Ok, so last time I touched on the case of Ricky Williams a little bit; and it had me thinking about looking into how many athletes get arrested for either possession of some kind of drug or just drunk driving. During my search, I came across a website that looked like it could possibly help me out with majority of this project. This site was called nflcrimes.com; and I found a lot of interesting articles on just about every crime committed by a athlete in the past two years up to this day. This website brought to attention that there has been just about twenty accounts of an athlete being charged with either drug possession or driving with or under the influence of alcohol in the past year!! That's pretty crazy and ridiculous at the same time. You have nothing better to do with your money than to buy drugs or just be stupid and drive while you're intoxicated.
I thought that drugs would mess up your performance especially marijuana or cocaine. Stuff like this so avoidable that it should be easy to stay away from them. In reality, if you are an athlete, then all crimes should be avoidable. You are a rich man, probably living your childhood dreams by playing pro football, but you mess that up by going to purchase a illegal drug and then get caught. Then, drunk driving is one of the most riskiest things to do. You can get into an accident and possibly kill someone or kill yourself. I cant forget about those performance enhancer drugs that is getting sport stars caught up. This is why they have training camp and practices, to enhance your performance!!! The track star Marion Jones was sent to jail because she lied to federal agents about using these enhancer drugs. Seriously, if you don't think you are not your old self so as to say "when you were younger", then I think it's time for you to give it up.
NFLCRIMES.COM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
MORE MUSIC 4 YOUR EAR
Now that all my information is starting to come together i now have a better understanding of what my father was talking about.Continuing on with my research i found myself drifting to another category of great album sells. This category is of public appearance.True stats show that top hip hop artist mainly rap about money cars girls and violent life.There other artist that do not rap about these topics or at lease try not to make them their main emphasis.These are the top five artist for last week record sell see if you can prove me wrong.Rank Artist Album This Week Total
1
Mariah Carey
E=MC2
58,574
887,150
3
Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Change
20,883
133,006
2
Rick Ross
Trilla
15,603
517,159
4
The Roots
Rising Down
13,405
88,070
5
Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons
10,056
74,087
With the exception to maria Carey who is a r&b singer, rick Ross who in my personal opinion raps about drug sells, money, cars, and violent life sold 4 times the amount as the roots who don't rap about any of the above.He also sold about 3 times the amount as lyfe who also doesn't rap about the same thing as ross.This explains it all people are going to rap about what going to sell weather you live the life or not and i think that is what is making the hip hop industry lose it's contents
www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6979/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-5-25-08 -
1
Mariah Carey
E=MC2
58,574
887,150
3
Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Change
20,883
133,006
2
Rick Ross
Trilla
15,603
517,159
4
The Roots
Rising Down
13,405
88,070
5
Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons
10,056
74,087
With the exception to maria Carey who is a r&b singer, rick Ross who in my personal opinion raps about drug sells, money, cars, and violent life sold 4 times the amount as the roots who don't rap about any of the above.He also sold about 3 times the amount as lyfe who also doesn't rap about the same thing as ross.This explains it all people are going to rap about what going to sell weather you live the life or not and i think that is what is making the hip hop industry lose it's contents
www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6979/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-5-25-08 -
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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The public opinion on youth is real different from blacks to whites and Latinos. Many people see race as a factor in situations were people are being arrested. This public opinion committee agrees that race changes the situation from the time a young teen is arrested to the point of his or her trial. It is our job to inform these young colored teens that if they get into trouble with the law they will be treated different. They say that crime is committed because of the young persons geographical location.
The public opinion on youth is real different from blacks to whites and Latinos. Many people see race as a factor in situations were people are being arrested. This public opinion committee agrees that race changes the situation from the time a young teen is arrested to the point of his or her trial. It is our job to inform these young colored teens that if they get into trouble with the law they will be treated different. They say that crime is committed because of the young persons geographical location.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
IS EBONICS A language?
To me Ebonics is a language and so is it to other people. Ebonics effect all people of every race,age, and religion. Some student that i have interviewed said that Ebonics is a lot faster and way more people can understand, and can understand it way more than basic standard English and its a way to be different from other cultures. Ebonics is easier to translate from one to another, some times it help some of us understand the structure of basic English, that why i think school should teach Ebonics classes or use Ebonics to help the teacher teach their students, especially in the younger grades where they just now learning English and getting the fell of the English arts. people say ebonics is lazy, well so is technology. Technology is making things easier so is ebonics. Ebonics is helping shorting sentences and very quickly to another. Some people may think that Ebonics is bigger than the english language it self, and i kind agree, because most of the worlds population are minorities and a quarter of minorities are african american and most blacks speaks ebonics on a everyday basis. In homes ebonics is mostly spoken, between family, and friends.
