Basketball (Passion Blog)

One of the places where I feel comfortable the most is the basketball court. Some people view basketball as just a sport, however, to me it's much more than that it is a way to escape all the difficulties that I deal with. When I am on the court playing basketball I feel a sense of relief because I only have to focus on one thing which is winning the game. Every other thought that I have completely disappears and all I have to do is score and play smart on the court. Another reason why I enjoy playing basketball is the bragging rights that come along with the game. Whether it be shooting a three-pointer in someone's face or breaking someone's ankles bragging rights are probably the most fun when it comes to playing basketball. My favorite type of bragging is the three fingers to the head, which my favorite player, Carmelo Anthony, does whenever he makes a three pointer typically when he has made 3 in a row. I have followed in Carmelo's footsteps and do his move whenever I am playing a basketball game and I have hit maybe 3 three pointers in a row. Sometimes I get the players on the other team angry especially on the nights when it seems that I can never miss and to me that is fun because I feel like I'm unstoppable.

CCR "Biology"

So currently in Biology class we are learning about animal behavior and how they survive and have reproductive success. An example of how animals behave that disturbed me was about fiddler crabs. A male fiddler crab has a large claw to use as a weapon and to attract female fiddler crabs for mating and another small claw for eating. When a female crab spots the male crab's large claw she mates with him and she is later kept under mud until her eggs begin to develop. The part that disturbs me is the female crab has to stay under mud until she is ready to give birth. I just believe that out of all places why does she have to stay under mud opposed to a cave or under a rock? However, I can see the similarities between the fiddler crabs and humans. Female humans would normally stay in the house most of the time until they're ready to give birth which is similar to what how the female fiddler has to stay in one place until she gives birth.

The Michael Jackson 2015 Trial "New Allegations?" SSR

One day I'm scrolling on my Instagram page and I saw a picture with the caption saying, "Michael Jackson is innocent and this is absurd he still can't rest in peace." The comments I later read informed me of what this Instagram user was talking about: There is new evidence and witnesses that reportedly says Michael Jackson has payed over $200 million to victims that he supposedly sexually abused. I was wondering if this proud moonwalker had believed a rumor they saw on some phony website or if this sudden allegation against Michael Jackson was once again about to go to court. This particular post really made me angry because it is a shame that  an innocent man still can not rest in peace even after his death. Michael Jackson had all charges dropped against him because there was no sufficient evidence that proved he was guilty and it is really sad that people are still looking for this so called "justice" against him. I just want to say in my opinion Michael Jackson is innocent from day one. If there is no evidence to prove that he was a child molester than we can make no assumption that he was. These new allegations are absolutely ludicrous and I hope that these allegations are false and that they are not trying to take Michael Jackson's child molestation case back to court.

The Making of T-Squared (Free Choice)

There's is nothing better in the world then winning a basketball game and meeting the love of your life right after. I remember it like it was yesterday, the day before the girls' playoff there was a boy's basketball game. The boys had lost and me and my teammates walked out of the building saying "We going to  bring TMA pride back." All I remember was seeing this beautiful girl standing in front of the door with her friend and I did not want to catch any feelings because I knew she was not from this school and I might never see her again. I remember after I said that she asked if me and my teammates played on the basketball team and we told her we do. Afterward my teammate invited her and her friend to come to our basketball game the next day, but the only bad part is was they were not able to come in the school building because they weren't TMA students. After the game she told us how her and her friend could not come in because the security refused to let them in. Me and my teammates apologized and my coach told me to walk across the street with him. Once we got across the street I was walking into my building and then I decided to turn back around and not be scared to ask her for her number. She was still standing in front of TMA with her friend because they were waiting for her friend's brother. So I walked up to her and I said can I get your number. She smiled at me and said, "Sure why not?" After that day I've been so happy and I'm in love with her.

Precalculus/ Trigonometry CRR

This year has been extremely difficult, but I have no choice but to suck it up and deal with it. In my precalculus class we are currently practicing to take the Algebra II/ Trigonometry regents. The questions that appear on the practice exams we take are so difficult and tedious as many steps have to be taken in order to arrive at the correct answer. Over time the questions seems easier and I am more confident about answering the questions, especially the short answer. Ms. Rios told us that in order to have a greater chance of passing the exam we have to have at least 20 multiple choice questions correct. To me this seems very intimidating especially because there are only about 25-27 multiple choice questions, but on practice exams I answer at least 18 or 19 questions correctly. At the end of the day my goal is to get an 85 or better on this regents exam and start to learn the basic fundamentals of calculus.

A Star is Born

If anybody told me that I would be dancing in public I would have never believe it. For years I spent a lot of my time in my room practicing how to dance like Michael Jackson, Usher, and James Brown. While I was growing up I did not have a lot of confidence because of how I looked while I was going through puberty; I had bad acne and a very deep voice. The kids at school would make fun of me and call me names, but I thrive to be a better dancer. However, as I became older I started to gain my confidence and I even started to dance in public.

The DJ starts playing my life-changing song in the cafeteria and every student turned around eagerly, waiting for me to make a fool out of myself. I jumped out of my seat presenting the impression that I was going to dance as if to be funny, and I quickly sat back down. I turned to my friend of five years and all I remember him saying was, “So you're not about to dance though, you told me you were.” Of course, I had forgot about this promise, but I always keep my word; so I took a deep breath, went out to the middle of the cafeteria, and started doing what I do best. At the end of my performance, I threw my hat into the crowd, and it felt like I was throwing away years of criticism and jokes away for good. Really for good because I never got that hat back. After lunch, I had an indescribable power because everyone was still cheering and talking about my performance for weeks. One of my classmates told me that I was a hit on Instagram because everyone admired the ten second clip of my magic, calling me “Young Mike” or “Teree J.” After all those years, I finally felt like I found my abandoned Teree.

Free Choice "Senior Year"

Senior year has been one of the most stressful experiences I ever had thus far. Financial issues, classes, and time management have all been very difficult for me to balance. Now that I am a senior I have more responsibilities and it seems that I have no support from anyone. It feels like every one expects so much from me, but they do not realize that I am only one person. People keep saying "Have you thought about these things," but do they understand that this is my last year to do everything I wanted to do from so long ago. Now that the school year has progressed I feel that I am doing better than before, but now I just have to keep it up.