Where do you see yourself in 5 years ?
“In 5 years I see myself in college studying veterinary medicine, I see myself in a college dorm and having fun being a college student.”
What motivates you ?
“People around me and like music such as Ed Sheeran. I love music It motivates me to wake up everyday.”
Are you easy to talk to ?
“I believe so I have a lot of friends and everybody is kind and I’m kind to other people so I think I am.”
Q1- What or who do you cherish most in your life?
Aaliyah- I cherish my mom and my dad, and of course my boyfriend Adam because he helps me with my math work, and my parents raised me.
Q2- What are your goals for your future?
Aaliyah- My goals for my future are to go to NYU and get my masters degree and then become a journalist or a magazine editor.
Q3- How do you currently work to make sure those goals are met?
Aaliyah- I constantly write essays and practice my writing and enter programs and contests to see how well my writing is. And constantly ask questions with english teachers and other people to see how I can improve my writing.
Well, Indigo what is your earliest memory?
“My earliest memory would have to, - probably in North Carolina, me and you, and yetta (our grandma) watching us running around in the grass, and playing in the sand, and riding on fourwheelers and things like that’s probably my earliest memory and we about 4 or 5.
Can you tell me a story about your name?
“My mom was watching a movie, well our mom was watching a movie and she heard the name Indigo, it was a Spike Lee movie and she just kinda said when she have a daughter she’s going to name her Indigo, and she got pregnant with me and that’s what she named me.”
Well, where do you see yourself in 10 years? 20?
“In 10 years I see myself done with school and starting my career as a child psychiatrist and an entrepreneur in Fashion, clothing. I see myself having a family and just being happy and being taken care of. In 20 years, I would hope that I would be so settled that I wouldn’t have to work anymore, that I would be retired and my kids would be taken care of and my family would still be happy and live a happy life.”
Miguel Pilla Enfermo
Es la medianoche. El clima está nevado y ventoso. La estación es el invierno. Miguel está en sus pijamas con rayas y calcetines azules. Su dormitorio está frío. Miguel se despierta con una garganta irritada y un dolor de cabeza.
Él gritó para su madre pero nadie lo escuchó. Miguel volvió a dormir. Durante todo la noche él tuve dolores de la espalda.
“Yo tengo dolores de mi estómago. Yo tengo un sensación.“Miguel dice a él mismo.
Son las ocho en punto de la mañana. El nombre de la madre de Miguel es María. La madre de Miguel encontró su hijo debajo de las sábanas. Su madre tuvo en un vestido de seda y unas pantuflas negros.
“¡Buenos días mi hijo! ¿Cómo estás?” dice María.
“Buenos días mi madre. Yo estoy enfermo y adormilado. ¿Cómo está usted?” respondió Miguel.
“¿Mi muchacho bien? Yo estoy triste.” dice María.
“ ¿Por qué está usted triste madre? Yo estoy no bien.” dijo Miguel.
“Yo estoy triste porque mi hijo está enfermo.” declaró Maria.
Maria agarró unas sopa pollo y llevó su temperatura. Su temperatura está cien degrados. Miguel está muy enfermo. Miguel no es generalmente recibe enfermedad. Su hermana está alegre porque Miguel está enfermo. Ella podía juega todo día ahora. Miguel siempre decir a lo hermana a leer. Ella odio a leer. Miguel preguntarse por qué él está enfermo. Miguel tuvo en un pañuelo, un gorro, un abrigo y unos guantes ayer.
“ Por qué estoy yo enfermo?” susurró Miguel.
Miguel garganta dolió muy mal. Él está bien en escuela ayer.
“ El clima está neblina. La temperatura hubo cuarenta grados. Yo tuve un suéter rojo en mis hombros y unos mitones verdes. Yo estuve muy feliz porque mi primo.” Miguel dice.
Miguel tiene un flashback. Él está sentarse en su comida mesa. Él vio su primo Diego con unos tenis morados y unos pantalones amarillos.
“¡Hola mi primo Diego!”dijo Miguel.
