Shenise's Blog

Manafest VS Eminem

2009-05-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

Many teens like rap these days, and I sort of do too, but not the kind of rap that most people like with all the swearing and inappropriate subjects. Manafest is a Canadian rapper who cares about the world and tries to make a difference in the lives of teens. Now, some people may not like the Christian aspect of his music but the themes of his songs are great. Most of Manafest’s songs are about Chris’s life (the main singer), and how his dad died when he was very young and how his life is so different now that he has Jesus in his life.

People may think that he sounds a lot like Eminem and that is true, but he certainly doesn’t sing about the same things. Some lyrics from the song, “So Beautiful” by Manafest are, “When I'm out of line, you’re always by my side. And when I fall behind, you pick me up. When I try to climb, feel like I'm losing my mind. You I can always find, you’re beautiful.” If you like listening to Eminem or any other rapper, you should try listening to Manafest. Not only is his voice really amazing, but you don't have to worry about who is around when you listen to the music, because it's 100% clean.

http://www.manafest.net/citizensactiv.html

http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/manafest_lyrics_8438/

Vaisakhi

2009-04-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

Vaisakhi is a very old harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus. It celebrates the beginning of a new solar year and harvest season. This holiday can be celebrated anywhere, and it was first celebrated in India. It is celebrated with lots of parades and food, and they are supposed to wear bright colours, because it is a happy time.

I personally don’t celebrate this holiday, but it seems interesting and would be fun to watch the parades and eat the good foods.

For more information on Vaisakhi go to:

http://www.countmeincalendar.info/show_campaign.php?calid=8&campaignid=175&categoryid=&banner_area=3&camp_dates=14%20Apr%202009

http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smspublications/vaisakhi/vaisakhi.html

All About St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

Saint Patrick is a saint from Ireland, he was born in Britain. Saint Patrick’s Day became a public holiday in 1903. The History News Network says, “Is it a celebration of nationality, an opportunity to convince tourists to brave the March weather, or something that the Irish feel that they should celebrate as it's "their" day”. The Irish celebrate this day with parades and wearing a lot of green. If you aren't wearing any green then you get pinched, but there are different reasons why the pinching began. Some people say that wearing green made you invisible to the Leprichons and if they could see you they would pinch you. The Chicago river is dyed green every year on St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick's Day - in my opinion - is a fun day to wear green. Although this holiday has nothing to do with my culture or beliefs, it doesn't have to be a part of your culture to be able to celebrate it.

For more information on St. Patrick's Day go to:

http://hnn.us/articles/630.html

http://www.history.com/content/stpatricksday/who-was-st.-patrick

Mardi Gras

2009-02-23T12:34:00.000-08:00

Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday; it was first celebrated by the Catholics. On Mardi Gras people eat as much food as they want, watch parades and have parties. The day after is called Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent. Lent is when the Catholic people fast on food for forty days. Nowadays, people only give up one thing for 40 days. Mardi Gras can be celebrated anywhere in the world, because there are Catholics all around the world.
My personal thought on Mardi Gras is that it is a sort of weird holiday, but for some cultures it is mandatory, and makes sense. I still don't understand why they would fast for forty days. Going to the parades and eating a lot of food, would be fun, and Easter would also be fun because you can eat again.

Links providing more information on Mardi Gras:

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mardigras1.html

http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/html/Mardi_Gras_FAQ.htm

Man Murdered in Calgary

2009-01-07T09:52:00.000-08:00

Keni Su'a was eating alone in a restaurant in Calgary, on New Years Day, when three people sitting at another table beside him were shot by 2 men with guns. As he was fleeing the restaurant, another gunman was coming and he was shot down. Keni Su'a died that day, all because of the restaurant that he chose to eat at. The three people that were sitting at the table in the restaurant were former gang members, as well as the three gunman. The man's family is confused about how senseless this was and of course they are all distraught.

My opinion on this event is that: no one should join a gang especially if eventually you are going to leave it. When you leave a gang that is the time when all the members will turn on you and things like this happen, and innocent people get killed.

Source of Information

http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/provincial/New_Years_Day_shooting_killed_innocent_man.html

April 27 Events

2008-11-19T09:40:00.000-08:00

Some events that have happened over the years on my birthday, which is April 27 are...

