Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Reponse to "Letters from a Birmingham Jail"
The article "Letters from a Birmingham Jail" written by Martin Luther King Jr. was a great article even though it was long. In the article you could tell how upset he was when he talked about the reason why African Americans should have their freedom. I agree with him because isn't this suppose to be the land of the free? If that's the case then everybody no matter what their skin color is or what religion they are a part of should get guarantee the same respect and freedom. With every argument he talked about he had supporting evidence to help him rest his case. This article made me realize how grateful i am to be living in the time period that i am living in now because i would not have been able to deal with all of the name calling and brutality that they dealt with in their time period. When Martin Luther King Jr. talked about some of the things that African Americans had to go through for example seeing their family members being murdered, tortured, and or raped, he painted a visual image with his words so that whoever is reading this letter can know why it is so important that things need to change. "Letters from a Birmingham Jail" also made me think about how many white people actually read this considering that it is so long. But like i said earlier this is a great article written by Martin Luther King Jr. because he it showed how educated he was, he gave great examples, supporting evidence, and his arguments were understandable. Martin Luther King Jr. was truely one of America's greatest leaders of all time.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Time For a Change
My topic that i am going to write about is going to be about why there should more on campus activities and why they are important. I chose this topic to talk about because it has an effect on me and i think it should be changed. I am an out of state student and I don't really talk to my Tennessee family that stays here so the only time i get to go home to my family in Saint Louis is on breaks. I do not have a car so the parties that they do have or social events they have usually are not on campus so i would not have a way there. On campus activities are not just for enjoyment purposes or entertainment but it can be a learning experience. At orientation I was told that living on campus would be a great experience because i would get a chance to meet new people and become friends. My first year living on campus I did not make any new friends in my dorms. The only time I made friends was when it was mandatory because i had to do a group project. Every weekend there are a large number of people going home because there isn't anything else to do on campus. By having more on campus activities i think that other problems in the community could be solved. It may not effect everyone one but it could help some change people and grow mentally. It can also help students for future jobs or careers by making them feel comfortable with other people of different races.
Who I Am?
Hey everyone my name is Yasmine DeNise Hampton. I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I love listening to music, tweeting, texting, and eating. I attend the University of Memphis and this will be my second year here at the university. This may be my last semester here because of tuition fees are very expensive and the school is not giving me enough Financial Aid money, but that is not important. Any ways I am a Nursing major. I love to shop and have fun. Even though it may seem like I am a little anti-social sometimes but it is just because I need to get warmed to up people, you know get a little more comfortable. Yeah, this is just a little bit about who I am n where I am from talk to yu soon J
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