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Friday, September 21, 2007
How did you feel during the Day of Solidarity yesterday. Explain what you experienced.
28 comments:
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I felt kinda bad because someone lost their life. I feel almost is bad for their families. Then when i think about it again i think it could've been me. I basically experienced pain.
I was so proud to see most of my 8th graders dressed in black yesterday. You were a part of this movement and will be able to speak about it with your grandchildren. People around the school were very impressed with your comments on the blog as well as your maturity. I hope you always have a thirst for solving world issues that affect all of us. Just remember, we can always be part of the solution if we really want to! Ms. J
I WASNT THERE BUT I THINK IT WAS LETTING THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT WASNT RIGT FOR THEM TO DO THAT AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS WAS PROBLY FEELING SAD THAT THEY HAD TO WEAR BLACK FOR PEOPLE THAT WENT THREW A WHOLE RACISM THING TODAY THAT HAPPEND IN 1923 OR SOMETHING THATS CRAZY HOW THAT HAD HAPPEND IN 2007 YEAR..I KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL WAS VERY HOT IN 80 SOMETHING DERGREES IN ALL BLACK Y'ALL HAVE TO BE HOT.
I think that it was actually pretty good because people kept coming up to us asking us why we where all wearing Black.And it actually was pretty cool because we got to tell them why and it was also pretty good because I got to tell the whole academy why we where all wearing Black and it felt good letting every body know about it. 8f out here every day you know what it is.
Remember class.... Do now posts have to be at least 6-8 sentences for full credit. No slang. Complete sentences. Check grammar and spelling. Use evidence and elaborate on your perspectives!
I felt mad, sad, and good. I felt good because I was wearing black to support them and be proud to be of who I am. What they were doing to them was RACISM, they only judge them because of their skin color. I felt sad and mad because of what was going on. Those people that were not on the Jena six side have no heart and no continence to what their doing.
i have a question why are the six blacks kids getting charged. And not the white kids. Also if people want to help why didn't i see more rapper or famous people down there, in Louisiana fighting they say they want to make a difference in the world today this is where they can start! And why didn't we see the president down there saying what he haves to say about this. See that why no one like Bush. Because i know that he herd what is happening in Louisiana. When i came into school yesterday dressed in black i felt that i was Contributing to what i felt was wrong.
Yesterday it was like a normal day I think we could have done better. We did tell why we were wearing black {nubian}. I think our minds were bascilly on elections and not that much on Jena Six. I felt that we did a good thing by stucking up for the Jena six. I felt sad in some kind of way knowing that there where 5 boys locked behind bars under injustice circumstances. I kept feeling like "what if it were me?"When i went home i was watching bet. The red carpet came on and and the show hosts where asking people what do they think about today. They asked "how do you think Martin Luther King would feel or react to this." Most people referred to Jena six. Then a video clip came on of a high school student talking about how in the boy's bathroom one of the white kids wrote "hang 'em high hang 'em low" he could tell by the words chosen.
I felt like i was doing my part. I enjoyed standing up for the jenasix because to me that wasn't write. I had no idea at first about the jenasix but when i found out i was mad and wanted to help them out. When we were all dressed in black i felt that we were all a comunity doing our part for there right's. We had let everyone in the intite school no why were wearing black. While doing that i notice we all stood out. By: kimberly 8f
I think it was really nice for the simple being that we all came together for a cause. We as a class, as an academy stood for something as the community we say we are. We also stood for something we believe in but something that was happening miles and miles away from Boston. I was really happy that everybody wore black and did not disrespect what we was trying to do. I was also glad to see that people were very interested in why we were wearing all black yesterday . It was a chance for me to spread what had happen and why it was important for me. Yesterday was to me a very important and glad day for us together as an academy .
The way I feel about the day of solidarity yesterday was that me and my class mates dress in black so we could show them that we really care about these problem and that we do not only think about use.The other think is that i feel really good about wearing black yesterday because it means that we care and we want to change these.The other thing I want to say is that I am helping because is not fear to see people about there color the think that only matter is what is in the inside not in the outside.
