Friday, January 29, 2010

My Wednesday.

I woke up last Wednesday and as usually I take a shower, put on my clothes, and check everything in my apartment before I leave. Then I took the bus to the university. I have only one class on Wednesdays: Economic History of the United States.

After the class my brother, J.M, invited me to a Chinese restaurant. Then I don't know why I wanted to check if I had everything with me today.

The answer is NO. I had a huge hole in my pocket. So I lost my keys (it cost me 50 dollars to get the apartment and the mail box locks replaced), my credit cards, my California ID and 2 dollars lol :-).

So the afternoon was crazy. I had to call the banks to have my cards cancelled, DMV to set up an appointment to get a new ID card, etc.

I remember in my psychology class the professor asked us if we had any responsibility like children etc most people answered no, but now I realize that my first responsibility is me.

Anyway, things are going well now, hope that will never happen again, but I doubt it :-). As my apartment manager said, things like that always happen not to me only but also to everybody else.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Map=>Abraham Lincoln Bio Poem

Abraham Lincoln Bio Poem

  • Abraham
  • Brave, Great leader, and important person (as a president, father, husband, friend etc).
  • Husband of Mary Todd Lincoln and father of Robert, Eduard, William and Thomas.
  • Who loved freedom and equality for everybody with no exception.
  • Who hated slavery, hated to see his citizens in poverty, hated to see the states of the U.S not unified.
  • Who feared that his country won’t be unified, feared that some people will still believe that there is a good effect of slavery, and feared that inequality will never and ever disappear.
  • Who ended the slavery thanks to the thirteenth amendment; he is the author of famous quotes, letters and speeches.
  • Wanted to see all the states of the U.S together, no slavery (he succeeded), no war, but love, peace and freedom for each American.
  • Born in Kentucky and Died in Washington D.C
  • Lincoln

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Map=>Where do I stand with regard to writing?


Where do I stand with regard to writing?

FEET: What do I stand for as a foundation of writing?

Writing is one of the most important things in a society. According to scientists humans have started writing five millenaries ago. Without Writing no prehistory, no history, and we wouldn’t know anything about the far past. Everybody should know how to write and express him/her self with words. Books are one the best way to increase our knowledge. If I was the president of my country, it will be mandatory for every citizen to write a book no matter the size. Fortunately we have some people who know how important the writing is.


STOMACH: What upsets me about writing?

Writing is scary for me, because I don’t know what to write. It’s a huge problem. I have the ideas in my mind, but how to express them.

Solution: Freemind seems to be excellent software. I’m sure that will help me to come over the lack of my ideas’ organization.


HEART: What do I love about writing?

When I’m writing an essay, I love the sound of my hands on the keyboard. In some situation, writing helps me to come over the stress. In that kind of situation, it’s really a salvation to write and write everything that comes in my mind.


HANDS: What do I feel about writing?

Writing is a good way to help us to express ourselves, but it depends what we are writing for. Academic writing is always scary for me, of course depending on the theme.


EARS: What do I hear about writing?

I heard from my friends and relatives that for example write a book or journalism are difficult, because it’s so difficult to express our idea and make it clear for people who are going to read it. Of course with hard working, practicing, we can express whatever we want with words.


EYES: What do I see about writing?

I see in writing a good source of information.


BRAIN: What do I think about writing?

I think without writing, there is no education, because no writing equals no books and no books no knowledge. Writing is not my favorite hobby, but I do recognize writing is an important thing for our society.

Introduction

Hi my name is Goé Toé. I'm From Burkina Faso, West Africa. My permanent address is in Germany because my parents live there. Before I came here I studied 5 years in France in Accounting and Management. I just came here in to the U.S last March as an English Language Institute Student at California State University Sacramento. Then I transfered to Lincoln Universty to finish my undergraduate studies in Economics.

So this is my first blog, I'm sure I will have fun uploading my works on it, and hope you will have fun reading and correcting them.

Thank You.