Miss Michigan

Have you ever seen a fish out of the water? How it flips, flaps, wiggles and gasps for oxygen because it clearly doesn’t belong anywhere but the water? That’s how I felt in the fifth grade. I was born and raised in a very poor community in East Side, San Jose for it was all my dad could afford. No, I did not complain because to me it was like my Mexican castle and I was the queen. East Side, San Jose is known for its immense Latino population. Imagine a little Mexico in California well that’s…

On January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, a baby boy was born to parents who would end up being more absent than present in his life. At the tender age of 5, the boy moved to Jackson, Michigan to be raised by his grandparents on their farm. The change of life from Mississippi to Michigan was so disturbing for the young boy that he developed a stuttering problem. Upon entering school, his stutter became worse, causing him to become self-conscious and shy around his peers. It progressed…

walked over to me. “Bro, don’t screw this up, I don’t want to look like a fool. I’m sure George would say the same thing.” That’s what I was up against. Brendan, George, and me all looking like fools. George and I wearing a Michigan State jerseys, Brendan wearing a Michigan jersey, and us all with buzz cuts, including George, who cares a lot about his hair. For…

circumstances relating to work or family with my youngest brother suffering a similar faith to Langan in college due to our mother neglecting to fill out the required financial paperwork. This story is similar to many under privileged individuals who might miss out on success due to issues that they lack control over. The threshold argument is important for us to understand the importance of taking advantage of the opportunities that we are afforded. Talent and general intelligence can only take…

their. Hairitage Landing was the perfect place to have the event. The bridge that crossed the small pound, that enters Lake Michigan was lit up with lamps. It was like a something from a movie. Well, we were getting ready to play Mrs.Lawrence got us all into a group and asked us “who wants a solo?”. Only 5 people raised their hand and she needed…

Caribbean every year. It is one of my favorite vacations because of the many activities available and the different places you can see. Even though we enjoy cruises very much, we always seem to complain about the scheduled dinner and show times. We often miss the six- o'clock dinner time because we like to make our own schedule on vacations, instead of always having a deadline to stick to. Caribbean vacations by land or sea, give you the perfect relaxing feel. Jamaicans are all about not…

Apologizing is not easy, so people tend to do it only part way,insincerely, or not at all. And by doing that people miss out on a key opportunity to recover a relationship. For a 100-day period that started mid-july 1994 an estimated 500,000-1,000,000 rwandans were killed. constituting as many as 70% of the Tutsi population The genocide and widespread slaughter of Tutsi. The Hutus and the Tutsi were the same race, but different ethnicity group. Rwanda was owned by Belgium after World War 2.…

Alice Walker is a famous civil rights activists and writer of the popular novel The Color Purple. Growing up during the era of segregation, Alice Walker portrayed a deeper view of the history of segregation in Georgia and individual experiences into all of her books and poems. Many have questioned the appropriateness of the usage of racism and sexism within her works like The Color Purple, as well as, her poems. This sparked an outrage in many libraries and schools in several states. Alice…

Across the United States, college athletics have gained huge popularity. That has resulted into increased revenues for the National Collegiate Association (NCAA). College athletics are also bringing in fans and popularity to the school. College athletics is a billion dollar industry. Yet with that large amount of money, no college athletes have been paid. Which has fueled the debate of whether college athletes should be paid. In 1906, the NCAA was created to “Protect young people from the…

unable to take part in activity for a span of time. Since they are unable to participate in class activities they miss out on the motor skills that are being taught during that unit. When it comes to the teaching of physical education it becomes difficult to educate students if they are unable to participate in important activities in class. Without being able to participate the students miss out on important content and it makes it difficult for the teacher to inform the students of the vital…