April 27, 1989 -- Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy. Which mean that everyone in Italy must wear a seatbelt as of April 27, 1989.
April 27, 1994 -- The first democratic general electio n in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. This actually happened on my exact birthday, it means that the vote can now let black people participate.
April 27, 1941 -- World War II: German troops enter Athens. Pretty simple meaning, the German soldiers came to Athens in World War Two to start fighting.
April 27, 1124 -- David I becomes King of Scotland. David the First, was crowned king of Scotland.
April 27, 1865 -- Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, and kills up to 1,547. A pretty tragic event I would say for many people.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27
http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/april_27.html

Remembrance Day

2008-11-10T12:22:00.000-08:00

Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11th, (11th month, 11th day and 11th hour) because it marks the end of World War 1. The first Remembrance Day was held in 1919, and was called Armistice Day. In World War One, 600 thousand Canadians fought for their country, and 66 thousand were killed, 172 thousand wounded. The Second World War more than 1 million fought, but 47 thousand didn't come back. We celebrate Remembrance Day because we want to remember all the brave soldiers who went to war, in order to make our country free.

My personal thoughts about Remembrance Day are that it should be a solemn day to remember all the courageous men and women who fought to make our country how it is today. Every week we sing Oh Canada, but never really take time to think about it, Remembrance Day is the day that we should really think about what we are singing and what it means to Canada.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/07/f-remembrance-day.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day

A Canadian and Two Americans Missing in the Amazon

2008-11-04T16:34:00.000-08:00

A Canadian and Two Americans Missing in the Amazon

An American pilot, another American and one Canadian are missing in the Amazon, they were in a plane doing geological surveys on the rainforest, when their radio lost contact with the base, in Toronto. A wide-ranging search has been underway ever since the evening that they went missing, involving four aircrafts and two helicopters. No one knows much about it, but how could we know anything more? Except that somewhere out there, there are 3 people… are they dead or alive? "The search is still for a missing plane. All we know is that they lost contact," said Nancy Chan-Palmateer, a spokesperson for U308 Corp.
There is really no opinions on the article but, what I understand from reading and researching it, is that there are three people lost somewhere in the Amazon. That could be a really scary situation to be in; if it were me I probably would have died right away from a panic attack. Hopefully these people are a lot braver than me, and with any luck are still alive.

The article that I read to get this information is:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=b7a422ad-19f5-498f-8aa6-5d5e91b785c3

My Switchfoot WebHunt

2008-10-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

1) How many people are in the band Switchfoot, what are their names?
2) How many cds does Switchfoot have, what are their names?
3) What is the main singer’s name?
4) Who was the last member to join Switchfoot?
5) Who were the first three people in Switchfoot, to start the band?
6) Where did the name “Switchfoot” come from?
7) How much money does it cost to be a “Friend of the Foot”, for one year?
8) What is the URL for their website?
9) What is the first song that plays, when you enter the Switchfoot website?
10) How many pictures are posted in the Daily Foot, on October 10, 2008?
11) What is the hometown of Switchfoot?
12) Who is Switchfoot’s photographer?
13) Who wrote the song “Rebuild” along with Jon Foreman?
14) When was Switchfoot’s first CD released, and what was it called?
15) What was Switchfoot called, before being called “Switchfoot”?
16) Who is(are) the oldest member(s) of Switchfoot?
17) Who is the youngest member of Switchfoot?
18) What year was the band formed?
19) When is the next CD coming out, what is it called?
20) What are the lyrics of the first two lines in the song “The Blues”?

Thanksgiving

2008-10-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving started when an explorer named, Martin Frobisher was trying to find a passage to get to Orient. In 1578, he held a ceremony in Newfoundland, and that was condsidered the first Thanksgiving. The reason that he held the ceremony was because he wanted to give thanks for his safe journey to Canada. My family celebrates Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner, we always have turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, and a lot of other good food.
Our family grows our own turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas, this year our turkies were twenty-five pounds, which gave us a lot of extra. After Thanksgiving our family tradition is to use all the leftover turkey, gravy and stuffing; we toast some bread and put it all on top, and it tastes really good. We always give thanks for all the things that we have, things like family, friends, a home, and food. I believe that Thanksgiving is a great holiday, because it's good to give thanks for everything that we have.

For more information in the history of the Canadian Thanksgiving go to...

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada/

http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/thanksgiving.htm

Cyberbullying

2008-10-03T13:14:00.000-07:00

1.) What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is bullying that is done on the internet, or any instant messaging device, using mean/innapropriate language.

2.) Why is cyberbullying dangerous?
Cyberbullying is dangerous because it can hurt people, not physically, but emotionally and socially. In some cases it can hurt someone so badly that they commit suicide.

3.) What can we do about it?
We can help stop cyberbullying by making sure that we are not the bully and if we are being bullied, make sure to tell a parent, or teacher.