Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Exactly 17 months and 15 days ago, I left my siblings behind in Springfield, Oregon to move all the way to Flint, Michigan. At the time, Emylee, my sister, was only 7 and Trevon, my brother, was 9. After we moved out here, I met my mom’s boyfriend’s children, Whitney, Logan, and Jacob. Whitney was the oldest, at 20, Logan was the same age as me, 15, and Jacob was 12. I was slightly weary of them at first, I was a little bitter with having to leave my family behind for this new one, but I grew to…

Mari Kelley Professor Carl Greer Modern American History 24 October 2014 Black Activist: Malcolm X Malcolm X is known for being as one of many contributors to the controversy of black segregation in America. Like many of the civil right’s leaders he fought for the black’s freedom and rights doing whatever it took to make society see the racial problems in America. Although his ways and thoughts of achieving freedom for blacks differed from most, Malcolm ideas and beliefs were on similar levels…

From the moment parents begin to think about having a child, they are already thinking about what the baby will be like. Will the baby be a boy or girl? Will he be an all-star football player? Or will she become a missionary? The child, like most of us, will spend most of his/her childhood trying to figure out what their calling will be and who they will become. That is how I lived my life. I kept searching for answers. I wanted God to tell me where I would have to go, where I would belong,…