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''BELIEVE NONE OF WHAT YOU HEAR AND HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE."
Benjamin Franklin
I think that the quote means that if some ones tell you something, It can be true or not true. If I know it's true then I don't have to investigate it but if I am not sure about what someones is telling me then I have to investigate it.People talk all the time and most of the time people don't even know what they are talking about.So allot of times I have to investigate and find out if what was told to me true.
For example: I can tell someone something that I know about another person but how do the person that I'm telling the information to know that i am telling the truth, he or she if they want would have to investigate.
That's why I think that Benjamin Franklin says that I shouldn't believe everything that I hear because if I hear information about something and I know it's true then I won't have to look in to it but if I am not sure about the information that I hear, then I must investigate and find out what I would like to know.As much as we rely on our eyes, the truth is our eyes can play tricks on us.Just like we can see something normally, we can also think that we saw something.People uses they eyes to see but what I think I see may not always be the case.For
Example: If I saw my friend boyfriend with a girl, I could tell her what I saw. Get her all mad and upset , then find out later that the girl I saw him with was his sister. I am seeing it with my very eyes doesn't mean that it is real. It's only what I think I'm seeing. I shouldn't judge someone that I don't know or make comments about things that I know nothing about. I should ask questions if I want to know something(Investigate)or say nothing at all.I think that everyone should do that, I think everyone should be sure about what they see and hear because if I am telling people false information, that could cause problems. That is why investigating is important.
One quote that I like is: "Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. " Maya Angelou
I think that this quote is saying that words and the meaning of words are important. People don't understand how important words are. There are many people who often use words in many ways. Words can hurt someones feelings and can break people's spirits. Words can lift someones spirits up and it can make someone smile. Words, especially powerful words are important. As humans give the words deeper meanings. Some people don't understand the power of the word.
For example, of some powerful words to me:Love, Sex, and Negro(A word used to call African Americans during slavery time). Those are all powerful words and many people use t hem with out knowing the meaning of each of them.
Love, I wouldn't just tell someone I love them and I really didn't love them.
You have to also know how to say it, cause after all Maya did say ''It takes a Human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
Sex, People don't understand that sex is a big thing to people and lot of Young girls uses their body like a product off a shelve at a store, some people just don't have any respect for them selves.
Negro(nigga), This is a word that African American people are ashamed of , Yet black people still wants to use it. It has become a habit now. Every other word is a n****, Its really starting to piss me off after we was called that word while we were slaves. I am deeply ashamed.I feel that African American people should have more class and proud of where we come from. I think that I should be proud that people fault for me to be here, I didn't just get an eduction over night and some people just take hings for granted.
New York City Schools
The article is about New York city Schools and how they have been improving. This year people did a survey for our New York Schools, more people responded this year than year last year. This year people really put out an effort to get their opinions across. Micheal.R. Bloomberg announced that more than 800,000 people respond to this year survey, this survey cost 2million to conducted. I think that there is a lot of work in school safety that needs to be done in our New York City schools. Doing surveys are not going to fully solve the issues. We as a community needs to come together and talk about what we can do to help our schools, mainly our public schools. Public schools are the most Unsafe schools in New York City in my opinion. I don't think that there is enough people protecting our young or older kids in our communities. There are too many violent situations going on in our schools today.
I think that it's great that test scores went up but their are not enough people graduating. Some people have learning disabilities and others just simply don't want to learn. I feel like if you're a teacher and you're teaching a student but the student doesn't quite get what you're teaching, it's not always the student fault. Sometimes schools have to evaluate each teacher and each student to figure out which student would best fit with what teacher because not everyone could learn from the same teacher.I'm I satisfied with my education?: Honestly, no I am not satisfied because of the simple fact that I know it could be much better. The schools itself could be much cleaner, it could be a much safer place and, teachers could be much more patient with their students.
I think when you become a teacher you know that you have to be patient because while there may be a couple of bright students in your class or a couple of people who are going to understand what you said the first time, you won't have to repeat yourself, you also know that there are going to be people who you might have to repeat yourself several times . I know being a teacher isn't easy but neither is being a student. We have school work, homework and test we have to worry about and then we go home and have to do work there too. I think teachers shouldn't be so hard. I basically just think that if you pair the students up with the right teacher, maybe there would be more passing grades.I think that if the faculty at the school could also help by motivating students to do good and letting them know that no matter what your pass grades looked like, you could still turn it around and make your parents proud. I think that there are so many negative comments made these days, that we all should just focus on the positive and let go of the negative.
