My Encounter with the Law

I am going to write about my encounter with the law. Last year, in 2007, I was on my way to Georgia State University to take one of my finals. This was in December. I live in Snellville and take Highway 20 to get to school everyday. I was running a little late, like always. Therefore, I was speeding to try to get to my final on time. (I probably would have been speeding regardless if I was late or not). I was going over eighty miles per hour and the speed limit was sixty-five. Then, the speed limit changed over to fifty-five miles per hour, and I was still going over eighty miles per hour. I was weaving in and out of cars, having a good time. Then suddenly, I saw a black car on the left side of the road just standing still. I do not have twenty twenty vision. So, I just assumed that the car was an ordinary car that may have broken down on the side of the highway. I soon discovered that this car was a police car, and the police officer was clocking people to catch someone speeding. When I realized this, it was too late for me to slow down because the police officer already clocked me when I was going eighty-three miles per hour. Next thing you know, the police car turned on the lights, drove up behind me, and pointed for me to pull over on the right side of the highway. So, I did. When the police officer stepped out of the car and came over to my car, I asked her if she could just give me a warning, but she refused to. She said that I was going way too fast and that I knew that “the polices are out” in DeKalb county. After that, I proceeded to school and took my final. I received a court date for my ticket, which was set for some time in January and February. When I got there, they told me that my court date was rescheduled because too many people were scheduled to go to court on that day. I thought that this was pretty dumb. They told me this after I got there. They could have called me or sent something in the mail letting me know that my court date had been rescheduled, but they did not. This happened to quite a few people at the DeKalb county court. The DeKalb county court system is very unorganized. If you ever get a ticket, try your best not to get it in DeKalb County. So, I went to court on September 25, 2008, which is when my court date was rescheduled to. I was fortunate enough to get away with only having to pay ninety dollars and attend a one day class one a Saturday morning for four or five hours. I was very pleased to hear this news. I thought that I would have to pay up to four hundred dollars and possibly even go to jail for getting caught driving at the speed that I was driving at. I just thanked God for it and will attend the class soon.

U.S. Torture Video

This makes me feel pretty bad about the future. The United States should be trying to find ways to make piece with the Middle Eastern countries. However, the United States treating them in this fashion can only lead to more fighting. We should be trying to end the War in Iraq. Instead, actions like this will prolong the War in Iraq and cause the people of the Middle East to become even angrier, just as the guy at the end of the video is angry. I think that it is extremely wrong for Americans to treat those people this way. They are torturing them and treating them very cruelly. Just as one of the guys from the video said, they took some people from their homes and tortured them for basically no reason. They are punishing people for doing nothing. That is horrible. I think that those Middle Eastern people have a right to have to type of problem with American people. I do not think that they should take their anger out on all Americans, but I still do think that they have a right to be angry with Americans. This could cause them to bomb something else in America like what took place on September 11, 2001. I know that Americans would not want this to happen. However, with the actions that they are taking part in could definitely lead to something like that happening again. I really do hope that something like that does not happen again. In my opinion, this “War on Terrorism” has been going on way too long. Too many people are getting killed. Entirely too much money is being spent on it. Money that could be used for other things, like getting America out of debt and getting the economy back on track. That war money could also be used towards innovated way of getting oil. These actions of American people on the Middle Eastern people could also lead to the Middle Eastern people treating Americans in very unethical ways if they were to capture Americans and hold them as prisoners of war. Even though the events that took place on September 11, 2001 were very bad, I do not think that people that do not have anything to do with those attacks and even people that are not fighting in the war should be punished. They should treat the people of the Middle East the way in which they would want to be treated regardless of what they may have done in the past to us. The United States should be trying to consolidate its relationship with the Middle East, but instead, they are making it much worse. Actions like these are making the United States look bad as a whole because the United States soldiers over there pretty much represent all Americans. They are making us look pretty bad right about now. Therefore, the Middle Eastern may try and take their anger out on all Americans in the future, which is very bad!

