Lawrence Akpan:
CLASS OF 2001
Allen High SchoolClass of 2001
Allen, TX
Lawrence's Story
Lawrence is from Allen, Texas. Lawrence's schools include Allen High School.
Music Lawrence likes includes The Doo Wop Shop, Fela Kuti. Books Lawrence likes include The Indo-German Identification. Movies Lawrence likes include Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, Fievel Goes West, Persepolis. TV shows Lawrence likes include The Simpsons, The Philippe Matthews Show, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.
One of Lawrence's favorite quotes is:""Biases are, indeed, important insofar as they provide a pre-determined and readily accessible resource for evaluation, but when one is unaware of their biases they are incapable of rationally scrut...Expand for more
inizing the components of their pre-reflectively held knowledge.
"As a young man I saw visions: visions of Nigeria becoming a great country in the emerging continent of Africa; visions of Nigeria offering freedom to those in bondage, and securing the democratic way of life to those who had been lulled into an illusion of security under colonial rule…..I trust that I shall dream my dreams amid the peace and ever-increasing prosperity of the people of my native Nigeria. The motto of the independent federation of Nigeria is “Unity and Faith”. I pray that we may guard our unity and keep our faith.” - Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (1st President of Nigeria)".
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