Hero

Name: Adrian Dante Dixon (goes by Dante)
Age: 24 years old
Race/religion/gender: Jamaican/Rastafarian/Male
Parents: Romario and Taniyah Dixon (Father left at age 5)
Style of dress: Casual, trousers, sandals, loud colors, stands out
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Marital status/family: Not married, 1 little boy
Most embarrassing moment: His junior year in gym class, and a classmate pantsed him
Greatest fear: Spiders and his family being hurt
Strongest desire: go to the US to become a famous artist for singing/guitar
Job: Sells dope
Where he/she wants to be in 5 years: Living in America with his family making millions
Guiltiest pleasure: Smoking weed
Identifying marks: Two burn scars on his right hand from lighting it up
Mannerisms/gestures: Loud, very out spoken, chill, relaxed, kind to others
What he/she was like in school: The class clown, most talented
Favorite sayings: Yah maan, dude, wheres the weed at,
Favorite quotes from songs: One love, No woman no cry, Buffalo soldier, don't worry be happy
Favorite movie quotes: I don't think we're in kansas anymore toto, would you be interested in purchasing liability insurance
Most valuable possession: His hundred dollar pipe
How he/she feels about love: Thinks its out there for him, but has too much he wants to do with his life
Philosophy on life: Every little thing is gonna be alright

Adaptation

I started to cry. I couldn't believe she was really leaving. "Don't worry daddy," she explained,

"Stanford isn't too far away. I'll make sure to call you often, and i'll still see you on holidays! I'll

still get to see you daddy." For some reason, that didn't seem to help comfort me very much. I

continued to hug her, and started nervously giving her advice on boys, driving, and how to work

hard. Ava laughed, told me that I had told her this several times. I love her laugh and her smile,

I'm sure going to miss that. Sure I can't wait to have alone time with my wife Noelle, but it sure

didn't mean that this was going to be easy letting her go.

Noelle hugged Ava, then I hugged her one last time. I whispered in her ear, "I love you baby,

goodbye." And she was off. We got in the car, Noelle started to talk; " Casey, are you gonna be

okay sweetie? She'll be fine. We've raised her well, don't ya think?" I smiled and nodded my

head. There goes my life, my baby girl. She's off to college, she's on her own now. My little girl.

My thoughts kept going back to 18 years ago, when Noelle told me she was pregnant. We were

just in high school. I remember the thoughts of feeling too young, I swear I was just a kid then. I

had so many plans. I wanted to travel, play the drums with my band in California. I didn't think

I could handle being a dad. I wanted to run away, forget she had told me that. I thought my life

was over, I didn't see it going good in any way. I was wrong. Just thinking about when Ava was

born, Noelle and her had become my everything. She meant more to me than life itself. It was

hard at times, all the bills we had. But I wouldn't change it for anything else in this world. She

had become my life, my future, my everything.

Blurbs

People are Crazy (Bill Currington)

Will went to the bar, where he meets an old man named Robert. Rober had traveled to Columbus Ohio to get away from his home town in Pennsylvania, and all of the problems there. Will and robert talk back and forth about life, war, girls, and confessions they have. They become very well acquaited. It's 2 a.m. and they leave. Will never heard from or saw Robert again. That next summer, in August, Will read a certain obituary that sparked his attention. Robert had died, and left all of his money to Will. The stranger at the bar.

There goes my life (Kenney Chesney)

Ringo Star is planning his whole life. He wants to move to New York City. He wants to get out of Tennessee, until Rebecca calls him on late friday afternoon and tells him she's pregnant. Ringo thinks his life is over. He doesn't think he can raise a kid, and doesn't know how. When his little girl Ava is born, he couldn't think of it as a mistake. He see's her grow up and head off to college. She is the best thing that has ever happened to him

Dancing for the Groceries (Kenney Chesney)

Niccole is a stripper at the local bar in Mesquite. She hates her job, and wishes she could be home to be with her two kids Billy and Sally. She feels degraded and awful dancing in front of all those men. but she is a single mother. It is waht she has to do to pay the bills. She hopes for ahouse in the country, and to be with her kids each night to tuck them in. But she has to pay the bills. There's nothing she can do.

Birds (Kate Nash)

Kake and Alyssa are sneaking onto a train, traveling to the west coast. All Alyssa cares about is what Jake things. Alyssa notices that he is pondering something, so she asks him to tell her. Jake struggles to tell her over and over again the right thing. He likes her. He does an awful job until finally he relates her to birds int he sky and how beautiful they are. Alyssa says she likes him too, but he doesn't seem too thrilled.

Concrete Angels (Martina Mcbride)

September 16th. Leah is only 9 years old. She goes to school with her broken bones and and untold bruises. She wears the same dress day after day. The teacher doesn't ask questions, doesn't even take a second glance. Leah is frightened to go home, she's scared her father, and what he'll do next. That day she came home. There was screaming and crying through out the night, the neighbors heard but said nothing. Leah died the evening of September 16th, there was no one to save her, no one to take the time to care or notice..

Story Song.

Song Title: People are Crazy
Artist: Billy Currington
Link to lyrics

Plot:
Man meets Elderly man at bar, start talking like they were old friends. Talk about politics, girls, wars, dying, bad habbits, and life in general, Old man says 'God is great, beer is good and people are crazy'. Its 2 a.m. and they have to leave bar, they say goodbye and never see each other or talk again. Man during the summer sees Old man's picture in the obituary, old man was a millionaire and left none of the money to his family, but all to that man he barely knew at bar, Man visits grave sight and leaves beer on grave saying 'God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.'

Character:
Younger man (speaker)
Old man at bar
Old mans kids

Conflict:
The two men never see each other again, but Old man gives all his money to the man he just met, kids are pissed, Man is happy, people are crazy.

Theme:
Trusting in people, confiding in people
God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy
Making friendships and talking about the good and bad times

Setting:
At a bar drinking in Ohio
Present day
Came from out of town
Cemetary on a sunny day

6- Word Memoir

#10 Not diggin' this six word memoir

#9 definitely don't want to do this

#8 You pickin up what i'm droppin?

#7 Should have been a beat digger

#6 Yeah, It was an Asian day

#5 Hell, everything is legal in Mexico!

#4 Ha, Oh for shore brother hood!!

#3 Okay Great, so heres the thing

#2 You aint cheatin you aint tryin

#1 Sweatin like a whore in church

Second Draft

Earning a Friend


Will you let your guard down

all your feelings are locked inside

I need to know the real you

and not be brushed aside


When we're alone it feels like magic

I could stay like this forever

but when people come along

there's no hope with being together


I need you to give this a try

I don't want this to end

but if you don't do your part

All I've earned is a friend.

Grand Theft Poetry

YOU..

After all You put me through, I can't forget You and You can't forget me-

I can't let You

I'm not ready to give it over, I'm not the type to apologize

Because even when I was on my own, I was never truly alone

You told me once for me to never forget, and how could I?

You have never left my mind

I wish everyday You could, but I fear I would be stricken blind

I, at that time, would no longer be the same

You have made me how I am today

Every word You said cut to my heart

Now, tears are famous briefly to my cheek

I myself can hardly understand it

But I say it's fine, honestly I do

I will never again tolerate a threat from You.