Were there any phrases that were popular when you were a teenager? What did you like to wear?
Uhh.. some slang words like wassup and uhmm and in the 80s i don’t really remember too much but not too many ,
I loved to wear jumpers that was the thing back in the 80’s and the 90’s . the jean jumpers and i would let one hang to the side sometimes and you can wear both of them. Reboks were the sneakers that a lot of people wore before, not nikes or jordans , they were more for the boys but the boys wore reeboks and some girls were into jewelry but not me. They were into big hoop earrings or the big bamboos but not for me but that was the still for the 80’s and 90’s .
2.Have you ever had any nicknames as a child or as an adult? Where did they come from?
Yes, yes everybody knows my nickname which is baby donna and the only reason why they called me baby donna is because we had three donnas in the family. we had a cousin named donna and she was an adult when i was a child and we had my aunt donna which was my mothers sister so in order to distinguish me from the others, when the name donna was called ,they would say baby donna because I was the youngest donna.
3.How are your children like you? Unlike you?
Oh my children, my beautiful girls are all individualized with their personalities and creativeness and you are really good at listening and being a good friend and a great helper and i think you just have that on your own , i don’t think you get that from me or your father, you just got that on your own and thats who you are as janelle and i think kyla is very observative and shes more alert and aware of her surroundings and nia is very artistic and i think you all have your own personalities , i don’t see any of those characteristics in me i think what we do all have in common is a love in music, even though we have a different taste in the kind of music that we listen to. But me and you can relate a little bit with some music. Kyla and nia have their own taste in their music but we all have some stuff that we like and some stuff that we listen to on our own. So in summary you guys share your own comparisons with me as a child but but no you guys as far as like your own way of of living your life and doing certain things that you love its really individualized
4.What do you think are your three best qualities? Your three worst?
oksy my three best qualities, strong not physically i mean mentally emotionally and you know just with life in general overcoming obstacles. Uhmm, the second quality is uhmm.. my love and understanding for my family and other families and compassion and empathy that I have for people that I meet uhmm. . my third quality would be just learning at any given moment able and willing and excited and ambitious to just learn a lesson from everything . So my three worst qualities : organization i’m not organized as much as I should be .. uhmm the second would be im a little naive sometimes i should open my eyes a little bit more when it comes to certain things in life . third is .. uhmm.. a third one .. Pass .
5.Which do you think you have the most of: talent, intelligence, education, or persistence? How has it helped you in your life?
Persistance and persistance has helped me through all of my life with just getting through good times and bad times and accomplishing goals and things in life that im still continuing to work at So persistance is number one for me
6.Do you have any special sayings or expressions?
I always say be a leader not a follower every morning to my kids uhmm. there may be some but this is an interview where i didn’t read the question first so.. i cant think of one .
7.What’s your favorite book and why? What’s your favorite movie and why?
Pursuit of happyness with will smith and my favorite book as a child was the secret garden well pursuit of happyness has everything to do with perserverance and persistance. So thats why thats my favorite movie. My favorite book .. she was introduced to a whole new world and people with different disabilities and problems that they had to face so that was why that was my fav book. the secret garden.
11.What do you remember about me when I was born?
i remember when you were born you were an adorable baby and you had nice chubby cheeks and you had the cutest giggle when you would laugh and uhmm.. i dont know you were an adorable bay just happy and one of kind
What is the best thing about being a parent? The best thing about being a parent Watching you all grow up and uhmm being with you or just hearing about your day or your experience or your lessons learned just trying to guide you guys in the right direction and just having fun with you guys and sharing experiences its just the most beautiful thing in the world being a mom, and I just wanna do my best to make sure you guys have a good life , a great life.
Khafren: What is your earliest Memory?
Tilly: During Christmas Time, Me and all my cousins and my aunts played a big hide and seek game, it was very fun because the house is real big and it takes forever to find people.
Khafren: Who is the biggest influence in your life?
Tilly: All my male cousins, because I had to hang around with a lot of my female cousins for a lot of my life.
Khafren: Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years.
Tilly: Probably having my own clothing business and music business.
Question: What’s something in your life that happened or happens a lot that really bothers you or really affects you in a lot of ways.
Answer: “We’ll everything affects me in my life but something that was very significant was when I found out a friend of mine got raped. That was very eye opening for me because it is something I have always feared and that fact that someone has gone through that is very heart-breaking and sad.”
Question: What’s something that really irritates you?
