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Performing Arts teacher in a NYC school who is looking for a career change. I love the children but I really want to work in the entertainment/arts/ media industry. I I LOVE to read, write but my passion is singing.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I'm still single: 2 of 52
Not one day goes by that I don't think about this very topic. Especially that I am in my mid-thirties with no kids and have a married sister. What have I done wrong? Or, should I believe that I could have done things better.I am a college graduate and working on my second master's degree. I say this because I only went back t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Negro spirituals and their legacy in American culture: 1 of 9

I am a singer. I am a singer of African descent. I make sure that I feature the negro spirituals as a set in every recital performance that I do. I feel it is my responsibility to share this art with as many audiences a possible in order to assist in preserving the music.From the soul of a people who had been stolen from thei... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Solitude: 6 of 37

When thinking about the word solitude I see myself in the third person typing away at my laptop writing this reflection. I don't know when it was that I started to relish in my solitude. I know I was very young. I always marched to the beat of a different drum and so I found myself to be alone a lot of the time. Growing up my... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News A look at the media's love-hate relationship with Britney Spears: 22 of 27
Here's the thing. When you decide to have a life in the spotlight there is some things that come along with it. In Britney's case she entered this as a young girl but she's had time to relish and has people around to school her in the "dos and absolutely do not". It almost seems that those people are enabling her and watching... More..
Relationships & Family > Newlyweds Should married women keep their last name or switch to their husband's?: 41 of 49

I remember dating a guy and when the topic came up he said something like,"I wouldn't have it any other way." Of course this was to me NOT keeping my name. Eventually I had him change his position. This is a different day and time and I think it's up to the individual. Heck, my mom even said had they been doing it when she go... More..