“¡Hola mi primo Miguel!” contestó Diego.
“ ¿Qué pasa?” interroga Miguel.
“Yo estoy muy mal. Yo estoy malo. Yo tengo dolores de pechos y moqueo nasal. ¿Y tú? ” dice Diego.
“Yo estoy muy bien. ¡Mejórate pronto!” respondió Miguel.
Miguel y su primo comieron comida juntos. Ellos comieron sándwiches pollos y papa fritas. Ellos jugaron baloncesto en el gimnasio en sus pantalones cortos. Diego está casado asqueado.
“Yo estoy exhausto y asqueado. Yo necesito una silla.” dijo diego.
Diego vomitó en el piso.
“¡Adiós mi primo! Yo debo partir.” dijo Diego.
“¡Hasta luego Diego!”respondió Miguel.
El padre de Diego y el tío de Miguel agarró Diego a su casa. Miguel sale su flashback.
“Yo conoce cómo yo obtenido enfermo. Yo no lavo mi manos antes yo comió. Diego tosió cerca de mi comida.” Miguel dice.
Miguel está en la cama todo el día. Él sonó de coches veloces. Su familia visitan lo con regalos. Ellos pasan juguetes nuevos. Miguel amaba sus familia. Miguel aprendió no come sin lava sus manos.
Luego en la noche, María visitó su hijo. Miguel está en una silla.
“¿Cómo hizo tú vuelve enfermo? dice María.
“Madre, yo estoy enfermo porque no lava mi manos.” dice Miguel.
“Mi hijo.... yo dijo tú a limpia tus manos.” respondió María.
“¡Lo siento mi madre!” dijo Miguel.
“Mi hijo yo acepta tu disculpa.” dice María.
“Te amo madre.” dijo Miguel.
“Yo también te amo,” dice María.
Ellos abrazan y María besa la frente de Miguel. La hermana de Miguel está triste porque ella estuvo alegre su hermano está enfermo. Ella visita el dormitorio de Miguel.
“¡Hola!” dice la hermana de Miguel.
“¡Buenas noches! ¿Cómo estás?” respondió Miguel.
“ Yo estoy triste.” dijo la hermana de Miguel.
“ ¿Por qué está tú triste Carmen? dice Miguel.
“Yo estoy triste porque yo estuve alegre tú estás enfermo.” dijo Carmen.
Carmen empezó a llorar.
“No llora mi hermana. Te amo Carmen.” dice Miguel.
“¡Lo siento mi hermano! Te amo Miguel.” dijo Carmen.
What’s your earliest childhood memory?
“My earliest childhood memory was like 5 or 6 and I was at NC and it was a tornado on the highway so like my mom was like driving and then all of sudden it seemed like the tornado was coming towards us but it really wasn’t so but I really didn’t know what was going on so then my mom started to backing up down the highway like really really really fast and but I ain’t know what was going on all I know is that it was thundering, raining everything was blowing everywhere. So that was my earliest childhood memory”
Who’s your biggest influence in your life?
“ okay um my biggest influence is my mom because um when she was younger she did a lot of um bad things and then as I grew up she told me to stay in the right path and not to do anything wrong because... because I won't get anywhere in life. Even though sometimes she makes wrong decisions. I do follow after her too so I really look up to her."
Where do you picture yourself in ten years?
"Okay, I picture myself in ten years as um a salon owner because when I get older I really wanna own hair salon and everything and I picture myself you know working in a salon whatever and you know doing whatever when I get older."Eulogy:
¡Hola mis amigos!
Yo soy Moesha.
Yo soy la sobrina de Rosa.
Ella fue de Filadelfia.
Señorita Rosa fue la tía de Moesha. Ella fue americana.
Ella fue bonita y estudiosa. Señorita Rosa fue sociable y trabajadora.
Yo estoy en la tumba de mi tía Rosa.
Yo estoy contenta y orgullosa. Yo estoy contenta porque hoy es un día de celebrar.
¡Muchas gracias mis amigas! ¡Hasta Luego!)
