Fair use

Haley Bylina, Phoebe Glimm, Kiana Hobbs, Limariz Rebolledo June 14, 2015 Period: 5 Should Susie Smythe Be Sued? Susie Smythe, a high school teacher from New York, reads a class-sourced novel called The Absolutely Awesome Adventures of Internet Ed. She decides to copy the plot, and even plagiarizes a chapter, within her own classroom’s book called The Mind-Blowing Travels of Fairuse Frieda. Consequently, she sells the book on amazon.com, with no acknowledgement of the original authors or inspiration, and donates all the profits to her school’s non-profit organization. Using the research and point of view of various sources from Stanford University, Plagiarism Today, and Pearson Writing Center, the suing of Susie Smythe would not be necessary for this particular situation. The concepts of fair-use and copy infringement have contributed to this decision. Due to the definition of fair use, Mr.Rehak has no right to sue Susie Smythe. Judgement on deciding whether a case is “fair use” or not uses the four factors listed in section 107 of the Copyright Act (Teaching Copyright). One of the factors that judges will take into account is whether or not the new work is for commercial use. Here, Susie Smythe, is not using the new book for commercial uses but rather donates any profits to her non-profit school (Pearson). Another factor to take into account is the amount that was taken from the original copy in relation to the whole new book. She does in fact take one, word by word copy of the chapter of the original but, in comparison to the whole book, it’s really not a big amount. Copying nearly all of the original book would weigh against her use of fair use, but since she only used one chapter of twenty-two, she really has nothing against her. The most evident factor to be taken into Bylina, Glimm, Hobbs, Rebolledo 2 consideration is, what effect of the use of the original book’s idea has on the potential market. Since she has not ‘replaced’ the original book from the market with her version, she has no reason to be sued. It could be argued that since Susie Smythe copied the plot and plagiarized a complete chapter from the novel therefore, it was not fair use. Susie Smythe used a chapter, word for word, from the novel The Absolutely Awesome Adventures of Internet Ed. Her only edit was changing the name Ed to Freida. Susie gave no recognition to the original author, which clarifies her act as plagiarism. According to Plagiarism Today, “Plagiarizing works in the public domain, though unethical, is not considered copyright infringement.” Thus not requiring legal action. It could also be argued that since Susie Smythe ripped off an entire chapter her use was not fair. However, she used the chapter and the book as a whole for a nonprofit educational purpose. In an article written by Jonathan Bailey, it is stated that “if the material was used for nonprofit educational purposes, it is fair use” (Plagiarism Today). This is apparent in Susie Smythe’s situation. The money earned from the book was all donated to her school’s non-profit organization. It is clear that there are no solid grounds on which to sue Susie Smythe. The evidence shows that Susie Smythe donated the profits from the book to her non-profit school, concluding that it was not used for commercial purposes. It also shows that she plagiarized a very small portion of the book, only one chapter. It has been clearly stated that plagiarism is not considered copyright infringement. Since the evidence does not provide reasons of advantage to take legal action, Mr. Rehak deems it unnecessary to sue Susie Smythe. Bylina, Glimm, Hobbs, Rebolledo 3 Works Cited Bailey, Jonathan. "Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism and Fair Use."Plagiarism Today. Plagiarism Today, 06 Oct. 2005. Web. 14 June 2015. Stim, Rich. "What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. Stanford University, 04 Apr. 2013. Web. 14 June 2015. "Teaching Copyright." Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions. Teaching Copyright, n.d. Web. 14 June 2015. "Welcome to the Companion Website for Professional Writing Online 3.0."Professional Writing Online. Pearson, 2012. Web. 14 June 2015.          

A Week to Remember: Week 25

Last week, last journal. My sophomore journey has concluded:(. Now on to the summer. I expect great things from my finals this semester. No need to run around like a chicken who got its head cut off. This summer I plan to work and make more. I have to increase my clientele because now it is just limited to my immediate family.
That's all for now this is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌🏾️

A Week to Remember: Week 24

Ello. Omgg, only two more weeks of school. This week has been okay. It went by very sloly. In gym we're playing volleyball, and my team made it to the semi-finals. I think we have to win against two more teams to win the championship. Playing volleyball in gym made me realize how much I missed playing volleyball. So I am going to try out for volleyball next year. So that's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌🏾️

Zoooooooooo!!