During the solidarity yesterday I feel fine with wearing black. I feel fine with it because I know I was doing it for a good reason. Wearing black to show that we care about what is happening to those six boys in Jena was a good thing for me because I would want people to care about me to.
GOOD MORNING 8F YESTERDAY WAS JENASIX OUR ACADEMY HAD TO WEAR THE COLOR BLACK SO WE ALL CAN REPRESENT JENASIX.WHEN THE OTHER ACADEMIES SAW A3 THEY WAS LIKE WHY IS ACADEMY 3 WEARING ALL BLACK SO WHEN IT MAKE ME FEEL GUD TO HEAR THEM ASKING ME OR MY CLASSMATES WHY WE ARE WEARING BLACK && WHEN I TOLD THE PEOPLE I KNOW IT FELT GOOD TO TELL THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDNT REALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT SO IT MAKE ME FELT GOOD OR IT MAKE ME FELT SMART TO TELL THEM SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT JENASIX IS ALL ABOUT.
I felt bad all day for the Jena 6 kids because they can be going to jail for a long time. On T.V they were talking about it all day long and over 50,000 people showed up in Jena Louisiana with all black. Only 35,000 people live in Louisiana. That shows how powerful the Jena 6 really is.
What i felt yesterday sad and i felt happy because most of our 8th graders supported on how we felt as well.I felt sad because why is racism still going on when it passed but at least everybody has done well
I FELT LIKE I WAS STANDING UP FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT AND THAT IS WAS FOR THE 6 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE AT HOME WITH THERE FAMILY NOT IN SOME JAIL SELL.I ALSO FELT LIKE ALL OF THE RACISM NEEDS TO STOP BECAUSE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DIDN'T LOOSE HIS LIFE SO RACISM COULD CONTINUE. I FELT LIKE THE BLACK STUDENTS WERE SET UP AND IT SEEM TO ME LIKE THE WHITE FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH CRIMES AND THEY THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY THEN A FAMILY OF COLOR OR JUST BECAUSE THERE COOL WITH PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT COMES THERE WAY THAT IS WRONG, THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING AWAY WITH STIFF LIKE THIS BUT WHEN ONE BLACK PERSON TRY TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT THE GET LOCKED UP.IF PEOPLE REALLY WANTED TO HELP US WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH JENA SIX WHERE ARE THE FAMOUS BLACK PEOPLE WHY AREN'T THEY HELPING US STOP THIS FROM GOING ON, WHERE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHY WASN'T HE DOWN THERE SHOWING HIS SUPPORT HE SHOULD BE DOING SOME THING TO STOP WHAT IS GOING ON...
I agree with Kayla because the Gov was talking because that theses is not about Racism and i was thinking to my self what are you talking about if they are not gilyty .That is not fear
I felt good cause we didn't have 2 support Jena 6 but we did. And it was the right thing 2 do. Alot of people kept coming up 2 us and asking why we wearing black. I felt good to tell people why we was wearing black,some people were surprise what happen that day. I think that it was wrong that the president wasn't there to say nothing about Jena 6.
Sorry that this caused you pain. It is a difficult situation and you are right to feel bad for their families. I wonder if maybe we should send letters of support to the Jena Six and their family members.
It's too bad you couldn't be there that day. I was so impressed with how everyone dressed in black and showed support. You're right it was hot but everyone made personal sacrifices to show solidarity with the Jena Six.
I feel like all you students were out there educating people about the Jena Six. You are 8th graders but you already knew much more about what was going on than the average american. I watched you all explain to people in the hallways when they asked why you were dressed up. Because of your dedication teachers and students learned a lot that day.
It is very sad. It was really nice that you decided to show support. It is difficult to understand why such racism still exists and why people can be so unreasonable.
28 comments:
I felt kinda bad because someone lost their life. I feel almost is bad for their families. Then when i think about it again i think it could've been me. I basically experienced pain.
