Upward Bound

my days in upward bound were pretty cool
even though there were a lot of rules

capital punishment

 What do you think about the death penalty? You really don't have to know a lot about the death penalty to know that it is bad. The death penalty is endangering our society. We need to start speaking up for our society and stop just sitting there. Innocent people are getting the death penalty all the time because we don't stand up for them. We all should play a part in abolishing the death penalty because its discriminated based on gender, race, and class.

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     Hello my name is Sidney Ousley. I am a fifteen year old sophomore at Carbondale Community High School. I’m shorter than the average height for my age. I’m an African-American male from Chicago, Illinois.  My life is pretty cool if you ask me. I play a lot of basketball and football in my spare time. I absolutely love my life. I like to make a lot of friends and hangout and party a lot. I get along with pretty much everyone I meet. I’m the type of person that is willing to help others in need. If I see that someone is on the street homeless, I do my best to help. Last weekend I gave a homeless man six dollars that I didn’t need. I was walking down the street to the gas station when I saw the man on the side of the street with his shirt off and a few bags on his side. Since I had the extra money in my pocket I gave it to him. There was also at time last week when I helped someone with math homework. Ebonee Harris needed help on a math problem. That’s when I decided to give with those her a little help on her question.  

     There are a lot of things I want in this world. Sometimes I get what I want other time I don’t get what I really want. There was this one time a few months back when some new Jordan’s came out. I went to the mall and there the Jordan’s were, just sitting on the shelf, in finish line. I felt like I really needed those Jordan’s even though they were just a want in my life. I asked my dad if I could have the new shoes. My dad said he doesn’t know if I could have the shoes or not. So I just waited for a week to see if he’ll let me have the shoes or not. The reason I wanted the shoes was because it was a compliment to my swag. If I would’ve got those shoes all the girls would’ve liked them. The girls would’ve been all over me. I thought to myself my life would be complete with those Jordan’s. 

     I really wanted the new Concord Jordan’s. The shoes were black and white with the number twenty- three on the back of the shoe. I waited patiently for my dad to answer my question to see if I could get them or not. He told me he’ll let me know in a few more days if I could get them or not. I was depending on my behavior to get the shoes. The day came when my dad finally decided to tell me the answer. He said, “No, you can’t have the shoes because I just bought you some a few weeks ago.” My dad waited all that time just to tell me no. All of my friends at the school were going to ask me why I didn’t have the new shoes. I didn't know what I was going to tell them. I told my friends that my dad just didn't get them for me yet.

   When my dad told me I could not have the shoes I was a little bit salty because I thought for sure I was going to get the shoes. I was also mad because he waited a long time to tell me that I couldn’t have him and he had my hopes up high. I felt that some kids at school were going to have them and I was going to be the left out one at the school. I was pissed off at my mom and dad since I didn’t get the shoes. I had a lot of built up anger inside of me. I didn’t talk to my parents for almost a whole day.

      The next day I felt bad for being angry at my parents. I felt bad because my parents were doing the best they could. If they could they would’ve got me the shoes with no problem to it. I had no real reason to be truly mad at my parents.

      I learned a life lesson from not getting the shoes. The lesson I learned was that you can’t have everything in life that you want. Sometimes you have to separate your wants from your needs. You get the needs when you actually need them. You get your wants when you have extra money for them. I think I really changed a lot. I learned how to appreciate what I have way more than I used to.

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                                 The Shoes I wanted                      By: Sidney.O                                                                  

Hello my name is Sidney Ousley. I am a fifteen year old sophomore at Carbondale Community High School. I’m shorter than the average height for my age. I’m an African-American male from Chicago, Illinois.  My life is pretty cool if you ask me. I play a lot of basketball and football in my spare time. I absolutely love my life. I like to make a lot of friends and hangout and party a lot. I get along with pretty much everyone I meet. I’m the type of person that is willing to help others in need. If I see that someone is on the street homeless, I do my best to help. Last weekend I gave a homeless man six dollars that I didn’t need. I was walking down the street to the gas station when I saw the man on the side of the street with his shirt off and a few bags on his side. Since I had the extra money in my pocket I gave it to him. There was also at time last week when I helped someone with math homework. Ebonee Harris needed help on a math problem. That’s when I decided to give with those her a little help on her question.  

