Throughout my life, i have experienced many changes during numerous global historical events whether it be ffamily academics, athletics, but also sinse from my chilshood to high school experiences from 1996-2012 always evolving as a person.
When i was born in 1996, I came in the world as the second child. I had already had a sister named amaya. It was just us three for about three years. My family has always been clise in my life, as time went by my brothers were bor. They are twins, my family begin to change. I't became bigger and my mom had gotten married. NOw in 2012 We are still together, growing up. My older sister is now moving own to her adult stage in her life as she is about to grafduate from college and most another step in life.
My academics has always been good. I started school when i was four years old. It was pre k, where they teach you basic things before you actually start real school. I had went to school for only a half day. As pre k was up i enetered a higher grade level, where we stayed in school a full day. It became more advance and i became more skillful and had moree knowledge. I reached a point in school where i had to start taking test to move me to the next grade level... As I passed the test i continued to progess in school and get promoted to the next grade level. It started in elementary and moved to middle school and now i am in high school. As I go own with school it is becomming more difficultand i am now focused on one goal, whiches is Trying to graduate to move to the collegent level.
I started playing sports when i was four. My mom and dad put me in soccer. I loved the sport so much i couldnt wait to play. I began to pick up the skills and game real well as i was learning how to play the game of soccer. Once i learned the game i was unstoppable no one could catch me and i was scoring all the goals. I started out playing rec ball. But as I began to grow up it became more of a profession, i began to compete against people that were around my talent level instead of people that were under me. It wasnt really difficult to me because i loved competion. I won lots of chamionships and games. Coimpetition wasnt going to stop me, it just made me try harder. Now that i am in high school, i am no longer playing soccer any more i am playing basketball. I regret quitting soccer because i made a choice and that choice was to quit something i love for something i like. I wish i would have thought things over, but its never too late to go back. I only been out for a year but i need to get my skills back how they were before i quit in order to succeed.
Throughout my life, i have experienced many changes during numerous global historical events whether it be ffamily academics, athletics, but also sinse from my chilshood to high school experiences from 1996-2012 always evolving as a person. As i you grow older you learned and reconize what are changing and what are staying the same through your life spand.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
System; Shooting "Avoidable"
System; Shooting "Avoidable"
UPDATE: The slow trickle of new info on the Trayvon Martin murder case turned into a flood Thursday afternoon when Florida prosecutors turned over a mountain of court documents, videos and photographs to media outlets large and small.
Those are the two early takeaways from hundreds of pages of evidence made public Thursday.
| Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 5:36 PM ETUPDATE: The slow trickle of new info on the Trayvon Martin murder case turned into a flood Thursday afternoon when Florida prosecutors turned over a mountain of court documents, videos and photographs to media outlets large and small.
There are 67 CDs worth of evidence, including photos from the scene, so it will probably take some time for reporters to finish sorting through it all. But in the meantime, here are the early takeaways that will likely have people talking.
1) "Avoidable" - Local police believed that the encounter between George Zimmerman and Martin could have been avoided if the 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer would have heeded the 911 dispatcher's advice and stayed put, or simply identified himself to Martin at the outset.
NPR flags the section in question: "The encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman, if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and awaited the arrival of law enforcement, or conversely if he had identified himself to Martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialog in an effort to dispel each party's concern," the investigators wrote. Read more over at NPR.
2) Drugs - Medical examiners discovered that Martin had drugs in his system at the time of the shooting. From ABC News: "The autopsy report shows traces of the drug THC, which is found in marijuana, in Martin's blood and urine." Read more over at ABC News, and check out a .pdf of the autopsy report here (via CNN).
3) Crime-scene photo - The trove of evidence includes a photo of Zimmerman with a bloody nose on the night that Martin was shot and killed. A report from emergency personnel also said that the 28-year-old had a 1-inch laceration on his head, along with an abrasion on his forehead. From the Associated Press: "'Bleeding tenderness to his nose, and a small laceration to the back of his head. All injuries have minor bleeding,' paramedic Michael Brandy wrote about Zimmerman’s injuries in the report."
4) What Martin had on him - From the Associated Press: "A police report says Martin had $40.15, Skittles candy, a red lighter, headphones and a photo pin in his pocket. He had been shot once in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene." Read more over at the AP.
5) What's missing - The Miami Herald: "[I]ncluded are cell phone records for Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, and the girl Trayvon chatted with in the moments before his death. ... Not included: [Zimmerman's] three statements to police or the video-taped reenactment he did for detectives the day after he killed Trayvon. Under Florida law, confessions are exempt from public records laws." Read more over at the Herald.
The documents were released as part of the discovery process, during which the state is required to turn over their evidence to the defense. They did that earlier in the week (which may account for at least some of the earlier leaks) and then on Thursday gave the media access through a secure online site.
Thursday, May 17: A single gunshot wound to the chest fired at "intermediate range" killed Trayvon Martin, according to an autopsy report submitted to the court.
NBC News reviewed the document on Wednesday. The medical examiner in Volusia County, Fla. also noted one small, fresh cut on Martin's left ring finger below the knuckle.
The report is apparently one of several documents leaking to the media from the pile of evidence related to the second-degree murder charges Zimmerman faces for Martin's shooting death. On Wednesday, a medical report prepared by Zimmerman's family doctor was reviewed by ABC News, indicating that Zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes, and cuts on the back of his head the day after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
The list of evidence was disclosed to the defense in a summary released Wednesday. According to NBC, the rest of the evidence is expected to go public soon.
