Food Mart

On my way ova to the Food Mart, I decided i wasn't in tha mood for flamin hot cheetos an' chicken wangs. I wanted some spam. Ooo weee that sounded good. I had just walked in the front door of tha food mart when i saw this suckah jackin tha last can of spam. He slipped it in his coat, and I started to walk ovah ta set him straight, but Officer Duvious got to the fool first. I let it go, cause I didn wanna get mixed up in all uh that. I watched as he explained himself to her and realized I coul' use a kid like him. She decided to let him dip out and tol' him to stay out of trouble. Heh, we'll see about that. I walked on ova' and introduced myself.

Ra-Man

I had just dipped out of tha house when I came across this ol' j bird lookin sucka' who went by the name of Ra-Man. He pimp-limped his way on ova' askin me to hook him up wit a place to stay. I tol' him to peep the ol' junky azz hotel down the road cause i wasn't about to take in this old dirty fool in my White House. He was pretty coo' tho, an we soon got to talkin about business. I tol' him if he eva needed summa that blueberry yum yum, he could mosey his way on ova to my crib. Shoot.. maybe I can even take him in and let him jump in da business wit me. I coul' hurr my stomach shoutin' at me, so I punched it an' told it to shut up. We exchanged some dip dap an' I headed on ova' to tha store fo sum fye fye flamin hot cheetos and chicken wangs.

Nyrese Jaquon Quavious

My character is named Nyrese Jaquon Quavios. He is a 22 year old African-American male who lives in Bankwood. Both of his parents are dead, and he sells drugs to make a living. He wishes to eventually escape the horrible life he is forced to live and pursue a carreer as a hip-hop artist. Nyrese can often be seen riding around Bankwood on a pink tricycle, and loves to hang out at the Food Mart.

What I Learned About The Cultural Revolution...

• The start of the Cultural Revolution brought a lot of Red Guards to Beijing, and they destroyed ancient buildings, artifacts, antiques, books, and paintings.
• Intelligence was viewed by the communist party as "counter revolutionary."
• It ended the educational system.
• The Gang of Four were primarily blamed for the Cultural Revolution.
• Mao Zedong was a communist leader behind the Cultural Revolution.
• Dental care, reading, and disobedience are examples of things that were considered counter revolutionary.
• Mao Zedong died of Lou Gehrig's Disease in the U.S.
  

Antigone the Feminazi

There is no difference between men and women, but there is a difference in how they are portrayed. Ms. Chiang provided a good example when she stated, "If a female teacher decided to start assigning copious amounts of schoolwork, she would be described as a 'b****,' but if a male teacher decided to do the same, he would be portrayed as 'a hard teacher.'" This shows that, for some people, women are still considered inferior to men. This only becomes more of a problem with the media, such as most of the mainstream hip-hop and TV shows of today. Every day, women are portrayed as "objects," and nothing more.

In Antigone, Creon tells Antigone that she should "act less like a woman." This shows how he feels about the relationship between men and women. When he says this, he is telling her to stop standing up for herself, and to act more obedient. Antigone could be considered an extreme feminist because of her strong urge to defend herself as a woman.

Whats In Da Bizzag??!! RUHH

Good morning, gentlemen and gentlewomen. It is currently 1:00 a.m. and I have yet to write this blog entry. It is a bit early to be thinking about fate and free will and whatnot, but I'll try. After sneaking a peak at Dewitt's blog, I have to agree that i believe more in karma than i do fate. I do not believe that our lives are pre-determined and we cant to anything to change it, but i do believe that good things come back to you and bad things come back to bite you in the ass. However, I just had an incident today that made me think otherwise. I spoke to a tutor who has a brother with lots of connections with big-name recording artists in Atlanta. When i spoke to him about my beats, he offered to set me up with an appointment to meet his brother and maybe set myself up with my own connections. I was undoubtedly thrilled, but now as I sit here and ponder fate over free will, i have to wonder if it was fate that brought this to me or just purely me being in the right place at the right time. Even though i don't honestly believe in fate, I occasionally have moments like these that make me sit back and think about the possibility of it. I suppose it mostly depends on the mood/situation I am in at the time that makes me choose to believe in one over the other.

Good night, I need sleep

Free Fallin'

Oedipus: "Ah God! It was true! All the prophecies! -Now, O Light, may I look on you for the last time! I, Oedipus, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, Damned in the blood he shed with his own hand!"

The story of Oedipus Rex is an example of the idea of Fate over Free Will in a person's life. Throughout the whole play, there is not one incident where Oedipus is allowed free will. The belief that one's life is controlled by fate is an indisputable motif in Oedipus Rex, and can be supported by the many incidents which occur in the play. For example, when Oedipus is given away by Iocaste, the reason is because she is trying to twist the fate that has been bestowed upon his family. However, the prophecy still comes true, and Oedipus becomes the murderer of his father and the husband of his mother.