Alexis(From Main Campus)
Me talking- Hey Alexus Ok so I have about 3 questions for you and you don’t have to answer them if you don’t want to, I can just ask you another question.
Alexis talking- Okay cool
Me talking- Ok so where were you born? And how did you like living there?
Alexis- Ok, So I was born in New Castle, Delaware and I lived there for about 5-6 years and that’s when I moved to philadelphia. I moved because my mom and dad had lived in New Castle for a long time and they wanted to try something different out so they moved to philly. I actually really enjoyed living in Delaware. I kind of miss it a little. I remember bits and parts of it and I remember the setting and what my old house used to look like
Me talking- Ok cool.. Wow I never knew you lived in delaware
Alexis- Yeah.. I know right (LOL).. People say that lot
Me talking- Yeah..Ok so My next question I have is what is your ethnicity and how do you feel about your ethnicity?
Alexis- Well my mom is black and my dad is white. So I’m mixed with black and white and I guess I classify myself as mixed. I don’t really know any other way to describe that (lol)
. I feel pretty fine about my race or ethnicity I should say. I don’t have a problem with it or anything it’s something I was born with that I can’t change so… Yeah
Me talking- Yeah I get what you mean.. That’s pretty cool. Ok so this is the last question I have…. What is something that you wish you could go back in time and change?
Alexis- OOOO this is a good one because I was thinking about this yesterday. SO 2 weeks ago I told a girl that I thought she was Ugly and that I didn’t think her crush would ask her out. So I didn’t feel bad at the time when I said that but, I found out that the girl was really upset that I said that and she was crying in the girls bathroom each day because she felt so insecure and disrespected that I said that. People said that she began to stop talking to the people and every time the boy was around her she would walk away really fast and start to cry because she believed what I said and thought she was too ugly to be around him. I know this sounds awful that I said that and when people were coming up to me telling me that I was a mean person for doing that I immediately felt bad and didn’t know what to do. I didn’t just want to go up to her and apologize because I knew that wasn’t going to be enough. “ If I told you everything that I did after that to make her feel better and stuff you would be writing down a lot So I’m just gonna say that’s what I regretted.
Me talking- OH Okay Lol.. You can tell me later because I wanna know what you did…
Alexis- Okay
Me talking- Ok so That’s all the question I have for you… THANKS!!
What is your name?
Christopher Dashawn Jones
Where were you born?
Philadelphia, PA
Okay, so what ethnicity are you?
Um, Im mixed with alot of different things. But, i'm mainly African American
What do you want to be remembered as?
I want to be remembered as the best ever.What do you think your life will be like when you get older?
I hope that my husband and I will be able to have children. I picture lots of family camping trips and times spent with cousins!
Whatʼs the most exciting thing you done?
The most exciting thing I've ever done is traveled to Africa for the summer. I had an incredible time learning about the unique cultures of Ghana, meeting amazing people and stepping outside my comfort zone, we had to use buckets of water to flush the toilets.
What are you proudest of in your life?
I am proud to be a teacher. I am so proud that I have been teaching for ten years so far and that I love my job and my students.
Question(Trey): What is your name ? Answer(Samir): My name is Samir Smith.
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Q(Trey): Who do you consider as the two most important people in your life ? A(Samir): I would have to say my sister and mother.
Q(Trey): What is the most memorable moment that you have ? A(Samir): It was when my uncle died, he got shot in the head, and I was there to watch him die.
Q(Trey): What do you see yourself becoming in 10 years? A(Samir ): I want to become an actor or professional basketball player.
"When I was a child,when I was a little kid I wanted to be an astronaut then a paleontologist,thats someone who studies dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs."
Autumn:Ok,here’s the first question.Where are you from?
Mr.Rosen-long: "I’m from Brooklyn,New York City."
Autumn:Ok.Describe the neighborhood you grew up in?
Mr Rosen-long: "The neighborhood I grew up in has changed a lot since I grew up there. When I first um… when my parents first moved to that neighborhood it was not a very wealthy neighborhood and the neighborhood was really diverse there was a lot of people from all over the world. A lot of my neighbors were spanish speaking,a lot were African American,and neighbors from Ireland.We had some neighbors from Asia,all over the place.And that was where I grew up, and we all used to play hockey in the streets together ,and stuff.And now the neighborhood has gotten more popular so it got more expensive.And then a lot of people that use to live there haven’t been able to stay in the neighborhood,they been pushed out...or displaced is the fancy word.And so now unfortunately the neighborhood is not the same as it was.It’s much fancier now.Just less exciting."
