Time Flies By!

  If you didn't know I'm from Battle Creek, MI, which is about 30 minutes from Kalamazoo. I went to Battle Creek Central High School and the big homecoming football game/ parade was this weekend. To top it all off, we were playing one of our rivals (Loy Norrix) and everyone in my class was coming back from college just for the parade/game. Football, basketball, or any sport game is a big deal for my city because everyone goes and it's a lot of fun since there's not much to do there. Going to this game and seeing all of my friends felt so good; but it also made me realize how fast time flies.  Just a year ago I dressed up in blue and gold from head to toe for every game. Just a year ago I was marching on the field with the band. Just a year ago I was on homecoming court and sitting on top of a beautiful car in a beautiful dress. It feels great to be missed, but being in college and coming back was so different. 

Discussion on Henrietta Lacks

  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks novel may not be the most exciting because of some parts but I will say I found most of it interesting.  When reading the book I generated this strong opinion on doctors stealing her cells without signing a consent form.  I thought everyone wouuld believe that was a terrible thing to do; but in class most people disagreed with my opinion.  It was interesting to see how many people felt if a doctor takes a sample of something on your body, it's okay to do that without telling you as long as there's no harm caused.  Seriously?  I completely disagree with that.  Anything could go wrong with them taking a sample and it's a part of her body so she should always be fully aware.  I feel like the doctors didn't mention the sample to Henrietta on purpose because she was black and they felt like they could.  I remember the author, Rebecca Skloot; said the blacks didn't receive the same treatment as the whites did.  They would perform random things on the blacks because they felt they could get away with it without anyone taking a stand or knowing.  If anything is being taking out of me; even if it's just cells, I should know and give the doctors okay to do it. 

Zombie VS Humans

 The game has begun! I'm not quite sure what it is; all I know is you don't want to get caught by any of the people participating in this extravaganza. During Fall Welcome my mentor told us all about this game and how people enjoyed watching it on the creeper channel. The creeper channel is on channel 44 and everyone who has a television on campus receives this channel; it stays on the miller fountain view with creepy music that plays on the channel. So during the day you can view people walking or anything that happens close to the Miller Fountain. I guess kids enjoy watching this "game" on that channel, but last night the game was taking place EVERYWHERE. My friend Madi and I was walking around campus at midnight from the valleys because I wanted her to have her first Den Pop. In the middle of us walking, it started pouring down rain. It was actually quite fun. She's still in High School; so we took the long way because I was showing her around campus. On our way back from The Den, we were going to pass by Rood Hall and that's where we seen the pack of guys with water guns in funny jackets. One looked dead at us and began to tell his crew of 20 more prey was approaching; we ran back through the tunnel and all the way to the parking lot across from The Den. Of course there's other ways to get back to the Valleys, so we were going to cut behind parking lots; BOOM! Another pack of 20 strapped with 2 water guns each was squirting random people walking past so we ran again. We were terrified. Getting squirted with water when you’re already cold and wet didn't sound fun at all. We ended up walking all the way around campus the longest way to get back to the Valleys; once we made it back; all we could do was laugh. I just looked at her and said, "The things that happen at Western; this would be the perfect school for you."

 

 

No School on Fridays >>>>

(Begins to Jump and scream) No school on Friday's is AMAZING!  They're a billion positives and basically zero negatives when it comes to being in school on Friday.  Since you may not believe me, I will prove it:

Positive                                                                           Negative

-More Homework Time                                             

-Get to sleep in                             

-Get to stay up late

-Extra Weekend time

-Bragging rights to younger kids

 

I'm still getting use to having no school on Fridays and my brain hasn't quite grasped that yet either.  Every Friday my friends think I'm hysterical because I always think its Saturday.  Only good friends would laugh and still not tell me.  I seriously go most of the day thinking its Saturday and the weekend is almost over: when finding out it's Friday, all I can do is be so happy and shocked.  College may be a lot of work, but giving kids the weekend is one of the best ideas.  All schools for all ages should start their weekend on Friday...I take that back because then I couldn't brag about an early weekend anymore.

College English isn't bad at all! (:

When I first seen my schedule during orientation, I realized I had English, and I had no idea what to expect. I kept wondering is it going to be hard? Are they going to make us read a book every few days? Are they going to make us write a billion and one papers weekly? I love to write, but I'm not much of a reader because reading things like The Odyssey or other Greek Mythology books in Freshmen AP English killed it for me. I had mixed feelings about this class, yet I love it. I never wrote a blog for English class: so this is all new, yet it’s kind've easy because I get to express how I feel about various topics. Writing my opinion down can be the easiest thing it's just remembering to do it is the hard part. In High School, I was required to write ALOT of papers and read ALOT of books; I made it, but this class is definitely more enjoyable. I even enjoyed reading my first book for college! The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot was very interesting and I've never heard a story quite like it. The thought of someone dying then scientist basically continue to steal her reproducing cells, but her family barely knows a thing and they didn't even offer them free health insurance is crazy. I couldn't put the book down because I was always interested to see what happens next and I even learned a few new words from the reading. I advise everyone to read it and that's probably the best idea for passing this class.

About Me (:

My name is Marshell Cotton and I went to Battle Creek Central High School.  Battle Creek is about 30min away from here; so it's not far at all.  I'm majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in math and science.  I was involved in a lot of activities and sports in High School.  I was on Homecoming court and did lots of clubs.  I played Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Chorus Line, and did Marching Band.  My favorite is tennis, so if anyone wants to play; I'll go.  I'm also a big fan of the Lakers basketball team.  I love to have fun, shop, laugh, go to the movies, concerts and do anything that could be fun; which is pretty much everything.  So far I love WMU, but I hate Valley 2 hill and feel free to visit me anytime if your in valley 2.  The other day I got my first Den Pop; which was pretty exciting because I can say I bought one.  Always remember; It's a great day to be a Bronco! (: