Passion blog

I am very passionate about graduating this year. I feel like it is taking forever too get to June 25th and I just can't wait for it too finally arrive. I've been in school for about 13 years and in Thurgood Marshall academy for about 6 years. I'm ready too get up out of here! I will miss my fellow seniors a lot and hopefully stay in touch with them. I will also miss some teachers and faculty. This might be random but I'm also very passionate about music. I enjoy listening to music because of the way it makes me feel. When I'm down it lifts me up and I listen to it anywhere I'm at  and everywhere I go. Also , music can bring people together and make friendships (sometimes).

Free write

This past weekend me and my senior class went on our senior trip. We all paid $375 and too me it was worth the money, just wish we stayed another day or two. We went to Virginia for 3 days and 2 nights, stayed in hotels and went to 2 amusement parks ,Busch gardens and Kings dominion. The Thursday we left the ride to Virginia  took about 5 or 6 hours. Before we got there we went to a buffet called "Old Country" and the food was decent. Once we finally got to the hotel we got our rooms assigned to us and got settled in. The first night we went to the pool and they also had a Jacuzzi tub. The second day we got up early and got ready to go to Busch gardens and I was so excited because I never been there. When we arrived at Busch gardens we got our tickets and went off in our own groups. We went on rides called "the lochness monster", " The griffon " and more. For my first time being there I had a good time. Later on that day we went to Golden corral, another place I've never been too. All the food there was delicious and it hit the spot. After that we got back on the road and went back to the hotel rooms and had a little pizza party that same night. The next day we had to pack our bags and board them on the bus because we were sadly leaving. That same morning we went to some place called "Astronomical pancakes" and you could imagine how big those pancakes were. We then got back on the road and headed to Kings dominion (another place I haven't been too). This amusement park had way more roller coasters but we had less time in the park. Even though I got stuck on a roller coaster I had a good time. After we left Kings dominion we got on the bus and headed home. I wish the trip could've been longer and I kind of miss it already.

Class related response

Last week Tuesday on April 21st , we took a school trip to BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) to finally perform a scene from " A midsummer night's dream" by William Shakespeare and watch other schools perform their own scenes. I was excited to see how my classmates would do but one thing was missing.... Our Demetrius!!  Ms.hegeman went around and searched and couldnt find him. She then eventually asked me too fill the role and i gladly accepted. When we got there we played the game yosemite , rehearsed one more time and then ate some pizza (wasn't very warm). I sorta had some butterflies but I was more than ready. When we were going out on the stage , I looked up and saw hundreds of people in the crowd and got a lil stage fright, it was a good thing my group did not go first. After seeing the first group go and do a great job that just boost my confidence and I wanted to do even better. When our performance was done , we received a big round of applause and gave the crowd a bow. I felt relieved that it was over with and that me and my group did a great job .

Self Selected Response

Today we went to a Senior Conference and I found it very informative. It was in the Abyssinian baptist church, the church where we will be graduating in. Once we got there we had a little breakfast and then we sat and heard a speech from Justice Milton A. Tingling, The county clerk of New York county and clerk of the supreme Court. He spoke to us about registering to vote and Police awareness. Afterwards, we went to our first activity and that was the "Interviewing Skills" workshop held by André Hooks, a representative at Wood Tobé- Coburn School. He basically taught us how to prepare for an interview. Next workshop we went too was a Motivational/ Consciousness workshop and had a session on "Finding your identity in college" held by Kevin Chen a Sophomore at Columbia University. We basically talked about how our identities shape our transition into college and post high school life. The last workshop we went too was a Co-Ed Sexual Education workshop held by Shawn Watkins and Ana Marin. The whole conference was very interesting and I enjoyed it.

Free choice

I found class very interesting today. W.T showed up today and whenever he comes i think students are more involved and more active, especially when we play the game Yosemite. That game is very interactive and you have too be a good listener. After the game we usually find out a activity to do involving the book "Midsummer Night's Dream ". Today we had too pick a scene from the book and act it out but with no movements so everyone else had too guess which scene it was. I was surprised that everyone got a scene ready and we were able to guess it correctly. W.T also showed us how too be in control of a scene and make it seem as real as possible without even touching one another. For example, he had one of us make it look like we were pullin his hair, one where it made it look like we pushed him on the floor and another one where we "Slapped" him. We then tried what we learned on one another and it was an success. We will be seeing W.T three times this week and i can't wait for the next meeting.

