Janelle Monae is the Future.

One of my favorite new artist in 2008. Janelle Monae. Her smooth and silky jazz voice combined with her indie rock beats or so sick!!!!!!!( Sick is good by the way) I encourage everyone to check this bad sista out. ( Bad means good also ) Monae has a futuristic style. She has fused the old and new genre's of music together, and has created some interesting music. Listen to some of her songs. She is EVERYTHING!!! ( which is my way of saying she is really cool ) I hope you enjoy. You can listen to some of her music if you click on the audio clip thats on my profile. Hope you like. Peace Baby!!

Checkmate!!

I chose chess club as a subculture. I decided to sign on my atlas and check different organizations that Valencia’s west campus offers. I was interested in Gospel choir and West end Theatricals. However, I was a part of groups such as these ones when I was attending high school. As I went down the list of organizations I came across chess club. Since I was never good at chess I decided to choose chess club as my subculture. From what I’ve noticed it takes a lot of concentration and focus to play the game. It seems as though a lot of intellectuals play chess. Being one myself (Ha Ha!), I felt the need to learn the secrets of chess. I also will observe how the members of chess club interact with each other. Maybe if I stick around chess club long enough I’ll become a chest master. I believe chess club is a qualified subculture, because members have in common the need to play complex and challenging games that require strategic skills. There are also cool phrases that you say in the game such as "checkmate" which means that you win the game. I don't know if chess club have any specific rituals. Although, I think the members of chess club make similiar facial gestures when they are playing the game.

Brotherly Hate

My survival in the unfriendly city of Philadelphia has been an experience I’ll never forget. Philadelphia is called the “City of Brotherly Love”. In actuality it’s the exact opposite. Philadelphia’s crime level is extremely high and intimidating for a young kid who was only familiar with the southern state Florida. I think this is an interesting topic for me to expound on because North Philly’s harsh environment awakened cautiousness within me. Living there helped me become street smart and taught me to rely on myself. After I moved from Philly back to Florida I promised myself I’ll never be a victim. I was confronted by some of the craziest and wicked people. As a result, I loss trust in people. It’s uncomfortable for me to open up to people because I feel like they have hidden intentions. So I automatically classify everyone as an enemy. Hopefully, recalling moments from my past in North Philly I’ll learn what aspect of this experience caused me to create a hard shell around my heart and become paranoid. While also helping me to let go of the pain felt from the experience. I need to lighten up a bit. I believe I’ll remind myself that where I am now is not where I was. Finally I can let people in my life be my support that I can count on in trying times. Philly revealed to me that I am an over-comer and no one can stop me from becoming what I was created to do.
“Your Personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out”.
Jim Rohn