today I heard a unique conglomoration of speeches. some examples are:
"my first day in jail"
"the day my mom found out i was pregnant"
"my first dui--life without a license"
"just because you're found guilty doesn't mean you are" (and i quote: "i have proof, y'all! he done it. i just be goin affer him to protec myself!")
"how i became a nail tech" (more on this speech later. it was mesmerizing...not even kidding.)
"why my family won't celebrate together anymore" (this was a 'humorous' speech)
"our first family vacation and why we will never have another one" ("we bought us a pool and we ain't never goin to no beach agin...ever!")
"how i caught the man who broke into my home" (this turned into a 'how to' speech. the class gave lots of positive affirmation. lots of stalking and waiving guns involved with this.)
"how everyone is affected by ghetto" (the visual aids will not be mentioned by me...ever)
"how i lost my basketball scholarship because of my temper" (i never want to meet this woman in an alley...let alone a dark one. make that the street, in general.)
"my first knife fight" (he claimed he was scared to death. he showed us the scars. whoa.)
"my scariest day in the military" (again...not going to want to keep this one lurking around in my head)
plus, an inordinate amount of speeches about giving birth.
there were speeches i wish i had recorded to go back over and pick out some gems of comedy; some intriguing slaughtering of English and suprisingly pithy statements. others, i would block entirely from my mind. all in all, i learned much.