I had a wonderful time at the zoo. It had been such a long time since I went. I saw a giant goat, an ape fight, and a giraffe. I was disappointed because there was no organgatane out. They are so adorable. I am a big fan of the oragatane in Planet of the Apes. And I met a pig and named him curly. It was great just getting a break from school, while learning.

A Week to Remember: Week 23

Hello people of the world. This week has been okay. Yesterday I went to a conference and we discussed entrepreneurship and social media. It was amazing. I was able to meet some powerful women in the field of accounting. However, the actually days spent in school were not as appealing because we had to take Plan, the pre ACT. These test with their time limits are designed for people/ students to fail. That's all for now this is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌🏾️

Poem: Chicago or Chi'Raq?

Chicago, The place I've called home for 15 years
The place where gun violence is so common,
that it's nickname is Chi'Raq
Where more bodies drop,
than in Iraq
We say," Cease Fire,
Stop the violence"
Yet the only thing ceasing are people caught in gunfire
The unlucky ones in the wrong place,
at the wrong time
But how is walking down the street the wrong place?
Why is nine o'clock in the morning the wrong time?
Chi'Raq?
Chi'Raq?
Is it a nickname or a realtily?

A Week to Remember: Week 22

Hello blogviewers, this week has been very chill and calm. We went to the zoo on Monday. I think that was the first time I went in 3 years.  Oh, also I saw an ape fight. It was scaring. People were recording the 2 apes fighting and I was wondering if we were suppose to call someone. My choir performance is this week. It is on Wesenday. We are going to perform our Motown songs. So yeah.That was my week how was your's? That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌🏾️

A Week to Remember: Week 21

Hello world. This has been an okay week. Nothing special. Today I saw my niece off on prom. She wore black and red. Other than that nothing exciting happened. Well above is a bracelet and earring set I made. Cute, right? That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out✌🏾

Pixton: The Glass Menagerie

Week 20: A Week to Remember

Happy Mother's Day. This is the gift I made for my mother. My mother is amazing. My mother is strong. My mother is one of a kind and I love her. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the world because they are the real MVPs. That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌🏾

A Week to Remember: Week 19

Hello world. Today I have decided that from now on I will do my weekly review along with it I will post anpiece of jewelry I've made. My jewelry collection is named "Out of the box". This is because it is something new and fresh. And also because it is out of the box that society put things in. So yeah hope you like them. Anyway my week has been good. Nothing exciting or show stopping this week. And that's all for now. This is Kiana signing out peace✌🏾

Lake Michigain Anthology: Everie Lastly

Everie Lastly (Kiana Hobbs Period 5)

For four years I was beaten,

For four years I've been abused

For four years I've been neglected

And for four years I stayed.

The love we shared was everlasting

And it still is

His heart beat would hit me,

like a fist, swinging at the wind,

whenever I was around

Our love was special

Although no one would agree

My friend April Waters would always tell me

I could do better

But what's better than perfection?

We would fight like a married couple,

Although sometimes he would beat me.

But it wasn't his fault

I was the one who provoked him,

And teased him, and pushed him to his limits

It was my fault that he grabbed that knife on that Saturday morning

That he stuck that knife straight through my heart

If only I had been more obedient,

A better listener,

A better girlfriend,

I would not be lying six feet under

But our love was everlasting

And it still is

Una Semana a Recreda: Semana 18

Hola, todo el mundo. La semana estaba bien. No tengo mucho tarea para el fine de semana. Estoy muy contento de. Tengo a escribe una papel para chemistry. No se mis subjectó para mis papel. Yo made las joyas. Las joyas son bonita. Tada. There is my attempt at spanish. Hopefully most of it make sense. But anyway if you did not understand what I was trying to say, here is the same thing in English. Hello everyone. The week was good. I do not have a lot of homework for the weekend. I'm very happy about it. I have to write a paper for chemistry. I do not know my subject for my paper. I made jewelry. The jewelry is beautiful. And that's that.
That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace ✌️

A Week to Remember: Week 17

Hello world and all it's inhabitants. Thus week has been very tiring. I got from Ohio and I had a fun time. We had a tournament there for chess. I did okay. I won 2 out of 7 games. Boy was it hard. Anyway I currently in the act of making jewelry to sell at a fashion show we are hosting at my job. My jewelry is looking awesome at the moment, if I care to say so myself. That great thing about jewelry making is that I will no longer have to worry about finding gifts for  Christmas, Birthdays, and more. School is okay at the moment. I just finished completing a webquest for World Studies and it was horrible. But that's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace✌️

