11/24/08 Poetry Assembly(edited)

On Monday, November 24th, there was a poetry assembly. A woman named Gayle Danley came to Cab to share some of her poetry with us. She is quite a talented woman. Gayle connects with people, her poems are very deep. They are graphic, not in the bloody gore type but just that she gets your mind and your imagination racing. It’s like her soul is reaching into yours. Gayle won the 1994 National Individual Slam Poet in Ashville, NC. This was only a few months after learning about Slam Poetry. In Germany, she became the 1996 International Slam Poet Champion.At Cab, Gayle started off with a funny poem. Most people laughed and thought it was pretty funny. The more the “show” went on, her poems got sad. They were about what she went through in her lifetime. The fact that she shared some of her roughest times with us was really impressive. I know sometimes it’s rather hard to share some things. Gayle cried during some points and a lot of people did, including me. Other people really got under my skin. They were laughing at the sad parts. That really made me mad. She was pouring her heart out to us, and people had the nerve to laugh. I know that if you were telling a crowd of middle school students something that touches your heart, you wouldn’t want anyone to laugh. Your feelings would most likely be hurt. So, to pull this all together, I think people should be mature and learn what art really is because you’re in an art school. What Gayle presented to us was definately art. Appreciate that.

11/24/08 Poetry Assembly

On Monday, November 24th, there was a poetry assembly. A woman named Gayle Danley came to Cab to share some of her poetry with us. She is quite a talented woman. Gayle connects with people, her poems are very deep. They are graphic, not in the bloody gore type but just that she gets your mind and your imagination racing. It’s like her soul is reaching into yours. Gayle won the 1994 National Individual Slam Poet in Ashville, NC. This was only a few months after learning about Slam Poetry. In Germany, she became the 1996 International Slam Poet Champion.
At Cab, Gayle started off with a funny poem. Most people laughed and thought it was pretty funny. The more the “show” went on her poems got sad. They were about what she went through in her lifetime. The fact that she shared some of her roughest times with us is really impressive. I know sometimes it’s rather hard to share some things. Gayle cried during some points and a lot of people did, including me. Other people really got under my skin. They were laughing at the sad parts. That really made me mad. She was pouring her heart out to us, and people had the nerve to laugh. I know that if you were telling a crowd of middle school students something that touches your heart, you wouldn’t want anyone to laugh. Your feelings would most likely be hurt. So, to pull this all together, I think people should mature and learn what art really is because you’re in an art school. What Gayle preached to us was defiantly art. Appreciate that.

False Peacemakers

The peace sign is a great symbol. It’s being used a lot now. Clothes, bags, shoes, jewelry, and all types of accessories are decorated with this sign. On people’s websites and profiles it’s all around. I really appreciate the fact people want a better environment to live in, but it really bothers me when they’re obsessed with the symbol and do not do anything to help out with the situation. Helping out in even small ways will help in big ways in the future, but some people do nothing. They’re like “posers”. I think you should stand up for what you believe in and by wearing peace signs and just sitting there and doing nothing at all for our world doesn’t make sense. Maybe people just like the idea or the design of the symbol, but everything you own doesn’t have to be covered with it if you’re not going to help the cause.
So you should stand up for peace because it’s your future. If you don’t want to, that’s also fine. Just don’t pose.

Political Fights

As you know, the elections are coming up and the big fuss right now is on the political “issues” and decisions. People all over are hyped up about who they think should win the election. Some people are even making it a bigger deal than it should be by causing violence. Even the kids in school get in fights over this topic. The young people think they know what they’re talking about, when most don’t. I will say some people do know what they’re saying. Most of the kids are just going by what they’re parents say, not there own opinion. And even sometimes they get there information mixed up. Kids are coming on the buses starting arguments and fights over who they think should win. I defiantly do not think this is necessary. Yes, I think everyone should have a right to pick who they like, but that doesn’t mean they should “beat up” someone who doesn’t agree with them. It just causes more problems then we need. You need to be mature enough to understand that not everyone is going to agree on what you say. After all, we are trying to focus on who we think is right. This is a big decision. You need to know what the candidate is planning to do to our country for the next four years. So, by causing violence and more problems it’s not letting people think what they want. People! Violence is never the answer, especially for election opinions!

Article. ( Opinion Writer )

There’s a new show on Abc Family called The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It’s personally my favorite show. It’s about a girl who’s pregnant and she struggles to survive the normal teenage life. After all she is only fifteen. I always keep up with it, every Tuesday at eight! I take over the TV. One night while turning this on my parents came into the room. I didn’t have a problem with that, its not like I was hiding it from them. It’s just a show. My mom and dad did have an issue. They thought it was inappropriate. I know its plot is about a young pregnant girl, but honestly things like that happen. Its just life. It’s not like when I watch that show I’m going to do the same thing as the girl. I think its teaching girls what could happen to your life. There for I think it’s the opposite of inappropriate. I’m sure some people don’t agree with me, but then again some people will agree. No matter what this is what I think, it’s my opinion.