Friday, May 23, 2014


Nytia Mickens
April 29th, 2014


Goldilocks

One day, a little girl name Goldilocks started eating porridge, sitting in chairs, and playing in the beds of the 3 bears known to be Momma bear, Papa bear, and Baby bear. She didn’t like the Momma or Papa’s bear bed so she decided to sleep in Baby bear’s bed. The 3 bears came home and realized that their porridge have been eaten and one of the chairs have broken and was sat in. The 3 bears went upstairs to go see if they’re bed have been messed up and they found Goldilocks sleep in Baby bears’ bed. Goldilocks had awoken and seen the 3 bears standing over top of her and she ran out the house screaming “ HELP! HELP! they’re trying to eat me and take control of my house!”. The bears looked at each other and Momma bear said “That is one crazy chick”. They all laughed and went downstairs to make more porridge and fixed up the chairs. After Goldilocks ran for her life, she stopped and thought about if she was even at her house or if she was in the right place period. It took Goldilocks to think about this for a good 10 minutes to think about this really long and hard...Goldilocks isn’t really that smart so instead, she became hungry again and went into somebody else’s house. Let’s just end it off with Goldilocks didn’t get away this time and she was never seen again.



Thursday, April 17, 2014

One time I had to have a confrontation with someone was when I was in a class room with my classmates and my friends told me that somebody was talking about me. My friends were not trying to tell me who was talking about me and I wanted to know so badly that it was eating me up in the inside. My friends finally told me who was talking about me and I found the right time to walk up to the person and ask them what they were saying or why I was the topic of her conversation. She told me why she was talking about me and what she said and instead of me getting hyped up or anything, I walked away because formal was only right around the corner and I didn't want to fight this girl just because she was talking very heavy about me. So I just said "Okay" and I walked away and handled the situation like a mature young adult. Even though I wanted to punch her in her face so bad, I held all my anger in, didn't get myself worked up, and walked away and I'm still shocked until this day that I let a situation like that walk pass me.


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Nytia Micken
March 12th, 2014



March 12th, 2014

A overnight double shooting at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia tops off a very dangerous and deadly twelve hours in Northeast Philadelphia. 

According to police, two people was shot in the area of D street and Wyoming Avenue in the Feltonville section of the city. One male was shot in the back and was taken to Temple University Hospital who was announced that he was in critical condition while the other male in his 20s was shot in his foot and taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. Philly as seen 52 murders in 69 days and it could have been 53 if police didn't rush this latest shooting victim to the emergency room in their car, FOX 29's Steve Keeley had reported from the scene. 

Wyoming remains closed between D and Hurley streets as police continues to investigate the crime. Police are searching for the gunman wanted in a deadly triple shooting overnight. It happened at 11:30 p.m. on the 6500 block of Limekiln Pike. A 31-year-old man was killed and two others were rushed to the hospital, where one was found in stable condition. The third victim's condition is unknown. Authorities say the gunman fled from the scene in a white, four-door vehicle. Not so far away from there in Germantown, police are investigating another shooting that was taken place on the 5500 hundred block of Matthews Street. Police say that a man was shot there around 11:30 p.m. He was rushed to the hospital, with a gunshot wound to his thigh. There was no immediate word on the victim's condition Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, seven men are in custody in connection with a deadly double shooting and standoff in the Logan section. 

It happened just before 6 o'clock last night on the 1300 block of West Ruscomb Street. Authorities say more than two dozen shots fired. A 22-year-old man died at the scene while another victim in now in stable condition. Police say that weapons were discovered at the scene. Another deadly shooting happened in Philadelphia's Olney section. A 22-year-old man was shot and killed near the campus of La Salle University late Tuesday afternoon. Police say that a argument between two mean led to a shooting. The victim was not affiliated with the university and police are now looking for the gunman.

My Response 
My response on this article is that all these shooting that have been happening are going to effect our summer. Everybody is usually outside during the summer and are outside any time of the night. So if kids we're to play at a playground around normal hours such as 3 o'clock p.m. and a group of men are having a argument and decide to sette the argument by pulling out a gun and instead of them a child gets hit with the bullet instead. It's not fair that everyone including people that could possibly be killed during types of situations like this. People should be take charge of situations like this like human beings then they need to ban guns or take them away from the people who aren't using them responsibly. 

