Every since I could remember I had always known that stealing is wrong under every circumstance, No if’s buts’ or ands about it. A year ago that had all changed. I was surfing the internet one boring Sunday afternoon when I came across a news article, it was a story about a woman who stole […]
“It is easier to build strong children then repair strong men.” Even in the 1400s and 2014 slavery should not happen anywhere in the world. From being born into slavery or being tricked into slavery it should not happen anymore. Many of the people dealing with slavery have suffered enough from being abused physically and […]
Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven who are some of the greatest pianist of all time, new the importance of practice. As young children they would practice for hours each day to become the best they could be. I started playing piano when I was about 6 years old, and have continued to this day. A couple […]
If you walk around my middle school located in Mukwonago Wisconsin, you would notice a lot going on in classrooms. But the biggest concern is how tired the students are, even if it isn’t their fault. Whether it’s 7:30 in the morning or 2:00 in the afternoon, these students are always tired. Most adults just […]
The students at school are outraged because the Mukwonago Area School District has just adopted a new policy regarding the literature that sixth through eighth graders are choosing. At the Mukwonago School Board’s last meeting, there was a discussion and vote about how students are not indulging themselves in enough non-fiction print. Renowned scholar, Ms. […]
It is unlikely for underclassmen in a high school to be allowed into a senior class. The underclassmen have their classes and the seniors have theirs. That’s how every ordinary high school works. However, if one’s ability is adequate, even if they are underclassmen, shouldn’t they be allowed to at least test into a senior […]
A baby elephant and its parents walk up to a watering hole to drink. The baby stalks ahead and gets there before the parents. It turns around to see if they are coming and sees them both lying on the ground, dead. Just imagine being this baby now without a family. This is one of […]
The United States is facing a crisis. There is no other way to put it. The fact is that children these days are expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, the first generation ever to have that happen to them. 17% of adolescents between the ages of 2-19 are obese. This will inevitably […]
A strong economy is a vital component of a stable and powerful country. Throughout history, most countries have gone through periods of economic struggles at one point or another. The overall economy of the United States grew tremendously since the country was first formed, but as the nation developed, there have been many setbacks and […]
There are only two types of paintings in this world: those that capture an image and those that capture a spirit. I don’t understand how people can despise Abstract Expressionism or how they can look at a painting of splatters and see absolutely nothing. These people who scorn such masterpieces desecrate the humanness and life […]
I walk through the door to Broadway Bound Dance Center (BBDC), throw my bag into the cubby and add my shoes to the growing pile. I enter studio A, it’s become such a routine to set up the tumbling mats and begin the hour long work out, that I could do it in my sleep. […]
To prevent guns from being used to murder people in cold blood, to lower crime rates in the United States altogether, and to release the United States from a terrible burden It is a horrific scene to see on the national news, an innocent bystander caught in between two rival gangs’ crossfire. Children are often […]
1. Education historian David Labraee writes: “Key to the institutional success [of American public education] has been its ability to embrace and embody the social goals that have been imposed upon it.” Elaborate on this claim in light of the Jeffersonian, Common School, and Progressive Eras in American public education history. The success of any […]
This is the hook. A hook seduces the audience into reading an essay whether or not it is worthy of the audience’s time or attention. Hooks are commonly quotes, questions, or shocking statistics. The next sentences smoothly introduce the subject, whether it be love, hate, Shakespeare, proofs – or lack thereof – of global warming, […]
South America woke up to a powerful earthquake on the 27th day of February, 2010. The earthquake, which has gained wide acceptance as one of the most powerful to ever have occurred in all of history, had its epicenter off the Coast of the Chilean town of Pelluhue. The earthquake not only shook the foundations […]
In today’s society, people often feel morally responsible to stifle their opinions or thoughts out of fear that others may find their interpretations to be insensitive or offensive. Recognition of what hurts specific people and groups may be helpful, in that it can allow society to move past its previously harsh words and actions. However, […]
William Blake expresses his view of the world through his poetry involving the idea of innocence and experience. Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God incorporates a similar theme seen in Blake’s works. From a Blakeian perspective, an individual suffers on the path from innocence to experience. This holds true in Hurston’s novel Their […]
Education sector poses to be a core pillar of development in various institutions and plays an integral role in influencing perpetual innovation in the society. However, the beneficial aspect of education is vested on the mode of system as well as environment deployed. Various educational systems have been introduced and are associated with both merits […]
The Great Chicago Fire was one of the most devastating fires in the history of the United States of America.Death, destruction, torture, devastation, and sadness followed in the inferno’s wake in 1871.Those who bore witness gawked in horror as something so commonplace in Chicago, a fire, multiplied in size to a hungry beast set on […]
Growing up, people are exposed to various parenting styles through friends, relatives, the media and even variations within most households. For the most part parenting styles can be classified into three categories including: strict parenting, less parenting and a strange or unpredictable combination of the two. Most often strict parents get a bad reputation for […]
Write an essay in which you introduce your audience (the members of our class) to an issue of social, political, or cultural importance such as (social networking (Facebook Twitter) – or gun control –or global warming ..etc…) . Your essay should make and support a claim that argues why and how this issue should be […]
The truth is, there is an unlikely blessing that stems from being the only girl in a family of 5 children. Never have I had to worry about my clothes being stolen or someone borrowing a neckless without asking. Instead I had to deal with finding my Barbie’s head popped off her body or skinning […]
Of course we all wake up every morning with a long day ahead of us. Imagine anticipating that your long, hard day’s work will consist of standing for 10 hours straight on a chicken assembly line, slicing off beak after bloody beak. This is assuredly along the lines of what runs through every slaughterhouse worker’s […]
The report card system is designed to communicate the learner’s performance during the educational process. Report cards are usually issued to the student or to the student’s parents twice or four times per year. Standards based report cards (SBRC) enable parents control the progress of their children towards the attainment of the already set objectives […]
The learned logic we as a people have come to be so familiar with does not allow error or consistency, therefore we are under the assumption-or rather, the certainty-that this is absolute. However this could very well be false-or perhaps not false, as is not our case, but not absolute. Another correction; it is not […]
I) The Champlain Canal The Champlain Canal is one of the main canals that form the ‘New York State Canal System’. It runs from the Hudson River in the South, all the way to Whitehall at Lake Champlain in the North. The canal is estimated to be about 60 miles in length which translates to […]
Frederick Douglass once declared, “Once you learn to read you will be forever free.” In his life, literacy was the blessing that helped him reach emancipation. However, literacy was also the curse that opened his eyes to much of the cruelty of the world outside of his plantation that he had previously been hidden from. […]
It is evident that as the article, “Everyone is a Potential Torturer,” by Gaia Vince, states, every person on Earth has the potential to perform acts of evil. This is my belief as well. I believe that this is ultimately what William Golding feels to be true. His intention in writing Lord of the Flies […]
In all the different educational systems throughout the world, there are different views that are taught and seen; different ways that educational systems are run and paid for; these are all part of the educational system. Everyone is learning. Whether what they learn is accepted by others or not, they are pursuing a greater lifestyle. […]
slave | sl?v | noun A person who is excessively dependent upon of controlled by something. The American slaves were seemingly emancipated in the year 1865. However, even as the last vestiges of racism against blacks dissipate, a new type of slavery dwells among us. It subtly controls our actions, silently blights our mind, and […]
