A boyfriend is an important thing to me. I think a boyfriend should cater to his partner. The most important thing my boyfriend should do is listen to me and understand my thoughts and feelings. Also, when I’m down, he should be there for me. When I need something or need something done, he should be there for me. Also, he should look out for me when I’m going through problems and tribulations. Also, a boyfriend should have a good career and have a goal in life. He should not mistreat me or hurt me in any kind of way. A boyfriend should also give me money when I need it to go shopping. So basically, a boyfriend should do everything for his girl.

Taneka was in my English 11 class at Langston Focus Center in Fall 2007.

If a relative of mine left me money in her will, I would give it to a foster home because some foster kids want to do things and have things, but they don’t have the money to get things they want. I feel sorry for some of them because some of the kids get treated badly. Some foster kids’ parents are very mean and disrespectful to them, and that’s the reason I would give a foster home the money.

Jasmine was in my English 11 class at Langston Focus Center in Fall 2007.

Yes, I have had strange occurrences happen to me before, but the one that stuck out to me the most was a couple of summers ago when it had snowed. I was outside on the porch playing, and it was already raining, so I decide to go in the house. I asked my mother why it was so cold in the summer, and she said she did not know, and the next thing I knew, it was snowing outside. I could not believe what I was seeing. I thought I was going crazy; just about and hour before, it was raining, and now it was snowing. So I went to tell my mother, but she didn’t believe me, and she thought I was tripping. She took a look for herself, and it was snowing! It did not stick to the street because it was raining, too, but to this day, I still think it was weird and strange.

Shannon was in my English 10 class at Langston Focus Center in Fall 2007.

The machine I could not live without is a telephone. The reason why I could not live without a telephone is that I would not be able to communicate with anyone. Without a telephone, the people of the world would not be able to communicate without seeing each other. If I lived in New York and had an uncle in Paris with a telephone, I could just call and talk. However, if I did not have a phone, I would not talk to him very often. I am glad that the person who invented telephones did it because if he hadn’t, we would not be able to talk to each other without seeing each other.

Montae was in my English 11 class at Langston Focus Center in Fall 2007.