That Was I By: Tice Jenkins I was the kid that was like any other coach’s son – athletic shorts and t-shirts. I always had a basketball in my hand, it was expected of me The constant repetition of the basketball hitting the polished clean floor The squeak of the shoe from the gym floor The screech of the whistle or yelp from my dad absorbed the oxygen in the air The tiring mornings from the late-night basketball games…
This is a poem that describes me through my lifetime of where I am from. It is influenced by the ‘Where I Am From Poem’ by George Ella Lyon. Where I Am From Poem By: Tice Jenkins I am from basketball and soccer From the court and the field I am from the 22nd street block rowdy, crazy, and wild I am from Husker football and spontaneous moments From the Tice and Jenkins family I’m from the family…
Tice Jenkins Mrs. Jank English 2 9 February 2018 World v.s. Poverty (Rough Draft 2) People of the world often see those in poverty as disposable in modern day society, due to the fact that most individuals say those who are in poverty don’t benefit the economy in any way. They are more of a problem than benefit to the economy and society individuals say. General statistics of poverty gives individuals an idea of how often we will encounter with…
Tice Jenkins Mrs. Jank English 2 5 February 2018 World v.s. Poverty (Rough Draft 1) People of the world often see those in poverty as disposable in modern day society, due to the fact that most individuals say those who are in poverty don’t benefit the economy in any way. They are more of a problem than benefit to the economy and society individuals say. General statistics of poverty gives individuals an idea of how often we will encounter with…
Main Ideas: Tracking Thinking: Some questions I have are ________________. I’m really confused on the difference between the mystery case and the actual story. I use to think ______________, now I think _________________. I use to think mother died of cancer, but now since the letter is there the mother was sent away from father and father took control over Christopher for custody. I still think _______________, and now I’d like to add ________________. Others may think _____________, but I…
Tice Jenkins Miss Wiederrich English 2 27 April 2018 I Am Lost I am lost This atmosphere doesn’t experience love That is found in heaven above With you not around I have an open wound I am lost You realize the positives I notice the negatives The world is not the same I have forgotten your name I am lost You brought happiness When there was sadness You brought those from darkness to light When the…
Tice Jenkins Miss Wiederrich English 2 13 April 2018 One Thing Leads To Another I felt like I could have prevented it as if it was in the grasp of my hands. It was so complex for a 11 year old boy, but so simple for a 16 year old young adult. The adventure and expedition was the worst part; I was like a detective figuring out all of the clues. I continued to place the what felt like a…
By reading the book, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” I realized and understood different ways to have adversity. There is a lot of adversity in our world today and in how you act upon adversity can determine how you succeed in life. Christopher, the main character in the book I read, had a lot of struggles in his life with one having autism, but also having family problems. His dad hid a lot of things from him…
Tice Jenkins Mrs. Jank English 2 9 February 2018 Not Acquainted Not Relevant People of the world often see those in poverty as disposable in modern day society, due to the fact that most individuals say those who are in poverty do not benefit the economy in any way. They are more of a problem than benefit to the economy and society individuals say. General statistics of poverty gives individuals an idea of how often we will encounter with the…
Source: GAFNEY, WIL. “A Reflection on the Black Lives Matter Movement and Its Impact on My Scholarship.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 136, no. 1, Mar. 2017, p. 204. EBSCOhost, doi:10.15699/jbl.1361.2017.1363. This first source was a very interesting source, having different view points and perspectives. This individual made this source very bias to the topic that I was trying to research about, Black Lives Matter. This source was based off of the perspective of the supportive side to the “Black Lives Matter…