A Week to Remember: Week 16

Hello blog viewers.  It has been a longndah today, sk thusnwill be a short review. WE ARE ON SPRING BREAK. OMGG.I have been waiting for this break for so long. Last week was okay. We are done swimming. Unfortunately, I did not learn how to swim. I can kick and move my arms, but I can not breathe while swimming. I was given no homework over the break, so cheers to that. Now I'm tired.So that's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace.

A Week to Remember: Week 15

Ello, blog viewers. I am sadden to inform you that I am not completely able to swim. However, I have an excuse. We are only given 3 days out of the week to swim and I had to miss one of those days because I was sick. We only have 3 days because the freshman had to take the PARCC test and so our schedule had been adjusted to accommodate this test. I am most definitely against standardized testing. I do not believe this testing method is an accurate measurement of ones skill nor intelligence. Down with testing. I am more than a test score. That's all for now. Catch you next week. This is Kiana signing out. Peace.

WYChat: How to move the pieces in chess

WYChat
Hello, my name is Kiana Hobbs. I am a sophomore here at Whitney Young and today I will teaching you how to move the pieces in chess.
So first I will just give you so background knowledge on the game of chess. It is assumed that chess has been around since the 15th century. Chess is strategic game played between to people, who compete against each other to checkmate their opponents’ king. A chessboard contains 64 squares. An 8x8 square, with one side ranging from 1 to 8 and the adjacent side ranging from A to H. Each player receives 16 pieces: 1 King, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 Knights, and 8 pawns. The objective of this game is to checkmate your opponent. Checkmate occurs when the king is being attack, which is a check, but he can not move anywhere, which makes it a checkmate.
Now that you know that stuff let us get to the identities of these pieces. First we will begin with this (show pawn). This is a pawn. It is worth 1 point. Points are not used to determine the winner of a game, but to indicate who may be leading in the game with. Even though a person may be have less pieces than there opponent, they can still win if they try hard enough. So  a pawn only moves forward one space on it’s move. However on the pawn’s first move it  can either move one or two spaces. That's only on the first move of that particular pawn. A pawn may only move forward, never backwards or side to side. But it only attacks diagonally ( show how it attacks diagonally). Weird, right? So what that means is that if a pawn is here and my pawn is here, I can take this pawn if it is my move ( set up position show pawn taking other pawn). If the pawns are like this ( pawns face to face), you are stuck. No piece can jump over another, with the exception of the knight. So since  the pawn can only move forward and take diagonally. Neither pawn can move. The only way either pawn will be able to move is if the other pawn is taken by another piece. Pawns are very powerful pieces. If by chance your pawn makes it to the end of the board, you may exchange that pawn for a different piece, with the exception of another pawn or a king.
And that's all for now about pawns, next is a bishop. A bishop is worth 3 points. Bishops move diagonally along the color they are on. They can move as far as they want, as long as there is no piece blocking their path (show bishop moving). The bishop’s movement is pretty simple so next we will go to the knight. A knight is also worth 3 points. It move in a “L” shape, that encompass 3 squares (show L shapes). It can go 2 then 1 or 1 then 2. A knight is the only piece that can jump over another piece. See ( show knight jumping over piece). So now you try to get from here to here in two moves. Did you get it. You could have either chosen this or this or that. Just remember if your knight is positioned in the center or near it, you should have 8 possible spaces to land on, so look closely ( show the 8 moves). So let's try one more. How many moves does it take you to get from here to here? (Wait 6 seconds and show correct answers). The next piece is a rook. Rooks are worth 5 points. The move horizontally and vertically. They can move as far as they would like as long as there is not blocking their path (show rook movement). Then comes the queen. Queens are worth 9 points. They can move horizontally,vertically, and diagonally. So the queen has the moves of both the rook and the bishop, not the knight. The Queen can move as far as it would like, as long as there is nothing blocking it's way (show queen’s movement). One more piece to go. Last but not least it the king. The king is priceless. If you lose the king, you lose the game. Kings can only move one space in any direction. They have no fancy moves, which is way they have to be protected by the other pieces.
Now that's how you move the pieces in chess. If you want to learn more about chess, search the web. I good site to go is Chess.com. Well that's all for now, this is  Kiana signing out. Peace.

