Wale- One Thing About a Playa

Voicethread Assignment

Cities with my name: O-L-U-W-A-N-I-S-O-L-A

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Poems

As I
As I am in the bathroom,
I can hear the swish-swash of the water
and the brush-brush of the toothbrush.
As I am in the train,
I can hear the woosss of the train and the boom-boom of the music,
along with french words that make up the lively train.
As I am in school,
I can hear the bang-bangs of the lockers, and the words of the students.
As I am going home,
I can hear the kaw-kaw or the seagulls, and the swish-swash of the ocean waves.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Tongue Twisters

Here are my tongue twisters made on Wacky Web Tales:

The S Twister

A Supreme Sea Monkey Sat Swiftly on the Sun.

The H Twister

The Histrionic, Horrid Horse Hit with a huge, Hard Hat.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Black on Black Discrimination- Colorism & Ethnic Discrimination

Black on Black Discrimination is when an African-American make fun of each other because of many factors- skin tone, ethnicity and much more. This is very common among urban youth, when light and fair-skinned people constantly make fun of dark-skinned people, as if it is a crime to be dark-skinned. This is called colorism. Another way of black on black discrimination is when people of American descent make fun of people who are of African descent, when they are African themselves. This is a major problem in the African-American community because it brings the whole community's self-esteem down. It also seems as if the black race wants to become a White, Spanish, Asian, or Arab race when they are obviously not. The community should stop this community immediately if the black community wants to have pride and move up in life.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

The iPad

This Saturday, the iPad just released. The iPad is a tablet computer made by Apple, which you can put many apps onto the computer. There seemed to have been a lot of hype about the iPad and many people have been pre-ordering the iPad for weeks, maybe months. On saturday alone, over 300,000 people have bought the iPad and the number is growing. It is expected that more than 1 million people will buy it over the next three months. For more info, click here.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. At the age of 14, he decided to move to Ohio to receive a better education. He moved to Cincinatti, where he quit school to work as a handyman so that he can survive. He then moved to Cleveland. In 1908, he settled down and had three sons. He also made his own tailoring business and accidentally discovered a liquid, which could be used to prepare hair for straightening. Two years later, after hearing about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, he invented the safety hood and smoke protector. This was a key tool in many fire disasters and World War I in the later years. Later, Morgan created his own version of the traffic light. However, the thing that was so distinctive about his was the shape. It was in the shape of a T. His products was sold throughout the US and soon became a famous millionaire. This traffic light was inspired by an accident that he witnessed. In later years, Morgan would develop glaucoma and would lose 90% of his vision. He would later die on July 27, 1963.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

STEP at NYU

On Saturdays, I go to a place called STEP. It stands for the Science and Technology Entry Program. It is at NYU, which is in Greenwich Village. The program costs $120, and $120 for lunch, and this covers the whole program annually. There are a wide variety of courses for math, from Algebra to Calculus. They also have electives in many career areas and other subjects, like Business and chemistry. I would encourage everyone to come to STEP, since it is fun and in a lively environment.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

bASKETBALL gAME

On Jan 29, 2010, a basketball game occurred at Monesson High School against Washington High School. During the game, two girls from different schools started arguing and soon started fighting. Soon after, the basketball players got involved. That's when the incident became dangerous. Police started to use tasers to brake the fight, however they targeted the wrong student. The victim, Mario, only wanted to get his sister, but staff targeted him as though he was the problem. A staff called a cop to assist him and tasered the innocent student. Mario was able to get away but he said after he was tasered, "I felt pain like never before". I think that this wasnt right and they shouldnt have went that far. The kids were pretty small and they could have tried to control them without using a weapon. 

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Tasers

Taser- A handheld device intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun; To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
"More charges filed, Taser use disputed after School basket Brawl"- Pittsburgh Channel Article
"Friday Night Fights: Halftime Brawl Breaks Out at HS Basketball Game"- Fox Article
On Jan 29, 2010, a basketball game occurred at Monesson High School against Washington High School. During the game, two girls from different schools started arguing and soon started fighting. Soon after, the basketball players got involved. That's when the incident became dangerous. Police started to use tasers to brake the fight, however they targeted the wrong student. The victim, Mario, only wanted to get his sister, but staff targeted him as though he was the problem. A staff called a cop to assist him and tasered the innocent student. Mario was able to get away but he said after he was tasered, "I felt pain like never before". I think that this wasnt right and they shouldnt have went that far. The kids were pretty small and they could have tried to control them without using a weapon.
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In Living Color

During my weekend, I watched a TV Show marathon on BET called In Living Color. It was REALLY funny. It starred Tommy Davidson, ALL of the Wayans siblings including Keenan and Damon Wayans, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier and many others. It is a show that consists of many sketches. To me, I thought that it was very interesting in which the way they put things together and the way these sketches were thought of. I think Keenan Wayans is a genius and he is very creative. I hope everyone would be able to watch this show.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

