Taylor's answer to malcolm

I have rebelled many time against my community of stuck up middle-upper class community because to be honest they are annoying and are always willing to cause problems with my family. The time that stuck out most to me was about two years ago on the fourth of July. My family wasn’t doing anything mildly illegal, not even shooting off fireworks. But my neighbors decided to file a noise complaint because of out stereo. The cops arrived and requested we turn it down due to a noise complaint. After I saw this happen I decided to act and act fast. So I wheeled out my Marshall half stack, pointed it at my neighbors house, turned it up all the way, and seeing as it was the fourth I got in the holiday spirit. I busted out a WAH pedal and played the Star-Spangled Banner as performed by Jimi Hendrix for the next two hours non-stop. Strange enough they didn’t call the cops then, my guess is that they figured how would they look calling in a noise complaint because someone was playing the national anthem too loud on the fourth of July. So naturally my rebellious nature over took the oppressive attitudes of a stuck up middle class community that always has it out to exclude and isolate my family in the community.

Taylor Cole

Day 9 answer to Malcolm quest. Kevin Scott

When I was younger growing up in on the west side of Chicago and the things i saw were the things my mom and teachers told me time and time not to do: (smoking and drinking alcohol.) Life is not fair sometimes so around 2006 my parents took a different turn in their lives, they went their separate ways and i took that very, very hard. I used to work in a job called apple bees and of course it's a bar and grill and my co workers smoked cigarettes and one night after work they invited me to a get together and there were drugs and alcohol there, I'm 18 and i never tried it. They were smoking and they my friend asked me did i want a hit and i said "cool". I felt bad because i had a feeling of cool and nervous at the same time because i had to go home that night too. The outcome of that would be my mother finding out when it was time for me to go home. It was something that i hope in my life i would never do but things happen, i try not to rebel against my parents we should respect their wishes, also if we live in their house.

Malcolm Question

In Persepolis Marjane rebels against her community by being influenced by western culture, Michael Jackson, Nike Denim Jackets, etc. She also rebels against her mother by smoking her first cigarette making herself an adult. Have you ever rebelled against a family member or your community? How did you rebel and what was the result?

Darius strickland ? for the day

It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.–Tom Brokaw

What’s the best way you can make a difference AND make a buck today…? (legally)

Stand up and stand out!!

Growing up, I watched a lot of videos that had girls who looked like they were built to fit a six 6. So I figured, in order for me to make it as a singer or be in a movie, I had to stay skinny. I always wore a size, on bigger than a 5, and was afraid to gain wait. I always knew that I wanted to be famous, somehow whether it be singing, or acting. Watching videos by female artists such as, TLC, Monica, and Destiny’s Child, they inspired me to stay slim because they all had perfect shapes. As I got older, I came to realize that women came in all different shapes and sizes. In 2004, my family was all sitting around the TV watching the 3^rd season of American Idol and there was a contestant named Jennifer Hudson. She wasn’t what society would consider being a models size. She was, in fact, considered to be a full figured woman. At that moment, I started thinking that being different is good. Jennifer won that season of Idol. Nobody looked at her and said, “She’s not a size 6, so her career won’t go very far.” A lot of the media even praised her for standing out. Even though it was only after I had my daughter that I gained my weight, I’m not afraid to embrace it and still want to sing and act.