Autumn:Well,okay.Did you go to college?If so what college did you go to?
Mr.Rosen-long:" I went to Haverford College,which is in the suburbs right around here.It’s actually fifteen minutes that way,down lancaster avenue."
Autumn:That’s interesting.When you were young,what do want to be when you grow up?
Mr.Rosen-long: "Um…..I did not want to be a teacher.(giggles).When I was a child,when I was a little kid I wanted to be an astronaut then a paleontologist,thats someone who studies dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs . Um,yeah,a paleontologist is someone who goes and looks for dinosaur bones.When I got older I didn’t know what I want to be.I guess I wanted to work with politics,but not like be a politician.Like do stuff,like help an organization that helps people."
Autumn:Cool,last question.What is your earliest memory?
"Mr.Rosen-long:That’s a good question.Uh… my earliest memory ever. I remember when I was a little baby being in the old apartment,my parents used to live.And we had this dog,and I don’t know how big it was,but it seemed really big to me.I remember sitting and playing with the dog,it was a big brown dog.That’s probably my earliest memory."
Autumn:That seems cool.Well thank for answering these questions and participating in this interview.
(Question #1)What was your favorite and most memorable moment in high school so far?
(Darvell)Dunking downstairs on the basketball courts.
(Question #2)What do you want to be and how do you want to be remembered when you get older?
(Darvell)The be in and be the best person ever to play basketball.
(Question #3)How much of a impact does your peers have on your life?
(Darvell)A lot if it wasn't for my peers I wouldn't be who I am today, wouldn't do half of things that I do.
Answer : Both because like you have to have a relationship with your family.
Question : What is one goal you have achieved in the past year ?
Answer : I played a new sport and stuck with it ( rowing ), unlike other sports.
Question : Who means the most to you?
My mom because she is like my best friend, we can talk about everything.
- Question Asked: Tell me the story of your name.
- Answer: Wesley actually means Western Meadow. Yeah. So. I got my name form John Wesley actually. He is a preacher.
- Question Asked: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be.
Answer: I would travel to, I would probably travel to Paris, no, no, not Paris. I would travel to California or Florida because I really like, the beach and hot weather. I think I would get a lot more tan than I am right now and I think it would be a fun experience. So yeah.
1.Where are your parents from ?
Da'shawn: Barbados.
2.What sports do you play ?
Da'shawn: Soccer,baseball and football.
3.What is your favourite of them all ?
Da'shawn: Football.
Interview With Alba Iris Rhoads(mom)
by Iris Wilson
Iris: What’s your earliest childhood memory?
Alba: My mom, Delia was cooking and I asked if I could outside and play. She said yes and took us (me, Tita, and Mama) out on to the porch. The fire hydrant was on and some boy were playing in it. They were about 12 years old maybe. I wanted to play too. My mom said okay, but be careful. I ran right up to the front and tried to hang onto it, but the pressure was so high that it knocked me down and split my chin on the ground. My mom was already on her way to me. As soon as I turned around, she was there picking me up. She put me in her little yellow car and my sisters followed. I got three stitches, but I got to eat ice cream at bedtime for two weeks, and stay up watching Alice In Wonderland, Bambi and Pinocchio while my sisters were sleeping.
Iris: How would you define happiness?
Alba: For my kids to get along and always want to help each other out with a lot of things. Doing chores, picking out outfits when one has a date or job interview, building a lego house, looking for a song one of them heard in a movie. Eating a nice affordable dinner as a family once a week, everyone cleaning up afterward. To live somewhere quiet in a more natural environment, and every time we separate, even if one of us is just going to the store….say I love you because god can take up at any moment.
Iris: What’s a story you always remembered and why?
Alba: One time (at Grandma Alba’s house) someone broke in and we (me, Tammy and Sandra) were home alone. I was just a baby so they wrapped me in a blanket, gave me a bottle and shoved me under the bed to hide me. Tammy said I fell asleep in a few minutes. I remember now because I’m a mom and I can only wonder how kids so small, make such a decision under those circumstances and remain so quiet that they didn’t even know we were in the house the whole time.
Iris: Describe your favorite memory.
Alba: My mom, Delia, let us watch Samson and then Delilah put us to bed. She dressed me in my strawberry shortcake pajamas and helped me brush my teeth with my smurfs toothbrush. We went to our room and mommy put on the night light for us. I grabbed Raggedy Anne and she covered me with my strawberry shortcake sheet, then kissed my cheek and said she loves me.