I was so proud to see most of my 8th graders dressed in black yesterday. You were a part of this movement and will be able to speak about it with your grandchildren. People around the school were very impressed with your comments on the blog as well as your maturity. I hope you always have a thirst for solving world issues that affect all of us. Just remember, we can always be part of the solution if we really want to!
Ms. J
I WASNT THERE BUT I THINK IT WAS LETTING THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT WASNT RIGT FOR THEM TO DO THAT AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS WAS PROBLY FEELING SAD THAT THEY HAD TO WEAR BLACK FOR PEOPLE THAT WENT THREW A WHOLE RACISM THING TODAY THAT HAPPEND IN 1923 OR SOMETHING THATS CRAZY HOW THAT HAD HAPPEND IN 2007 YEAR..I KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL WAS VERY HOT IN 80 SOMETHING DERGREES IN ALL BLACK Y'ALL HAVE TO BE HOT.
I think that it was actually pretty good because people kept coming up to us asking us why we where all wearing Black.And it actually was pretty cool because we got to tell them why and it was also pretty good because I got to tell the whole academy why we where all wearing Black and it felt good letting every body know about it. 8f out here every day you know what it is.
Remember class....
Do now posts have to be at least 6-8 sentences for full credit. No slang. Complete sentences. Check grammar and spelling. Use evidence and elaborate on your perspectives!
I felt mad, sad, and good. I felt good because I was wearing black to support them and be proud to be of who I am. What they were doing to them was RACISM, they only judge them because of their skin color. I felt sad and mad because of what was going on. Those people that were not on the Jena six side have no heart and no continence to what their doing.
i have a question why are the six blacks kids getting charged. And not the white kids. Also if people want to help why didn't i see more rapper or famous people down there, in Louisiana fighting they say they want to make a difference in the world today this is where they can start! And why didn't we see the president down there saying what he haves to say about this. See that why no one like Bush. Because i know that he herd what is happening in Louisiana. When i came into school yesterday dressed in black i felt that i was Contributing to what i felt was wrong.
Yesterday it was like a normal day I think we could have done better. We did tell why we were wearing black {nubian}. I think our minds were bascilly on elections and not that much on Jena Six. I felt that we did a good thing by stucking up for the Jena six. I felt sad in some kind of way knowing that there where 5 boys locked behind bars under injustice circumstances. I kept feeling like "what if it were me?"When i went home i was watching bet. The red carpet came on and and the show hosts where asking people what do they think about today. They asked "how do you think Martin Luther King would feel or react to this." Most people referred to Jena six. Then a video clip came on of a high school student talking about how in the boy's bathroom one of the white kids wrote "hang 'em high hang 'em low" he could tell by the words chosen.
I felt like i was doing my part. I enjoyed standing up for the jenasix because to me that wasn't write. I had no idea at first about the jenasix but when i found out i was mad and wanted to help them out. When we were all dressed in black i felt that we were all a comunity doing our part for there right's. We had let everyone in the intite school no why were wearing black. While doing that i notice we all stood out.
By: kimberly 8f
I think it was really nice for the simple being that we all came together for a cause. We as a class, as an academy stood for something as the community we say we are. We also stood for something we believe in but something that was happening miles and miles away from Boston. I was really happy that everybody wore black and did not disrespect what we was trying to do. I was also glad to see that people were very interested in why we were wearing all black yesterday . It was a chance for me to spread what had happen and why it was important for me. Yesterday was to me a very important and glad day for us together as an academy .
The way I feel about the day of solidarity yesterday was that me and my class mates dress in black so we could show them that we really care about these problem and that we do not only think about use.The other think is that i feel really good about wearing black yesterday because it means that we care and we want to change these.The other thing I want to say is that I am helping because is not fear to see people about there color the think that only matter is what is in the inside not in the outside.
