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You gucci?
Let
me start of by saying, I do not consider myself the best speaker or writer. I
am a big person and I been told that I do not have a deep voice for my size.
There were times where I would call a company about my phone issues and they
would call me, “Mrs.“ What happened was I once had a track phone. I had
to call to put my minutes on there. So I called the company as I was supposed
to. I did all the things they asked me to do. Then the customer service person
got on the phone.
I
said, “Hello, I am trying to put minutes on my phone.”
Her
response was. “Hello Miss, allow me to help you with this.”
When
she said that, I was like dang, my voice is really light.
I
started to actually play sports when I was in the 8th grade. Unfortunately, I
would get hurt a lot. I would tell my mom about my problems. I would point at
the pain and she would say speak.
"Mom,
I got a fast break steal in my basketball game. I had the defender beat. I went
up for the lay-up and I came down on my ankle wrong and it hurtted…"
"Hurtted?
What the hell is hurtted? It is not a word babe,” as she interrupted me.
Oh
well, I did not know that. I was in pain, not anymore. So I thought I would put
the "ed" at the end?
"
No babe," she said as she started to laugh.
My mom is big on speaking. She believes my siblings and I should speak properly.
She really does not like us using slang unless we joking. I am the child that
uses a lot of slang because of my generation. Not saying it’s a bad thing, it’s
the way we communicate with each other. But when I use slang with my mom she
looks confused, like a freshman in Spanish 4, and they never learned Spanish.
“
Hey son how was your day?” My mother asked me as we ride in the car.
“
It was Gucci…,” I responded, as she interrupts me.
“
What in the hell is Gucci?”
“
It means good mom,” as I laughed.
“
Why didn’t you just say good?”
“
Who uses good anymore?” I asked with a smile on my face.
“
Okay Allen,” as she answered her phone.
It’s
not that my mom is left in the past, it’s that she don’t pay me no mind when it
comes to that type of stuff. But she does catch on to stuff quickly. She proved
that after my game with my team
called Rise-up.
I
asked “How did I do?”
“
You did Gucci son.”
“
What? When did you start saying that?”
“
But those refs was drawling!”
“Where
did all this come from mom? You never used to say this.”
I assume it was a joking moment so it was cool. But in a serious conversation,
she would not use slang with me. I see that she was catching on. I did not
imagine parents would use slang with their kids, especially not mine because
she does not believe in playing with her children. She does not agree with us
using with adults. She wants us to have manners. She does not want us to be
referred to as a stereotype. For example, she is totally against the stereotype
of being a black kid who cannot speak properly. She told me one time that I cannot
get a job using slang; like “ Yo homie” or “where my niggas at”. She always says
“ Talk like you have some sense.” I never fully understand what she means when
she says that. When I talk to her I know what I am talking about. So how am not
talking with any sense? She mainly says that to me when I am in trouble, and I
start to stutter because I know I was wrong.
My mother always helps me pronounce words. When I am speaking to her,
she stops me and tells me the right way to pronounce the word. I correct the
word, but at first it is hard. I repeat it until I get it right. I do catch on
fast. I still have problems saying words like “spaghetti”. But hey, nobody
speaks perfect. To be honest I do not plan on being a broadcaster, so
pronouncing things is one of the last things on my list. I am not saying I have
a problem with speaking; it’s just that I am not that strong, so I will
continue to work on it.
When I do not know how to pronounce a word, I will spell it out to my
mom so she can help me with the correct way to say the word. . That helps me a
lot. Because I hear the word, then I am able to pronounce it correctly.
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YATW #2 - Teen Pregnancy - Why It's An Issue
In 2011 mainly one-third of male and female high school students are sexually active. seven out of ten teens have had sexually intercourse by the age of 19. Being sexually active at a young age makes you high risk for sexual transmitted diseases (STD’s) . An sexually transmitted disease is from generally from having sexually intercourse.
One out of four teen girls have sexually transmitted diseases do to either unprotected sex or from someone who is passing the disease. There are many different types of STD’s. The most common would be viral and bacterial.
Bacterial Diseases include the following:
1. Chlamydia
2. Gonorrhea
3. Pelvic Inflammatory
4. Syphilis
Viral Disease include the following:
1. Genital warts
2. Human papillomavirus
3. Hepatitis B
4. Hepatitis C
5. HIV/AID (Human immunodeficiency virus infection / Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
6. Genitals herpes
Peer pressure plays a big part in an individuals life. Studies show that boys are more in favor of being pressured to have sex when they are not ready to from other male associates. One in three boy between the age of 15 to 17 admit to have being pressured to have sex. As to the 23% of girls .
