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No Such Luck

11/13/2018

 
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Let me start this post off by saying, "a lesson bought is a lesson taught." It..just..is. I know from experience, and so do so many others who have...slipped, gotten up and tried again. There are adages and quotes about it. But here's what I need you to know as someone who is about to go off to college, the military or the workforce. Through it all, remember this:

"Your competition isn't other people. Your competition is your procrastination. Your ego. The unhealthy food you're consuming. The unhealthy relationships you're involved with. The unhealthy habits you keep. The knowledge and education you neglect. The negative behavior you're nurturing, and your lack of creativity and want to, to think. Compete against that." Somebody said this. I enhanced it.


The point is, some of you may think you're grown. Life will teach you differently. Some of you may think you're not ready to be grown. Life will teach you differently. Either way, you have to decide what kind of life you're going to have. Your life will be what you decide and how you orchestrate it to be. There's no magic dream where you wake up and have the life you fantasized about. You have to create that life. No one can want success for you more than you want it for yourself. And finally, there's no such thing as luck. "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." So, what opportunities will you create for yourself?

Read and respond, honestly, to the commentary above. What are your thoughts, your fears, your inhibitions? What restrictions do you have? Limitations? Struggles? Angst?

1. INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

2. Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five.


3. You MUST respond to at least TWO other posts from any student. Your replies cannot be identical comments on different posts and posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will earn you a zero. Make sure your reply addresses the comment that you are responding to.

Be sure to--
  • Be clear about your position
  • Provide specific support for your argument
  • Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
  • Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

DISCLAIMER: If you do not respond AND comment on TWO others, you will not receive credit for this assignment. It's all or nothing.


Due: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018 11:59 p.m. CST​​​

Dope People Vote

11/4/2018

 
So...yesterday I went to vote, which totally means I'm dope. And although the outcome wasn't all blue, I still have hope, don't you?

One thing I am so proud of is knowing that I had a say in boosting so many women into high political arenas. I don't know what that could mean for the United States, but usually, when women take over, things get done!

Tuesday night was epic for women and minorities in politics. To highlight some women firsts: Houston, Texas, elected nineteen black, female judges; the youngest woman ever was elected to Congress (and she is Puerto Rican); Boston elected the first woman and the first African American District Attorney; Massachusetts elected the first Black woman ever to Congress; Connecticut elected its first black woman ever to Congress; the first Somali-American ever was elected to Congress; the first two Muslim women ever were elected to Congress; and two Native American women were elected to Congress, and one is openly gay!

Other minorities who won big on election night include gay men and an Iranian-American man!

Until yesterday, not since 2008, have I been more proud to be an American voter. In my fantasies, Democrats and Republicans will work together to make life better for all Americans and immigrants, and finally be embraced as the inclusive country that we are intended to be.

Read the commentary above, then comment on the following: "What impact do you think the election of so many women and minorities in such high political positions will have on the United States and why?"

1. INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

2. Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five.


3. You MUST respond to at least TWO other posts from any student. Your replies cannot be identical comments on different posts and posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will earn you a zero. Make sure your reply addresses the comment that you are responding to.
Be sure to--
  • Be clear about your position
  • Provide specific support for your argument
  • Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
  • Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

DISCLAIMER: If you do not respond AND comment on TWO others, you will not receive credit for this assignment. It's all or nothing.


Due: Fri., Nov. 9, 2018 11:59 p.m. CST​​​

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    Although the students receive a grade based on a rubric for completing this assignment, they are not graded on complexity of thought. This is a place where students of all levels can freely, confidently and creatively express themselves and their opinions in a nonjudgmental platform. They are required to respond to and critique each other, but degradation, slander, lewdness, etc., will not be tolerated. 

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