White People

I think that this is pretty funny. Maybe this is because I am not white. However, even if this was about black people I am sure that I would not be offended at all. I do not get offended very easily and especially over stuff like this. The author is satirizing the way he or she thinks that white people act. I think that the part about statistics is partly true. However, not only white people do this. People of other races do this too. However, it does seem as though white people do this more often than other races do. Many white people do try to sound sophisticated and smart. I think that the part about white people comparing people to Hitler is pretty funny. This is true to an extent and is more so true in an academic setting, like at school. The part about white people being excessively early for events is also funny. It is very true. This is not true for most black people. Many black people are late to wherever they are going. Lots of black people have no sense of time. They get to wherever they are going whenever they feel like getting to that place. It might not even be not wanting to be at an event on time. I think that it has a lot to do with procrastination and waiting till the last minute to leave their house when they are going to an event. I know that is what I do. I am not bragging about that because that is not good at all. I have been trying to work on that for years (not being late to events), and I am still working on it. The part about white people liking menus with no decimal places is kind of dumb. I know that I like menus with no decimal places. It makes me seem as though I am getting a deal on the food. The part about white people liking sweaters is also funny. I think that this is true also. I does seem as though many white people wear sweaters. I am not trying to be mean, but it does seem as though white adults play children’s games when a group of them get together. The games are even sometimes dumb and make them look stupid, but they do not care. I guess as long as they are having fun and not harming anyone else. That is all that matters. It also does seem as though white people do not get offended when someone (even of another race) says a joke that could be considered offensive to white people. If something is said about black people to a black person (especially from a person of another race, particularly a white person), then that black person will probably get offended. I always did and still do wonder why white people do not get offended. Maybe it is because of all those years of them doing bad stuff to black people in slavery. Maybe they feel that that gives them no reason to get offended when they offended black people for all of those years. It does seem as though most white people talk with proper English. I found this statement funny also. Overall, this list was very entertaining and not boring at all. (Just to let everyone know, I do not have anything against white people)!

My Love for Basketball

My favorite sport and one of my favorite things in the world is basketball. I love basketball. I love everything about it. I have played basketball pretty much for my whole life. I still play now, but now, I am not on any teams. Now, I usually play at a local park and at the recreational center at Georgia State University. I like sports in general, but none compare to basketball. I watch ESPN and Sportscenter pretty much everyday. Right now they are showing and talking about nothing, but baseball and football on Sportscenter. It is really getting on my nerves. I can not stand it. I can put up with football a little more than basketball. However, they mainly show baseball clips and updates on ESPNews and Sportscenter. Baseball is one of my least favorite sports to watch. The players really do not even have to be in shape to play it. Fat people can play baseball.
Like I was saying, basketball is pretty much my life. It used to be more so in the past before I went to college because I had hopes and dreams of making it to the NBA. However, the thought of me making it to the NBA has faded away, and the realization that I will not make it to the NBA (mainly because I am too short) has sunken in. I love watching basketball on television. I like watching streetball as well as organized basketball on television. I like all the tricks that the streetball players do and know that it is not fake even though some people believe that it is. The Harlem Globetrotters is fake, but the AND 1 team is not fake. I like watching NBA basketball as well as college basketball. However, I like watching the NBA much better. This is probably because I know the NBA players the best. My favorite team in the NBA is the Los Angeles Lakers. This has been my favorite team ever since like the year 2000. Kobe of course is my favorite player on the Lakers. In my opinion and according to the opinions of many analysts, Kobe is the best player in the NBA. He is usually one of the top three scorers in the league every season. Last season, he led his team to the NBA finals, even though he had a finger injury. Even though he had that finger injury, his scoring average went up after his injury. His team loss in the NBA finals, but it was because he really did not have any help from his teammates. Lebron James is my second favorite player. He is very strong and can guard almost any position of the court. He is very good at dunking. That is probably the best thing that he does. DeWayne Wade is my third favorite player. He makes several unbelievable shots. He got injured a while ago and the superiority of his talent was shown then, but in the Olympics he showed that he is still one of the best players in the NBA. I believe that basketball season starts in October. I can not wait until it starts.

The Global Economy and Artwork

This says a lot about the disparity between the rich and the poor. This shows that there is big difference between the rich and the poor. This article shows that the even though the world has been doing badly with its economy lately, some individuals are still doing good financial wise. Even though most people are suffering and struggling to sustain themselves financially, some people are doing all right. I know that my finances are good right now despite the bad economy. My parent’s are also still doing great financially like they always have been. God has been and will continue to keep my family and I financially stable. However, I know many people that are struggling. The hours of other employees at my job have been getting cut. (I work at Old Navy). Also, the size of my store had to be shrunken due to a lack of essential sales. We will also be getting in less units of merchandise because of business being so bad. I thank God that my hours have not been cut and that I even still have a job. Maybe I need to start making and selling art so that I can make as much money as this guy makes. I find it good to still see people doing good even though the global economy may be suffering right. I do not get jealous at all of people like that man. If anyone can find a legal way to make money and are doing well at it, then I have no problem with it. Even though many people say that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, in today’s times, some of the rich are getting poorer also. I really do not know what is causing the economy to be as bad as it is right now. Perhaps it is George W. Bush. People like to blame George W. Bush for everything that goes wrong in government even though he is not the cause of everything. (I think that) he is the cause of a lot of horrible things, but he is not the cause of all bad things. We may play a role in it also. I am not sure that we do or not, but we may. Despite how the economy is doing right now or even in the future, I know that I will always be financially stable and will continue to get richer. I am not cocky, even if it may seem that way. I am just extremely confident and have faith in God that I will always be all right no matter what. I do not see how even though the economy is bad, this man still got so much money for his artwork. Maybe this goes back to what I pointed out earlier about how even though the global economy as a whole is doing badly, some people are doing well financially. I guess this would be a good example of the rich getting richer (assuming that this guy was already rich) and the poor becoming poorer.

