Who Am I Thankful For... Mannnnn I Don't Even Know

This blog sorry to say may be one of the hardest one I have came across yet because in this particular class I don't open myself up a lot to the people surrounding me or anybody in that class in general. I guess the person that I would say that I would may be thankful for would most likely be Darius because he lends me a pen or pencil when ever I need it and sometimes will guide me to what I may have to do in the class. But I guess the main reason why I don't really open up as much in this class is because it's a huge re-adjustment from what I came from with my old school, Kenwood Academic Center. I'm not used to all the different ethnicity around me and I'm not sure how I connect with them because I haven't really grown up around them. Like sometimes I am lost when you guys talk about some of these rock groups I guess and I'm lost completely because I have no idea who these people are. I guess I should try and open up much more because once you get me going, I don't really stop lol. But in the long run, I feel as if that day will come and I will be able to say that I'm thankful for most, if not all my classmates in this American Literature class.

I am a Plow... I guess

I am a plow... hmmmmmm kind of a weird topic I believe to discuss on a blog. When writing this one blog, I was struggling to come up with something meaningful that would capture someone's attention and would continue to entertain them throughout this blog entry. A plow to me is someone that continues to clean up after every messy situation that may occur. Since I continue to think back to a snow plow that wipes the streets clean from bundles of snow stacked on top of one another so the cars continue on their route and can get through the day much more smoothly. In this case, I can be the plow at certain times, and I can also be the snow at certain times. I can be the one to sweep the problems away that other people may cause that will effect other people with the actions they may have committed. But also, I may be the problem that is getting in everybody else way and by doing that, I'm disrupting the flow of everything. I can't help the fact that some days I am a clumsy, clueless dude. The other days I may be the most intelligent man you may have ever met. But yes, I am a Plow... in some type of way.

American Lit. is Already Decent...

Me personally, I feel like making this blog is a waste of my time because I already know that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this class. Everything that could be brought to this class has already been delievered and many more. I love how this class is my first class of the day or else I would probably be in a horrible mood throughout the whole day. We have very meaningful conversations, even when we may have a goofy topic or something. It is always a blast to come to that class in the morning so I can fully wake up, and maybe go to sleep towards the end of the day. Depends on what the teachers will be teaching that day. But in American Lit. there is never a dull moment. Idk why but Mr. McCarthy reminds me of the chubby guy off of "The Hangover"... maybe that's why I try and hold back my laughs so much and is hard to take him serious sometimes. He is just randomly hilarious and the music he plays in the background is decent. I couldn't ask for a better teacher and since the teacher makes the class... I couldn't ask for a better class. So no critism here, just complimenting the class... which is why I believe this blog was a waste. But anyways, keep up the good work Mr. McCarthy.

Modern Slavery

In today's age, many people think that slavery is a ghost of the terrifying past we are terrified to relive. Once most people hear the word "slavery" they begin to take a look back around the 16, 1700s as the Europeans took full advantage of their power, shipping African American slaves all around the world. The tools to this scheme was based off trickery and people that had cold-hearts and did everything they could to get the job done. But luckily, that type of slavery came to an end that has been going on for about 400 years of tears, beatings, and deaths from the treatment the slave master would give out to the slaves.

Even though this form of slavery was being cut of in the U.S.A. doesn't mean that everybody around the world follows their lead and begin to make slavery extinct to the public eye. Some countries refused to let go of their slaves and some didn't even mention the idea of ending slavery. The main reason why most governments didn't want to put an end to slavery was because they were making such of a profit off it that they somewhat became rich off their slaves. All the product that the slaves would produce for their owners and the profit the owners would get from maybe selling the crops, cotton, etc. The owners would get so much profit out of things because they didn't have to pay the slaves a nickel for all their hard work and labor they put in for the owner to be so successful. That's the reason why places like India, China, etc. made sure that after the U.S. ended slavery that they kept the slavery business alive.

Even though slavery is somewhat a distant thought in many minds today, some don't realize that slavery is still alive in many places. Some may disagree with me, but hey, that's why this a blog and you can comment on this. But the slavery today is molded into different forms then back in the times with Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, and many more. The slavery around the world is mainly focused around child labor working for big time companies such as Nike and some other huge name brands. The reason why this type of slavery is still alive is because of the same principles they had back then, more profit! These sweatshops are full with many little kids working non-stop without a beam of sun or fresh air to hit their face. It's a shame that companies take advantage of this opportunity to put these kids in that position to not have a chance to be a real kid and have fun with their friends. They also have masters and guards as well just like the old days with guns staring down at them so they don't make a run for it. Most people try to ignore it or just ignorant to the situation, but this needs to be brought to the light and solved the best way it can. No way that a kid should be handling heavy machinery instead of an action figure or some type of ball to play with. This needs to stop instantly!