College bound

I discovered that my grade point average was not what i expected it to be, and it was a wake up call. I now know that i need to try my best no matter what my freinds do, my besties do, i need to focus on Desmond.I was very disapointed i know what i need to do now to raise my grade in spanish. But im glad diana and chris did this exercise its a big push telling us to do good while we can because we need to focus on our grades now before it realy counts in the end.I learned that the schools i wanted to attend were perfect. They were diverse, ethnic, and respectful towards the students.I was looking at rider university as my number one choice because they dont make you pa a grip of cash. i was looking at city university of ney york city because i love being in the heart of the city and subways surronded by office buildings. But soon i realized that this was not a good school for me it cost way over my budget and you have to take all a.p classes to even go there.. and thats not realistic. Im definately taking the "right" path to sucess i mean thats what im here to do... get my education. i care so much about my grades and where im going in life. This has been a BIG TIME wake up call and i will take it into effect and get my work done.

Sensory Writing "Touch"

Oh my when Mrs. Diana told us " You guys better roll up your sleaves, if you dont want them dirty." I knew that she was going to bring in something mushey.I was waiting hesitantly like a predator to its prey.Then she came over to my table and took my hands and dove them into the bucket like an olympic diver. All i felt was gooey, ozzey, jelly. It was like putting your hand in a chocolate fountain exept instead of chocolate it was brains mushed up. As i pulled my hand out i could feel the remains of the jelly on me, dripping off of my hand like water. Drip.. Dropp..All i could hear were people saying oh my it feels like mucus. I felt like a monster riping my prey to streds. I could be in comarison to Freddy Kruger or Jason. It was really bad. I felt some of the jelly drop on my pants, like bleach it stung through the cotton in my pants. I felt like i was in the jungle andi was trying to find food like tarzan. I felt like a lion eating a baby garaffe. Or a cheetah sleek as night, Eating away the remains of a zebra. Thats how it felt.

Sensory Writing "Touch"

Oh my when Mrs. Diana started to walk around and she said " Its going to feel weird, roll your sleves up". I could have died i thought that it would be like brains, or a chinchilla. When she finally made her way to me and she dove my hand into the bucket as if it were an olympic diver.I felt ozzey jelly on my hands. I could compare

"Sounds of toca beach"

The swift sounds of Toca beach sounded very relaxing. I love the way that she added the childeren playing and talking. It just sounded so realistic like i was actually there. The sounds of the waves linger through my head as i write. The sound of toca beach can put you in a daze and send you off to sleep, all the melow sounds that make up why we go to the beach to relax. It just reminded me. I have not been to the beach in a while and this sound clip just gave me that extra nudge saying " Hey maybe its time to let all your problems and stress melt away at the beach". This sound clip also gave me an idea of where to go for a vacation spot, i will definitely be coming to toca. Luis Antero is a great soundist and i love the way he captures every sound on the beach. He didnt edit, or cut-out he just gave it to us strait forward. He was "Real" with us you know?

True artist to me are defined by beaing true to yourself and not changing your art but to bring it to the world and not being afraid to let the world take it as it is. Thats a true artist and i belive that is what luis Antero is. I am actually glad ms. Diana told us about this assignment because it just opened up my mind to a new type of art. Thankyou...

"Mexican Whiteboy" connection with Danny...

I have had many times when i have felt like danny did. At my old school i had a whole bunch of rich or middle class freinds and they would spend money like it was nothing. We were at the mall and we would walk into stores and they would grab a bunch of items and buy them, and i was thinking to myself "are they crazy?" why would you spend your money like that? and when i saw something i liked in a store they just expected me to buy it, even when it was too expensive. I felt so excluded, and bare, almost like i was exposed or naked for them to see. It was almost like i was living a double life or i had an alter ego when it came to friends. You feel exploited and it doesnt feel good. i can understand why danny dug into his wrist.

"Mexican White Boy"

Mexican White Boy is a great book, i mean we are not even half way through the book and its already starting to get good. now that we are into the book and everything is starting to dall into place, we know that the main characters name is Danny. Danny lives in a town called lucadia were he feels like the darkest most mexican boy. He feels un-cool, like nobody cares about him and he is unnoticed. When Danny find out that his moms new date turns into her new-boyfriend everything starts to take a turn for the worst. He finds out that his mom is going to live with her new found boy friend for the summer up in San Francisco. He was told that his sister and himself were going to have to move down to sandiego with his biological dads side of the  family, and its the you know "ghetto side" of the family. Now do you remember how i said Danny feels like the darkest mexican in lucadia? Well where he is going now is the oppisite BIG TIME!!!. He is a very nervous person he diggs his nails into his arms when he is nervous. On the bright side Danny is very good at baseball and when that one " ghetto, ruler of the streets" boy in the neighborhood names uno is not very happy about that...Read and findout!

"Mexican White Boy"

Everyone,
This book is so realistic. It is actually a fiction story, but its hard to belive. It seems as if you are reading a auto-biography. I think that what uno did to Danny was so wrong because it was in fact an accident. I think that unos anger stemed from when he found out that Danny was better than him at baseball.

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WHo Am I?

I am Desmond Epps, I am a singer, dancer, possible actor, a student , a son,  a brother, a 14 yearold.
I used to run track for murcurey track and feild. i love  to sing singing is my passion, i do and will always love to do it.I dance, its somthing i also love to do and its siomthing i want to get better at. I also have a passdion for acting, but singing comes first. I am very atheletic, easy to make friends with, but i do fight when i need too... just kidding. My birthday is november, 22, 1995... i want to get my drivers permit in may 2011... because im going to start my courses in noivember. As far as nicknames go people can call me "DES".