Free write

This year is going by really fast.  One day I was excited to be a senior now all of a sudden  we are 3 months from graduating. I feel this has been one of my best years in high school. I've been getting my work done and staying out of trouble.  My mother and sister are proud of my grades and so am I. Even though we are spending a lot of money for Senior dues and other things it has  been a real productive year. Other than that the cold weather has been getting on my nerves and i cant wait till it gets nice outside so we can start playing ball in St. Nicholas Park or go to Riverbank State Park. Since it's been cold I've been trying to find some gyms to play ball in and that never works out because every body and they mother try to come. Besides that I kinda can't wait for college too come so I can get out the house and live on my own. It will take more responsibilities but i think im ready for the challenge. I also heard college can be   "Four of the best years of your life" which is another reason why im so estatic.

Class Related

Throughout the past week or two, we've been reading "Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. I would have too say that's it's a pretty decent read (so far). The language is kinda confusing but sooner or later we'll get used to it. It is supposed to be a comedy play believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors  who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest, which is what ms.hegeman told us. But as of right now we're nowhere near that part. We are at the part where Hermia and Helena argue. They argue because Helena is convinced Hermia, her closest and oldest friend, is “…one of this confederacy…” to mock her. They are also arguing because Hermia is convinced Helena is scorning her by refusing Lysander’s love after somehow managing to make him fall in love with her (Helena) and, hence, out of love with herself (Hermia). Hopefully we read more and get too the "funny" parts

ID blog

In economics we have been learning about free enterprises, consumers and producers.  A Free enterprise is a type of economy where products, prices, and services are determined by the market, not the government. Consumers are people who purchase goods and services for their personal use and producers are people, countries or companies that make, grow or supply goods for sale. I like learning about all of these things because one day i would like to pursue my dream of becoming an entrepreneur and hopefully owning my own business. Another class i would like to talk about is gym. At first gym class was getting on my nerves with all those projects and test, i still did them though.  Now he let's us play basketball or catch up on other classes. Every time we play it's nothing but fun and competitive games. I have  a class full of very competitive people and the games are always close. I also have a good relationship with the P.E teacher  Mr. G and a good relationship with Ms.P.

Self Selected Response

My SSR is on the movie "I am legend". I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film   starring Will Smith. It is based of the 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964's "The Last Man on Earth" and 1971's "The Omega Man." Smith plays Scientist Robert Neville, who is immune to a man-made virus originally created to cure cancer. He works to create a   remedy while defending himself against mutants created by the virus. This movie has been one of my favorite movies ever since it came out. Every single time i watch this movie, it always seems to catch my attention. I could honestly watch this over and over again.  This is one of my favorite movies because not only does it have alot of eye catching action but  Will Smith delivers a good role and really focuses on giving us a picture of "what it would be like"  to be the last man on earth, living off the land in NYC. This is the real strength of this movie; there's really not a lot of blood or gore or zombie scenes at all. Yet I was fascinated as Robert goes through his "typical days" in NYC. Every moment was full of jeopardy. And occasionally we got some relief from Smith's trademark humor that blended seamlessly with the rest of his performance to give us "what it would be like" with a powerful delivery that just takes our breath.

8 Vocab Sentences

1. That girl was so Rakish she took everyone's breath away
2. After two periods of gym i was so haggard i couldnt make it to class
3. I am too much of a good guy too divulge her secret
4. He had too keep reiterating the sentence over and over so she could understand
5. There are dozens of jockeys in the Kentucky derby
6. He was injured so we hastily rushed him too the hospital
7. The scavenger traversed across the desert
8. He sat there and stared with brooding eyes

Passion Blog 2

I got a passion for being successful in life. That is a ultimate goal for me and I strive to reach this goal every single day. I wake up everyday thinking about owning my own business or company. To achieve this goal i will have too keep up the good work and do my best in college. I also have a passion too try my best at everything i do no matter what it is. And like i said before i am very passionate about sports. I love talking about it, reading about it, researching it, Etc. I love it even more when i'm watching it. My mom always tells me that i should be a sports commentator or go to school for sports medicine... Yes its that serious.

Free write

This senior year has been pretty good so far. We've been doing alot of school work and alot more college work,  it's alittle tiring and stressful but it will all be worth it soon. I've gotten accepted to a few colleges so far and felt like the happiest man in the world but I know I got to keep my grades up and continue to pass my classes. Other than that  we will be going into a new year in a few more weeks and I'm just happy that me and my loved ones will be seeing another year. Sport's wise, this year my teams aren't doing so good like my Knicks and jets. Hopefully going into the new year they will get it together. I'm also trying to get a job so I can help my parents pay for college and to have some pocket money for myself. I honestly just can't wait too graduate and get out of  Thurgood Marshall Academy. I will be visiting some old teachers and students though cause I will miss high school. I'm running out of ideas and things to write about so this is the end of my free write!!

