Hey, I’m Rasheeda. To close friends, and family I’m Sheeda. But it doesn’t matter. I’m 20 years old, my birthday is December 7th. Yes, I’m a Sagittarius. I’m majoring in biology, to become an OB/GYN or just simply a gynecologist. I’m minoring in Spanish. My favorite colors are yellow, light green, light pink and black. And white.
I’m in my sophomore year of school; I’ve already started looking further into my career. I’ve had an internship last summer with my persona doctor. She had 2 surgeries, a delivery, and a circumcision. My funniest memory was the nurses constantly asking me if I was okay, each time im just trying to embrace the moment without fainting and im pretty sure they noticed. I come from a family of nurses. My aunts and my mom were all registered nurses, including my mom’s best friends. But I didn’t see myself becoming a registered nurse. I wanted to do more. I’ve never seen myself working for somebody else, I wanna be my own boss and my goal one day is to have my own practice In new york city or Miami. But enough about me, let’s talk about my crazy dysfunctional, but hilarious family.
So im the only girl and the youngest out of 4 boys. I know what you’re thinking, I must be spoiled? I’m not even gonna bother lying. I’ve always been a daddy’s girl, but my mom also contributes to it. I feel like sometimes I’m tooooo spoiled. I don’t like the idea of living on campus because I’m also so used to my big room all to myself, my TV, my own food, my own bathroom and etc. But my boyfriend also contributes to me being uncontrollably spoiled. It’s just a mess. I also don’t have any talents or hobbies.
Rasheeda Francis
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I used to do ballet when I was younger but ya girl is too old for that and too heavy lol. But I enjoy doing makeup, I love doing my own makeup… im pretty sure im only able to do it good on myself. But I never have energy to do my makeup for school. I need 3 hours max to do my makeup AND hair.
So my parents are from Antigua, it’s a small island in the Caribbean. I was however born in America, I was born in Georgia. My 3 brothers were born in the Caribbean. 2 in Antigua and 1 in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. I love everything about my culture and heritage. Although I was born in America I still grew up on the Antiguan culture. I love the food, ill insert pictures. We eat jerk chicken but honestly, I can’t remember the last time I had jerk chicken. It so overrated by Americans. I love roti’s, curry chicken and saltfish. I love oxtail cooked either by my mom, a Jamaican or a Trinidadian. I love beef patties, no coco bread, that’s stupid.
Our culture is completely different. But this memorial weekend I plan on participating in the carnival, but I just wanna add that my real goal is to go to Antigua and Trinidad so I can participate in the reallll carnival.
That’s pretty much all there is to know about me, I mean there’s more but that would take all day. Right? But overall I would say my life is pretty hectic and funny. I’m only 20 so I’m still growing and learning but having fun and enjoying the moments as I go!
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Introductions
Joelle-Marie Obi English 1102 Introduction
Hello English 1102, My name is Marie, and I’d like to share a little about who I am with you all! I’m from St. Thomas (an island owned by the United States) so I grew up with a heavy island influence, I’m also Nigerian (NAIJA FAMILY!), and I grew up in Florida for most of my life. I remember there being a lot of culture in Florida it was just a melting pot of people there were Jamaicans, Antiguans, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Hattians, Cubans, Africans, and more many types of people who all got along. No matter who you were in Florida you knew that the people around you cared and had stories so similar to one another, that’s where I grew up, I grew up around love and care.
I remember sitting on the living room floor one day, I was about 15 years old, and watching a news story on the murder of a beautiful black boy named Trayvon Martin. Hearing his name till this day still brings involuntary tears to my eyes. Trayvon Martin was a young black boy whose life was wrongfully taken from him. His death, in a way, opened my eyes to see more than just love and care surrounding me. When I saw the man, who had killed Trayvon my heart ached. George Zimmerman, the man who took a youths life on no good grounds, was a citizen of the formerly known as loving and caring community of Florida. Sure Miami out of the whole of Florida has some of the highest crime rates known out of the whole state but what George Zimmerman did wasn’t processed in my adolescent mind as a “crime” it wasn’t just another gang shooting, or the occasional robbery. It was different, I have seen channel seven news cover so many crimes in one day, and they all brushed over my head but this one wasn’t just the regular everyday Miami homicide, it was more than that, in my mind it meant war. Not a physical war with guns and grenades but a war of the mental. I didn’t know Trayvon, but I remember the day I saw his mother on television mourning the loss of her son I too broke down as if he were my own brother. That was the day I sat down and read my history, did my own research and realized being a black woman or man in America is like living without breathing or feeling, it’s like you’re being stifled, or covered from head to toe with a million boulders and rocks. Numb, I felt numb to sum it all up. Everywhere a black person goes in America they will experience some form of racism, discrimination or hate. Whether they’re applying for a job, in school, at home, in restaurants, at stores, on the street, in an office, even if they were the president of the United States it is impossible to be free as a black man or woman in this country.
