Drug abuse has been an issue for a while now , people have even been making programs to stop people from doing drugs. Around the world , 12 and older are the main ones who abuses drugs. Studies show “Over 20 million people hasused an illegal drug in the past 30 days” (Wilcox). Drug abuse […]
By far, the top 3 best NBA players are Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. These players are now retired. Though they no longer play in the NBA, they are still being recognized today as the 3 best NBA players due to the amount of shots they scored throughout all of their games. Their […]
Incessantly abstaining yourself from consuming foods that are rich in essential vitamins and minerals can lead to an extremely short life-span. Veganism alleviates individuals from eating all kinds of meat, foods that contain gelatin, and dairy products. Although the dietary plan for vegans diminishes the chances of any severe medical conditions including obesity, heart and […]
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus was his full name. Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC, into a political family. His uncle was a famous general name Marius. Julius Caesar was a well-liked, and he quickly rose in leadership. In 60 BC, at the age of 40, Julius Caesar was elected to the Consul. He […]
Causes and Consequences of Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder According to MedlinePlus”Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main symptoms are delusions and hallucinations.” (Psychotic Disorders) Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder are both psychotic disorders that are caused by many […]
Elementary School and Smartphones Times have changed. Nowadays even the youngest of kids have smartphones such as elementary school students. Why would children want to give up their childhood freedom of playing and go straight to always sitting inside on their phones? How these kids handle a smartphone might just have a different story altogether.Elementary […]
The city of Isabela. Columbus built this city on Hispaniola and it became very well known and attracted many tourists and traders and explorers. The city was good, but right away the people had trouble. They would get suck and there would never be enough food to eat and they didn’t much like Columbus… or […]
What is a role model? A role is a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially younger people. Role models can come in any shape, size, or color. A role model proves to be essential to children and their development into adulthood. When children choose a role model, […]
I was chillaxin’ on the couch with a bag of chips in my hand. I fumble with my remote. I click the on button. Far out! Look it’s That ‘70s Show! Fez was just given a bottle of liquor I was told by Hyde that that would warm him right up. He takes a sip […]
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24th, 1896, to an Irish Catholic upper middle class family living in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was named after Francis Scott Key, his second cousin three times removed on his father’s side, who was the writer of the Star-Spangled Banner (the United States’ national anthem). Fitzgerald’s mother’s […]
In the United States at the age of eighteen you are legally allowed to buy tobacco, vote, get married, enlist in the military, and work in a bar. However, in most states, you cannot legally have a beer with your friends or drink champagne at your family reunion. The age of eighteen is the legal […]
Around 4.5 billion years ago, our Sun and all the other bodies that object around it were born from an enormous cloud of interstellar gas and dust, similar to the glowing emission nebulae we see scattered across today’s night sky. Astronomers have understood this basic picture as the birth of the Solar System for a […]
I’ve dreaded this day ever since I was a young child. My first day of high school. I’m sure that you remember yours. Just hopefully you remember it as a good day, unlike me. Growing up I always thought high school would be like the movie High School Musical, but as I got older I […]
There are many new faces around the hallways lately. The freshmen are not the only ones getting used to the way this school works. The new teaches have some adjusting to do as well. Derek Micke, first year special education teacher said his first four weeks have been going great because of the students in […]
Douglass vs. Slavery Slavery has been a big part of our history. All the way from early human civilization to the 1860’s. Many people have been for slavery for so long and say that it’s a good thing. But others like Frederick Douglass, say that it was a horrible thing that went on. And he […]
When I was a kid, I always wondered who owned the moon. I mean certainly you own the ground in which is your property. But do you own the tiny triangle shaped wedge going to the center of the earth. Of course you don’t own the sky above your head, your government does. After all, […]
“Conformity” means to not stray from social expectations, while “deviance” means to stray from social expectations. Depending on your point of view either can have positive or negative results. Two novels, Stargirl and Fahrenheit 451 are books about what can happen if we attempt to uniform equality and the character’s realization of the truth, his […]
Stress. Nervousness. Pressure. Everyone at some point in their lives have felt these emotions. It can be caused from a personal problem, like the death of a close family member or friend. It could also be something a little smaller, like being late to work. However, in this generation, school students of all ages have […]
“There’s no right or wrong, success or failure. I don’t look at things as black or white. My life won’t be a series of either/ors—musician or actor, rock or country, straitlaced or rebellious, this or that, yes or no. The real choices in life aren’t that simple,” once said by Miley Cyrus (Miley Cyrus 2). […]
Dear Literary Canon Board of Directors, I am writing this because I think “Confessions of A Murder Suspect” should be included in the literary canon. The first reason I believe “Confessions of A Murder Suspect” should be included in the literary canon because the characters are investigative (Tandy Angel),artistic (Harrison Angel), strong (Hugo Angel) and […]
In the minds of many, choices are insignificant factors of daily life. Choices are often overshadowed as people are forced to confront millions of them throughout a lifetime. While it is true many choices, such as what to wear in the morning, are not life changing, many decisions can be monumental. Contradicting the false belief […]
What comes to your mind when summer is mentioned? Sunshine, vacation, and plenty of watermelon to quench the summer heat. As you anticipate the juicy sweetness to enter your mouth, do you wonder where this fruit came from? Watermelon is a vine-like flowering plant that first originated in the continent of Africa Archaeologists found evidence […]
Every morning before I leave for school, I sit in my brightly lit kitchen, eating breakfast in near silence. The only sound is that of the television in the other room, which is almost always tuned into Fox News. I listen as the three newscasters, who have become overwhelmingly familiar to me, discuss important issues […]
In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne commits many sins which affect her life in many ways. She has to wear the letter A on her bosom, which was known as the scarlet letter. The A stood for adultery. Living in a Puritan society as she did, the theocracy looks at morality in […]
The composition of the kinds of students in a classroom dictates how the class will behave in many ways. Some people say that the school and the teacher are more important when in a classroom, but the students choose to cause the problems and such. The learning environment is what makes many students, including and […]
Marijuana has become a taboo for many people in the United States; this view of marijuana is common but also very new according to a pro medical marijuana article, (update: marijuana). This “taboo” was once widely used as a medical drug by many civilizations. Marijuana is illegal to use recreationally in the United States, but […]
James Madison Jr. was born at Belle Grove Plantation in Port Conway, Virginia Colony, British America to James Sr. and Nelly (Conway) Madison on March 16, 1751. James Jr. grew up as the oldest of 12 children, 7 brothers and 4 sisters. His father was a tobacco farmer who owned a plantation that was originally […]
Standing in Viney?s Shoes Nobody pays attention to a servant. Not when you are colored like me. I, Viney, am just your run-of-the-millhouse servant. But the family I work for is anything but average. Throughout this entry I will explain how I handled the time when I had to just sit back and watch my […]
Vengeance is a punishment inflicted on a foe for hurting the individual or their loved one physically, emotionally, or mentally. Like the old saying goes, eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. Although you feel content and successful to triumphantly get back at the enemy, a taste for vengeance can destroy lives, […]
“What was left of him, rotted beneath what was left of the nightshirt, had become inextricable from the bed in which he lay,” (Faulkner). The author of A Rose for Emily, William Faulkner, was born in 1897 and died in 1962 (“William Faulkner – Biography”). His writing and style in A Rose for Emily is […]