A language is a coherent system of signs, a grammar of elements and rules."which is used in a regular way for purposes of communication, and also for social symbolic purposes (such as making clear to listeners a speaker's identity, how they feel about themselves and others, and how they perceive a situation)." The AAVE which means "African American Vernacular English" also know as (ebonics).
Some people think ebonics is a separate language from english, cause of where and how it came about."A dialect is a complete system that overlaps to a great degree with some other".Most of grammar, lexicon, and pronunciation are widely shared with a little English from the south slandered white english or english from around the world. But ebonics have its own distinctive features and function. Sometimes its spoken wrong or imitated badly ,for people who don't understand it. Now "Slang refers to a relatively small set of vocabulary items which are ephemeral" slang dose not have grammar or pronunciation. Ebonoics is a made up language and so is all languages, and the reason why its not spoken in a country is because "Languages existed long before the modern world became organized into "countries", or nation-states" and every one doesn't speak english, but "Descendants of enslaved Africans are, by and large, peoples who have been discriminated against, who have been denied access to technologies and education, or educated in traditions foreign to their own experience". That why ebonics was made for the enslaves like the song they use to sing when they would work the fields,"This is part of a historical pattern of discrimination". So is it a langusge? U tell me what u think afther reading this blog!!
L. Patrick, Prof. Peter . "Answers to some Questions about "Ebonics"." 20 November 2007:
A language is a coherent system of signs, a grammar of elements and rules."which is used in a regular way for purposes of communication, and also for social symbolic purposes (such as making clear to listeners a speaker's identity, how they feel about themselves and others, and how they perceive a situation)." The AAVE which means "African American Vernacular English" also know as (ebonics).
Some people think ebonics is a separate language from english, cause of where and how it came about."A dialect is a complete system that overlaps to a great degree with some other".Most of grammar, lexicon, and pronunciation are widely shared with a little English from the south slandered white english or english from around the world. But ebonics have its own distinctive features and function. Sometimes its spoken wrong or imitated badly ,for people who don't understand it. Now "Slang refers to a relatively small set of vocabulary items which are ephemeral" slang dose not have grammar or pronunciation. Ebonoics is a made up language and so is all languages, and the reason why its not spoken in a country is because "Languages existed long before the modern world became organized into "countries", or nation-states" and every one doesn't speak english, but "Descendants of enslaved Africans are, by and large, peoples who have been discriminated against, who have been denied access to technologies and education, or educated in traditions foreign to their own experience". That why ebonics was made for the enslaves like the song they use to sing when they would work the fields,"This is part of a historical pattern of discrimination". So is it a langusge? U tell me what u think afther reading this blog!!
L. Patrick, Prof. Peter . "Answers to some Questions about "Ebonics"." 20 November 2007:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
NEWS FOR WEEK#4
Continuing on to week number 3 resources are beginning to run low but i still manage to find good incite on the record industry.so now that you have your album finished your going to need a record company to support it. wither it be a major record company as "DEF JAM,MOTOWN,G-UNIT,ATLANTIC,BAD BOY" etc. or an independent record company such as DIPSET,Koch,TVT etc.It's harder to get signed with a major record company but is possible.Signing with a independent label is OK to but there aren't any advancements or royalty checks.You won't get the money as fast as signing a major deal because you are more of a partner when signing independent.Everything is paid for by the company and you not just the company.Even though they have there differences the are the same in ways.I personal like the ideas of the independent labels but the money of the major label deals.
"Pros and Cons of a Major Label Deal
The biggest benefit of a major label deal is a lot of money behind you. They are able to advertise and get you into bigger venues. All of this money behind you comes at a price though. You essentially are owned by the label and are considered an employee. You get paid based on their profits, not on your drive to succeed". by Jerry Greene
"There are many advantages to remaining an independent artist, yet the pursuit for a big record deal remains a top priority for many talented artists.Honestly, the odds of getting a record deal with a major label is getting extremely harder and harder everyday. When you think of the number of talented musicians and vocalists that you see on television Couple this competition with the labels continuing inability to break even, never mind make a profit, and you see why it is getting harder and harder. Record labels are closing...unable to sell their product through conventional means (currently the compact disc)".