The member of SLA I interview is Elizabeth
Transcript
Me: What are the most important lesson you learn in life.
Elizabeth: Okay, so I will be answer this question in two parts, Okay so I grow up in a household Where my mother always told me That umm if you work hard in life you will be successful. You will do good and umm I also grow up in life Where it’s a quote they say uh she would say uh “ Do your best and forget the rest, another quote is “ Shoot for the moon even if you try”Thats my favorite quote. Umm and like I been doing that and umm another thing that I learn is like you know as us teenager in high school, and we want to hang out with our friends. But you also have to remember at the end of the day getting your education is more important and if you know you want to be successful in life your just gonna do what you have to do.
Me: Okay how would you like to be remember in life?
Elizabeth: Umm I am not trying to be cocky or anything, I feel like I pick myself out there to be remember i am the type of person that Talks to everybody If you are like by yourself, I am gonna be like hey like Hey my name is liz
Me: You feel like you earned it. Like to be remember
Autumn:What do you want to be in life?
Ngozi:I want to be an engineer or a philanthropist.
Autumn:What gave you the inspiration to want to be an engineer or philanthropist?
Ngozi:Because technology today is amazing and I want to take it to the next step.
Autumn:When you get older do you plan to still live in Philadelphia?
Ngozi: I might move....I'm not sure where I would move.I just know I'm moving.
Wendi: “Tell me a story about your name.”
Mr. Zeller: “My most recent story is my connection to Luke Skywalker and how people who I just met say Luke I am your father and they think it’s funny and original.”
Wendi: “What is your earliest memory?”
Mr. Zeller: “I do have a memory from kindergarten and I remember we raised little chickens and we hatched eggs and everything and they were running around the room.”
Wendi: “How would you like to be remembered?”
Mr. Zeller: “I’d liked to be remembered as a passionate teacher who..um..who cared about his students and who tried his best every day.”
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
"I don't know the exact place, but I want to travel to a remote island and live there for three years. I'm kidding, not for three years, but I just want to go there,”
What is your earliest memory?
“Um, from when I was in preschool, my mom organised this scavenger hunt for my birthday and she put this favorite pink bear of mine up in a tree.”
What does your future hold?
“Everything.”
1.What was your earliest memory. Taking long walks in Dc with his parents and just listening to the quiet sounds while they walk.
2. Whats the most excited thing you done. Went to a soccer game and got to walk with the goalie was really nervous.
1. What do you want to do when you grow up?
“An animator. The cartoons that I grew up with were cool and now I want to make one of my own, and they’ll be better the the one’s out now.”
2. Who has had the biggest influence in your life? Why?
“Seth McFarland. Because he’s smart and he’s an animator”.
3. What was your greatest accomplishment?
“I've gotten honors in all of my classes since he first started school.And I also got a lot of Martial arts certificates.”
Interview with Domenick
Question #1: How do you describe yourself?
Answer: "I think of myself as a funny and relatable guy who can make friends with anyone."
Question #2: What's the best thing about being a teenager?
Answer: "Uh, I think the best thing about being a teenager is that you can make mistakes. I mean I am not saying you won't get in trouble for them, but you can learn from them in the future."
“What’s the most important thing in your life?”
“Girlfriend. She’s really my main support right now--- my lifeline.”
“Tell me a story about your name.”
“got my name from my second uncle. My parents didn’t know what to name me and he came up with the name. My last name is from my dad’s family.”
“Something you’d like to improve in the world?”
“People. Get rid of hate and judgement. Because it relates to me and all of the things I’ve been through.”
Interview With Iris Wilson
K: what are the most important lessons you learned in life?
Iris: umm be careful what you say and do.. especially around my parents. they’re just..like if i say the wrong thing i like to start world war 3 between them. i feel bad cause sometimes i have to lie to them but that’s the only way they get along.
K: if you could snap your fingers and make one thing better in the world what would it be? and why?
Iris: equality. too many people are sexist and biased and racist. everyone could just like let everyone live on with their life and i think the world would be much nicer.
K: tell me a story about your name?
Iris: “oh class is over.”
K: tell me a story about your name iris.
Iris: okay well when my mom had me i was like her 7th child, i’m not sure actually. but um so basically my mom named me after her cause her name is also iris. but she named after her cause she thought i was gonna be her last kid. but then you know she had like three more kids so my name was kinda pointless, because technically speaking my sister should have been named iris but that didn't work out.
