Leaders never follow

The town of Salem would be a good look into the future of American politics. The witch trials represent how intollerant of differences the public can be. I think that the witch trials and the injustices before the civil rights movement are eerily similar. In the south Black males were often accused of crimes they didn't commit for reason that were unknown to them, in Salem peoples accused of witch craft had never actually commited the crime but were just suspected because of their look and or how they acted. This is how it was like in the civil rights movement people of color were randomly selected and accused of crimes that most of the times they did not commit. As we can see that through out the history of Salem, that I know of. The towns people also reacted harshly to Hepziba because they assumed that she was a mean old woman because of how she looked.

Baseball is America

I knew i love baseball in 2005 when the Chicago White Sox won the world series. My love for the game has only increased since. I always loved the game don't get me wrong, one of my favorite things to do when i was younger was play. I would look forward to playing my games on the weekend, especially because my dad was my coach until i was in sixth grade. I think that is the reason why I love it so much, whenever i think of baseball i always think of my family or just of really good times with better friends. I have never looked forward to something as much I have been looking forward to this baseball season. There is no way that this year's jv team is not going to be dominate not to mention how fun the year is going to be also.  

John Procter is

John Proctor is the man, he is smart enough to see through the BS of the rumors of witch craft going around the town and does not give into the panic that follows. I admire John Proctor most for his intellect, while mostly everybody else gave into the hysteria he stayed out of it. This was probably because he knew what Abigail's true intentions were not to free herself from the grasp of the devil but to draw the attention of the town upon her and to hopefully win back her once lover, yours truly. While John did not give in could you really say that you would of been immune to it if you didn't have the inside scoop about what was going on. I don't know if i really would have been, a modern day example is islamaphobia. I know that the stereo types about Muslims are not all true but I know this because of out side sources but in Salem there were no outside sources to speak of. What I am trying to say is that the great fear that took place during that time was not as crazy as it may seem today, whether  that fear was real enough to justify the killing of what we know as innocent citizens, I don't think so.     

Us VS Them

When in a conflict it is almost human nature to stay loyal to your argument rather than admit what you said was wrong and agree with the other person. We would rather argue our point to the death that admit we were wrong. This has happened to all of us whether or not it was a big argument or just a simple disagreement between friends we  feel that if we agree with the other person we relinquish the rights that we have and become a lesser person. In a way this is exactly the opposite by agreeing with the other person you can show that you are a smart enough person to realize when you are wrong and to not give into the pigheadedness expected of us. While our human culture would not be the same if everyone always agreed with one another we would probably set back to the stone ages if fierce rivalries or just the drive to accomplish or create something just because we were told that we couldn't. But maybe that competitive drive is what keeps us moving forward, forward towards the next big discovery, the next big invention, the next big innovation, the next big THING really. That drive is what makes mankind a hideous and wonderful thing, would Gandhi have liberated the Indian people from the British if he agreed with what they were doing, or would the British have ever delved into affairs in India if not for the competition between European nations in that time. If the competitive nature of mankind did not exist would there be new ideas and if there these ideas would stand uncontested without a doubt in anyones mind that they were a good idea. If not for the competitive nature of our race we could still be in caves roasting rabbits on a spit or worse than that we wouldn't even exist.

Is there a free pass to the afterlife?

The Puritans of the new world were something else, if they existed in todays world they would be highly controversial and one of the most talked about subjects in the media. These people had no question in their mind that there was a heaven or hell, they did not question what they were told by their leaders. They knew of no other way of life so when someone who traveled around came and told them that if they weren't perfect in God's eye they would have to suffer eternal damnation. This would be extremely scary for anybody put in this situation keep in mind that these people didn't know any other way of life what the pastors said was law because religious figures also were in charge of the government. They must have done an extremely good job of suppressing the mind of the masses to because to that among all of these people not one person doubted what they were told enough to speak up. I think this is how the madness of the Salem Witch trials started, literally, god forbid somebody question the church they were accused of the unthinkable and just like that in the eyes of everone you lost your chance to go to heaven.

There goes the neighborhood

There goes the neighborhood can have so many different meanings and be used in so many different situations. I think a good example is the new wave of so called rappers who don't rely on their rhymes or flow but on their vocals singing their raps. Wale and Kid Cudi are the first generation of these but I'm sure that more of them are going to come because of how successful they have become. I will take a lyricist over anything a great example of an up and coming is Whitney Young's very own Vic Mensa. His lyrics not only have meaning but uses vocabulary that you wouldn't expect to hear and makes it work with an amazing flow. Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka are modern day Junior Mafia because of how they talk about the life of crime that they lived before they or still are living. That is one of the appeal of these rappers is the mystery behind them and the danger they represent. A true success story is none other than Jay Electronica who was homeless in the projects of New Orleans barely making it but now that he records his exhibits has become one of the most played songs on my iPod because of the great combination of amazing beats, great samples in the music, and the feel that whatever he says is the truth. I believe that hip hop is a story being told through poetry in motion the artist who just hype themselves up and don't say anything they are straight trash.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4byOJr-SLU

Introductions

My name is Emmett Drea and i am from the neighborhood of Pilsen on the south side of Chicago. I was born on January 9th 1995 and have lived in the same house my entire life and don't have plans on moving anytime soon. I am an only child and i wouldn't have it any other way. I got to travel a lot when i was younger because of my parents having an exhibition a bout gun violence in the united states where my dad takes pictures of people from all over the country who have been shot and survived. They have had showings all around Chicago, the national civil rights museum in Memphis, and most recently Grace Cathedral.
Growing up I went to the preschool at the Fourth Presbyterian Church downtown on Michigan avenue on a scholarship. Then I went Galileo Math and science academy from kindergarten until third grade and then i went to Newberry academy until 6th grade. I left Newberry because i knew that i didn't have a good chance of getting into whitney so i went to LaSalle Language Academy. Ive known for a really long time I have wanted to go to Whitney Young since i was about in 6th grade and I want to go somewhere i would have the best chance to do that. My 8th grade year at LaSalle I got to go to Germany for a couple of weeks and it was one of the best experiences of my life. When i found out i was going to Whitney i was felt so accomplished.
I love being at Whitney Young and i couldn't imagine going to any other school.