"One of the main reasons indie artists like to remain independent is that there is no contract! They don't have to sell out to what will make the label the most money. They can do what they want, and perform where they want. It's just making a lot of sense now for independent bands to go with their own small business". I think this goes back to what my dad was telling me early about doing it yourself this information was very helpful.
http://jagmmp.com/music_articles/record_deal_or_independent_artist.html
"Pros and Cons of a Major Label Deal
The biggest benefit of a major label deal is a lot of money behind you. They are able to advertise and get you into bigger venues. All of this money behind you comes at a price though. You essentially are owned by the label and are considered an employee. You get paid based on their profits, not on your drive to succeed". by Jerry Greene
"There are many advantages to remaining an independent artist, yet the pursuit for a big record deal remains a top priority for many talented artists.Honestly, the odds of getting a record deal with a major label is getting extremely harder and harder everyday. When you think of the number of talented musicians and vocalists that you see on television Couple this competition with the labels continuing inability to break even, never mind make a profit, and you see why it is getting harder and harder. Record labels are closing...unable to sell their product through conventional means (currently the compact disc)".
"One of the main reasons indie artists like to remain independent is that there is no contract! They don't have to sell out to what will make the label the most money. They can do what they want, and perform where they want. It's just making a lot of sense now for independent bands to go with their own small business". I think this goes back to what my dad was telling me early about doing it yourself this information was very helpful.
http://jagmmp.com/music_articles/record_deal_or_independent_artist.html
SLANG V.S EBONICS!!!!!
Slang and ebonic are similar the only thing that's differ them is that slang is not consider standard english. The issue of ebonics is highly debated about in California, and it always starts out the same way, the definition if the word ebonics. And is it a language? To educators their are 2 major points about ebonics. "One is that any recognition of a nonstandard language as a legitimate means of expression will only confuse children, and reinforce their tendency to use it instead of standard English. The other is that children learn most rapidly in their home language, and that they can benefit in both motivation and achievement by getting a head start in learning to read and write in this way." The people who support the idea of Ebonics states "the idea is to catch those students who don’t fully comprehend mainstream English or tune out because they feel the language of their community is being ignored. By recognizing Ebonics, school officials say they hope to improve the way black students read and write standard English." So now teachers have to be trained to recognize when their students are using Ebonics and turn it into standard english, just like they do with second language like spanish, french, etc. But the funding for them to do the teaching.
The decision of the issue in California, the government position in this issue on black english or ebonics but ''is not a distinct language from standard English and is ineligible for federal bilingual funding.Elevating black English to the status of a language is not the way to raise standards of achievement in schools and for the students. "The administration's policy is that Ebonics is a non-standard form of English and not a foreign language." The decision was made by the help of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the head of the Rainbow/PUSH Action Network, and Rev. Jesses Jackson said "the move was an unacceptable surrender, borderlining on disgrace." But the district authorities want to reach out to student and they think the children are bin ignored.
The decision of the issue in California, the government position in this issue on black english or ebonics but ''is not a distinct language from standard English and is ineligible for federal bilingual funding.Elevating black English to the status of a language is not the way to raise standards of achievement in schools and for the students. "The administration's policy is that Ebonics is a non-standard form of English and not a foreign language." The decision was made by the help of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the head of the Rainbow/PUSH Action Network, and Rev. Jesses Jackson said "the move was an unacceptable surrender, borderlining on disgrace." But the district authorities want to reach out to student and they think the children are bin ignored.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Organizations helping are youth....
As i continued my search towards finding the answer to my main question i found myself researching, what organizations focus on helping teens ? JSI UK this organization helps young teens with problems faced in an everyday scenario. Some problems bigger than others, were these teens are forced to react. The decision making process is different for many people depending on race culture and up bringing(depending on how they were raised). Some of the problems that this organization helps are youth with is making good choices on who their friends are, helping your family, understanding your neighborhood, and giving teens in high school a way to complete their community service that is required in order to graduate. They have sessions were they work one on one with kids that are having trouble or just came out of jail or prison ("system"). This organization holds meetings every week. They keep track of the behavior of the young teen from the time these session start until they are over. They check to see if these teens are ok to go back into a community without being harmful or bad in their neighborhoods. If these organizations fail then we usually see these young people back into the "system".
Sherman, Judith. "Young people we care!." (2005) 1-90. may 14/2008.
Sherman, Judith. "Young people we care!." (2005) 1-90. may 14/2008
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