     There are a lot of things I want in this world. Sometimes I get what I want other time I don’t get what I really want. There was this one time a few months back when some new Jordan’s came out. I went to the mall and there the Jordan’s were, just sitting on the shelf, in finish line. I felt like I really needed those Jordan’s even though they were just a want in my life. I asked my dad if I could have the new shoes. My dad said he doesn’t know if I could have the shoes or not. So I just waited for a week to see if he’ll let me have the shoes or not. The reason I wanted the shoes was because it was a compliment to my swag. If I would’ve got those shoes all the girls would’ve liked them. The girls would’ve been all over me. I thought to myself my life would be complete with those Jordan’s. 

     I really wanted the new Concord Jordan’s. The shoes were black and white with the number twenty- three on the back of the shoe. I waited patiently for my dad to answer my question to see if I could get them or not. He told me he’ll let me know in a few more days if I could get them or not. I was depending on my behavior to get the shoes. The day came when my dad finally decided to tell me the answer. He said, “No, you can’t have the shoes because I just bought you some a few weeks ago.” My dad waited all that time just to tell me no. All of my friends at the school were going to ask me why I didn’t have the new shoes. I didn't know what I was going to tell them. I told my friends that my dad just didn't get them for me yet.

   When my dad told me I could not have the shoes I was a little bit salty because I thought for sure I was going to get the shoes. I was also mad because he waited a long time to tell me that I couldn’t have him and he had my hopes up high. I felt that some kids at school were going to have them and I was going to be the left out one at the school. I was pissed off at my mom and dad since I didn’t get the shoes. I had a lot of built up anger inside of me. I didn’t talk to my parents for almost a whole day.

      The next day I felt bad for being angry at my parents. I felt bad because my parents were doing the best they could. If they could they would’ve got me the shoes with no problem to it. I had no real reason to be truly mad at my parents.

      I learned a life lesson from not getting the shoes. The lesson I learned was that you can’t have everything in life that you want. Sometimes you have to separate your wants from your needs. You get the needs when you actually need them. You get your wants when you have extra money for them. I think I really changed a lot. I learned how to appreciate what I have way more than I did.

 

     When my dad told me I could not have the shoes I was a little bit salty because I thought for sure I was going to get the shoes. I was also mad because he waited a long time to tell me that I couldn’t have him and he had my hopes up high. I felt that some kids at school were going to have them and I was going to be the left out one at the school. I was pissed off at my mom and dad since I didn’t get the shoes. I had a lot of built up anger inside of me. I didn’t talk to my parents for almost a whole day.

      The next day I felt bad for being angry at my parents. I felt bad because my parents were doing the best they could. If they could they would’ve got me the shoes with no problem to it. I had no real reason to be truly mad at my parents.

      I learned a life lesson from not getting the shoes. The lesson I learned was that you can’t have everything in life that you want. Sometimes you have to separate your wants from your needs. You get the needs when you actually need them. You get your wants when you have extra money for them. I think I really changed a lot. I learned how to appreciate what I have way more than I did.

 

    I really wanted those new Concords Jordan’s. I waited patiently for my dad to answer my question to see if I could get them or not. He told me he’ll let me know in a few more days if I could get them or not. I was depending on my behavior to get the shoes. The day came when my dad finally decided to tell me the answer. He said, “No, you can’t have the shoes because I just bought you some a few weeks ago.” My dad waited all that time just to tell me no. All of the my friends at the school were going to ask me why didn't I have the new shoes. I didn't know what I was going to tell them. I told my friends that my dad just didn't get them for me yet.

 

    There is a lot of things I want in this world. Sometimes I get what I want other time I don’t get what I really want. There was this one time a few months back when some new Jordan’s came out. I went to the mall and there the Jordan’s were, just sitting on the shelf, in finish line. I felt like I really needed those Jordan’s even though they were just a want in my life. I asked my dad if I could have the new shoes. My dad said he doesn’t know if I could have the shoes or not. So I just waited for a week to see if he’ll let me have the shoes or not. The reason I wanted the shoes was because it was a compliment to my swag. If I would’ve got those shoes all the girls would’ve liked them. The girls would’ve been all over me. I thought to my self my life would be complete with those Jordan's.