A Week to Remember: Week 14

Hello, blog viewers. This has been a good week. I'M ALMOST SWIMMING!! It's so amazing I'm slowly but steadily learning how to swim. I know how to front float, back float, bob, kick, and kinda use my arms now. Now all I have to do is put it all together and I will be swimming in no time. Hopefully by my next blog I will be posting "I CAN SWIM NOW". Fingers crossed. Other than that this week was fine. I got an "A" on my trigonometry quiz. Which is a plus. But now we are going over how to graph sine and cosine, which is a bit confusing. However I did some research and I feel more confident on the subject. We have a quiz next week, so wish me luck. That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace.

A Week to Remember: Week 13

¡Hola! It has been a good week this week. We've started swimming in gym last Monday, and I am excited about it. I believe this is my year to learn how to swim. Last year my swimming teacher told the people in the shallow end to swim from one end to the other. Does that make sense to you? Well, not to me. Long story short I didn't learn how to swim. However this year I have learned how to float, breathe underwater, and kick, so I feeling confident this year. So that's all for now this is Kiana signing out. Peace.

A Week to Remember: Week 12

Hello world. It has been a good week. On Monday I could not attend school because I was sick and on Tuesday only Juniors had to go to take the ACT. But that's not the only reason why it was a good week. At work we are making an earring and necklace set in groups. So far my group is doing really well. We sculpted our beads out of green and yellow clay. Our theme is flowers in bloom. The name of the brand is Spring Heat. I came up with that name. It's an awesome, I know. Also our music video is complete. The title is Chicago Bells. Check us out on YouTube. That's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

A Week to Remember: Week 11

Hello this is Kiana again. I'm not feeling so well so I'm going to keep this weekly review short. All this week we have been filming for our  english music video. Making a music video is actually funnier than I thought. I did some of the singing and acted in some of the parts. I know the finish product is going to be awesome. So my stomach is starting to keep in, so I am going to end it here. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

A Week to Remember: Week 10

This week has been "chill". Haha, chill. You get it. Because it was cold. If you're in Chicago you'll understand. So the tournament ended last Saturday and we did very well. We finished 13th place out of 144 teams. I was able to win five out of six my games. It was very exciting but next year we will be taking home the first place championship.Also I started to read a book for book club named "Graceling". Thus far it is a good book. It's fairly interesting. You should read it. It is In the genre of sci-fi. That will be all for today. This is Kiana signing out. Peace.
Ps. Happy Black History Month. I will like to thank my ancestors for all they have done to get us this far. And I will like to praise those who have risen above odds and have fought for what is right. Thank you to the Martin Luther Kings, Maya Angelous, Malcolm Xs, Fred Hamptons, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubmans , and more. Power to the People.
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You can kill the Revolutionary. But you can't kill the Revolution -Fred Hampton. 

 #Blacklivesmatter.

Black Boy Project

A Week to Remember: Week 9

Hello world. I know it's early for the end of the week review, but I have a tournament and I don't want to forget to do it. So this week we have state for chess. I'm excited. We leave for Peoria tomorrow. At work I finished my necklace. It's orange and blue. We had to make a double layered necklace. Mine has 3 wires and they are weaved together. It's beauuuutiful. You have to say it while adding emphasis on the "u". I think I did great for my first creation. I feel accomplish. At work we were asked the question "How often do you complain?". I try not to complain about materialistic items, since of course there are people less fortunate than me. When I complain it's usually out of laziness because things be "sooooo far". That'll conclude my review for the week this is Kiana signing out. Peace

A Week to Remember: Week 8

So this week has been pretty chill. I got a job. It's with After School Matters. I will be creating my own jewelry. For my first piece of jewelry, I'm going to create a double layered necklace with blue and gold gems. And it's going to be beautiful. Next week we have  state in chess. It is going to be in Peoria. Wish us luck. Oh and by some amazing luck my grade in World Studies tipped to "A". So yeah that was my week for you. Tune in next week for the results of the tournaments. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

Internet Ed

For my internet Ed adventure, Ed will become Aliyah. Aliyah is a female contestant on the show Survivor. They are at a point in the season where the tribes, Hunahpu and Coyopa, have just dissembled, leaving all the contestants at risk of elimination. Aliyah knows that if she does not win the next immunity challenge or find an idol she’ll be the next to go. Aliyah had lied about Tim wanting to get George out, which led to Tim elimination last tribal council. Now her head is on the chopping block.

