http://gleaner.rutgers.edu/2011/02/28/eminem-the-rebel-of-rap/
JL
Monday, February 28, 2011
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Poem for professor whose mom has passed...
It's never been easy for me to see someone suffer or struggle. While growing up, I watched my mom experience migraine headaches so bad she had to give herself injections in her thigh. I have learned to cope with people's suffering. My learning has encompassed two things:
- Knowing that suffering has purpose as it can make for great stories
- Writing poetry for those who are in emotional or physical pain
For Professor xxxx:
Were her eyes blue, green, or shaded light brown
As a child was she able to turn your lightest frown
Her life passes in pictures flickering through your mind
Your first day of school replaying this memory many many times
A mother’s hug is something to hold dearly
Maybe there was a boy who broke your heart making you weary
Your mom helped to calm you down with the softest words
Reminding you that you were special so you would not hurt
College graduation day came and mom was amidst the crowd
Embracing the moment was she thinking, Oh, I am so proud
Was she there at your wedding day with tissues in hand
Blotting the tears as she watched her jewel at the altar with a man
A mother’s touch is nothing like the world has known
Guidance as you raised children helping you make them grown
A figure of stability mom was always there when you were scared
Her memory lasts forever there is no one on earth that could compare
Monday, January 17, 2011
A day for a king
Today is January 17, 2011. It's cold outside, and snow lays on the lawn as a blanket does a bed. This is typical New Jersey winter weather. However, this day is not typical. It's one for a king. This is not the type of king who would rule a country like Charlemagne or Henry VIII. This is a day for Dr. Martin Luther King, who reached millions asking for people to judge based on "character" and not "skin."
Martin Luther King's impact on society parallels that of Gandhi. While some leaders of social change sought to do so through war, the preacher from the south sought to use different means to impact social change. Instead of war, he chose protests. Instead of guns, his tool was words.
In his "I have a dream" speech, he spoke about a place where his children could live. This was not a Utopian society that he craved as St. Thomas More wrote about. It was a place where people could get an education free of persecution. All Dr. King desired was for his children to be judged on their core and not on their skin tone.
Martin Luther King day is a gentle January reminder for all mankind. It's a reminder to not judge someone on how they look. America's "golden voice" shows that beyond the exterior may lie something beautiful, something worth believing in. Let it be a reminder to not judge the surface of a person. After all, skin color is just an additive, no different then adding red food coloring to a glass of water.
JL
Martin Luther King's impact on society parallels that of Gandhi. While some leaders of social change sought to do so through war, the preacher from the south sought to use different means to impact social change. Instead of war, he chose protests. Instead of guns, his tool was words.
In his "I have a dream" speech, he spoke about a place where his children could live. This was not a Utopian society that he craved as St. Thomas More wrote about. It was a place where people could get an education free of persecution. All Dr. King desired was for his children to be judged on their core and not on their skin tone.
Martin Luther King day is a gentle January reminder for all mankind. It's a reminder to not judge someone on how they look. America's "golden voice" shows that beyond the exterior may lie something beautiful, something worth believing in. Let it be a reminder to not judge the surface of a person. After all, skin color is just an additive, no different then adding red food coloring to a glass of water.
JL
Thursday, January 13, 2011
What's your sign now?
The Huffington Post has reported today that the dates of zodiac signs have changed. A pseudo-science, which started around the time the Greeks were worshipping their god Apollo, called Astrology was born. Wondering about the sky and stars, brewing astrologers fixed their eyes on the existing constellations as the sun moved across the sky. This ring or zodiac that formed brought on great meaning for those people living before the time of Christ.
3,000 years later, the twelve signs charted by astrologers has grown into a possible thirteenth sign (Ophiuchus) as the earth and sun have changed their positions. Consequently, the dates of peoples' signs may have changed. See if yours has changed below:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20
3,000 years later, the twelve signs charted by astrologers has grown into a possible thirteenth sign (Ophiuchus) as the earth and sun have changed their positions. Consequently, the dates of peoples' signs may have changed. See if yours has changed below:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 - Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 - March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18 - May 13
Taurus: May 13 - June 21
Gemini: June 21 - July 20
Cancer: July 20 - Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10 - Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16 - Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30 - Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23 - Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 - Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20
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