Joe Patterson
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Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Classic Music Album: Straight Outta Compton
You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge… That’s how the title track on this album starts off. Straight Outta Compton is one of the greatest and most defining albums in not only Hip Hop, but music history overall. Let's take a look at how and why.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Journal
Will Power.
I will never forget the day that Will first came home. It was during the weekend of the state fair and I had a three day weekend that started on a Thursday due to a teacher workday. Me and my sisters ended up going to both my dad and my grandma’s house for the weekend after going to the fair on Thursday night. When my older sister talked to my grandma during a phone call in the early hours on Friday before me and my dad dropped her and my younger sister off at my grandma’s house, my grandma told her that she had a surprise for us all. We were curious as to what the surprise was until we stopped at my uncle’s and my dad let it slip that my grandma got us all a dog. It was funny because me and my sister had already guessed that partially due to my grandma telling us that the surprise was something we could play with.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Families
Bullying Bailey
Ever since it was first announced that young actress Halle Bailey would be portraying acclaimed Disney mermaid, Ariel in the new live action Little Mermaid remake, social media and film fans have been in a divided frenzy over the character of Ariel being portrayed by an African American actress. Regardless if you are for or against the race of the character being changed from the original, the fact that this is an issue shows that society, especially here in America, has not grown away from the ignorance of the past as much as we think.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Fiction
My 9/11.
I remember exactly where I was on September 11th 2001. I was in the 3rd grade at Seawell Elementary in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was a bright sunny day as the fourth week of school was progressing. In the mornings we would play kickball outside of the cafeteria and then the bell rang when it was time for us to go to class. Around 8:30 am is when my teacher started our lesson plan and everything seemed normal for all of 30 minutes, that was until 8:46 am came around.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Journal
Angel Tower.
6:45 a.m. my alarm is going off. I reach over to my bedside manner to give it a subtle tap while my face is still buried in my pillow, that alarm is this mama's call sign to get up and go to work. First I have to make sure that the kids have had breakfast and that my husband gets up and has his coffee before he heads to work. That didn't take long, normally it takes me an hour to get ready for work, but being that today is casual dress day I didn't have to be so formal ready. After the kids got on the bus, me and my college sweetheart rushed to the train so we could make it to lower Manhattan. My husband has a long day at the stock exchange and I have a long day at the World Trade Center.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Fiction
