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Response to Crevecoeur

Micheal-Guillaume Jean De Crevecoeur was an opinionated french aristocrat born in 1735 and later died in 1813. He chronicled his life as a immigrant born in  France who later traveled and ended his journey in America. He is a man that believed that America was a land of opportunity, and is also responsible for America refernce to being a melting pot. Throughout his poem "Letters from an American Farmer" he refers to America as a place of refuge for European peasants. Peasants who in their mother country had no future or rights. There were treated as subclass individuals who were only good for work and war. Their fortunes changed however, when these same peasants reached the Americas their wealth increased three fold. People once regarded as the scum of society were now highly respected aristocrats that denounced their loyalty to mother lands. Because for these Pilgrims America had become their mother land, "Ubi panic ibi patria" Where there is bread is one's motherland, and America had provided a bountiful amount of bread.

Community Song Post

Community Song Post
Kanye West: Homecoming

This song talks about Kanye's hometown, Chicago. He describes it in the beginning of his life here in the line "I met her when I was 3 years old, a place where Mommy used to make chicken soup for me when I was cold". Here he describes not only his mother's passion and persistence for his well-being but he also, in a very subtle manner, describes Chicago's temperatures. Throughout the entire song Kanye continues to refer to his hometown as a woman. A misdirection first that was first popularized by Common in his song H.E.R. Common was  referring to Hip-Hop however not Chicago. He describes Chicago as a place where rappers aspire to become great, but he also refers to how difficult it is to become a rapper, and then how hard it is to become a successful rapper at that.

Homecoming"

[Intro - Kanye West]
Yeah.
And you say Chi city,
Chi city, Chi city

[Chorus - Chris Martin]
I'm coming home again.
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I'm coming home again
I'm in home again.

[Verse 1 - Kanye West]
I met this girl when I was three years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said, excuse me little homie, I know you don't know me- but,
My name is Windy and, I like to blow trees and,
From that point I never blow her off,
They can come from outta town I like to show her off,
They like to act tough, she like to tow em off,
And make em straighten up their act, cause she know they soft
And when I grew up she showed me how to go downtown
And at nighttime my face lit up so astounding
And I told her in my heart is where she always be
She never mess with entertainers cause they always leave
She said it felt like they walked and drove on me
Knew I was gang affiliated got on TV and told on me
I guess it's why last winter she got so cold on me
She said, Ye keep making that, keep making that platinum and gold for me

[Chorus - Chris Martin]
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I'm coming home again
I'm in home again
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Oh, now I'm coming home again

Maybe we can start again

[Verse 2 - Kanye West]
But if you really care for her, then you would n-never hit the airport,
To follow your dream, sometimes I still talk to her, but when I talk to her
It always seems like she talking about me,
She said you left your kids and they just like you
They wanna rap and make show beats just like you,
But they just not you and I just got through
Talking bout what she can try to do just not new
Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong
I guess you never know what you got till its gone
I guess this is why I'm here and I cant come back home
And guess when I heard that when I was back home
Every interview I'm representing you making you proud
Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud
Jump in the crowd, spark you lighters, wave em around,
And if you don't know by now, I'm talking about Chi Town,

[Chorus - Chris Martin]
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I'm coming home again
Maybe, do you remember when fireworks at lake Michigan
Oh, now I'm coming home again
I'm in home again
Maybe, do you remember when fireworks at lake Michigan
Oh, now I'm coming home again
Maybe we can start again

Loyee oyeee oh, loyee oyeee oh
Coming home again
Loyee oyeee oh, loyee oyeee oh
Coming home again
Maybe we can start again

Community Post

1. National Junior Honor Society
2. Christian Faith Communit
3. Chess Team

Community

My chosen community is the chess team. We practice three times a week after school from 3:30-5:00. There isn't necessarily a locker for which a store our things but there is a wooden box located in the corner lab of the Golden House in the Main Building on Floor 3. There we store all of our supplies for upcoming tournaments and events. On the chess team I play 3rd board meaning I am the 3rd best player on the team and I play the 3rd best players from all the other teams. The way the system works is each team assembles a team of eight players. From there the assembled eight players enter the tournament and are assigned to play another team of eight. Each board has a designated amount of points for which each board is worth. Whichever player wins that board earns whatever amount of points his/her board is worth. The boards worth decrease from 1st to 8th.

My expectations of the chess team are monumental. Not only do i expect the chess team to win the state  championship I also want for us to win the national title. In order for these odds to be achieved the chess team must remain extremely focused. We must attend all of our practices and take the next few competitions extremely seriously. My role on the chess team alongside board 2 are the anchors. We are usually under-matched against our opponents are expected to win all if not most of our games in order for our team to stand a chance in the pairings.

The chess team is my community because we all affiliated with one another through the same game that we all love to play. It's my community because we're a team. I've known most of the guys on the team for the better part of my life. As a team we wish to see one another succeed. We challenge each other to become better and to strive for perfection. The chess team is my community because we all push for
the best from one another.