Senior Year, 2nd Trimester, 1st Hour (Blog 10: School Lesson)

The most important thing that I have ever learned in school was not just one lesson it was a class that gave me an unforgettable experience that I will always cherish. In Mrs. Sterling-Haynes 1st hour African-American Literature I remember every lesson and every discussion because of the life lessons given to me. I absolutely loved that class it was by far the greatest learning experience I have ever had. In that class I read The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, learned about the perceptions towards African-Americans, and learned about white privilege. However it is not the lessons that made this class phenomenal it was the interactive activities we did. In African-American Literature I got to play a slave and got a slight glimpse into the harsh and embarrassing treatment enslaved Africans were forced to endure. Also I got to participate in The African-American Living Wax Museum where I got to portray Michelle LaVaughn Obama, the first lady of the United States. I loved the discussions we would have the controversial topics and the silly ones. My fondest memory of that class was the last day, the exam day when we all sat around in a circle and everyone wrote one topic of discussion on a piece of paper, then we put it in a woven basket and just randomly drew topics and discussed them for five minutes. That was by far the best experience I believe I will ever get from Romulus. I absolutely adore Mrs. Sterling-Haynes for the unforgettable lessons, and experiences. Her words of wisdom will always live with me. I'll cry whenever I think about that class because I miss it so much. I feel every student should be required to take that class with her. =] + -ing!

Reputation's Perception (Blog 8: Pride)

The thing I am most proud of about myself is my reputation. Reputation really does perceive and individual. I have a high reputation amongst my peers, the faculty, and administration at the school.
I'm proud that I am known as a intelligent, honest, kind, trustworthy person. I know many don't but I do strive to be respected by people. I am proud that people believe in me and think great things of me.
My reputation is one that speaks for itself. I am treated with respect wherever I go because of it. I am held in a high regard because of it. People depend on me because of it, they ask me for help because of it. I am proud of the individual that I am and the individual that people believe I am. I love being me and I love my reputation.

The Golden Rule (Blog 7: Respect)

The Golden Rule is do onto others as you would have them do unto you.
I respect everyone that respects me but there is one person that I respect more than anyone else in this world and that would have to be my sisters Nancy and Victoria.

Nancy

I respect her because she respects herself. She is always there for me when I need her. She is like my little therapist. She listens to everything I have to say regardless of what it is about or how many times she has already heard it. I respect Nancy because she is so wise beyond her years. I hold her in the highest of regards and I honestly don't know what I would do without her. I love my sister so much it kinda scares me sometime. I know that regardless of what is bothering me I can go to her and tell her and she will find a way to fix it and calm me down. I can trust her 100% and I know she will never break that trust regardless. It is funny when we "get into fights" because we always go back to being friends like two minutes after things happen. This is who I respect the most in the world.

Victoria

Ever since I was younger my older sister Victoria has been taking care of me. My mother was never really there for me as a child but Vicky was she would dress me, make sure I had something to eat everyday, and make sure I did my homework. I really feel I owe my life to her, without her I don't know where I would be, probably in a foster home or worst. I am so appreciative of everything she did for me growing up. She practically raised my two older sisters and I and she was only 16. I respect Victoria because she is amazing and she is basically my older sister/best friend/ and mother. I love her.

There All Part of The List (Blog 5: Child List)

1. Honesty
2. Health Awareness
3. Temperament
4. Benevolence
5. Respect
6. Intellect
7. Passion
8. Reliability
9. Originality
10. Religion

Honesty is defined as the quality or fact of being honest, truthfulness, sincerity, and frankness. It goes hand in hand with gaining people's trust. The more people trust you the father you can get in life. Honesty is trait that will follow you wherever you go.
Health Awareness is defined as having knowledge of the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor. It is a must to be appreciated in society. There are so many obese people in America. Statistics show that many obese and over weight people have harder lives, a difficult time being respected, and are often depressed. I don't want my children going through life feeling like that.
Temperament is defined as the disposition, personality, and character of a individual. It is a synonym for individuality. I want my children to be leaders and individual. Never just part of the crowd. The one that leads the crowd.
Benevolence is defined as desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness. I want my children to be sincere, compassion filled people. I want them to give to those that are less fortunate and not expect anything back from it. I want them to be genuinely pure and kind at heart.
Respect is defined as to show regard or consideration for; proper acceptance or courtesy; the condition of being esteemed or honored. I want my children to be respectful or authority and to have respect for themselves and others. I witness on a daily disrespect from children to their parents, from children to elders, and from students to teachers. Respect is a valued quality in people to me and when you are a disrespectful person people will treat you with no respect.
Intellect is defined as the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge. I never want my children to be regarded as ignorant, or stupid. The more intellectual you are the more people respect you. I want my children to never feel pitied or disregarded because they lacked intellect.
Passion is defined as any powerful or compelling emotion, strong amorous feeling or desire. I want my children to be passionate and determined about what ever they want to do. I want them to always give 110% because that is the only way that you will accomplish what you want without getting lost along the way. Passion for what you do or choose to love is the only way to achieve your desires.
Reliability is defined as the state or quality of being relied on, dependable, accurate, and honest. I want my children to be the kind of people that everyone knows they can depend on. I want them to be the type of people that people reach out to in times of gratification and need.
Originality is defined as the ability to think or express oneself in an independent and individual manner; creative ability. I want my children to stand out from the crowds. I don't ever want them to just be another face among the masses. I want them to be nonconformist and live how they want to not how someone tells them they should. I want them to be creative, and unique.
Religion is the most important thing I want to teach my child because it is a fundamental set of beliefs and practices that a person adheres to. Religion is so important in times of despair it can be the only guiding light. I want my children to have hope and faith in God and his undying, unconditional love that he has for them. I want my children to know that regardless of how bad thing may be they always have somewhere to turn. Also that regardless of how wonderful things may be that it can always be taken away if you don't have a sense of humility.