Thursday, March 6, 2014


Nytia Mickens
March 5th, 2014


Thunder clapped against the sky. The girl shuddered. She knew something was out there in the night. Something that shouldn't be. As she was awaken by the bright light, she began to wondered what was out there. Was it a sign? Was it a shooting star? all these thoughts running through her mind and she was trying to figure out the right one that would match up with what is in the sky and even if what she thought she was seeing was real. She read her alarm clock and it say 5 A.M. and she had only 2 more hours of sleep left so she began examining what she believed was a shooting star & finally rocked herself asleep. 

"Tori, come down for breakfast!" her mom yelled up the staircase. 

"Alright mom, here I come just give me a few minutes". As she stressfully made her way out the bed, she began walking towards the window she seen this "shooting star" she thought she seen last night. This light she seen wasn't a ordinary type of light she ever seen before & she knew this flashing light she seen was going to distract her from doing her work just because she was so curious. 10 minutes later she made her way down the steps. 

"You know you're gonna make me late and your self late right?" her mom said.
"Well can I be excused from breakfast then? I don't want to make you late or myself since your so pressed on not being late"
 " Are you being smart?" her mom said & gave her the most malignant look she ever gave her.
"No, I'm just saying"
"I didn't think so, no you cannot be excused now finish up this breakfast so I can get you, PJ, Carly, and Myself out on time"
"Well, where are those two anyway?"
"They are outside playing in the front lawn"
Tori began to eat her breakfast quickly and began to make her way out the door to get her little brother and sister into the car. "Come on you guys, mom wants us in the car"
"Nobody doesn't have to listen to you if you aren't Mom" her brother PJ stated.
"I didn't ask for a speech or a plead so I say get in the car"
"PJ just get into the car I don't want her messing up our morning already" Carly said.
"You keep talking, I'm telling mom that you & PJ broke the game controller that I had to come out of MY own pockets to replace so you guys wouldn't get in trouble!" Tori yelled.
"FINE! you lucky you have that against me.."
All three kids got into the car and waited for their mom to drive them to school. As Tori looked out the window she seen the bright light that she seen last night once again & she seen a space craft ship this time over this bright light. Then the three kids all looked out the window to their mother who was being sucked up into the air into the the space craft ship that had aliens jumping out of the ship towards the car. PJ & Carly screamed to the top of their lungs and cried out for help.
"Tori what is going on? TORI TORI TORI HELP!!!!" PJ screamed and shouted as he was being pulled from out the back of the car. 
" PJ no!!" Tori screamed and cried as Carly and her was being pulled by another alien that toke them away from PJ. 

Tori began to scream & woke up in a warm sweat and her eyes was full of wet tears. She began to realize that she was dreaming but the dream felt so real. The outside didn't look the same and the light she seen in her dreamed appeared right in front of her face again... Was it real? She asked herself.


Thursday, February 27, 2014

Nytia Mickens
February 26th, 2014


Make a prediction about something that will happen in the upcoming year. This is explanatory, so please use proof to back it up.

My prediction about something that will happen in the upcoming year is that Drake will have a great selling album for the year of 2014-2015. 

I say this because Drake is a very creative artist and his mix tapes including his last three albums made great progress. His official third mix tape So Far Gone had over 2,000 downloads in less than the first two hours it was released & MTV named it " The Hottest Mix Tape of 2009".  Success from his first actual song released "Best I Ever Had" & another single that featured his record label Young Money Entertainment "Every Girl" was both on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and it entered the top ten at positions 3 and 10 very respectively. His first album Thank Me Later was released on June 15th, 2010 and the first week of the album released, it sold 447,000 copies and was positioned at No.1 on the Billboard 200. His first single that he released  from the album "Over" was well-received and performed both commercially and critically & reached a peak of No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart.  His second studio album Take Care had featured his single "Marvin's Room"  was certified Gold by the RIAA, considerable airplay on Urban Radio, peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. His single "Headlines" reached No. 13 on the Hot 100 & was  certified Platinum in the United States and Canada and also his second single released from the album, "Make Me Proud" was commercially successful and reached a peak position of No.9 on the Billboard Hot 100 & also became Drake's fourth consecutive single to receive a Platinum certification by the RIAA. The album also received a Grammy at the 55th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. This is why I believe that Drake's upcoming album will make great success in the year of 2014-2015.