Model UN

On Wednesday, May 4, 2011 our 8th period class arrived at school early in the morning. You may ask be wondering why and so we'll tell you. It is because we were going to the State Department to participate in Model UN. Just in case you don't know what UN stands for it's United Nations. we, Evelyn, Grace, and Angela, were delegates for Zimbabwe on the Human Rights of Refugees and Immigrants committee. Only Angela had ever participated in Model UN before.

          We all learned how to write a position paper, motion for a moderated or unmoderated caucus, motion for a point of personal privilege, and more. We enjoyed the experience of working with other students to come up with solutions to solve the world's problems. One thing none of liked  was that it was FREEZING in the room and that made it hard to concentrate. In the future the temperatures of the rooms should be regulated better. One question we all still have is: why didn't they serve a dessert with lunch?

The Tuskegee Airmen

I learned a lot from the Tuskegee Airmen, even though I've never met them. They were brave and they persevered through hard times. In the movie we saw about them Benjamin Davis persevered even though he was shunned because he was black. Richard Jones taught us that we should listen to our teachers. His teacher told him that he should go to McKinley high school even though it was a really fancy school. His teacher was right, McKinley was a good school for him. Richard Jones taught me one other thing. If you get an opportunity, you should take it. Even if it is not what you expected. Mr. Jones was told that he was qualified to be an air traffic controller and even though he didn't know what it was he decided to go into training for it. It turned out to be a very good job and he retired when he was fifty.  The Tuskegee Airmen taught me a lot. They changed history and it's pretty hard to do that without learning something that you can tell other people about.

Dorie Miller-The man who altered history

When Dorie Miller joined the Navy he was just a cook. He was a black cook who didn't think he would get any higher in life than that. That was until December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor when he grabbed a 50 mm gun. He shot down a Japanese plane and became a hero. He became the first African American man to recieve the Navy Cross. Though he had to wait 6 months before he got it. Believe it or not, a lot of people did not want him to get it. After that he got to serve in the Navy.. That is, until 1943 on the U.S.S. Liscome Bay when he was killed. Dorie Miller changed the way people thought about black people in the navy. He also incouraged more black people to join the Navy. He is a very important person in history. that is why our class is named after him.

What you might want to know about me

 Hey there, my name's Angela and if there is one thing you have to know about me, it's that I am a bookworm. Seriously! Some people think I'm a tomboy, which I am, I guess. My role model is J.K. Rowling,who (if you don't know) is the author of the "Harry Potter" books, which happen to be my favorite books of all time, she is an inspiring person, because she never gives up and is VERY creative. The highlight of my life so far is reading books. I told you I'm a bookworm.  In my future I hope to be either an engineer or an author, because  I also love to write. That's all for now.
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