My Weekend

My weekend was pretty good, but boring. I had to fast until one o'clock and pray on Wednesday because of the fact that it was Lent. Also, I went to one of my favorite stores, Hollister, and bought a sweater for my brother. I also watched Malcolm X again for the third time. I also watched a marathon of Everybody Hates Chris and watched Drumline for the umpteenth time. I hope I have a better time for Spring Break.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

NBA All-Star Weekend

This weekend was the NBA All-Star weekend. It was a good weekend. I saw the Slam Dunk contest, the Three-Point Shootout as well as the All-Star Game. My favorite part was the Slam Dunk contest, which one of my favorite players, Nate Robinson won. He is only 5'6'' and can dunk on a 10'' hoop. Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics won the 3-point shootout. The East won the All-Star Game, which was to my liking also, since my favorite player, Dwight Howard was on the team. To see more info, click here.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

My Christmas

This christmas was fun. My mother gave me one hundred dollars to go and shop in Manhattan. I went there with my brother. We had A LOT of fun. My other brothers got toys and clothes. My brother and I got clothes and hand wraps because I want to teach myself how to box. I LOVE boxing because it is fun.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

STEP at NYU

Thi weekend was my last day at STEP. It was fun. I had to go to a town meeting and listen on the things that happened over the course of the term. We also had an expo, which was good too. We presented our work to the Directors of the program. After it was done, I went to Hollister to get a gift for someone.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Complex Numbers

A complex number, in mathematics, is a number comprising a real number and an imaginary number. It can be written in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers, and i is the standard imaginary unit with the property i 2 = −1. The complex numbers contain the ordinary real numbers, but extend them by adding in extra numbers and correspondingly expanding the understanding of addition and multiplication. This is in order to form a closed field, where any polynomial equation has a root, including examples such as x2 = −1.

Friday, December 4, 2009

My Take on Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is a professional golf player. He is the first African-American billionaire. Lately, he has gotten into a car accident, and after that his career went down the drain. He has been accused of dating as well as sleeping with 14 women over the course of his marriage. I feel sorry for him because he is losing many endorsements because of this. I hope he goes back to golf and focus on his family.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Craigslist

One site I reviewed is Craigslist. I would give it a "THUMBS UP".


 Borat say thums up to Mr. Craig!

    Craigslist is a great website. You can be able to buy and sell things on Craigslist. I would recommend Craigslist to many people. There is even a free stuff section just for people to give away. Also, to prevent scamming, you can make deals locally and meet up in your own city. I think this is great! I would recommend it to anyone!


Saturday, November 21, 2009

My Favorite Foods

Some of my favorite foods are meat, rice and many other things. I also like candy such as peppermints, lollipops and candy bars like Snickers, Milky Way and Twix. I like to eat cereals like Honey Nut Cheerios, Frost Flakes and Lucky Charms. I also like cake and muffins. I REALLY like sweets, but I never get fat. I just exercise and that helps. I think thats what fat people should do instead of just sitting down dieting. That doesn't help.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

My favorite Sports

My most favorite sport is basketball. My favorite Basketball team is the Boston Celtics. They have great players who can shoot and play defense well. However, my favorite players are Dwight Howard and Peter Turkoglu and neither of them are on the Boston Celtics. Basketball is fun to watch because there are many good plays like dunks, blocks and crossovers. I also like football.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

My Name

   My name is Oluwanisola Olayemi Olosunde. It is Nigerian because that is where I am from. My first name is Oluwanisola, which means god gives honor. My mother gave me this name. My middle name is Olayemi, which means honor befits me. My father gave me this name. My last name is Olosunde. My father has this last name and his family had it for generations.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

My TV Shows

some of my favorite tv shows are good times and house. Another one of my favorite TV shows are mostly comedy and drama shows. I like spongebob and iCarly. I also like to watch shows on TruTV. Some shows are Most Shocking, World's Dumbest and Operation Repo which is VERY good.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

My Neighborhood



I live in Far Rockaway. Just like the name, it is very far and isolated from the rest of NYC. It is in Queens, and it is very quiet. The good thing is that I live about 1-2 blocks away from the beach. However, it takes me about an hour to 1 1/2 hr. to get to school. The neighborhood is very diverse, and it is filled with many middle class people. The neighborhood is okay, but it is very boring.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Obama Gets Undeserved Peace Prize


  1. Why did he win the Nobel Prize?
  2. Link to Nobel Website
  3. A quote and link to why he won the Nobel Prize.
  4. What other presidents won it? A link to each president. Picture of Nobel Logo
Mr. Obama won the prize because of his effort for strengthening international ties and to stop nuclear development. to find more information, click here.The Nobel Comittee gave him the prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". For more info, click here. Other presidents that won are Jimmy Carter, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

Monday, October 5, 2009

My Music

I love to listen to rap, pop and rock. Some of my favorite rap artists are Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Run-DMC, Notorious B.I.G., DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince,Common, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, The Cool Kids, New Boyz and California Swag District. I like all of them mostly for the rhymes that they make and that you can make a message out of what they are saying. Some pop and rock artists I admire are 30H!3, Lady Gaga, Cobra Starship and Katy Perry. I like them beause they have a signature style to their music.

My stuff

My favorite stuff