During the solidarity yesterday I feel fine with wearing black. I feel fine with it because I know I was doing it for a good reason. Wearing black to show that we care about what is happening to those six boys in Jena was a good thing for me because I would want people to care about me to.
GOOD MORNING 8F YESTERDAY WAS JENASIX OUR ACADEMY HAD TO WEAR THE COLOR BLACK SO WE ALL CAN REPRESENT JENASIX.WHEN THE OTHER ACADEMIES SAW A3 THEY WAS LIKE WHY IS ACADEMY 3 WEARING ALL BLACK SO WHEN IT MAKE ME FEEL GUD TO HEAR THEM ASKING ME OR MY CLASSMATES WHY WE ARE WEARING BLACK && WHEN I TOLD THE PEOPLE I KNOW IT FELT GOOD TO TELL THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDNT REALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT SO IT MAKE ME FELT GOOD OR IT MAKE ME FELT SMART TO TELL THEM SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT JENASIX IS ALL ABOUT.
i felt proud represcenting them (But why is racism still going on)
I felt bad all day for the Jena 6 kids because they can be going to jail for a long time. On T.V they were talking about it all day long and over 50,000 people showed up in Jena Louisiana with all black. Only 35,000 people live in Louisiana. That shows how powerful the Jena 6 really is.
What i felt yesterday sad and i felt happy because most of our 8th graders supported on how we felt as well.I felt sad because why is racism still going on when it passed but at least everybody has done well
I FELT LIKE I WAS STANDING UP FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT AND THAT IS WAS FOR THE 6 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE AT HOME WITH THERE FAMILY NOT IN SOME JAIL SELL.I ALSO FELT LIKE ALL OF THE RACISM NEEDS TO STOP BECAUSE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DIDN'T LOOSE HIS LIFE SO RACISM COULD CONTINUE. I FELT LIKE THE BLACK STUDENTS WERE SET UP AND IT SEEM TO ME LIKE THE WHITE FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH CRIMES AND THEY THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY THEN A FAMILY OF COLOR OR JUST BECAUSE THERE COOL WITH PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT COMES THERE WAY THAT IS WRONG, THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING AWAY WITH STIFF LIKE THIS BUT WHEN ONE BLACK PERSON TRY TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT THE GET LOCKED UP.IF PEOPLE REALLY WANTED TO HELP US WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH JENA SIX WHERE ARE THE FAMOUS BLACK PEOPLE WHY AREN'T THEY HELPING US STOP THIS FROM GOING ON, WHERE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHY WASN'T HE DOWN THERE SHOWING HIS SUPPORT HE SHOULD BE DOING SOME THING TO STOP WHAT IS GOING ON...
I agree with Kayla because the Gov was talking because that theses is not about Racism and i was thinking to my self what are you talking about if they are not gilyty .That is not fear
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I felt good cause we didn't have 2 support Jena 6 but we did. And it was the right thing 2 do. Alot of people kept coming up 2 us and asking why we wearing black. I felt good to tell people why we was wearing black,some people were surprise what happen that day. I think that it was wrong that the president wasn't there to say nothing about Jena 6.
I felt alright wearing black yesterday because i felt as though i was helping out and as representing them i liked what we did yesterday.
Tremain,
Sorry that this caused you pain. It is a difficult situation and you are right to feel bad for their families. I wonder if maybe we should send letters of support to the Jena Six and their family members.
Jaylen,
It's too bad you couldn't be there that day. I was so impressed with how everyone dressed in black and showed support. You're right it was hot but everyone made personal sacrifices to show solidarity with the Jena Six.
Nubian,
I feel like all you students were out there educating people about the Jena Six. You are 8th graders but you already knew much more about what was going on than the average american. I watched you all explain to people in the hallways when they asked why you were dressed up. Because of your dedication teachers and students learned a lot that day.
Tania,
It is very sad. It was really nice that you decided to show support. It is difficult to understand why such racism still exists and why people can be so unreasonable.
I experinced alot thinks on that day how it fells to work in your communtiy also being leadership
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