“Día de los Muertos” is known as the holiday celebrating the day of the dead. The person I am celebrating for “Día de los Muertos” is my Aunt Rosa. My Aunt Rosa died in the year of 2004 from natural causes. Her death was devastating to my family. She was a vibrant woman, who always would bring a joyous vibe everywhere she went. Her presence could change the mood of a room from sad to happy. She had a glistening, white smile that she loved to show off. My Aunt Rosa was always the life of the party and people always remembered her for having a good time anywhere she was.
Her fashion sense was spectacular. She would put the wierdest colors together and pull them off. She had a tendency of constantly experimenting with makeup especially her red lipstick. She used her lipstick to make her signature ruby red cheeks.
The thing she most valued in her life is her family. She would do anything for her family even if her life was at risk. My Aunt Rosa was a generous neighbor and gave out to the people of her neighborhood very often. She meant the word to me, even though I didn’t get to know her that long because I was only 5 years old when she died. I always admired how she smiled at the worst times and dressed up in nice jewelry. She made me develop a passion for jewelry. Since, she exposed me to jewelry I never could leave the house without it. Before she passed away, I received a pearl necklace from her. I cherished that necklace because it smelled just like her flowery perfume. The necklace resembled pearl necklaces from the 50’s. Rosa was the perfect name for her because she loved roses and the color red. Also, because of how delicate and graceful she was like a rose.
I decided to create a sugar skull in remembrance of her because I miss her dearly. Since, “Día de los Muertos” is the holiday of celebrating the dead and my Aunt Rosa loved to celebrate and party I figured she would be the best person to use for my sugar skull. My sugar skull reflects her because it has her favorite color red incorporated in it. In addition, it’s very colorful because as I said before she was vibrant and outgoing. I added feathers to show how elegant and ladylike she was. Glitter and jewel pieces were added to demonstrate how she loved to be bold with the way she dressed and her makeup. Also, how she liked sparkly items. I added a sign saying Queen Bee because she was the queen of my heart. My mask has a similar look to my skull. My mask only has more light colors incorporated in it. I chose to add more feather to my mask because I wanted a 1950’s theme, which reminded me of the pearl necklace she gave me. Women of the 1950s tended to wear head pieces with lots of feathers and since, I didn’t have any pearl charms that’s the only thing I could use.
“Día de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing of loved ones by it made realize you shouldn’t constantly mourn the lost of your loved ones, but should celebrate it because they most likely wouldn’t want you to spend your life being depressed about their deaths. “Día de los Muertos” taught me I should do more to celebrate my deceased loved ones like bringing their favorite items to their graves or playing music for them.“Día de los Muertos” is different from Halloween by it has more meaning to it. On Halloween, everyone looks for candy and spooky stuff, but on “Día de los Muertos” people celebrate and cherish the deceased. They don’t look for candy, but look for the joy of honoring their loved ones. This holiday is so beautiful and radiant to me. I would love to visit Mexico on this occasion.
What was your biggest mental breakthrough in life?
This breakthrough didn’t change my personality but it was knowing that my crush, backstabbed me and dated someone else and making me feel like nothing, I didn’t learn anything from this experience but I’m following the quote “We met by faith, we fall in love by chance, and stay in love by choice.”
2. What are you looking for in a career?
To make a lot of money and follow my dreams
3. What are your views on the current society
They are judgemental, most of the time chill, and a well progressed environment.
4. What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made?
The worst decision I’ve ever made is, still trying to get something I can’t
5. What was your first memory?
When I called my Dad, Mom, when I first started speakingInterviewer-Daniel
Person being interviewed- Jhakur
What is your Favorite nba player ?
‘ Kobe bryant Because he is one of the best in the game and because he has so much success in his career‘
What is your favorite superhero ?
‘Captain america because he is only human and he has to fight against superpowered beings’
If the world was gonna end and you can only save one person who would it be ?
