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Birthing Status
At 2:18 am I exited the womb of my mother and my journey into this world began. My status as a baby was low but as I began taking my first steps I blossmed into the ranks of upper to middle class. -
Id - Spaghetti Adventure
My inner Id was exposed when my family took me out to a spaghetti dinner when I was just two years old. Having been so excited I squished my hands into the saucy noodles and before my mom knew it I had dunked my head into the bowl and emerged with sauce smeared all over my face. -
Soccer - Containment Theory
Soccer was and remains a great part of my life, I owe a lot of who I am today to it. When I started I was four and I grew from there. I had goals to make it to the big time league and play for college as well, if I was to go through with it I couldn't be a kid who gets into a ton of trouble. Even so, it was very hard for me to be deviant and throw away everything I was working for with my whole family on the side line cheering me on. -
Responsiblity of School
At five I held my moms leg as I began the journey of school and with each step through grades I took, I acquired more responsiblity for my self and others. -
Columbine - Suicide
The tragic day of Columbine happened when I was just eight years old, a small second grader. When my mom picked me up from school that day I watched as hundreds of kids and parents, bursting with tears, mourned for faculty, friends, and family who had been victims of two boys who came to the school and shot at 12 innocent people before turning the guns on themselves -
9/11 - Patriotism
The terrorist attacks that took place on this day showed patriotism for the hijackers for their country they died for something that apparently meant something for their own country, however after those unfournate events it also brought America together and broguht out our true love for our country. -
Martha Stewart - White Collar Crime
In 2001 Martha Stewart increased her already high value of cha-ching when she suddenly sold her 3,928 shares of ImClone. The next day scrutiny arouse when the companies stock dropped 18%. She lied to investigators about the whole thing but was soon caught and indicted in 2004. She underwent 5 months in prison and 2 years for probation. -
Deviant Year - 8th Grade
I met my friend Regina in 8th grade and we decided to go ape-shit everyone and be the "outcrowd" we wore black and only black; pink was throw-up to us. We cursed the lords name and cause mischief and mayhem around Summit Ridge Middle School. -
8th Grade - Subculture
Being the deviant child I was, with nothing to keep me in line I went into a non-conformist mood. The friends I had were those who wore black clothes with sagging chains. We hung out at skate parks and smoked. We painted our nails black and the makeup we had was all black, -
Disney World - Personality/ Norms
The place where all your dreams come true was the most amazing time I ever had, nobody ever walked around with a smile on their face and their personality was so kind and generous, anyone who was in a disappointed mood would shine through the crowd in a split second because they were totally out of the norms. -
Crime - 8th Grade
I set fire to the computer lab and stole phones from the Assistant Principles desk. McGruff the Crime dog caught me in the many criminal acts I uproared and I was suspended from school and threatened to be charged. -
Second Year of High School- Embarresment
It's sad when this happens to a freshman because they don't know any better but after a year of high school you would think I knew my way around the school, of course not ! I got lost and the most embarassing part of this whole thing was that a freshman showed me the way to the classroom I was trying to find. -
Stigma - Jamaica - Labeling Theory
When I arrived in Jamaica for the first time, I was a little bit skeptical at the people because I had this label on them that all they did was smoke weed and lay around because I had heard it from people before I left for my trip. I was very much mistaken after I was informed by this a native born and raised in Jamaica for her whole life. -
Income - First Job
Black Eyed Pea was my very first job where I would receive checks every two weeks paying me for all my work. As my status from hostess to server changed as did the money I was making I started at $7.50 an hour when I was hosting but as a server including tips, I was making close to $14 an hour -
Lost Job due to the Economy- Socio-economic status
The darn economy took my precious job away from me. My status as went from someone almost graduating making big time bucks to someone who was still graduating but had no idea how to pay for schooling now because she doesn't have a job no sense of income -
Panama- Social Interactions
What an experience Panama was for me. Not only was the being in a different country difficult for me to grasp but I didn't know squat about speaking Spanish especially to another person. -
New Years in Costa Rica - Cultural Universals
Drinking on the beach everyone in the world can share that experience minus the beach! New Year's is celebrated all over and the number one thing that we all do is drink even if its too much or just a little everyone shares it