Non-euphoric Utopia (Blog 4: The World)

The biggest problem in the world today is hatred and jealousy of things we do not understand or that we want but can not have.
High School is like a mini reflection of the world. Not Romulus because the majority is African American students and in the "Real World" its so NOT!
The immaturity, corruption, and abuse of power or position is however. The inhospitable behavior and pure ignorance is.
The saddest part is that everyone is OK with the way things are.
People are comfortable with the hatred and mocking of different races, ethnicities, religions, and beliefs.
The world's real problem is that it is a blinded follower of the saying "Ignorance Is Bliss."
No! It is not it is disgusting and vial. I hate being ignorant about things.
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity.
Stupidity is not knowing and doing.
Ignorance is knowing but still doing.
This is not bliss this is Ludicrousness.
This non-euphoric Utopia that we are all forced to live in is saddening and depressing.
No wonder there is a ridiculously high crime rate.
People wonder whats wrong with the world.
Ignorance, hatred, and jealousy that is what is wrong.
Like some high school females the world is hateful, ignorant, and jealous.

When I Was A Child... (Blog 3: Growth)

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."-1 Corinthians 13:11

I feel there are a lot of areas where I need to grow. When I get hurt I am so immature towards people, I get really sneaky and try to intentionally hurt people that is definitely something that I need to work on and learn to be more mature about.

I often feel that I have to be the best at everything I do. An unusual area of growth that I feel I need is that I need to show my venerable side more often. I need to put my self out there and show that I have flaws also.

I believe everyone has many places to grow in because you are constantly learning. You never know everything there is to know about one thing or another. I love constantly learning new things that is my biggest area of growth.

Lights Flashing: My Photography Experience (Blog 2: Article Critique)

This past year I was the photography editor for the Wingspan newspaper and I have to say that the experience was both rigorous and fulfilling. I feel I had the most difficult job on staff perhaps with the exception of the Editor-In-Chief Sarah. I was responsible for making sure that all the articles in every paper had a picture and that the center spread was done with a diligent effort. The job was a lot harder than I expected. It was so much more than just snapping pictures. I feel like being the head photographer helped me grow in so many ways. I know that I could have done better this past year by trying harder and taking better pictures. There were so many times when I would just do the bare minimum and took the worst of pictures in the shortest amount of time. I know that I could have put forth a little more effort and tried a lot harder. I was always so stressed when second round deadlines would come, I always felt like I never had enough pictures so I would run around looking for things to take pictures for.
My favorite and least favorite part about being the photography editor was that I had to be in charge of keeping the cameras. I really Love/Hated that. I lost our best camera the first week of class. I was really upset about that. The part about having the cameras that I loved was getting to take all kinds of pictures whenever I wanted.

Nikki K. (Blog 1: Who Are You?)

I am made of honesty, integrity, and sincerity. I am the type of person that is very forward and truthful. If I have a problem or don't believe in something I will speak out against it. My deepest fear is that I will never get to experience genuine Love. I hope for success, and greatness. I have always strived to be excellent. My most frequent thoughts are of the mistakes that I have made. I constantly think about all the things I could do over in life, or different ways I would have handled situations. I don't ever regret the things that I do in life I just always re-think and re-evaluate situations and altercations in my life. I really try to love everyone but it rarely every works that way. I overall love myself and the kind of person I am. I try not to do bad things to people because I know it will come back to me.

I love being who I am. I love my family. I have three sisters and a really cute nephew that I love very much, his name is Ruben Arthur Piper IV. My sisters are Victoria she is 25, Katherine she is 21, and Nancy, my twin sister who is 18. My parents are divorced, my mother lives in Cedar Hill, Texas and my father lives in Romulus, MI.

I was born in Dallas, TX on December 12, 1990. I loved living in Texas. I loved the hot weather but I'm so tired of it thats why I want to live somewhere up north when I get older.