The Civil War Today!

So I decided to talk about a few situations because I’m interested in things like this so:
One was the thing that I felt so completely made me feel sick, so a young women by the name of Bethany Storro flew acid in her face just to say she was attacked by an African-American. It is amazing how people can make up these stories just to say someone of a darker skin tone has committed a crime of no reason.


Check this out she is really CRAZY!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/acid-attack-victim-bethany-storro-faked-cops-red/story?id=11661268

Article!

So I read the article about legalizing marijuana, because so many politicians and representatives think it will sooner or later so there is no point of trying to avoid the situation since it will be bound to happen. In the article it mentioned how hard it is to find an elective that has not used drugs, so what makes it okay for them to use it and no someone out in the streets? It also mentions how the writer of the article believes that bad behavior should be punished and not the use of marijuana.
” It is hard to find even an elected official who hasn't used marijuana or other illegal drugs. President Obama used drugs. Former President George W. Bush made taped comments that many interpreted as indicating he did too. Then there's Bill Clinton, who famously said he smoked pot but didn't inhale. Al Gore, Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin admit they used drugs. ” Says Bill Piper.
I think this ties back into where different branches have different powers and how I think when a bill or law wants to be passed it takes sincere thinking and knowledge about what you are voting one because for example the voting on the women’s museum, I feel like there is always people’s different opinions but there is always people who just votes on something they have no knowledge about and I think that’s wrong because there are people who need access to marijuana but can’t because they might not qualify to the requirements and that’s wrong!
My interests in this topic are how much people look at the bad sides of marijuana and not what it can actually be used for, it would help the economy other small businesses.

American Icons #7

1. I think a few things stand out like the way a am able to understand certain things, because sometimes I have to be shown how to do something then it has to be explained because that way it will be a better understanding of that. But you have done a good job of that!

2.I like the entuiasim and how everybody can pretty much find their way in the class, and doesn't have a problem with how it is being teached or what peopel will have to say about what will be said.

3.I can continue to have an open mind and not be afraid to ask questions and just get my work done and do it the best way possible.

4.Like I said before I want to keep an open mind to all opinions because if I don't then I will only feel like what I'm saying is right and I can't make that a habit. I will also try to do my work to the best ability because without that then I will just be settling for the passing grade and not what will make me a better writer or student.

5.I hope to continue to do what I'm doing, which is doing my work and doing it to my best ability!

American Icons ` Finaleeeee !

My finale picture:




My finale artist statement:
Madam CJ Walker
Shyana Brown
Madam CJ Walker: born into a world of hate, racism and differences. Shyana Nicole Brown: born into a world of hate, racism and differences. Two different people but both with the same dream: to be successful and change the world.
I was born on August 18, 1994. I was forced upon a single mother, with three other kids. My siblings and I were all left with no father, but one strong African-American mother who knew how to give her kids the strength, faith and hope they needed to succeed. From the age of seven years old to the age ten, I experienced what has changed my life in so many ways, good and bad. Good because with what happened to me I can help others and bad because it has scarred me and as much as I don't want to look back I know it will always be there. Even with this burden on my shoulders I have managed to get through life with no regrets or revenge, because I know where I have been, where I'm going and what I have to do to get there. Going through many different situations from not having food in my house to meeting new people that would just hurt me; I had one devoted mother who has helped me not be another "lost black child" in America. I only saw my father once when I was little. I thought about why God made me father-less and why every other little girl could be called daddy's little girl but not me. Was it the way the I looked, my mother or maybe it was him? Like Madam CJ Walker I have been through different trials and trivializations, but like her I don't want to be left behind. Madam CJ Walker has been the crutches to many black women who couldn't walk on their own two feet, she knew that being a slave and having no parents was no reason for her to not accomplish her dreams, she wanted to go beyond that and so will I. I have to teach my children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews that being African-American is nothing to be ashamed of; instead you have to strive and succeed. Madam CJ has devoted herself to many causes as I wish to do one day. After the Bloody East St. massacre Madam Walker devoted her time and money to trying to make lynching a federal crime, it takes strength to put your own life in danger. I want to do the same, after I accomplish my goals I want to succeed in more. I want to give back and be the crutch of others, I realize that is what God wants to be my duty and I shall listen.
I try everyday to be the crutches for the young women around me, I have been around a lot of bad situations but the eagerness in my heart refuses to let me fall back. Coming from a single mother and looking at the struggles she had to go through I am glad that I can be her crutch. My mother has not had the opportunity to see one of her children graduate, me being the third oldest of four children I realize, this is our success. I will rise up for all those who couldn't and change the world. I have had many people in my life tell me to just stop because I wouldn't make anything of myself, but I can laugh in their face because this is my story and there is more to come.
"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground." –Madam CJ Walker

