Off-Color

Janet McDonald

Pgs. 162

This book so far is a great book. Its start off kinnda slow but I think that it will get better the more I read it. I think books like this is what makes money because it don't just pop out at you.

AKEELAH AND THE BEE PART 2

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” That's the quote that brought Akeelah Anderson to win. I think even thought she did not realize how smart she was and that if she put her mind to it she could do it. This is a great movie to watch before the TAKS test. It helps you open your mind and know that anything is possible. This is like my favorite movie.