“Well, that was an interesting council”, said Ed as Aliyah, she hide her excitement for the elimination of Tim. It was either him or her and with her great manipulation of the others it ended up being him.

“Yeah, didn't see that one coming”, mumbled Sabrina, aware of Aliyah’s part in Tim’s elimination. It was her plan to eliminate Aliyah, but since George changed targets the plan could not be carried out. “Guess you saved yourself this council…. But I don’t think you’ll be as lucky next tribal” warned Sabrina.

Sabrina and Aliyah rival begun near the beginning of the season. Both Sabrina and Aliyah were on the Coyopa tribe and they were doing well, the best of friends who just meet. But that all changed when at one challenge, Aliyah purposely did poorly in the challenge in an effort to make her team lose. She had heard through rumors that Sabrina was planning to get her out, so she wanted to act first. It had turned out that the rumor of Sabrina wanting to get Aliyah out was just that a rumor. And that’s how their rivalry begun.

Determined not to be eliminate Aliyah set out to look for an idol. Aliyah stumbled upon a tree that look suspicious.

“Hmm… Nice try producer, you should try a little harder at hiding these things”, Aliyah thought to herself.

Aliyah had begun to dig near the tree. She dug and dug and dug and dug. But found nothing. Ed couldn't help but laugh at this humorous and desperate woman. Half an hour passed with no sign of an immunity idol. Aliyah went back to camp. Ed knew Aliyah had no chance of remaining on the island without the idol, so he was ready to go. Ed reached into Aliyah’s pocket for her cell phone, but comes out empty handed. He would realize that Aliyah doesn't have a phone. “No one has a phone on this show”, Ed muttered to himself. Fear arose in Ed at this realization. As night approached, Ed fell into a deep slumber. The next day Aliyah still had no luck in finding an idol and Ed had no chance in finding a phone. Both were hopeless in their pursuit, until it was time for reward challenge. By some unexpected coincidence the reward for this challenge was a phone call to a love one. Ed could not believe his luck. Now all he had to do was win the challenge and the phone was all his.

“For this challenge you will all have to swim from this dock to the beach. When there, you will have to drag a bag of puzzle pieces up to a bench. From there you’ll solve a puzzle. The first to finish will win the reward”, said Jeff, the host of the show. “Get into your ready position and we will begin.”

“It so sad your time here has to come to an end, but you know the show’s backstabber never wins” hissed Sabrina at Aliyah. “And another thing, just try not to drown”.

Aliyah rolled her eyes and focused on the water. Aliyah knew she was a terrible swimmer and the others did to after she caused her tribe to lose when she tried to swim fast but failed miserably. Jeff shouted go and everyone was off. Aliyah took off swimming slowing but steadily. Ed was no help since he spent most of his time programming rather than swimming. Sabrina and the others arrived at the beach, but Aliyah still had about 6 feet to go. Aliyah finally arrived at the beach and dragged the puzzle pieces to the bench.  Even though Aliyah was about 3 minutes behind the others, none of the other contestants, with the exception of Sabrina, had made any progress on the puzzle. Sabrina was well on her way. She was half way through with the puzzle. Aliyah took out the puzzle and it made absolutely no sense to her. But Ed, he understood the puzzle. He had seen the same pattern when he was programming one day. Ed took control of Aliyah and solved the puzzle in a blink of an eye. The other contestants gaped in astonishment. Sabrina’s face was priceless.

“That was a piece of cake, where’s the entrée?”, Aliyah said with a smirk.

“You’re still going home”, threaten Sabrina.

Aliyah forgot that this was not an immunity challenge. She only won a phone call, not an idol.

“Congratulations Aliyah you've won a call home.” said Jeff.

“Yay” Aliyah said dryly, with sarcasm.

“Aliyah I’m going to make you an offer”, said Jeff. “You can either take the phone or make the phone call or you can get an immunity idol”.

