National African-American History Museum

This past Saturday, there was an opening held for the new African-American history museum in Washington, D.C. This museum gives a better outlook on the history of America as a whole. The museum will give a better understanding of history such as slavery and also of current nation debates between law enforcement and people of the black community. According to Obama, "perhaps it can help a white visitor understand the pain and anger of demonstrators in places like Ferguson, and Charlotte. But it can also help black visitors appreciate the fact that not only is this younger generation carrying on traditions of the past, but within the white communities across the nation, we see the sincerity in law enforcement officers and officials who, in fits and starts, are struggling to understand and trying to do the right thing". Obama hopes that this museum brings people together and make people talk to one another. He calls it an "act of patriotism" to understand African-American history and the struggles of all Americans. Hopefully I get to experience this museum soon!





http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/politics/smithsonian-african-american-museum-obama/

something new..

When was the last time you did something for the first time? Well..over the weekend I got my first tattoo. Before getting it, I was so pumped and excited. Once the time grew closer and closer to the time my appointment was scheduled, I became more nervous. Upon arriving at the place,  was sweating bullets. When I got into the chair, I began shaking. I kept asking the tattoo guy, named Juan, if it was going to hurt. I really wanted to back out of it but everyone was rooting for me and waiting for me to let them know how it went, so I knew I couldn't back out now. I also thought about how so many other people have tattoos so it cant be as bad as I was thinking. I wanted the tattoo on my back, under my right shoulder. Then the time came..I heard the "zzzzz" of the needle and made sure my boyfriend was in reach so I could hold his hand. Once the needle touched my back, it was like a relief. It wasn't bad at all. All that worrying for nothing. I got "love yourself first" in Arabic so it only took like 12 minutes. So yeah, I think my biggest fear in this situation was not knowing what to expect; fear of the unknown. And now I'm ready for another one!

Design..

So..I picked a background that I liked but I guess it was too much background at first. I played around with some other backgrounds. The others were cute but I feel like it just wasn't me. So I went with back with my first choice. I still have some more designing to do but what do you guys think?

Rhetoric

Throughout class, we have discussed the term rhetoric. Rhetoric is a way of writing that is persuasive. This type of writing appeals to an audience. Rhetoric is not only a form a writing, but it is also portrayed in our everyday lives. For example, on televison, the presidential candidates display different types of rhetoric in their speeches to gains votes. I'm still trying to gain more knowledge on rhetoric. I also enjoyed the video from class. I thought it was different and interesting.