To help ware off the numbness that started to settle into my bones I began standing up for myself when I felt wronged, I called my friends out on discriminatory things they’d say. I spoke to my family members who seemed to be blind to the state of this country and how we have to navigate everyday life, I put “Pro-Black” in my twitter bio, I shaved my permed hair off to let my crown of curls grow, I read a little about my history every day, I started buying from a black business every Friday, I completely changed my mindset and views of this world. I changed what being black meant to me, being black means to be proud to me today, my features resemble my Nigerian ancestors, their bravery, and beautiful souls were passed on to me and rile through my blood.
Even though I had changed so much about me, I want everyone I meet to know I stand for more than just being black, I am a feminist, I am an LGBTQ+ ally. I am also a supporter of #BLM, #metoo, and so much more. Because I care, caring for people is something that has always been a part of me it’s the reason why I want to be a doctor so I can help a wide range of people in this world in more ways than imagined possible.
As a black woman in America I may never be entirely free but as said by Nelson Mandela “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”. I will take my degree in biology to then earn a degree in medical school and with each passing semester I will continously collect all the knowledge I can get to then help change the world and to show impressionable youth that no matter where you are, no matter the color of your skin we all can be free someday.
Me, myself, and I
For the first time ever I am giving people an inside look of my life from my own perspective which I think is easier said than done. Because, of course, if we’re being honest, I think people hardly ever say anything negative about themselves but I will try my hardest to portray myself as honestly as possible.
I am of Mexican heritage but raised in the south, to be more precise, Atlanta <3. I’m fluent in both English and Spanish (duh, I’m writing in English) I love embracing both of my cultures! I am the eldest of 2, I’m 22 years old (about to turn 23). Although I graduated from high school 5 years ago, I decided to go back to school because I want a better future for my children and myself. Yes, you read that correctly, I have 2 children ( well two and a half if you count my husband haha!) Nicole (4) and Alexander (2).
My children are my life. They are the reason why strive to be a better person each and every single day. Perhaps a couple of years ago I would not take life as serious or even appreciate my parents as much as I do now. I believe that everything happens for a reason and although some may see my circumstance as unfortunate or my life as “ruined”, I know that it is NOT so.
Before them, I’d describe myself as a wild flower just breezing through life without a care in the world, with absolutely no plans for the future, and no concerns whatsoever for anyone besides me. However, becoming a mother changed my life forever in the best and sweetest way possible. I was no longer self-centered and rebellious, I became more loving and understanding towards others. My mindset changed completely about life.
I am happy in my space now and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world!
Introduction to Dr. Perry
My name is Katherine Perry, and I am an Associate Professor of English at Perimeter College of Georgia State University. I hold a Ph.D. in English from Auburn University, and I have been teaching college for almost 19 years (that includes when I was in graduate school). I am the professor for two sections of ENGL 1102, English Composition II, this semester, and my students will be working on this blog to learn more about writing for the web, crafting small but powerful paragraphs, and learning to use images, links, and visual language to enhance their blog posts.
In addition to being an English professor, I am also a practicing poet. My book, Long Alabama Summer, was released in December of 2017, and you can find out about any upcoming poetry readings at my website: www.katherinedperry.com. I am also the founder and coordinator for GSU’s Prison Education Project . We take college-level classes into area state and federal prisons.
Finally, like everyone, I do many things, so introducing myself in three paragraphs feels like a tall order. I am a yogini, a mother, a spouse, a Girl Scout leader, a guitarist, a walker, a camper, a traveler, a daughter, a dog lover, a civil rights activist, a friend, a reader, a cook, and a citizen of the world (and American by birth). I am also a lot of other things. I hope that you will enjoy this semester’s work.
ENGL 1102 Spring 2019 2:30 class 
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