Wednesday, May 16: George Zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes, and two cuts on the back of his head the day after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, according to a medical report from his family doctor.
ABC News broke the news of the medical report Tuesday evening, shortly before the court made it public. According to the medical report, the 28-year-old neighborhood-watch volunteer also suffered bruising along his upper lip and cheek and reported lower back pain. One of the two cuts to the back of his head was nearly an inch long, while the other was about a quarter inch. In addition to the physical injuries, Zimmerman also complained of stress and "occasional nausea when thinking about violence."
The medical report also shows, however, that Zimmerman declined hospitalization the night of the shooting, which he maintains was in self-defense, and also did not follow a recommendation to make a follow-up appointment with an ear, nose, and throat doctor.
Zimmerman's doctor wrote that it was "imperative" that the 28-year-old see his psychologist following the incident. Prior to the Feb. 26 shooting, Zimmerman had been prescribed Adderall and Temazepam. As ABC news notes, those drugs can occasionally produce side effects that include agitation and mood swings (but only in fewer than 10 percent of patients).
The report boosts Zimmerman's claim that he was injured in an altercation with Martin, leading to the teenager's shooting death. But it does little to directly contradict the prosecution's assertion that Zimmerman initiated the confrontation after profiling the 17-year-old African-American.
Prosecutors released a summary of evidence on Tuesday, as CNN reports. The medical report is included in the documents eligible for the defense's use.
NAACP Board Votes in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
By MARISA TAYLOR
May 20, 2012
"The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people," said Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the NAACP's board of directors, in a statement. "We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law."
"The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people," said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, in a statement.
The announcement from the civil rights organization arrived on the heels of President Barack Obama's own recent statement in support of same-sex marriage in the United States.
The African-American community has been slow to warm to the idea of same-sex marriage, but the NAACP's statement on Saturday, when paired with recent endorsements by President Obama and rapper Jay-Z, could indicate that the tide in the black community is flowing in the direction of marriage equality.
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In an ABC News/Washington Post poll following President Obama's announcement of his support for same-sex marriage, 54 percent of African-Americans agreed with him. But in similar polls in mid-2011 and early 2012, just 41 percent of African-Americans took the same stance.
NAACP made its proclamation from a Miami, Fla.-based gathering of its board of directors, where only two board members expressed opposition to same-sex marriage, according to a tweet from NAACP senior vice president for development Maxim Thorne.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a glowing statement following NAACP's announcement, saying, "We applaud President Ben Jealous and the NAACP Board of Directors for their leadership on this issue."
GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said in a statement: "Across races, faith traditions, and political persuasions, a majority of our culture recognizes that denying gay couples the chance at happiness that comes with being married is unfair and un-American."
Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker also tweeted his support of the NAACP's position, writing, "'Arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice' RT @dawnnozziwitter: It's on NAACP website under press release WOOHOO! About time!"
Quake in Italy Kills 4
May 20, 2012
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has rattled northern Italy, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and damaging buildings.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 35 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Bologna at a depth of 5 kilometers.
It struck about 4 a.m. local time Sunday, sending panic-stricken residents running into the streets.
Three people died when a ceramics factory collapsed in the town of Sant'Agostino. Another person died in Ponte Rodoni do Bondeno, just northwest of Ferrara.
The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks. The largest was a 5.1-magnitude aftershock about an hour later.
Streets were filled with debris and people in the early hours Sunday, as locals assessed the damage of their homes and businesses. Some old church steeples and towers had also collapsed
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 35 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Bologna at a depth of 5 kilometers.
It struck about 4 a.m. local time Sunday, sending panic-stricken residents running into the streets.
Three people died when a ceramics factory collapsed in the town of Sant'Agostino. Another person died in Ponte Rodoni do Bondeno, just northwest of Ferrara.
The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks. The largest was a 5.1-magnitude aftershock about an hour later.
Streets were filled with debris and people in the early hours Sunday, as locals assessed the damage of their homes and businesses. Some old church steeples and towers had also collapsed
Kobe Bryant Again Calls Out Pau Gasol Following Loss to Thunder
Kobe Bryant Again Calls Out Pau Gasol Following Loss to Thunder
Bryant has targeted Gasol with public criticism from time to time since the big man joined Los Angeles in 2008, so perhaps we shouldn't be too surprised to see it happen again following the Lakers' Game 4 loss to the Thunder on Saturday.
Gasol's turnover late in the fourth quarter resulted in Kevin Durant knocking down a game-winning 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left to give the Thunder a 3-1 series edge. After the defeat, Bryant threw some blame in Gasol's direction.
"Pau's got to be more assertive," Bryant said. "He's the guy they're leaving [open]. When he's catching the ball, he's looking to pass. He's got to be aggressive. He's got to shoot the ball or drive the ball to the basket. He will be next game."
Bryant, who noted the turnover was a bad play on Gasol's part, also thought Gasol didn't attack the basket enough when Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka wandered off him to help out against Andrew Bynum.
"He's looking to swing the ball too much," Bryant said. "He's got to take his shot."
Gasol has been inconsistent, but he's not ready to shoulder all of the blame, which was evident by his postgame comments.
"It's one play, one mistake," Gasol said of his turnover at the end of Game 4. "There were a lot of mistakes in that fourth quarter, a lot of mistakes throughout the game. So, obviously, if I could have gone back, maybe I could have shot it and I would have. It's one play, obviously, at a critical time, but I don't feel like we lost the game because of one turnover."
The Lakers are now one loss away from calling it a season. The Thunder will look to close them out in Oklahoma City on Monday.
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