Before Aliyah could answer Ed reached for the phone and entered in "control, shift, command, 42, meaning of life,  J,K,J,K, J,K,R, control, command, option escape, escape" and before entering in the last escape Ed said.

“I’m sorry, not sorry”, said Ed and he entered “escape” and left.

A Week to Remember: Week 7

It has been a good week this week. We had finals this week. And now they are over!!!! Celebration time. On the first day of finals I had Trigonometry, Driver's Education, and World Studies. Trigonometry was okay and was not that painful. Driver's Education was not hard actually. I believe I'm ready for the road. Now I just have to take range and traffic. World Studies was kind of difficult, but I refused to stress out over my exams. The next day I had  lunch, English, and Chemistry. That was a nice and calm day. On the last day I only had 2 classes: Choir and Spanish. I had my singing final on Friday and I was nervous. However my teacher said I did well and I passed. And that was my week for you. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

Final Exam Questions

1) What does “ephemeral” mean? A) keenness in observing and understanding B) lasting only a short time, short-lived C) a strong attraction or inclination D) needy, impoverished (Kiana Hobbs)

2) What does “sophistry” mean? A) a fallacy B) intended for or understood by only a select few C) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited D) obligatory, required (Kiana Hobbs)

3)     What part of speech if the word “avid”? A) noun B) verb C) adverb D) adjective (Kiana Hobbs)

4) What is dramatic irony? A) when speakers say the opposite of what they mean B) a dramatic event C) when the audience knows something the characters do not D) a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected (Kiana Hobbs)

5) In black boy which event comes first? A) Richard moves to Chicago B) Richard gets a job as a newspaper boy C) Richard stands up to his aunt D) Richard’s mother falls ill (Kiana Hobbs)

6) What poem begins the play A Raisin in the Sun? A) A Dream Reached B) A Dream Referred C) Raisin in the Sun D) A Dream Deferred (Kiana Hobbs)

7) In Black Boy, which of Richard’s aunts ran off with a mysterious guy? A) Aunt Addie B) Aunt Cleo C) Aunt Maggie D) Aunt Ella (Kiana Hobbs)

Maxium

“Never change who you are for someone else. As long as you love you, others will too.”

Be confident in who you are and never feel the need to change who you are to please someone else. You are what matters.

Kiana Hobbs

A Week to Remember: Week 6

It has been a good week this week. On Monday, we had no school. This was because of Dr. Martin Luther King. I will just like to take the time and thank Dr. Martin Luther King for his amazing dream. Life would not be as it is today. Was it not for his bravery and commitment to unity, who knows what life would be like, what opportunities I would have, they places I will be able to go. So for this weekly review I would like to post a poem I wrote in 5th grade in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dream by: Kiana Hobbs
I have a dream and it's not that far
My dream stays close to my heart
You should have a dream just like Martin Luther King
Who did what he could to save us and our dream
So dream a dream for Martin Luther King
And show him what you could do with just you dream and you

This will conclude my journal for the day. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

A Week to Remember: Week 3

Post for the week of winter break. The week is finally over and winter break is here. This week has lacked enjoyment since I had to rush and make up assignments I missed during my time in Florida. I had to makeup a Driver's Ed, Trigonometry, and Spanish test this week. However in Choir we watched The Temptations and it was amazing. I developed a fondness for them after watching the movie. You should most definitely watch it. It is time well spent. Well that's all for now. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

A Week to Remember: Week 5

This week has been mild. Nothing exciting or jaw dropping happened. I had a chess tournament yesterday and I went 2 and 2. In choir we are singing a Motown mashup. It includes the songs: Dancing in the Streets, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Ain't No Mountain High High Enough, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, I Can't Help Myself, Back in My Arms Again,  and Reach out, I'll Be There. I'm so excited to perform these songs because we'll be dancing as well. So I'll be able to bust out my great dancing moves. So that was my week for you guys. This is Kiana signing out. Peace

A week to remember: Week 4

This week has been very cold in the Windy City. That is the worst part about living in Chicago, the weather. Any way I've been sick for the past couple of weeks , so I wasn't able to enjoy my week as I would've liked to. But aside from that it has been good. My sister finally had her baby about 2 weeks ago. It's a boy and all he does is sleep. Lucky, though, he's not a cry baby. Which is great. This will conclude my journal of the week. This is Kiana signing out. Peace.