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Well my name is Edward Mitchell I'm one academically gifted African American male undergraduate
I attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) Lane College in Jackson or J-Town TN
I have a 3.5 gpa I'm am a sophmore
If your look for a college check Lane college out
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www.lanecollege.edu
Its a great hbcu ,Small classes, great sports teams, cheap tution
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$$$$ Published March-30-2006 New info on me $$$$
Lane College, city honor paralyzed student Edward Mitchell was struck by a hit-and-run driver in March 2003 "What happens to a dream deferred?" asked Edward Mitchell Wednesday morning in front of nearly all of Lane College, quoting a poem from Langston Hughes. "Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore - And then run?" Three years ago, Mitchell was riding on his bike when a car struck him from behind and drove off, leaving him injured on the side of Ashport Road.
Two surgeries and more than a month later, Mitchell was left paralyzed from the waist down. The person responsible was never found. "Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?" he said at a ceremony held in his honor.
Mitchell`s future was nearly destroyed in March 2003, but since then the young man has overcome nearly all obstacles to maintain a normal everyday life and has since become a community advocate for the rights of disabled individuals. Out of three anniversary dates that have passed since the hit-and-run, two of them have been officially named in his honor by the city government as "Edward Mitchell Day." Councilman Ernest Brooks II made the announcement this morning inside the Lane College gymnasium in front of 600 students, faculty members and friends. " We encourage all citizens to congratulate this outstanding young man for his courage and perseverance - for illustrating that will and determination can overcome all obstacles," Brooks said.
This is Mitchell`s first year attending the private, historically black college, which is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He is majoring in business administration. "My life around me has changed, but I refuse to succumb to the negativity or be destroyed by what has happened," Mitchell told the audience. He also took the time to thank members of the community for supporting him in the past.
Lane College President Wesley McClure recalled how he visited Mitchell as he was recuperating in the summer following the accident. McClure told Mitchell that should he ever decide that he wanted to attend college, he would be able to do so free of charge at Lane.
Mitchell decided to take McClure up on his offer, he said, adding that he hopes to one day enroll in graduate school. Since Mitchell`s arrival, the buildings on campus have been updated for wheelchair access. "It`s great," said Mitchell after the ceremony, next to a prototype minivan that he hopes to one day purchase and drive. "I feel so honored."
When asked if he got more attention from the opposite sex after a city proclamation, Mitchell smiled and said, "Oh, yeah. Not many girls can say they got afriend that`s got his own holiday." Edward Mitchell, right, sits in a car made by Freedom Motors USA, Inc, similar to the one he will be driving this coming fall. Mitchell`s friends at Lane College stand in the background - excited about his new car that allows him to drive, even though confined to a motorized wheelchair after he was injured in a hit-and-run accident 3 years ago.
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***THIS PART IS ABOUT MY HIT-RUN ACCIDENT ITS DEEP***
I was involved in a hit and run accident, and I was left in a ditch for dead; however, the guy was never found. First, I will tell you how I came to be paralyzed. Well, this nightmare started on March 29, 2003, although I feel that it actually started the night before at work. My co-worker and I got into an argument at work and there was heavy tension between us. Igot off work and a bad storm occurred during the night and on the ride home I felt like a man on death row.
The same night I stayed to myself in the recreation room shooting pool and watching movies all night. I finally fell asleep on top of the pool table. The next morning it was a bright and sunny I woke up at around 7:30. I went and took a shower because I was deeply terrified because of my nightmare from the previous night. I had a nightmare about the hospital, a bike, bushes, a flashback of my house, and a guy lying upside down on his back.
This nightmare shook me up pretty bad because I have had preminishions, and they been 85% correct so I washed it away from my mind while in the shower. I got out and the time was around 8:45 so I slipped into some clothes and went back to the recreation room. I laid down on the couch and watched TV. The whole time that I was lying there, my nightmare was constantly replaying in my mind and I was thinking what could have caused me all this trouble, and my life was going justright. Well after about thirty minutes, my brother came in and wanted to go outside and ride our bikes. I declined to go out at that moment because I had to go to work at three oclock and I just wanted to rest until that time. At around 11:00 I got tired of being pestered about riding bikes so I grabbed a coat and headed down the stairs.
I had a huge throbbing in my heart, and it felt like I was walking to the electric chair. I made it to the garage and I became short of breath so I decided to grab the old red bike. After I grabbed the bike, my brother and I left the house. We left the house and started out on the main road [Ashport Road]; however, my brothers tire started to deflate so he went back to the house for air. I decided to keep riding and wait for him to return.
