Conservative Movements of the 1960's

Douglas Rippy

Dr. Emma Perez

Assignemnt

March 5th,2012

My Best Friend

Moving to Columbus, Ohio from Philadelphia had to be one of the most disappointing things I went through as a child. Having to meet new friends and attend a school there made me really upset. I can remember my mother telling me that I would meet new friends there and I would like them a lot. I use to think she was full of shit at the time, but I figure I would give it a try. Especially being a big baby who complained and cried about everything I always wanted everything my way. I can remember meeting DaMiko Russell, from up the street who was outside riding his bike with his training wheels on. I liked his bike at the time and wanted to go knock him off of it and take it. Instead I went to go and ask him his name. We were seven and our parents always kept an eye on us. As the days would go on we got closer by attending the same school, playing video games, and spending nights over at his house. DaMiko was real loud and a spoiled brat. We would always argue and fight about things especially sports and who was better at what. We were competitive kids. As elementary school went on we were in all the same classes and we sure did get in a lot of trouble. Whenever we were together people knew there was trouble coming.

We both end up deciding to go to the same middle school which was Sherwood. My year was cut short due to fighting and always getting in trouble. DaMiko end up staying there, as my family and I end up moving far out south to a population of 97 percent whites and 3 percent black. I felt out of place and would call my bestfriend DaMiko and tell him how bad it was out there. One day I was in class and this white kid called me a "nigger" that's the last day I end up being at the school because I gave him the worst ass beating of his life. Being expelled did not make my mother happy, but she understood the reason why because she always told us not to let anyone disrespect us. She always had been on my siblings and DaMiko about it. So left there and went back to my old neighborhood.

Going back to a city I couldn't be any happier because I was around my friend again and there was nothing my mom could do about it. I end up going to Medina Middle School but