May 2004
May 2004
My dream, My reality, My way, Will I have anytime to play? I will work hard everyday… To be a dancer in every way, Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Hmm, I bet nobody can top that! Or maybe I’ll be an actress or judge, And when people think they’re better, They’ll think twice to budge. […]
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May 2004
Roughly turning here I go, Down a road I will never know, Winding fast speeding through I Hope there’s nothing around you. Watching sharply as I turn Looking forward past the sky Seeing you kissing her Had just put pain in my eyes Knowing she’ll be your next date, I’ll have to learn to appreciate […]
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May 2004
Cold dark summer night after morning, blue ice flies would I know him like storms above? No.
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May 2004
I might be a preacher. I like to preach. I might be a teacher. I like to teach. I might be a model and take pictures on the beach. I might be like Martin and say a speech. I might be a singer. It’s fun to sing. I might be rich and buy a billion […]
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May 2004
Editors’ Note: “Informance” is a seminar offered at ARTech where the students finalize it by creating an extended monologue about themselves. I am a teenager trying to be different I am a child wanting to grow up I am an actress waiting for a line to make everyone smile I am the sun streaming through […]
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May 2004
I might be a doctor and help the sick. I might be a dancer of hip-hop and slick. I might be a teacher and teach the school. I might be the president, yeah that’s cool. I will be a person that learns, earns and gives. I will be a person that helps the good will. […]
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May 2004
A growing trend in charter schools is to promote independent and group-based learning that caters to the student’s needs, rather than following a standardized curriculum. This trend has had mixed results, but for the most part it has been found that this mode of learning is not only a particular favorite to students, but it […]
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May 2004
Now that I’ve seen and heard the truth about the suffering of our people and what they went through during the Civil Rights Movement, this is what I’ll do to keep the struggle going. I will make good grades and stay in school. I don’t have to fight the same fight as my ancestors, but […]
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May 2004
Because of Dr. King, I will use his dream to continue my education. I’m blessed to know that somebody tried to make a better life for themselves and their African American future. Not only has Dr. King’s dream come true, but also others who strived during the Civil Rights Movement to make a better life. […]
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May 2004
With my tears, I will always love you. Through all the days I have been with you. Now I only have tears in my eyes and dreams that I will see you again. Through all the pain and sadness, I will always have my heart and soul for you. My eyes will always fill with […]
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