The talk that we had today really did touch my spirit. My focus has been drifting. Not necessarily on the boys strolling around here because I only talk to one. But the lazy bone is trying to see its way through into my studies. I have respect for you. Not only because you a Gemini(like me lol) but because you have experienced and been done wrong...and have done wrong and you still manage to stay in God and come out more triumphant than before. I sincerely believe that God will try to give you a get it together warning before stuff goes out of whack. You were my warning and I appreciate that. I heard wholeheartedly everything you said to me. From this five weeks I'm not gone lie...you aggravated me sometimes...but it wasn't like a I cant stand her aggravated...it was like a dang, she know what she doing aggravated haha. I like the fact that you're humorous  and understanding. YOu are not close minded and you try your hardest to do right by people....until they play you or attempt to. (I don't think a lot of people are successful at doing that.) I want to thank you for everything. Your talks, the moments where we laugh together; it's the little things that count. I look forward to working with you more and more! See you in the fall!

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                                                                                                                               MaeLeisha Davis

 This research paper is coming right along. I have a good feeling about it. In the library I was focusing and trying to get things done. The biggest problem I think I might have is citing the sources correctly and having enough of them. Other than that I feel like this paper is going good. I was a little let down at the fact that my books were reference books, so I couldn't check them out. So I will be back in the library this evening wrapping up using my sources. My topic is motherhood. I think that what I have to say about it will be interesting.

Argumentative Essay Blog

I feel like this is going to be my best essay by far. Because I feel like I can make the reader believe what I have to say about any topic. Once I get my ideas together, then that's when I will really go in. My theme of motherhood, and what a crucial effect it has on the development of a child. The hard thing that I think is going to be a challenge to do, is think of the counterpart to my theme. The people without mothers who do not stray and become successful. I want this to be my best paper yet. The reason why is because it's a research paper, and those tend to be challenging. Making an argument or claim is a little confusing to me as well. Even though I have one, I have to feel that it is strong enough to know it will be able to stand on it's own. Once I get that going, I'm just going to take it from there and write a damn good research essay.

The Video in Class

The video we watched in class today was straight. I agree with the comment that Destiny made, which was it's all in the mindset. I feel like everybody is going to have positive influences, as well as negative influences. What you do with and how you use those influences is what makes the difference. If kids go out in the world thinking that nothing is going to happen to them and they go to a gas station and machine gun kill the store manager, take some food, and then walk up just when the gas station blows up from the grenade bomb they left inside, then I really think the parents should've been more careful trusting their child to have common sense. Because that doesn't happen. Now the promotion of guns and such, would be more frequent.  Then I can see where the problem could come in at. But still it's all in the mind. A idea turns into a thought, and the thought could easily turn into an action. If children are influenced that much by video games and go against their parents morals especially by doing senseless killing then I can foresee that to be a problem. I mean...I don't really have a solid thought or position on this because this can be a very complex issue to reconcile with. As well as because I don't have children, and I don't really care. But if I did have to take a beginning position, it would be it's all in the mind.

1965- Final Update

Well, this book was something serious.This book confused the heck out of me sometimes and other times it made perfectly good sense. I think I've read some other books by Toni Morrison. She is a good author. Going back to what I think we were talking about yesterday in class...when Professor Wesley had said something about this being a movie. I am into theatre and the arts, so I would love to be in a production of this. As to which character I would like to be, I am still in the thought process about. I mean I could possibly be Sula, but my birthmark is on my lip instead of my eye and eyebrow. I think I could be Nel but I am just not sure. I do know that this would be a really good movie! I would go and watch it. I would hope that they would keep as close to the book as possible. I think then it will be amazing!

1941 News update

We didn't really speak a lot in class about 1941 but this chapter I feel, was almost a easy way out to end the story.  Now that Sula is dead, it's like everything that came together fell apart. Doing this Animoto and poplet was something different. The animoto was kind of too short for me. I wanted to be able to do more than just have thirty seconds. I think it would've helped explain more than just thirty seconds worth. There wasn't really much that could really be said in the animoto. I did like the animoto better than the poplet. The last chapter of Sula, I feel; will wrap everything up. The Sula news updates will finally come to an end.