“My mom because i love her and my dad would want me to choose her over him
~Ms. Hertz Interview~
Who has been the biggest influence on your life?- “I say as I raised my own son, because I have a son at home I learned more and more about the impact that it had on my life and the types of opportunities that they gave me, support they gave me, and the amount of freedom they gave me as a child and I’m seeing that because my parents let me be who I wanted, they didn’t force me to do anything really that I didn’t want to do and gave me opportunities to pursue my dreams and passions. They really helped me become who I wanted to become today”.
What is your earliest childhood memory?- “I don’t know if this was my earliest childhood memory but, one memory that I had was when I was very young and is not necessarily a good one, my mom is diabetic, so when I was very little she had a very low blood sugar and got very sick. Me and my brother was home alone with her and I remember I could barely reach the top of the oven so I had to go in the refrigerator to pour her some juice. So it sticks in your brain and is hard to forget”.
Did you ever picture yourself in the position that you are now?- “ Not really because when I was your age or around college I maybe had an idea that I wanted to be a teacher, but I never would’ve guessed I would be teaching technology. Maybe art but I would of never guessed what I would be doing now.”
~Ivana’s Interview~
“The most exciting I've done probably was go to Ohio and go to roller coaster park and go ride all of the roller coaster's”
What do you think your life will be like when you get older?
“When I get older I probably want to stay the way I am and be very controlling over everything so hopeful my life will be under controlling the way I imagine it to be which is very organised and successful”
What are you proudest of in your life?
“I’m very Proud of taking care of my sister’s and doing a lot of things for my mom because when I was younger my mom and dad had a tough time together and now I take care all of the work for my mom”
What made you want to become a principal?
I wanted to see why principles made the decisions they did I didn't know why they were doing the things they were doing about procedures. I guess I just wanted to know why but, I was then tricked into liking the job.
If you can use anything to represent or define you what would it be?
A wolverine as I am a loner, an introvert, I never stop, I'm tenacious. I Can take down any larger animal.
What do you mean by loner?
I'm actually really shy the reason why I talk so much is a defense mechanism for me being shy.
Who do you think you are as a person?
I am ever changing I believe as a person you have to keep growing and if you are not growing then you are dead.
Interview Transcript:
My mother-
questions:
What was the happiest moment of your life?
-"The happiest moment of my life was getting married and then having children, I was happy to marry your father and then have our children."
What did you hope to aspire to as teenager growing up?
-"I was planning on making it to college to then become a successful woman in life, and to have a happy life."
What was your most recent saddest memory?
-"Well you know that of course son, it was my mother dying last year, and you becoming a bad child. But jokes all aside I was very sad of my mothers death and heart broken, I wish I could have seen her myself for the last time before she had died."
"That was deep mom, and I'm not a horrible child!"
2. What was the happiest day of your life?
3. What do you hope to gain out of your childhood life?
1) My most recent memorial memory is get an invitation from NASA about a month ago.
2) The happiest day of my life was the day I first played paintball.
3) What I hope to get out of my childhood is a strong future. Everything you do and become starts with how you grew up.
What is your earliest memory?
Answer: “My earliest memory was when I first started kindergarten.”
2) Describe your perfect day?
Answer: “ My perfect day’s are when I don’t have work. I get to lay in bed, and rest until my children come home from school.”
3) What are you proud of in life?
Answer: “ One thing that I am proud of in life is being a mother to four beautiful children. If I didn’t have children, my life would be so different without.”
About Ms. Sinnea
Family Background: Mother was a single parent
Middle child (2 brothers, 3 sisters)
Early Childhood: Grew up in South Philadelphia around Queen Village
Academics: Currently attends Ursinus, SLA graduate of 2011
Born: on May 26, 1993
Hobbies: Poetry and Reading
Favorite Book(s): Autobiography of Malcolm X and the Women of Brewster Place
Places visited: Dakar of Senegal.
Yet to visit: Rio in Brazil
Favorite Food: Pizza
About Ms. Sinnea
Family Background: Mother was a single parent
Middle child (2 brothers, 3 sisters)
Early Childhood: Grew up in South Philadelphia around Queen Village
Academics: Currently attends Ursinus, SLA graduate of 2011
Born: on May 26, 1993
Hobbies: Poetry and Reading
Favorite Book(s): Autobiography of Malcolm X and the Women of Brewster Place
Places visited: Dakar of Senegal.
