Because I can...

This blog is not for a class assignment, but i decided to write it so I can blow off some steam. So last weekend my dad and uncle had a Jesus in the Park youth workshop in Pigeon Forge, TN. He asked me, my sister and some of our close friends to go up Friday night to be ready to help Saturday. Everything was going fine and we were all having a great time. Yeah there were some minor difficulties, but no biggy. The youth workshop ends and we all venture off to have some fun in the night light of Gatlinburg. Little did I know that this was where all the problems were going to start.

My uncle being a man that has connections in Gatlinburg was able to give us passes to get on some rides. The first ride called "motion master" goes smoothly until we get off the ride. As I approach the lady to ask her if we can enter the second ride she surprises me by saying no, because someone in our group decided to throw a coke can over the rail defacing the property of this site. Not knowing what had really happened I pleaded with the lady explaining that no one in the group would do anything like that.

To my surprise, I found out later that one of the members of the group was found to have thrown the can. This really hurt me, because I made a fool of myself by pleading with the lady and now she has a confirmation in the back of her head that "black people" don't know how to act. So I just want to thank her for the problems that were caused in Gatlinburg. Thanks for a "great weekend." This may sound like a petty situation that I'm just blowing up, but it's so much more. Oh and about the whole goodie two shoe thing.... Yep that's me!!!

Daily News

It's not that I don't care for the news its just not apart of my daily life. I don't wake up every morning, drink my coffee, and read the newspaper. I barely make it to class on time, so i don't put news into my morning routine. This is going to sound really sad, but the only time I actually read the news or watch it is when I have to for a class. An example of this is when I attended UTC and my media writing teacher would give us news quizzes every week, so I forced myself to read the news in between classes. (Staci please don't get any ideas from this, LOL)


My media habits from high school are probably actually the same, except for being able to listen to the news on the radio as I drove to school. Now,I sometimes find myself watching fox news when something spectacular has happened. It's not like I actually go looking for this channel, I just will happen to be channel surfing and find some breaking news. The other small portion comes from the radio when my dad listens to it in the car. I may fuss with him about changing the channel, but I'm forced to hear the news when I'm with him.

I think one of the reasons that I don't follow the news (besides laziness) is that as a child my grandparents continually bored me with the news when they would babysit me after school. I hated that they would keep the t.v. stuck on channel 10 everyday. Being a kid I wanted to watch cartoons, but cable didn't exist at the grandparent's house.

I understand that news should be apart of everyones life, I just wish that news wasn't always so sad and violent. I know that this part of news needs to be broadcasted, but there can be more of the other elements involved too. I guess I can't expect for there to be any changes soon, so I should just go with the flow of news that already exist. As I continue to get older I hope that my old habits of not watching the news will change. One day I hope to realize how important the news really is in my life.

My Biography

Being a student at the University of Tennessee has opened many doors and offered me more experience than I could have ever expected. I am a senior in Journalism and electronic media, looking forward to the future and the many hands on experiences I have and will have.

While attending UT, I have learned how to write ledes, use correct formats, and how to work at a radio station. Before learning all this information I would had never thought of becoming a journalist. I attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and began majoring in computer science. Noticing that I had a special talent for writing I changed my major to communications and began my journey.

My preparation for becoming a journalist started when I was in the 9th grade even though I would never come to realize it until I began my college career. My parents and teachers noticed that I excelled in writing and encouraged me to give writing a chance. I give all my successful credit to my parents for pushing me and for giving me encouragement.

I will be graduating in December 2008 and plan to attend graduate school in Atlanta, GA. My career goals are to become a magazine writer for a company in Atlanta or work for a radio station and have my own talk show. I like to communicate with people on what’s real, that’s why I decided to either write the truth or speak it to my fans.
To learn more about me take a look at my about me profile.