Sit Down

way of creating awareness of racial segregation. However, she felt that these methods were ineffective; hence, she took a different approach by participating in sit-ins. Miss Moody was of the opinion that racial discrimination was a sickness that the white folks in Mississippi were suffering from. One of her most memorable acts was the sit-in at the Woolworth’s store where the activists sat…

I found my inner peace. At eleven I was a quiet girl stuck living in a loud house. I would sit still and let my mind wander off into the world of endless possibilities. I would search the sky for shapes, and scavenge through the dirt for rocks, but I would never allow noise while I was working. Until one day in the middle of May when I let mind wander back a little bit farther… into the past. The paper sits in front of me, blank, taunting me. I’m supposed to make an art goal, accomplish it and…

people were; Rosa Parks, Sit-ins, Birmingham Campaign, the Student Nonviolent coordinating Committee and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rosa parks was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in 1955 when Parks boarded a bus on her way home from work. Inside the bus, all the seats designated for African Americans were taken so she sat on one of the seats that was reserved for whites. A white man boarded the bus and ordered Parks to move so he can sit. Parks…

wasn't. I started walking down the hallway I went on the elevator instead of the stairs. When I arrived at the front office the lady told me to go to the principal's office. I didn't know who she was maybe a “Substitute Lady” the walk to the principal is a long way because he is on the other side of the building. Why would the school do that? Maybe to make students more nervous and think about the consequences or scare the students. When I got there he told me to sit down and we were…

That hit marked the end of the game. The one thing that I dreaded more than brain damage or death anything else was the taunting that I would take from my Uncle. As we neared the house, I asked someone for a baseball cap. I think the swelling went down to a smaller knob faster than I expected. We still had time to waste, so we headed inside the barn. We jumped off many objects, mostly hay stacks. We tussled and rolled in the hay and on the hard autumn ground like skinny little bowling pins…

significant to me and I’m sure it is for everyone else as well. Fifty one years ago as an African American I wouldn’t be able to sit down in a restaurant and eat, sit at the front of a bus, try on clothes at a store, and I wouldn’t be able to hang out and go to school with some of my acquaintances that are Caucasian. The reason I get to sit in a restaurant is because of the sit ins that African American college students went through such as the four men that attended North Carolina…

Wake up in the morning, pop my ankles. Sit down to eat breakfast, pop my back. Go to school and sit at a desk for an hour, pop my neck. You could say that “popping” has become a bad habit. Sometimes I will pop my knuckles consciously, while other times, the need comes absentmindedly. Every time I lay down for bed I pop my toes…weird I know, but popping has become a part of me. Why you might ask? Cracking and popping used to be something I did when I was bored or nervous. Now, it is just a way…

1. Sit and be Fit. There's a program called "Sit and be Fit" for elderly people who need to exercise. It's a session of exercise that's completed entirely while sitting down. I've taken that idea and turned it into my Couch Potato Sit to be Fit. We have a pair hand weight load by our recliner, buying enough I'm watching television or the movie, I'll often grab the actual hand pounds and carry out some exercise. Once people start, you'd end up being amazed at how creative you will get in finding…

and chips and a drink is charged on top of this, if desired. Chipotle’s pricing is slightly more than that of McDonalds, but very competitive with a meal at a fast food restaurant, and comparable to the prices at Subway, and less expensive than sit down restaurants. The difference between Chipotle and fast food is you get so much more for your money, going…

Going to a community college or big University is a big decision right out of high school. In today’s age, almost all jobs require more than just a high school diploma. Now you have to earn an associate’s degree or higher to even be considered for a job. Beginning college, you have to begin with taking your general studies no matter where you go. So do you start off at a local community college for two years? Or head straight to a big University and spend double if not triple the money? I am…