Yet to visit: Rio in Brazil
Favorite Food: Pizza
Q: How do you see the world?
A: I see the world as a judgmental society as everyone is being judged and that we can also make your own decisions.
Q: Why do you see the world as that?
A: Because we can’t last long in a society without being judged or commented on who we are or how we look.
Q: How do you see others?
A: See everyone equal, as a community, that everyone has different character traits, and that everyone is special in their own way.
Q: If the world was ending and you could save one person, would it be, why, and would they do the same?
A: My grandmother because she has done a lot for me throughout my life, and I believe so.
Q: If you could change one thing in your past, what would it be?
A: Would change my behavior, because I was a really bad kid when I was younger and that caused stress to my grandmother.
Q: Of all the things in the past, why this one?
A: Because it caused stress to my family, and I was a foster child because my mom had so many kids to the point she couldn't take care of, so I lived with my grandmother. I was getting in a lot of trouble in school, but the reason I did that was so I could see my mother again because I thought that the principal would call her to pick me up and stuff, but that wasn't the case.
1. What are your goals in life? “Just to be me, I really can’t tell right now. Everyone wants to be a star, and I want to be a star at whatever I do.”
2. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be? “Fantastic! I know everyone doesn’t think that, but that’s just their opinion. As long as i think I am and some other I’m Fantastic!”
3. What has been your happiest moment so far in your life? “ Umm Probably just meeting new people is the happiest moments. I moved to Philadelphia 4 years ago and it was pretty hard to make friends, but once I did living in Philadelphia has gotten better and better.”
Have you ever been through some emotionally difficult times?
Who do you know you're not?
Yes, my little brother. He push me down the steps and then started beating me up.
Interview with Shadiyah Marable
Interviewer: Haniah Jones
1. If you could change one thing that has happened in the past, what would it be and why?
"If I could change anything about the past, I would change the gun laws made because recently there has been a lot of violence going on. I think if you aren't a police officer you should be able to bear arms"
2. What is something that you've experienced that defined who you are as a person?
"well since I describe myself as athletic, i got a chance to see skylar diggins live in a basketball game"
3. Name 3 words that define who you are as a person
"Hardworking"
"Anti-Social"
"Athletic"
4. What is something that you really hate when people do?
"Something that I really hate is when people lie"
5. What are your future goals and aspirations?
"My future goals is to graduate from med school to become a pediatrician"
6. Is that your only goal or is it just your main goal?
"No, I have other goals, that's just my main goal
7. Who has been your biggest influence in your life?
"My mom because growing up I've witnessed all her struggles with abuse and she is hardworking"1. What do you think other people view you as?
“I think certain people view me differently on how I treat them. People in class might view me as loud, annoying, and smart. People I play basketball with might view me as cocky, talented, and cool. Lastly my family might view me as playful, loving, and fun.”
2.What has it been like growing up in Philadelphia?
“I wasn't raised here, I recently moved four years ago, but it was very fun here once our family moved to Philly. I learned a lot of different things like street smarts.”
3.What is your biggest goal in life?
“My biggest goal is to do the best I can in school and hopefully play basketball in college. Also to be better than my older brother at everything.”
1. What do you think other people view you as?
“I think I am viewed as a handsome, funny person who is always smiling.”
2.How do you define yourself?
“I define myself as a person who is always happy because I always have a reason to be happy”
3.What has it been like growing up in Philadelphia?
“It has taught me a lot of things like street smarts and to watch my back.”
4.What is your biggest goal in life?
“Be successful at whatever I choose to do with my life.”
5.Whatʼs the best thing about being a teenager? The worst?
“Being able to make my own decisions sometimes and having more freedom. The worst part is being in a stereotypical world about teens. Like I am bad, heartless, etc.”
6.Tell me a story about your name?
“My dad’s name is Tyrone so he made me a Jr.”
