Falling and Flying

Knowing family stories shapes someone's identity significantly, I wouldn't be the person I am today if i didn't know any of my family's stories. If you are limited to access of family stories I believe that you will not be as close as you could be with your family members. I believe that Rachel is going to fly now.

Acrostic Poem

Representing what remains
Accidentally surviving from a
Cynical event
Harassed by tamika
Exposed by grandma
Losing hope

Names Matter

I like my first name because its very rare and unique, I have never met another Bram. My parents named me Bram mostly because my 2 older siblings names start with a B so they needed one more B. My middle name is just passed threw generations, my Brother ,Dad, and Grandpa have it. I have the nick name Jimmer because i really liked a basketball player named Jimmer Fredette and the kids on my hockey team started calling me that. I also like my last name a lot because its not very common either.

What are you?

If i got asked the question what are you I would say a 15 teen year kid who wants to make it in life. I don't believe that society is making them pick a side because I believe they can be what ever they want to be. Society is not making them put a label on to say what type of race they are. If they are mixed between white and black they can say im white , or im black, or both, they could say anything they want to there is no restrictions.  Durrow says her favorite answer for the question what are you is im a story and im sure you are too.

Beauty Videos

In both the video Lupita Nyongo and looks aren't every thing/Cameron Russell the women address the issue of beauty is not just the way you look but also the way you act and live however, Lupita Nyongo focuses more on the color of her skin while Cameron Russell focuses more on beauty isn't just the way you look its on  a lot of other things.

Connecting Quote, Question, Comment

1. "Grandma was the first colored women to buy a house in this part of Portland." (ch.1 pg.5) This connects to The Grace of Silence because Michel Norris family was one of the first black family to move into her house in an all white neighborhood.
2. I don't understand why every chapter has someone different tell their story. It becomes very confusing.
3.I notice a recurring topic of how it is very hard to be accepted by others because of being black. In School its hard to be accepted and in public which is very hard on ones self.

Ferguson

1. I think 11 things you should know about the Micheal Brown shooting by German Lopez is the most balanced and logical because its not picking a side or saying who's right and whose wrong its just telling the story. The source is very factual and logical because there is quotes from what the officers said as well as the family. (German Lopez,2014)

2.  The source that applied to my emotions the most was I'm black,My brothers white...and he’s a cop who shot a black man on duty” by Zach Stafford is very emotional because of race his brother will never be as close as they once where. (Zach Stafford, 2014)

3.In the source “Ferguson Isn’t About Black Rage Against Cops. It’s White Rage Against Progress” by Carol Anderson, Carol Anderson seems very educated towards the subject. She relates the topic to many things including the civil war and how hard it still is for blacks.

4a. A powerful connection between #FERGUSON and the children march is how into the movement the people got. They were not going to take no for the answer.

4b.A noteworthy  difference between #FERGUSON and The Grace Of Silence is Michel Norris dad being shot manly because of his skin color was not as big of a deal but in today's world it will be all over the news, media, and the news paper.