Final ROP Essay

I enjoyed Rites Of Passage. I liked talking about My Ancestors, stress, the good and the bad of the music industry. I also enjoyed hearing my peers response on different topics. ROP was a good class to have in a school like ours. Even though most of the topics we had weren't interesting I tried to take all the information he gave us so that we could use it in the future. The things Mothuri Mukasa taught us was only to help us get ready for the future. He shared with us real life stories about gangs, drugs, diseases, music and other topics.

One of my favorite topics to talk about was on Assata Shakur. I liked talking about her because she was a brave African American. She put her life in jeopardy just to fight for what she thought was right. She was a young black women who was dedicated to her race. Another topic I liked talking about was on Big Momma Thorton. It was crazy how she wrote that song and then Elvis came out of no where with the same song but different tempos and beat. He tried to take credit for her work and no one knew and if they did, they didn't mention it.

Another one of my favorites was talking about my Grandma Helen. I was proud to share information about her such as her occupation, education and life style. I didn't know too much about her but I do now. I also learned that my Grandma on my Mom's side. I really like hearing about them.

On more topic I enjoyed talking about was about Biggie Smalls and 2 Pac. They were good rappers that sometimes talked about the truth but some of their songs were too violent. Some of their songs like "Keep Your Head Up" and "Dear Mama" by 2 Pac were songs that spoke the truth. "Juicy" by Biggie Smalls was another song. Those songs were ok minus the curse words. Both rappers grew up with nothing but forgot about their brains. They thought they were too much of a thug.

I really liked ROP. I wish (even though I don't like wishing) that every school had ROP. Kids could really change the way they look at life....... well some kids.