American Icons #5

*I think the aspect of my artist statement that has been the most successful for me is the way I put my writing into the format, because a lot of people think that my format should not be in the way it is. I decided to write a biography at Madam CJ Walker then write a biography at me, because I feel like we relate with our backgrounds and we have stories that we can show to the world, but I think I might still have a lot to work to do.

*I think the writing tips that have helped me might be the Loop, because I think that with the format I have makes the loop at the end beause the reader is not really sure about what the story is about.

*I think the most challenging part is tryinng to make it more "story-like" because Randy thinks that I am kind of clueless about what I really trying to talk about.

*I think trying to tie all of the tips into my paper because it would be better and I would be able to grade myself better.

*I am currently workinng on ALL of it, so if you can help me leave a comment!

Madam CJ Walker: born into a world of hate, racism and differences. Shyana Nicole Brown: born into a world of hate, racism and differences.

Two different people but both with the same dream: to be successful and change the world.

Madam CJ Walker was born as Sarah Breedlove in December 23, 1867. She became an orphan when her parents died when she was only seven. To escape an epidemic of the yellow fever, which caused the death of her parents, and having to deal with an abusive brother-in-law, she married her first husband, Moses McWilliams at the age 14. She later became pregnant with her first child Leila (later known as A ‘Leila Walker.) When Leila was two years old her father Moses died. This made Madam CJ marry again to John Davis in 1894. That marriage ended in 1910 and then she married once again to Charles Joseph Walker. Madam CJ was a strong and devotional woman. She moved to Denver, Colorado were she started to realize a small baldness problem, which she knew other African-American women were going through because of the lack of products made for black women, because of racism. She had started to work on a solution not just for her but for all African-American women who faced this problem. In 1906 her and her husband toured the country promoting their products and their training sales agents. From 1908 through 1910 Charles and CJ operated a beauty training school, the Leila College for Walker Hair Culturists. She was soon known as the first African-American millionaire. She became inspirational to many black women because of her wealth and success, and she made it possible for all those who couldn't walk on their own two feet. After the bloody East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917, she devoted herself to make lynching a federal crime. In 1918 she was the keynote speaker at many NAACP events helping raise funds for the anti-lynching movement across the Midwest and East. She also encouraged other African-American to support black veterans in WWI. She helped support schools, organizations, individuals, orphanages, retirement homes, YWCA's and YMCA's.

I was born on August 18, 1994. I was forced upon a single mother, with three other kids. My siblings and I were all left with no father, but one strong African-American mother who knew how to give her kids the strength, faith and hope they needed to succeed. From the age of seven years old to the age ten, I was molested by a friend of the family. Even with the burden on my shoulders she managed to get through life with no regrets or revenge. Going through many different situations from not having food in my house to meeting new people that would just hurt me; I had one devoted mother who refused to let her children grow up being a "lost black child" in America. I only saw her father once when she was little. I thought about why God made her father-less and why every other little girl could be called daddy's little girl but not me. Was it the way the I looked, my mother or maybe it was him?

When I was only five years old I experienced a situation which could have changed my entire life. My oldest brother Michael was running away and Ethel (Her mother) and Ethel's boyfriend and I went looking for him. When we found him and were on our way home he was being lectured and- being the type of person he was- he didn't like it. I was very close to my brother, as Ethel was screaming and exiting the freeway, Michael jumped out of the car while I was hooked to his shirt. As they both were rolling on the freeway’s ground, I knew my mom could only think one thing ‘Are my children okay?!’ Even though this could have fatally hurt me, I survived. God put me on the earth and he wasn't going to take me out so quick. I have been through quite a bit but with the clear mind that she was given, nothing can stop her.
Everyone is put into the world for different reasons, some good and some not so good. It is that small group of people that can make a change.