Forensics Class

 This is my first year taking forensics and so far i am enjoying the class. Ms. Bartoli is a cool and funny teacher that keeps the class interesting at times. We have been taught the steps needed to process a crime scene and who secures the scene. We learned about different search methods like the strip or line search, the spiral search method, the grid method, quadrant or zone search, elevation zone search and the overlapping zone search. We also was taught how to collect evidence and the different packaging materials used to collect evidence. We was told about an autopsy and how to perform one and why you should perform one and the different levels of one. You can determine the time of death with 3 types of mortis: Livor mortis,the process that the body's blood supply stops moving after the heart stops pumping. Rigor mortis, stiffening of the body after death (usually begins 2 hours after death) and the Algor mortis which is the reduction of the body temperature after death. And what we last learned was the life cycle stages of a blowfly. And that is why i like my Forensics class so far.

Favorite Text

There are alot of wonderful books out there that honestly make a good read. From children books , too adult books they will catch your eye and keep you reading on and on.  Some good books to me are Graphic novels. Graphic novels are fictional stories that are presented in comic strip format and published as a book. Sometimes they tell a single, continous narrative from the first page to the last page; sometimes they are collections of shorter stories or individual comic strips. Many comics and graphic novels emphasize drama, adventure, character development, striking visuals, politics or romance. My favorite graphic novels are the ones about super heroes for example Spider Man, The Avengers, etc. I just love all the action and suspense that are put into these books, it keeps me interested and makes me wanna read more and more. I still too this very day read graphic novels and still enjoy them as much as I did when I was younger.

Class Related Response

Today was a smooth and cool day in English class. We all Participated in a Socratic Seminar, where we talked about the book  "Fahrenheit 451". A Socratic Seminar is a scholarly discussion of an essential question in which student opinions are shared, proven, refuted, and refined through dialogue with other students. Since we usually have a large class we did The fishbowl format, In this format , the teacher selects a portion of the class to sit in a circle or just as a group in the center of the room where they will discuss the articles for about 15 minutes. While this conversation is going on, the students in the outer circle take notes on the students in the inner circle. Students seated in the outer circle remain quiet during the inner group’s discussion. In a Socratic seminar, the students take responsibility for leading the conversation, and the teacher spectates. We also had a guest today watching us and seeing how we do in a Socratic Seminar. The Seminar was a little rusty and they but i think if they had a better question to answer they would've done even better.

My Passion Blog

I am very passionate about football and basketball or just sports in general. I love talking about it, reading about it, researching it, Etc. I love it even more when i'm watching it. Both sports are  unpredictable and very exciting. Some games make you feel like your in the crowd or even court side cheering. And most games can bring the family together like The Super Bowl or The NBA Playoffs/Finals. Also a lot of people look up to the athletes that play in these sports for example Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony Or some star football players Such as Eli Manning, J.J Watt, and Calvin Johnson. I'm also very Passionate about being Successful and something big in life. I wanna be remembered for generation after generation. I want too inspire people i want someone to say "Because of you i didn't give up".

About me!

Hi my name is Malik Davis. I am a 18 year old senior who has been attending Thugood Marshall Academy since the 7th grade. Before Thurgood I went to a public school called P.S.46 and graduated from there. I'm a very outgoing and laid back type of person.
People say im funny and fun too be around. Also very loyal and trustworthy.  I'm also a very big sports and music junky. My favorite teams are the New York Knicks and the New York Jets and my favorite athletes are Carmelo Anthony and Darrelle Revis. My Favorite music artist is Fabolous. Im also an athlete. I've played Soccer, I've ran track, played rugby,did gymnastics and played football and basketball. I.still currently play basketball and football. I'm also very big about clothes and the way I dress, im very mitchy matchy and materialistic. In other words I like.to dress real nice and im a big sneaker head. I'm also really smart but lazy at times and im very competitive in almost everything I do. My favorite color is Green. My favorite foods are Pizza and Spaghetti. My favorite candy bars are Reeses peanut butter cup and  Kit Kat bars. I'm apart of the program Brotherhood-Sistersol and been apart of it for six years now. My favorite subjects in school are English and History. My favorite TV shows growing up were Scooby doo and Ed Edd and Eddy. I also grew up reading alot of comic books and my favorite super heroes are Spider-Man and Batman. I hope to grow up and become very successful and become an entrepreneur and own my own company.