7. Dad told kenny , Byron and Joetta they were lucky not to be the children of one of momma's old boyfriends named Hambone Henderson.
8. When she was about to laugh mom put her hand over her mouth because she had a big gap between her front teeth.
9.Which of the following was not a warning Moses Henderson gave momma about Flint.c. Because it was so cold babies were born with lumps on thier heads.
10. Momma said life in Birmingham, even though it was not perfect, was slower, friendlier, and people were more honest about the way they felt.
11.Sinse they couldn't contact thier landlord about the cold apartment so they planned to spend the night with aunt Sydney.
12. The brown bomber was the Watson's 1948 Plymouth.
13. Byron and Kenny were not happu when dad ordered them to scrape the ice off the car windows.
14. Kenny was agitated because didn't want to do his share of work.
15. The night before Byron and his friend Buphead had given Kenny lessons on how to survive in a blizzard.
16. At first Kenny ignored Byron's call's becuse he tought Byron was playing another trick on him.
17. Kenny discovered that byron's mouth was frozen onto the car's window.
18. Kenny's parents were shook up when they found out Byron was crying.
19. Dad laughed at Byron's predicament because he realized that Byron had been kissing his reflection in the mirror.
20. Kenny could tell momma was worried because she started to speak southern style.
21. During the ordeal dad kept laughing and making jokes because if the situation.
22. Pouring hot water on the mirror was not a good idea.
23. With all five of them crying and standing around a car in freezing temperatures, Kenny tought it was no wonder the neighbours caled them theWierd Watsons.
24. Momma freed Byron from his predicament by yanking his head away from the mirror.
25. On the way to aunt Cydney's when Kenny paid Byron back for punching him in the forehead and for not doing his share of the work, all the watsons except Byron cracked up.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sweet Venezuela
One song that reminds me of a place is sweet child of mine by Guns N roses.It reminds of Venezuela where my dad lives.My dad always played that song in the car and it has gotten stuck into my head from then on.Whenever I here it it always reminds me of him and being in Venezuela.I know I can't forget it because my mom and sister always play it too.My sister has it in her rock cd which she plays 24 hours a day.That song has also inspired my dad and I.He liked it so much that he wanted to learn how to play the guitar because of the amazing solo.I liked it so much that I begged him to get me guitar lessons.My dad and I from then on has been my crazy about the electric guitar.Whenever I hear this song I will always remember him and Venezuela.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The History Of African Enslavement
In 1626 the first Africans were enslaved and and brought to America.From 1626 to the early or late 1700's the demand for slaves were high and rising.People had to meet thier needs so they started to bring in HUGE boats full of enslaved Africans
.New Amsterdam was now almost 40% Africans.The americans took enslaved people especially from africa because they knew of thier special skills.At first they were going to take the native americans but more than half of them died out just on the trip.Africans were known to take massive weather and pain.While enslaved one of the most famous jobs that they ever did was making the huge wall .That was the exact location of where wall street is today.Because of that wall we now call that street Wall street.
While enslaved the africans had a little freedom.The americans had no use of the marsh land beyond the border of New Amsterdam.They let the africans bury thier dead relatives over there.After death the afrricans would cross the dead person's arm over his chest in belief of a safe travel to heaven.Also they would put pennies over the pesons eyes to keep them closed,but as they desease it is said to be bad luck.
The africans had been through alot more hardships than just what i have said but to tell all of the hardships that they have been through it would mean that this essay would go on forever so i shall stop now.For now you have been given a little bit of knowledge of the enslavement of africans.
.New Amsterdam was now almost 40% Africans.The americans took enslaved people especially from africa because they knew of thier special skills.At first they were going to take the native americans but more than half of them died out just on the trip.Africans were known to take massive weather and pain.While enslaved one of the most famous jobs that they ever did was making the huge wall .That was the exact location of where wall street is today.Because of that wall we now call that street Wall street.
While enslaved the africans had a little freedom.The americans had no use of the marsh land beyond the border of New Amsterdam.They let the africans bury thier dead relatives over there.After death the afrricans would cross the dead person's arm over his chest in belief of a safe travel to heaven.Also they would put pennies over the pesons eyes to keep them closed,but as they desease it is said to be bad luck.
The africans had been through alot more hardships than just what i have said but to tell all of the hardships that they have been through it would mean that this essay would go on forever so i shall stop now.For now you have been given a little bit of knowledge of the enslavement of africans.
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