Procrastination

This blog is going to be about how I always procrastinate. I am a big procrastinator. I am not bragging about it, but it is the truth. I have been a procrastinator ever since I remember. I think that this has a lot to do with why I am late a lot to classes and different events. This is probably because I wait to the very last minute to leave where I am to get to a certain place. I think part of it is that I love to cut it close. I like to be very close to being right on time. This can be bad and most of the time it is bad. It is because even if I calculate the right time that I need to leave a place to get to a certain destination, I could run into certain things that may cause me to be late. For example, I may run into traffic when I am going to a class. I really need to start leaving earlier to get to my destination so that I will not be late. I am late very often in my classes. It is not good to procrastinate in school. However, it seems as though I work best when I am under the pressure of knowing that I have to finish an assignment at that very instant. This is the same with me writing essays. It seems as though I can write better and be more creative when I wait to the last minute to write an essay. It is very bad for me to procrastinate in some of my other classes. I am taking the second part to general chemistry right now. I have a test two days from now and I still have not started to study for it yet. I will probably wait to tomorrow, which is the day before the exam, to study for it. I am also taking a biology class write now. I have a test a week from now in that class. The test that I am going to take in it is going to be over twelve chapters! These chapters are filled with very in dept information. I have not started studying for this test either yet. I probably will not even start studying for this test until Thursday. The reason for this is because I am not going to study for it tonight because I am too sleepy. I am not going to study for it tomorrow because I have to study for my chemistry test tomorrow. I am not going to study for it Wednesday because I have to go to work and work late after I get home from school on Wednesday. Therefore, I am pretty much forced to start studying on Thursday. Of course, I could have started studying for this test since the first day of school because my professor posts the chapters that she will go over uLearn, but I procrastinated of course. I guess I am doing all right by procrastinating. Of course I could be doing better. I have not made anything lower than a B in any of my classes in college. I guess that is okay. In high school, I did not make anything lower than an A and I procrastinated then also. However, college requires much work than high school and that is why I have not been making all A’s in college like I did in high school with my procrastinating methods of getting work done. Even though I have been doing okay, I still would like to stop procrastinating so that I can get back to making straight A’s like I used to. It is hard to stop procrastinating, but I have to put an end to it once and for all!

On a Derted Island With Ten Songs

If there were ten albums I could bring on a stranded island with me, it would be hard for me to even think of ten albums. I know I could definitely name ten songs, but naming ten albums is kind of hard. I listen to music quite a bit but I really do not buy albums nor do I really pay attention to the names of albums that a song came from. I usually just download music from my computer on to my iPod. I do not think that I have ever bought an album (a CD) in my life. However, if I did have to choose ten albums to take with me on a stranded island, they would have to consist of gospel music and rap music. I love gospel music as well as rap music. I listen to a very little bit of rock and a little bit of R&B, but I do not listen to them enough to get a whole album of a singer’s music from these genres of music. The first album I would have is Lil Wayne’s album Da Drought 3. This album has some of my favorite songs that Lil Wayne has made. I like Lil Wayne’s songs because of the nice beats that he has in his songs and his brilliant use of metaphors and similes. Some of the stuff (lyrics) that he comes up with are amazing. I wonder very often how he comes up with his lyrics. Many people say that he is high when he comes up with his lyrics, and that is how he comes up with his lyrics so brilliantly. Two of my favorite songs from this album are Upgrade You and Walk It Out. These two songs already existed, but he just took the tune and beat from them and freestyled on them. This website shows all the songs from this album, http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Lil'-Wayne-Da-Drought-3-Album/D4AB268A1055E9AA482572DC001BB8A7. The second album that I would bring is Da Drought 2. One of my favorite songs from this album is diamonds and girls. In my opinion, this album is not as good as the one I mentioned before this one, but it is still good. The third album that I would bring is Tha Carter 3. One of my favorite songs from this album is A Milli. The fourth album that I would bring is Tha Carter 2. This one is not as good as Tha Carter 3, but I would still bring it. One of my favorite songs on this album is Fly In. The fifth album that I would bring is The Drought is Over Part Over Part 4. The sixth album that I would bring is Dedication 2: Gangsta Grillz. One of my favorite songs from this album is SportsCenter. This website has links to each of Lil Wayne’s albums that I mentioned, http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Lil'-Wayne-albums/A97BADC618D91AB2482569F4001E6C51. The seventh album that I would bring is Kirk Franklin’s Hero. I would bring this album because I would need something to keep me going and keep my relationship with God good. The eighth album that I would bring is The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin. This website has links to these two albums that I mentioned from Kirk Franklin. The ninth album that I would bring is J Moss’s V2. I like J Moss music and it would encourage me to keep pressing on and living while I am stranded on the island. The last album that I would bring is The J Moss Project. This website has links to the J Moss albums that I mentioned: http://music.yahoo.com/ar-306206-discography--J-Moss. Those are the ten albums that I would bring with me if I was stranded on a deserted island.