As I was riding in the right bound lane, I looked over my shoulder and saw a fast approaching small truck or SUV (like a s-10 or jeep-pickup truck). I looked over my shoulder and saw a car was coming so fast that I did not know what to do.
There was another car coming in the left lane so I waited for that car to pass. Once she passed, I crossed into the left lane so that the fast-coming truck could pass. While crossing over the truck hit me from behind. I still remember the impact after he hit me,and I even remember flying in the air and hitting the ground. The driver left me in a ditch for dead, and it didnt even cross his mind to stop and help me. My brother found me in the ditch. He was very terrified, but he went and got my father and the neighbors. They pulled up at the same time that the ambulance pulled up.
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!!!! ABOUT MY TYOKO JAPAN TRIP!!!!
Aug 2 2005 2005 grad in Tokyo for exchange program Edward Mitchell
has flown landlocked Tennessee for a perch on the rim - thePacific Rim, that is. He left Saturday on a jet plane from Nashville to San Jose, Calif., where he took a connecting flight across 0the ocean to Tokyo. He will return home Aug. 16. It is a trip that Mitchell, whose motto is `no boundaries,` had awaited several months. He was tapped to go before his June graduation from North Side High School. Paralyzed from the waist down after a hit-and-run bicycle accident two years ago, Mitchell gets around on a specially equipped power wheelchair. He also uses a manual chair because `I have to do a lot more, and that makes me more independent,` he said.
He heard about the Japanese exchange program while undergoing rehabilitation at a Shriners hospital in Chicago. He visits the hospital every three or four months for checkups and has been treated at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for his spinal cord injury. `They (the Shriners) sent the fliers back to the house,` Mitchell said, `and I looked the program up on the Internet and applied.` Now he is one of a dozen young people from across the United States taking part in the `U.S./Japan: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Disability and Volunteerism.` Mobility International USA is leading the delegation of young adults with disabilities to Tokyo, where they will participate in leadership sessions and discuss disability-related topics, including the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Japanese Disability Discrimination policies and diversity in the United States and abroad. They will also sample Japanese culture and traditions, play sports with other people who have disabilities and volunteer at an international work camp. It sounds like a lot of work. `But it`s going to be fun, too,` assured the 18-year-old Mitchell, who is no stranger to work. He answers the phone, does inventory and works the cash register at Little Caesar`s, a local pizzeria. On a typical school day, he was up at 5:30 a.m. to catch the 6:20 bus. After classes and work, he would get home about 7 inthe evening, eat supper, do homework and then lights out around 11 p.m.
And this summer has been anything but rest for the honors graduate, who played bass drum in the high school marching band; was presidentof the student chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; competed in the Links-sponsored Beautillion, a leadership youth program; and was involved in Project Graduation. Mitchell was a delegate at a weeklong Tennessee Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities immediately aftergraduation. He also applied for and was accepted into a state rehabilitation program in Smyrna for recreational therapy to learn techniques to help him adapt to college. He wrapped up the last of his two-week Smyrna visits Wednesday, just days before packing for his Asian sojourn.
An educational assistant, Lefonda Miller, a student at Jackson State Community College, accompanied him to Japan.Besides his luggage, Mitchell left bearing gifts of Tennessee products and symbols for his host family. `This is a wonderful opportunity for Edward, said his mother, Simone Mitchell, who moved to Jackson with her family four years ago. Her husband`s job transferred him from San Francisco. `The trip will give him a greater sense of independence.James Mead, general manager at Little Caesar`s, agreed. `This will be a great learning experience for him. I would love to go to Japan myself to learn about the culture,` said Mead, who sponsored a wrestling benefit to help Mitchell with the trip. St.Paul CME Church, where Mitchell is a member and Walnut GroveBaptist Church also did fund-raisers. `I am confident Edward will be OK,` his mother said. `He is going to be involved in a whole new world, and I`m excitedfor him. Education: 2005 graduate of North Side High School; will be Lane College freshman, majoring in marketing, this fall
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*****WHAT I`M LOOKING FOR IN A GIRL*****
I'm looking for a girl in TN either in College or Tech school.
I'm looking for a slim, Athletic and or keep them selfs up an in shape. I need a smart, funny, female that Loves her man and as much as he loves her.
All the time even threw the up & downs. Also has to have a good head on her shoulders.
Also needs to have home training. You must have some type of Religion in your life or at least try to live a sin free life.
Also I like to spoil my girlfriend [If or when I find one] take them shopping and treat them like a queens. I also give the best massages Man
I'm a sucker 4 them TALL girls wit long legs So if your TALL-Slim-Athletic u get extra points IF your height is
{5,7 threw 6 '0 an up]
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