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Poetry Corner: I’m a mystery
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Written by Sabria Mitchell, The Eagle Staff Poet
I’m a mystery
I have a secret
Can you tell?
The way I jump out at every bell
I have a story
You wanna hear?
Or is it too much for you to bear
I have a song
Do you wanna sing?
I’ll take you under my little wing
So much to say
But I refuse
There’s someone watching every move
You say you know
You have no clue
Exactly who you’re talking too
It’s like I’m living
Another life
Hidden in the dark of night
Are you scared?
You shouldn’t be
I’m the one with mysteries
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Jordan McDonald’s Living on the edge: It’s that most controversial time of the year
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Written by Jordan McDonald, The Eagle Senior Columnist
It’s the Most Controversial Time of the Year
I hate politics. At least now I do. These days, it’s all about making the other person look bad. It’s not about the issues anymore, and this is clear in the attack ads. All people care about is bringing out the worst in the other candidate.
And it escalates every 4 years.
Now it’s so extreme that I wouldn’t be surprised if American politics turned into an episode of Jerry Springer by the next election. Just watch T.V. sometimes. Here’s your typical attack ad: “Mitt Romney used to kick puppies before he decided to become a politician and steal all your hard-earned money. Can you really trust someone like that in the Oval Office? Make the right choice. Vote for Ron Paul – the man who isn’t Mit.”
Your typical response: “Of course you can trust me. After all, eating babies isn’t nearly as bad as burning bald eagles wrapped in the American flag. Isn’t that right, Mr. Paul?”
From this pair of eyes, American politics is the newHollywood. And if that’s true, maybe Zac Efron can join the campaign trail. He’s just as much of a joke.
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King Day holds significance for Obama staff, students
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Written by Daija McClain and De'shjua Rhodes, The Eagle Staff Writers
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day becomes commonplace, questions start to pop up, and the question that is really important tough is, what does MLK day mean to you? We went around our school and interviewed many people asking the question. Here are the shiners:
A couple of teachers stated:
-“It means celebrating and honoring Dr. King’s world. I like to do something good to honor him because that’s what he did. Race is not an issue.” (Mrs. Green)
- “It means a lot to me because I got to see the march and how it affected people. I am honoring what he said “Reaping the benefits”.” (Mrs. Jackson)
- “It means equal rights for all men and women, the march of freedom, and the honoring of his birthday.” (Mr.Chisholm)
- “A break from students and their crazy parents” (Ms. Harris)
A few students said that it’s:
- “A day off from school” (Canaan)
- “Another day to celebrate “being black”. Also it really came a long way in a short amount of time.” (Kenya)
- “Acknowledgement to civil rights activists.” (Cedric)
The meaning of Dr. King day can mean many different things to many different people. Therefore to us, Martin Luther King Day means; Freedom, Equality and Celebration. He really made a huge impact on the world and made a CHANGE!
If you think about it, we wouldn’t even be able to learn and interact with the ethnic groups we do now. Everything happens for a reason. Rosa Parks sat on the bus for Martin Luther King Jr. to walk and Mr. King walked so Obama could run.
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Leo Johnson: Lots of methods for the personal project
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Written by Leo Johnson, The Eagle Editor
Personal projects: every tenth grader at Obama has one. With regular supervisor meetings, timelines, schedules and plenty of help, this seems at first glance to be just another school assignment. But how are students really handling the organized chaos?
Personal projects account for twenty-five percent of a grade in one of each student’s core classes – English, math, science, and social studies classes. Each student is assigned a supervisor to meet with in the fall, and the first of the monthly meetings takes place in October. The students have to do research using professional sources, complete a journal of the time they spend working on it, make or do something after the research, and then give a presentation on it in the class they’ve chosen to relate it to.
One student says that s/he “isn’t sure” what she’s working on. S/he has been “sort of” working on it despite this, and has met with her supervisor two or three of the four class-wide meetings. S/he appeared nervous about this, but was honest about how s/he just began their work.
Others are more organized. A student is working on writing a piano sonata. She has met with her supervisor all of the assigned four times. But when asked how she was doing in general, she frankly said that she’s still behind on her project.
Are personal projects too much for this year’s students, or will they pull it off this year like those before them? How well can they really do at the last minute? This spring’s presentations will tell.
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Eagles crush Carrick 64-44
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The Eagles basketball team made quick work out of Carrick on Friday, beating the Raiders 64-44. The win pushed the team’s record to 4-2 in the city and 7-5 overall.
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