Klan Member Free

This is not fair at all. This guy killed two teenagers. In my opinion, this man should be in jail for the rest of his life. He did not only kill one, but two people. I know people that are serving life in prison but they did not even kill anyone. However, this man killed two people and only had to do like one year in jail. That is not fair at all. Maybe he ought to have even been sentenced to death. He probably should not have been sentenced to death though. The reason for this is because when someone is killed (by an electric chair), they really do not have time to suffer and think about the wrong thing that they have done. Their death will end very soon. However, when someone has to do life in jail, they have a long time to think about the wrong thing that they did, and (most of the time) jail is an undesirable place for that person to live.
This shows how messed up and corrupt the United States legal system is. It does because this guy should have been in jail for the rest of his life after he killed those teenage males. This shows how corrupt the United States legal system was back then in the times of the civil rights movement. It also shows how corrupt the United States legal system still is. I really do not know what kind of logic they came up with to let this man free. I am not trying to be prejudice or anything, but if this was a black man, then he would have been in jail without a doubt. I am not just saying this because I am black. If this was a black man he probably would have been killed or tortured whether they are allowed to do that or not. Situations like this one are supposed to have been behind the United States and should have ended several years ago. All men and women are supposed to be treated equally. This is an example of how the United States is definitely not the perfect country that some foreign countries may believe it is. Even though a lot of the prejudice that took place in the past is no longer as strong as it used to be, there still is some in the United States. In many cases (like how this one would probably be, whites are usually treated better than blacks. If everyone in this country were really treated equally, then this guy would have been in prison as soon as he killed those teens and would still be in prison now. I think that people should be treated equally in the United States (legal system) regardless of their race or gender. I think that they should also prosecute this man’s family members that tried to cover up the fact that this guy was still alive. Those are my thoughts on this horrible situation that should not have occurred the way in which it did.

The Greatness of the Beijing Olympics

I think that the Beijing Olympics was one of the best Olympics ever. I think so probably because it is the one that I watched and paid attention to the most out of all the other ones. I also believe that this was one of the best Olympics because all the records that were broken. Bolt broke Michael Johnson’s record and became the fastest man of all time. I think that this is a great accomplishment. Most of the time, it looks like he is barely even trying to run fast. Just imagine how quick his race times would be if he actually ran his fastest the whole time. Also, Michael Phelps breaking the record for the most medals in an Olympics is also a very great accomplishment. I enjoyed watching gymnastics. I probably did because I am acrobatic myself and can do lots of flips. It is nice seeing the gymnasts in action. I do think that some of the Chinese gymnasts were under the age limit. They looked entirely too young to be in the Olympics. My favorite thing to watch was the United States men’s basketball team. They did a great job in the Olympics and beat their opponents by several points in each game. They did all types of spectacular dunks and made many great plays. Even though many of their good free throw shooters, like Kobe Bryant, struggled from the free throw line, they still did well. In the final minutes of the championship game, Kobe Bryant made a four point play that gave the team momentum to beat the Spanish team. The men won all of their games and won gold medals. The United States women basketball team also did very well, and they won gold medals as well. I also enjoyed diving. I watched the synchronized diving and the individual diving on the springboard and on the platform. The Chinese divers are good at the diving events. I liked watching table tennis. I enjoy playing table tennis myself and it was nice seeing those experts play. Water polo and handball was all right to watch. I watched a little bit of those events. The opening and closing ceremonies were amazing. I think that the opening ceremony was better than the closing ceremony. The activities that they did in the opening ceremony were amazing. They did all of there performances with precision and accuracy. I love the one with the boxes. They had people under the boxes lifting them up and making different images. I like how they made the boxes move and look like a wave. It had to take hours and hours of practice for them to get all of their movement right. I also like when they were doing some form of karate in the opening ceremony. I used to be in karate when I was younger, and I still like to watch it. I also like watching badminton and tennis. I am glad that Roger Federer got a gold in doubles because he has been struggling lately. He is my favorite tennis player, and I would like to see him do well. Those are my thoughts of the Beijing Olympics and why I think that it was one of the best Olympics ever.

