High School High

I attened Vallejo Senior High School in Vallejo, Ca. It was the standard everyday school, Athletes pretty much ran the school, Cheerleaders included. The main focus was sports, not too many of the individuals that attended applied themselves enough for our school to have high academic scores. Now don't get me wrong, the kids weren't dumb but the environment we were in barely motivated kids to push harder. From what I recall most only did enough to pass, myself included. Not because good grades weren't something to strive for but becauae alot of us were just tired and that's when personal battles kick in as well. But let's talk about the structure of the school. Their were many teachers who genuinely cared about the success of their students but just as many who didn't really care at all. So when you have that type of mixed crowd the foundation isn't stable so respect goes out the door and rules are obsolete. The bathrooms made you vomet because teenagers don't care enough to clean up after themselves and the cafeteria was known for food fights. Now my school was nowhere near the worst school in my city we we're pretty much the "it" school but like I said before sports ran our school so you figure it out. From what i've heard my alma mater has only gotten worse, sports included. I wouldn't want my kids to go there, even if i did once upon a time.

My American Tongue; My Created Voice.

I believe that I have a mixed way of speaking. In many situations I speak very standard English even when I'm around friends but in other situations I may select a more improper way of speech like "slang" or "broken English". I don't believe that I speak the way I do because of any one person but I can say that over the years I have picked up a lot from my family or from the music I listen to. I really enjoy the history of English and I've always respected the rules as well. I've always been that one friend in the group that everyone would come to for proofreading or vocabulary checks. English is as always been my thing. In high school I never really put in too much of an effort to be at the top of the class because of my own personal battles but I've always been fascinated with the English language. When it comes to my musical influences I pick things up from music that has a meaning. Like Lauryn Hill's 'Miseducation' Album the way she spoke was as if she saw her everyday life in a metaphoric light or in a blaze of personification. Music from the 80's the way they captured their emotions and made everything sound so soothing and romantic. I just love the classic forms of English, the basics. That's where I pick up my way of speech.