King Still King?

Without a doubt, Martin Luther King is still King. Although I do believe history repeats itself, I don't think anybody will ever be able to do something as monumental as Martin Luther King did. This is partially because he is the first person to ever do it. In fairness, he is not the only person who was responsible for change during the civil rights era, but whenever someone thinks of the civil rights movement MLK is always considered the "head honcho" so to speak. This speaks to the revolutionary role he played, and to his credit, makes it seems as though he started the idea, and everyone else were just his followers. I don't know how much truth this holds, but no one has ever argued against this so who are we to question it.

I am a shoe

I am not a particularly hardcore shoe person. I do have a lot of shoes, I like shopping for shoes, and I'm willing to spend a decent amount of money on shoes, but I don't consider myself a fanatic. With that being said, I am not ashamed to say that I do have an all time favorite pair of shoes; I think most of us do. My 2 favorite pairs of shoes I have ever owned are both Air Jordans. One of them is called the Army 6 rings, and the other one is called the Space Jam 11's. Out of these two, if I had to chose a shoe to actually be, I would be my army 6 rings. Let me give you some background information on these shoes. (ahem)
They came out in November of 2008. At my sweet 16 birthday party, my best friend came up to me wearing a different shoe on each foot, one of them being the army 6 rings, and the other one being some retro 8's, both of which had come out that day. He said which ones do you want? and I picked the army 6 rings. Mind you, I was wearing a frilly tube top shirt, some tight jeans, and some high heels, but as soon as he gave me those shoes, I kicked my heels off and put them on. They were too big for me and everything, but I didn't care. I used to wear them all the time. In the Summer of 2009, my same best friend asked me if he could wear those shoes and I said yes, and I let him borrow them for about a week and he lost them. I was heartbroken :(. That not withstanding, I would be a pair of army 6 rings if I had to be a shoe, because for me it represents unconditional love, friendship, and my birthday. 3 things I love.

Winter Poem

Wintertime is here, it has been for a long time.
This is the longest season of the year, and the sun rarely shines.
It's always bitter cold, and the days are short and gray.
I long for the time when summer is here, and this season has gone away.
Even though the weather sucks, there are some good things.
Christmas, New years, and winter break, and basketball season is in full swing.
My brother also comes home from college, man I missed that guy.
He's nice to me, and gives me money, and makes me laugh until I cry.
When I'm not in the gym in the winter time, I am with the fam.
Or kickin' it with my crew: Ahmad, rashaad, jeremy, hope, mari, katrae and sam.
All the college kids come home, and visit at the school.
Most of them are lame as ever, but we all just let them think that they're cool.
I will not completely knock the winter, although I'm a summer girl at heart.
But when winter's over, and we're second semester seniors in the spring, then all the fun will start :D

-Vicky Thompson

Globalization

I personally am a huge proponent of globalization. I may be taking a very "capitalist" vantage point on the issue, but I have to stand by what I live by and what motivates me. I think the whole concept of globalization is where the money is. We are entering an era now where everyone (especially me) is interested in the illumanti, the new world order, and that sort of thing. Americans, especially american entrepreneurs, are starting to realize that there is no more money left here. We have to go out to other people's countries, learn their languages and cultures while spreading our own (as if they don't know all about it), and start our own businesses. I intend to go to Wash-U, major in business and econ, and spend at least one semester studying abroad. I'm not one who particularly likes to travel, but I think studying abroad is something I need to do and would be well worth my time. More and more people are starting to make their companies global, and it would benefit me to have some international exposure. I think globalization is fundamentally a good thing. All of the good things about it outweigh the bad, and the faster people get on board, I think the more universally positive it will become.

Restaurant Review

I'm going to review one of my personally favorite restaurants: the Cheesecake Factory. I realize it might sound a little cliche of mr to say the cheesecake factory actually is one of my favorite restaurants, but it's true. The food is good, the service is always good, like I don't think there is anything bad I could say about it. It's true that it is an expensive meal, but unlike most other luxury restaurants, at the cheesecake factory you really get your money's worth. The portions are very large; I often have to take my meals home with me. The menu is extensive. I have never seen that much variety on one menu at any other restaurant before. The cheesecake menu alone is at least 2 pages alone. I've never had cheesecake off of that menu thy I didn't like, but that's just me. The whole aura of the cheesecake factory is appealing. Its always a little dim in there, it is decorated nicely, and all of the tables ms silverwear is always beautifully arranged. I personally don't have much of a problem with
Spending my money at the cheesecake factory. I feel like it is worth every penny.

Sports in my life

Ever since I have been in the 8th grade, my life has revolved around sports. Before that, all of my brothers an I experimented with sports to see which one we liked best. We swam, played soccer, did gymnastics, we were lifeguards... Me and Sam even tried sailing for one summer. Personally, my favorite sport after basketball was gymnastics. I was extremely good at it an I loved it, but it came to a point where I had to choose between it and basketball and I chose basketball. It didn't take long for us to become a basketball family. My god parents (Ahmad's parents) new how time consuming this would become as we got older, but my parents had no idea. They never expected the countless hours they would spend in gyms, or the trips every weekend to and from games. When I got into high school o spent much more time with my teammates and in the gym than I did at home. After a while, my coach became like a "mom" and my teammates be I were all her daughters. I was scared to get in trouble or to get bad grades because of what my coach would do to me or what my coach would think much more so than my mom. I can't say that I would have my life any other way. Sports in my life, specifically basketball, has provided extreme enjoyment in my life. It has kept me in shape, developed relationships in my life, and it has taught me values in life like commitment, dedication, and hrs work. I am blessed to be a part of he Whitney young lady dolphins, and I am going to put my children in a position to be a part of a team.

Thankful for a classmate

During this thanksgiving season, I am thankful for my twin brother Sam. It is nice to have a sibling who is in the same class as you. You always know what is due in that class, and you can talk about stuff you thought was interesting in class at home. I'm not thankful for him just because he is a useful classmate, but I'm thankful for him cause he is a great natural best friend. I don't have favorites (between my brothers) but he is the brother I'm closest too because we are the closest in age and we have a lot in common. We used to tell people we had the same brain, and I still think that's true. We used to make Ahmad jealous because me and Sam were always on the same page, and it would take him a little longer to understand stuff. However, he always got a kick out of asking us the same question at separate times, but receiving the same answer from both of us. Sam is also a good best friend because he motivates me and i motivate him, especially in basketball. From the time when we were little we used to compete against each other and it helped us to get better. I remember when I was little I used to think about what it would be like if I had a twin sister instead of a twin brother. I remember thinking it would be a lot of fun because we could match our outfits, but that was the only reason. Now, I would never trade my twin brother for a twin sister. I can match my brother if I want to, and I think I would be a completely different if I had a sister. My brother has helped to shape who I am today, and I'm thankful for him as a classmate and a friend.