The Upcoming Presidential Election

I do not think that the decision of the upcoming presidential election will come down to whether the republicans or the democrats are taking the moral high ground. I do think that this plays a role in this election, but I do not think that it will be the deciding factor. I think that one of the most important issues in this election is which one of the presidential candidates will promote and have a better plan for change to take place in the United States. This is extremely important because most Americans want change to take place. Americans are tired of high gas prices. Even though they have dropped about fifty cents, they seem to be pretty constant now around three dollars and fifty cents a gallon (for unleaded gas). This is still too high. I remember the days when people though that two dollars a gallon was too much for gas. Now, Americans would be delighted to pay two dollars a gallon for gas. I know I would. Also, many American want the war in Iraq to end. Several people have died in this war. People’s children and love ones have lost their lives in the War on Terrorism. Also, way too much money has been spent on the war that could have went on several other more valuable aspects of life taking place here in the United States, such as education. In my opinion, Obama is beating McCain in the category of “change” and wanting to change some of the negative situations that the United States is facing right now. Like Obama said, McCain voted in agreement with George Bush ninety percent of the time. This means that the United States (in most cases) will be the same as it is under George W. Bush. Most people want change. That is one of the reasons why Obama wins in the “change” category. Also, “change” is basically the one word that can sum up his campaign. Lots of people talk about a recession coming, and that has a lot to do with the election also. People want to know how McCain or Obama can make the economy of the United States better. Another big issue in this upcoming presidential election is who has the most experience. Of course, John McCain wins in this category over Barack Obama. Of course he does, in part, because he is much older than Obama is. So, he has had much more time to do different activities in government. In my opinion, experience is good, but if you are not going to change anything, then what is the use in having all of that experience the same thing could be said in vice versa with Obama. Even though experience plays an important role in this election, I think that change plays the most important role in this election. With the economy the way it is now, people want change. If this is true, then Obama should win this upcoming election. I guess we will have to wait and see in November.

Knowing When I Will Die

If I could find out the exact time, day, and means of my own death, I would want to know. I would want to know so that I could possibly try to prevent my death. If there is something I could presently to prevent my death, then I could take those precautions right now. An example of this could be death from a health condition that may come from eating the wrong foods. If I knew this, then I could start eating the right foods right now so that I will not have to die the way that I figured out that I would die. I could also not go to the place at the time where I was supposed to die in order to prevent myself from dying. An example of this would be getting in a car accident. If I knew that I was going to get into a car accident on a certain road at a certain time, then I would not drive on that road at that time. I probably would not drive on that road at all.
On the other hand, if I could not prevent my death, I would still like to know when and where I would die. I would so that I could say goodbye to all of my family members. I would also want to know so that I could live life to the fullest until that day comes that I would die. I probably would not do this until it is like six months until I die. I would spend all of my money. I would also go to Hawaii and some of the nations across the sea. I would also go skydiving and do lots of other fun activities. I would visit almost all of my family members, especially those that I am close with. I would have a good time with them and tell them that I love them and will miss them. I would not be too sad about dying because I know that I am going to heaven. Even though this is true, I would still miss my family members until they get to heaven. I think that if you know the time and the way in which you die, then you should be able to prevent it. However, if it is inevitable that I die on that particular day and at that particular time no matter what the means may be, then of course I will not be able to prevent. This is like in the Final Destination movies and how some of them some of the young adults could not prevent their deaths even though they knew about when it was going to happen. I love these movies and would do anything I could, just as the teens in the movies did, to outsmart and overcome death. The reason why I would want to know the day, time, and the way in which I would die is because I like knowing the future and when something is going to happen. Even though I do not always do such a good job at planning things and preparing for certain events, I still like to know when they will occur. That is just me.