aunt and her grandparents in Wilmington North Carolina. As a child she spent time working with her grandparents in a restaurant they own by the beach. Her grandparents instilled in her the love for written word, and she spent a great deal reading to satisfy her imagination. Her family tried to infuse in her a sense of dignity, “you are as good as anyone else”, also not to let anyone said that they’re better than her. Shakur never like her real name Joanne she felt that she was not an African American and she should go back to Africa, because of

Speakers. However, I did feel some may have been there because they were famous, but nevertheless still gave insight to networking.

Shainna Ali sits at her desk in her office preparing for the day and all of the appointments it will bring. Photos of family and friends are positioned on the desk around her. All of her hard work has led her to the moment she has spent years preparing for: graduating in May with her doctorate.

Agnes Morley was not a girly girl. She grew up working on her families ranch. Agnes was sent to Stanford University by her mother by her mother in hopes it would make her more lady like. Instead she picked up playing basketball, which turned out to be more than a hobby. Agnes didn’t like that basketball was a mens sport. She was now preparing for the first ever college women basketball game. More than five hundred women showed up for the game. The game was about to begin and Agnes was feeling the pressure. She was the guard and the women on the other team were much bigger than her. The game begins! It began rough, everyone falling on top of each other. They make the first point but miss the second and knock the basket sideways. The

Twenty years ago today, God gave me my second child. She has come to have many nicknames from my gift from God, my Angel of Jesus, to my Princess. Lauren Bailey, you have developed into a beautiful young lady, who is head strong and always knows what she wants. Even as a baby you knew what you wanted and how you were going to do things. When the doctors told me that they needed to take you away as soon as I had you, I lost a piece of me, because I did not know what to expect especially after your first surgery at five days old, but you showed your dad and I that you were strong and willing to live. You have shown so much courage, even at 9 years old, when you had your open heart surgery and you told me “Mom if God wants me to be with him, I

In the summer of 1995 Andre, the city boy, goes to his older cousins home deep in the bayou of louisiana. Aaliyah who was born and raised here was very very excited to see her younger cousin, it had been years! Aaliyah believed the best way to celebrate his visit was to go ‘gator hunting.

After sitting at the same desk for three years, I figured I was beyond seeing anything new I was wrong. Walking into the classroom was Carrie Underwood. My idol since like third grade. She walked in came right to my desk and handed me a poster of her. It was signed by her too! Then she told me to follow her. We got on her tour bus, my whole family was on there too. There was a concert in Orlando that I wanted to go to because she was going to sing at. So we got on a plane but nobody told me where we were going. We landed and went to our hotel and Carrie went to hers. We were just getting ready for bed and my mom said she had something fun planned for tomorrow. So I didn't really get much sleep that night but I got a couple hours if I did get

In third grade I met my best friend, Kasi. We both were in different classes but she was down the hallway from me. Automatically I noticed she had hair the same color as mine; strawberry blonde! We instantly clicked and became best friends. In fourth grade we were in the same classroom so we spent a lot of time together and got to know eachother better. One day she rode home with me from school and my mom noticed how much we look alike, since she never seen Kasi in person before she instantly called us twins. Kasi was telling me her whole name and it is Kasandra Lee Deloy, we have the same middle name as well! Ever since that day we called each other twins and have tricked many people. We have switched classes, and no one has noticed and went

My daughter, Lauren, often surprises me with her readiness to jump into the unknown, but very rarely have I ever worried about her not being able to handle herself in an unfamiliar situation. She has always been a very adaptable person, making friends easily and adjusting her routine accordingly. Though Lauren loves to try new things, she also loves having routine and structure. Most of the time these things don’t go together but somehow she manages to mix them just right to fit her needs. Editing her routine to better fit her environment is just one of the many skills she has obtained from moving around so much. It will probably take Lauren a little while to settle in to the family’s routine and develop new habits. This might cause her to experience feelings of homesickness for some familiarity, but I am confident she won’t feel that way for long.

Crash! Blake threw his scooter to the ground in frustration. The sun beat down on me and Blake as we sat on the gravel sidewalk thinking of what we could do. The roads had just been redone here at the apartment complex, and it was perfect to ride anything with wheels on. Our scooters were worn out from being used so much. The smell of the roads after rain smelled like rotten eggs, but it was a good day to go outside.

If you could choose three people to invite to dinner, who would they be? Three people I would invite to dinner are, Ariana Grande, Johanna and my sister Karen because Ariana Grande is my inspiration and my favorite singer. The other two help me get through tough things.

I dribbled left, crossed over to my right hand and went in for a layup, and...BANG! The door to the garage flew open and I missed the basket by a mile. “Emily! I just got the email! You are one of seven girls to make the Prime Time basketball team!” my mom yelled form the doorway. I felt as though the sun had just got ten times brighter, and the rest was a blur. I thought back to my tryouts.

The lights were low, and the music was high. We were all dancing. Suddenly my boyfriend James yells my name, “Ariana” in a panic. My other friends were also running around frantically. Everything was in slow motion as I see people dressed in all white rampaging the crowd. Then, it all goes black.

On July the 3rd, a new baby girl was born. She had bright, bold, blue eyes, with little rolls around her arms and legs, that was me! I was held warmly and cuddled in my mums soft arms. At that moment I became Ella Grace Romaniuk!

It is only appropriate that you get your own post as snapchat celebrates our 100-day streak on this holy Queen Bey Day 2017; especially since this website would not exist if I did not have you in my life. I am eternally thankful for the day that we re-entered one another's lives. I have no idea how it happened, but I am forever thankful that you are one of the few people that I talk to daily.