Yes schools have been improving but I think that we can still improve
much more.
One artist that I really liked is Tupac. He was a rapper, I think that Tupac is still the best rapper today. His words were so deep and meaningful.
Examples of Tupac music: "Keep your head up", and ''IF I DIED 2NITE''
One of his poems are...
WHEN URE HERO FALLS when your hero falls from grace all fairy tales r uncovered myths exposed and pain magnified the greatest pain discovered u taught me 2 be strong but I'm confused 2 c u so weak u said never 2 give up and it hurts 2 c u welcome defeat when ure hero falls so do the stars and so does the perception of tomorrow without my hero there is only me alone 2 deal with my sorrow your heart ceases 2 work and your soul is not happy at all what r u expected 2 do when ure only hero falls.
Interpretation of the poem: I think that the poem means that when the person that you look up to falls and give up on something, after that there's nothing to look forward to. All is defeated, he's saying that his hero taught him how to be strong but he's confused because his hero is showing weakness.
One of his quotes is:"The real tragedy is that there are some ignorant brothers out here. That's why I'm not on this all-White or all Black shit. I'm on this all-real or all fake shit with people, whatever color you are. Because niggaz will do you. I mean, there's some [foul] niggaz out there [in the streets]; the same niggaz that did Malcolm X, the same niggaz that did Jesus Christ- every brother ain't a brother. They will do you. So just because it's Black, don't mean it's cool. And just because it's White don't mean it's evil."
Interpretation: I love this quote because to me it shows that Tupac was a real person.
a real person or not. He is saying that even the people that is the same color and In this quote he's saying that to him it was never about color, black and white. It's about if you're race as you would stab you in the back. I agree because all people do now in days is worry about race and their are allot of people that are racist but if you really think hard about it and realize that it's not about color because if someone is ignorant , that person is just ignorant. It's not the whole race.
You could tell that everything he wrote about came from within. I am more of a R&B lover but I love hearing Tupac songs because he was not just a rapper, he was a poet. That was what made him special. The fact that he took his own life experiences and put it in his songs was wonderful, I believe that many people misunderstood him. They say "To be great is to be misunderstood", sometimes I wish I could just talk to Tupac and him how I feel, and what's going on in my life because I know he would probably be the only one that would understand. What's crazy is that people don't even understand how much music can inspire people, music is very inspirational. Tupac has taught me that I should want better for myself cause even when you don't have anything or anyone in the world you could make it to the top.
R.I.PTupac..............
LOVE,Kimberly***
What are'' Habits of minds''?
"Habits of minds"to me is basic human behavior. The way a human react to certain things.
The questions that aren't answered, the things we want to know. Habits of mind has to do with uncertainties that we as humans face everyday, dilemmas, I'll thinking, I'll social attitude and our actions as humans.
The ''Habit of mind'' that I most identify with is #5 Thinking about our Thinking.
This habit of mind to me means that we often look at our selves from the inside out and just think about questions that can't be answered, And problems that can't be solved.
I always think why do i do this?, and why do I do that?. I evaluate my own thinking and wonder why I think how I think , And do anyone else think how I think.
''Thinking about our thinking'' is what I do most, I even think wow I can talk.I am what they call a human. What was I before i got here and who was I?
Sometimes my thinking can touch the sky, I never stop because their are so many unanswered questions so I am not finished asking.***....Holla***
I am beautiful and I have a creative mind.
I wonder why do life have to be so complicated sometimes.
I hear the wind blowing.
I see the birds flying.
I want to see the world.
I am beautiful and I have a creative mind.
I pretend I am a super model.
I feel like I am on top of the world.
I touch my dreams.
I worry I may not accomplish them.
I cry for my pain and desires.
I am beautiful and I have a creative mind.
I understand that life is a lesson cause I live and learn.
I say ''KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND NEVER LET ANYONE BRING YOU DOWN''.
I dream about a better life.
I try to appreciate all the things I have in life.
I hope that I accomplish all of my dreams and goals.
I am beautiful and I have a creative mind.
''BELIEVE NONE OF WHAT YOU HEAR AND HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE." 
