Labels/Words DO NOT Define You

 

Her name is Grace. She is intelligent, creative, beautiful, forgiving, respectful, compassionate, genuine, determined and such a kind young woman. Since age four, it has just been the two of us ... she has grown into someone that needs no introduction because she lights up any room and her smile is gorgeous and captures every eye. She speaks with a voice of  trust and love; and embraces everyone she meets without judgment. Never asking why her life hasn't been an easy journey, she has always managed to put the needs of others before her own needs, without hesitation.

 

At age three, she found a love of literature and reading became a special part of her world; when she was just seven, she started her own wigs for kids with cancer campaign; by age eleven, she became my personal angel and empowered me to fight for my life and because of her, I survived; and at sixteen, she wrote her first book to share her thoughts and feelings of being a teen and dealing with the pressures society placed upon young people, especially teen girls.

 

She graduated high school with honours; and by age seventeen was enrolled full-time in university. With a passion for design, Grace worked hard in stage production and costume design and now looks forward to taking her place in the exciting world of theatre production (stage design/production and costume design) ... where she will be able to share her unique expertise.

 

This (young) (woman) is an example of how people from (single-parent) homes living in (low-income) communities with (economic barriers) who are considered (minorities) should ignore (labels and words) used to define where they're from ... who they are ... and where they're going.

 

Through it all and at age twenty-one, she worked two jobs to help pay for her education and has proven society wrong because labels and words 'did not' define nor limit her determination to work hard, focus and graduate university with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honours .... congratulations Grace and continued success. There are no limits.

 

Love Mom (You are my Role Model)

 

Grace Roquel ... June 2014 ... Role Model ... Future Leader

Links:

http://gracero.blog.ca/

http://www.lulu.com/shop/grace-roquel/things-a-teen-girl-should-know/paperback/product-11178291.html

Determined to Succeed

This full-time YorkU student works part-time and maintains a B+ average. If you know a young person who is determined to succeed and dedicated to the future, please support them in every way possible because they work very hard . . .' they are tomorrows leaders'. ~ gLoRiA

Runway for Research

CIRA presents Runway for Research
Saturday, March 23rd
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
The Underground at York University
Admission: $10.00!

Theatre @York Presents

'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'
Lavish period costumes, romance, treachery and sword-fighting!
York University’s Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre
139 Centre for Film and Theatre
Previews will take place Jan. 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm
Event opens Jan. 22 and run until Jan. 26 at 7:30 pm nightly, plus matinees Jan. 23 and 25 at 1 pm. Tickets: $17, students & seniors $12 and previews $5.

My 2013 Animal Calendars . . .

November 18, 2012

YorkU Production

Attended Theatre @York Production of 'Wounds to the Face' last night. The costumes were amazing; set design was excellent; and the performers were professional and very talented. Overall, I give the entire production a five out of five. The show runs untill Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are still available at the Box Office.

Don't miss it!!

Theatre @York

Theatre @York Production of 'Wounds to the Face' opens for one week. The first show starts Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre. Tickets Available at Box Office.

Did You Know?

1.  11% of people are left handed.

2.  Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.

3.  A bear has 42 teeth.

4.  Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

5.  A lobster's blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue.

6. The 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English.

7.  A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

8.  The smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear.

9.  Money is the number one thing that couples argue about.

10. The longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles).

11. Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine.

12. The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense.

13. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue.

13. Your foot has 26 bones in it.

14. The average human brain contains around 78% water.

15. Your brain uses between 20 - 25% of the oxygen your breathe.

16. Cats have over 100 vocal chords.

17. Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open.

18. Elephants are the only mammal that can't jump.

19. A 1/4 of your bones are in your feet.

20. Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body.

21. You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.

22. Frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin).

23. A crocodile can't move its tongue.

24. 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet.

25. An egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C.