Teens now of days think that not just because you use protection you should not have to worry about the consequences. Well they’re wrong! You should not depend on the condom, for it is only a 50 -50 percent chance that it may protect you from getting someone pregnant.
Five Reasons Why A Condom May Fail:
1. The condom was not properly used
2. Breaks during intercourse
3. Not manufactured properly
4. The expiration date has come to pass
5. The condom was damaged after manufacture
The Proper Use of A Condom:
1. Stay away from tearing or breakage when you remove from the concealed package
2. Unroll the condom over the firm penis
3. DO NOT use an oil-based lubricant for this will damage the latex
4. Be sure to always to take off the condom as soon as possible after discharge
You should always expected the unexpected because you never know what may happen if you decide to have sexually inter course at not just a young age but at any age. The younger the age the more risk because you would be in the stages of puberty. Therefore your body is still growing. Waiting to have sex is the right thing to do. There is a time and place for everything you do in life.
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Two ways of speaking
Language is different for because how english is written down. I’ve had trouble with English since I could I remember. English is more hard for me to used to because o f the different ways they are spoken I had trouble speaking proper English with my writing everything. I had different kind of english accents and ways of speaking it my whole life. My way of speaking English is like most people talk, but sometimes I use words that not many people use. I don’t think I have an accent but some of my family does have an accent like my dad family has the southern accent and sometimes it hard for me to tell what they are saying sometimes but most of the time I can tell what they are saying. Me I still need to speak better english but I got most of english but learning another language is much harder for me because of me having trouble with English in general. In spanish its hard to speak in an accent and writing in spanish is just as hard. Like my language will improve with time but not yet because of the ba thats in front of be not letting me get there. I need to get around that barrier and keep going to my goal but then there are other barriers in my way not letting me and slowing me down, keeping me at bay.
New and Old Me Slide
Before I thought that a slides job was to get the main point across, and be organized. In my first slide I try to display my name brighter than anything else, while organizing the slide so the viewer can take turns looking at each slide. I now know that the slide should be easy for the viewer to look at. I draw attention to the colors of the symbols in my second slide using the colors of my name.
Slide 2 All About Me
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All about me
I used a hand balled into a fist, surrounded by beauty because that is what I believe the drawing itself sends a powerful message just by looking at it. Originally, the image's contrast was super high, and because I wanted to give off a relaxed but inspirational feeling to the viewers, I used a cool dark blue tint color. I wanted the color scheme to be in close proximity with one another. I didn't want only the image to send a message, but the quote as well. As as shown, the main colors of this slide are blue, white and navy. The white is the color that stands out the most because it is the lightest in contrast to the others, so I chose to make the text this color in combination with sans serif font which makes the slide easy to read. The images/text are in that certain alignment in a diagonal point of view because that is where I want the viewers eyes to follow. The emptiness in the dark navy blue and supposed to help highlight the main focus of the slide. The size of the font is supposed to help the reader hub on the important parts of the slide. Because we usually read from left to right, it is only natural for the audience to see the picture that way in the beginning. First by seeing my name at the top, followed by a soft, grainy but empowering picture and left with an inspirational quote.
I personally learned a lot from this assignment. It is pretty difficult being a designer that is trying to catch the attention of millions. I also learned why some make the decisions they do and question why they do it. Not to mention it was pretty difficult for me to make a decisions on how I was going to convey my message to the audience.
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Blog Post #2: The Story
First I'm sharing research on safety when it comes to catching the virus.
Research:
I delved more into the ways you can protect yourself against genital HPV. This type of HPV is one of the more common kinds. Latex condoms are the most recommended form of protection against the infection, but not always effective because genital HPV can be spread through the entire region between your legs. Oral intercourse or skin to skin intercourse will easily transmit the virus and is clearly not the wisest move to make on a person with HPV whether you're male or female. Men can transmit HPV to women and never get affected, or other times it can develop into penal cancer or they can get genital warts. Women who obtain the virus are the one's who receive the most damage; the largest being the possibility of cervical cancer. Condoms are still the most reliable source of protection against catching the virus, but not 100%.
Interview with my mom:
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No Country for Old Men
I've submitted this on December 14th on the submission box of this assignment on moodle.