I am is still in the process of growing up and, as I get older, looks around the world to see African-American women that came from nothing to becoming someone successful. I want to be as strong as my mother was and as wealthy and devoted as Madam CJ Walker was. I want to pass my lessons learned down to children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. I will be the first child of Ethel graduating from high school and the first to college. That is my success. Just knowing that what I am is doing, going to be the first to graduate, is of great importance. With the help and love of the strong people around me, I will make it and become someone that people look up to like Madam CJ Walker.

"Giving up, a fear bigger than any bullet that could hit and destroy."-Shyana Nicole Brown

American Icons #4 conti.

*I hope that when someone reads my artist statement they see a difference, they will want to talk to me and ask questions about what they read and how they really feel.
*When I was sitting in front of my computer, I was thinking how I could put this together because I knew it would be hard trying to relate to someone so inspirational and so devotional. So I decided to make it a biograpghy of her then one of me, then relate the two together. And I think it's a very unique way of putting things together and it will be different then what other peopleare doing.


My first paragraph:
Madam CJ Walker: born into a world of hate, racism and differences. Shyana Nicole Brown: born into a world of hate, racism and differences.
Two different people but both with the same dream: to be successful and change the world.
Madam CJ Walker was born as Sarah Breedlove in December 23, 1867. She became an orphan when her parents died when she was only seven. To escape an epidemic of the yellow fever, which caused the death of her parents ,and having to deal with an abusive brother-in-law, she married her first husband, Moses McWilliams at the age 14. She later became pregnant with her first child Leila( later known as A'Leila Walker.) When Leila was two years old her father Moses died. Which made Madam CJ marry again to John Davis in 1894. That marriage ended in 1910 and then she married once again to Charles Joseph Walker. Madam CJ was a strong and devotional woman. She moved to Denver, Colorado were she started to realize a small baldness problem, which she knew other African-American women were going through because of the lack of products made for black women, because of racism. She had started to work on a solution not just for her but for all African-American women who faced this problem. In 1906 her and her husband toured the country promoting their products and their training sales agents. From 1908 through 1910 Charles and CJ operated a beauty training school, the Leila College for Walker Hair Culturists. She was soon known as the first African-American millionaire. She became inspirational to many black women because of her wealth and success, and she made it possible for all those who couldn't walk on their own two feet. After the bloody East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917, she devoted herself to make lynching a federal crime. In 1918 she was the keynote speaker at many NAACP events helping raise funds for the anti-lynching movement across the Midwest and East. She also encouraged other African-American to support black veterans in WWI. She helped support schools, organizations, individuals, orphanages, retirement homes, YWCA's and YMCA's.




My last paragraph:
Shyana is still in the process of growing up and, as she gets older, looks around the world to see African-American women that came from nothing to becoming someone successful. She wants to be as strong as her mother was and as wealthy and devoted as Madam CJ Walker was. She wants to pass her lessons learned down to children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She will be the first child of Ethel graduating from high school and the first to college. That is her success. Just knowing that what she is doing, going to be the first to graduate, is of great importance. With the help and love of the strong people around her she will make it and become someone that people look up to like Madam CJ Walker.

American Icons #4

I got critical feedback like:
* Work on your continuum and expand on that.
So I am going to try to work on that, because it coukd be unclear to the reader what I'm going to do to continue and pass my feelings on.

American Icons #3

Part One

I am talking about The Bloody East St. Race Riot that took place and how Madam CJ Wa lker tried to make lynching a federal law and what she did to do this and who helped.

Second I am talking about how I want to be in the spot Madam CJ Walker was, because looking at what she went through and what she accomplished I hink anybody would want to be in her spot. Coming from not having much at all and being abusived and then becoming a millionaire.


Part Two

I am using a biography websit that has very informative information.

Website

I'm also using information that I was given, but some of it wasn't alll true but I did get some facts in!