Lonestar

As I sat in the hospital watching her slip away, I thought of my fondest memories of my Nana, Vivian Johnson Rauls. She was a southern belle from Fort Worth, Texas. A black girl who went to college at the age of 15 and came up during the depression. She had long fingernails with the nail beds painted a rosy pink. She left the tips white – something I never understood but would help her do. She liked loafer shaped pumps with chunky, square heels and always got her hair done in a roller set full of ringlets. My brother and I were three and four years old when she came to get us. My parents’ marriage had imploded. Both of them, caught up in the aftereffects, were too afflicted by addiction to parent small children. As a result, we were staying with our great grandmother, Mama Freddie. She was in her 70’s and in the beginning stages of Alzheimer 's disease. Our neighbor at the time, who was a good family friend, called Nana to tell her to check on Freddie Mae. The next day, she showed up. She came through the door in a blue Seahawks sweat-suit. “Come on Mama. Y’all are coming to stay with me,” she said. That night, I slept with her in her bed. Mama Freddie and my brother were in the next room. The shadows from the trees danced across walls and frightened me. I curled up into her chest, and she wrapped her arms around me. It was the first time I remember being comforted. I wonder now what she must have been thinking. There she was caring for a husband disabled by a stroke, an…

My sister, Julia My sister is 20. She is beautiful and quick witted, and can be angry and insecure at times. She often feels lonely and scared, though she acts fearless and self contained. But mostly she is alive. Nothing about her is more cherished by me than that. When I first knew my sister she was serious and separate from me. My parents had divorced and I fitted perfectly into the family my mother constructed with her boyfriend. She felt discarded, too old, too bitter a bad fit for this new…

November 30, 2015 was one of the most important dates of my life. On this day, I met the love of my life. That date will forever be special to me, as it has affected my life in so many positive ways. We found each other at just the right time for the both of us, and together changed our lives for the better. If it weren’t for a friend’s persuasion, and maybe a little fate, I would not be where I am today. A few months prior to the 30th, I broke up with my girlfriend of 2 and a half years. She…

Lonestar Field trip The campus resources that I chose are the library, cafe, gym, and the office of academic success. I chose these resources because the library contains information I might need in the future and has entertaining aspects such as a 3D printer, a virtual reality headset, and Wacom tablets used for drawing on the computer which I could use for various art projects. The cafe is a place where I can get something to eat after school, it is very handy when I am on the campus and want…

A small cup of fruit is the same price has a cheeseburger, something does not add up to that statement. How could a cup of fruit be almost the same price of a burger, are the fruits organic or maybe the price of the beef used on the burger is just so cheap. Most of the students that go to Lonestar Kingwood are on some sort of financial aid or their family does not have money for a four-year university. This makes a mockery to them because it shows that they can learn and study there but not eat…

Supporting Ideas; "The term "animal testing" refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and disease, asserting the effectiveness of new medicinal products, and testing the human health and/or environmental safety of consumer and industry products such as cosmetics, household cleaners, food additives, pharmaceuticals and industrial/Argo-chemicals" (HSI). Closing/transition sentence; "Animals testing is justified because the animals are sacrificed…

written examination you are taken to a shooting range were you will be tested on your aim. Now with this being said if you didn’t know anything about guns you wouldn’t be able to pass this section. You must reload your gun and hit the target in certin spots to pass. You are also taught not to shoot to kill but to stop someone in there tracks if need be. All of this information can be found on the Texas Department of Public Safety website. Lonestar Community Collage wants to make sure that all…

Guns laws have become the forefront of conversation on all Texas Universities as of June 2015. There have been several school shootings that have taken place all around the United States. The two that stand out the most according to the news are Virginia Tech and Lonestar College. The headlines in 2013 were 3 wounded and 2 detained. This was regarding the shooting that took place at Lonestar College in Houston, Texas on January 22, 2103. “The Houston shooting comes roughly a month after the…

The reading that I will respond this week is “Feminist Media Studies” by Mary Celeste Kearney. The reading focuses on production and promotion of A&E’s Rollergirls, a US docu-soap featuring the Texas Roller Derby Lonestar Rollergirls. It focuses on representation of feminine athleticism in Rollergirls as well as production and promotion elements of the show. The show is basically targeting male audience, since they promote the show as hot babes. It has nothing relate to the show and it focuses…

Attention getter: How many people took spelling tests in elementary? . I remember fretting over every word and feeling so unintelligent when I received my C grade. Many years later, I still find common mistakes whenever I write quickly. Knowing where my weakness lies and how they can affect my credibility is what drives me check everything from my final papers down to my daily text messages. Our good friend Aristotle taught us all about credibility. Every day in class, was a lesson about…