{"id":6797,"date":"2019-05-01T17:43:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2019-05-01T17:43:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:43:16","slug":"week-17-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2019\/05\/01\/week-17-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Monday, April 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning, the majority of Spring \u201919 woke up early and\ngathered in the dayroom area to get a jump start on the day. Every one of us\nwill attend our Toastmasters International class today. Some will attend the\nmorning class, while the remainder will be scheduled for the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are on the 10th<\/sup> and final project for this public\nspeaking class. Our objective for this speech was to make it inspirational.\nEach brother either spoke from experience or with passion about a desired\nfuture. We have all come a long way from the time that this class first began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a whole, Spring \u201919 enjoys each class in the program. We\ncame here to be authentic men and obtain a better education. We are always\nencouraging one another to stay focused and do what needs to be done. We are\nthe Conquerors of Spring \u201919, and we are brothers forever! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher\nT. (a.k.a. \u201cBig Yellow Jell-O\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, April 23, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today started out early, with a 7:30 a.m. callout to Men\u2019s\nLife as well as Fall \u201919\u2019s  Leadership\nAcademy class. Men\u2019s Life is a class that teaches us what an \u201cAuthentic Man\u201d\nreally is and how we can live our lives to empower others while continuing to\nbetter ourselves spiritually, mentally and emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some of the brothers from the Spring \u201919 class went\ndown to the classroom to help facilitate Men\u2019s Life and Leadership Academy, the\nrest stayed behind to finish preparing their pitches for the upcoming event. At\nthis event, we will present our business plans to a panel of volunteer executives\nin a seven to ten minute presentation. After we finished, we administered practice\ntests to the Fall \u201919 class to help prepare them for the five big tests they\nhave coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although our classroom time was up for the day, we realized\nthat there was still much more work to be done. We, the Conquerors of Spring\n\u201919, will graduate very soon. Once that is accomplished, the program doesn\u2019t\nstop for us. After graduation, we will become Servant-Leaders and set the\nexample for those who follow in our footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas\nR. (a.k.a. \u201cAladdin\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, April 24, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our day started very early as we prepared for our Chapter\n12 exam from our entrepreneurial textbook. This chapter taught us all about the\nprocess of building a business. The chapter overview was on the importance of utilizing\na critical path chart, proper financing, production management, legitimacy,\nquality assurance, equipment, etc. Wanting to do well on the test, we studied\nright up until it was time for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After we had lunch, we all made our way to the PEP\nclassroom and got situated. That\u2019s when our brother, Jerimiah J. (a.k.a. \u201cJ.G.\nWentworth\u201d), had the honor of praying us in. After that, we all sat and began\nour Chapter 12 exam. We were all confident in our ability to pass the exam and,\nas a result, we all passed! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following our exam, we were introduced to our guest speaker\nMr. Bert S. (a.k.a. \u201cChocolate Truffles\u201d). He lectured on Chapter 9, which\ncovered establishing the legal framework for a business. This included the different\nforms of business, contracts, leases, regulations (including licensing), copyrights,\netc. We were very grateful for Mr. S.\u2019s enthusiastic lecture. Afterwards, we were\nprayed out by another PEP brother, Johnny H. (a.k.a. \u201cMr. Ed\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David\nS. Jr. (a.k.a. \u201cThe Thing\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, April 25, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Conquerors of Spring \u201919, did not have class today.\nHowever, that does not mean that there was nothing to do. We had enough\nassignments to keep us busy throughout the weekend. Our Pitch Day event is\ncoming up very soon, and we have a lot to prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of the Fall \u201919 class was down at the PEP\nclassroom enjoying a lip-sync battle in addition to Leadership Academy and\nMen\u2019s Life. The dayroom was quiet, so this was the perfect atmosphere for\nstudying in. We have an upcoming test on Chapter 9, which involves the\ndifferent forms of business and the laws that pertain to them. We will also be\ntested on Crime and Punishment<\/em>, a\nbook by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now this may seem like a lot, but in reality we have been\ntaught to manage our time effectively through multiple weekly assignments. We\nare one step closer to bringing this stage of our journey to an end. We have\nfour weeks remaining until we can honestly say that we are \u201cliving between the\nwings.\u201d Thank you, PEP! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan\nR. (a.k.a. \u201cBarack Obama\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, April 26, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we worked on our pitches for the upcoming Pitch Day event.\nWe are all taking turns saying our pitches to one another and giving each other\nadvice. The amount of hard work that we have all put in is inspiring. Even\nthough we are competing against one another at the Business Plan Competition,\nfirst and foremost, we are brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also reading a classic book called Crime and Punishment<\/em>, written in 1866.\nWe are being graded on the book and on many of the words used in the book. The\nvocabulary words are fairly difficult, but we are used to being challenged. We\nhave been tested since the beginning of this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have conquered the Names Test, where we must know\neveryone\u2019s name in our class. We have just completed Living in the Village,\nwhich teaches about financial planning and we are almost done with the\nEntrepreneurship portion of the class that we started in January. The atmosphere\nof the class is great, and it is amazing to be a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew\nM. (a.k.a. \u201cScooby Doo\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two men looked out through prison bars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One saw razor wire, while the other saw stars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                                                       ~Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years, the view outside of my window consisted of the\nside of another part of the building in which I resided. When I came to the\nCleveland unit, I was immediately excited by how beautiful the surrounding\nlandscape was. Throughout the day, I can be seen looking out my cell window,\nwatching the daily activities of the local fauna. Even though I am\nincarcerated, I am extremely blessed to be able to enjoy such a splendid view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was looking out of this same window the other morning and was greeted\nby a magnificent sunrise. Even through razor wire and chain link fencing, it\nwas simply breathtaking. It caused me to reflect on all of the beauty that I\nhave witnessed throughout my lifetime: I have flown high above the clouds as a\nstorm raged below me; I\u2019ve gazed at the world from a mountaintop; and I\u2019ve stood\ndwarfed in a forest, surrounded by majestic trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don\u2019t know\nif I necessarily agree with that statement. Beauty is all around us, each and\nevery day. Some people look for it, while others are blinded by their present\ncircumstance. What do you see when you look out of the windows in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James R. (a.k.a. \u201cBiscuits and Jelly\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday, April 22, 2019 This morning, the majority of Spring \u201919 woke up early and gathered in the dayroom area to get a jump start on the day. Every one of us will attend our Toastmasters International class today. Some will attend the morning class, while the remainder will be scheduled for the afternoon. We […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clsp19"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}