College Essays
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: COACH DEREK ARCANGELLO The legendary Coach Derek Arcangello, known affectionately as “Coach A”, is a three-time all American wrestler, physical education expert, and the funniest person I know. Never in my life have I met someone who is more laid back and humorous than him. He makes me crack up laughing […]
He’s the man that blows the whistle when it comes to doing P.T. (Physical Training) every Friday. He is also one of the six NSI’s (Naval Science Instructors) at the Delaware Military Academy and he just happens to be the DMA JV Softball Coach. I believe, even though I have not been at DMA for […]
Mr. Booth was the student teacher in my senior band class. He was one of those teachers that everyone gets along with, even the trouble makers. A man of short stature and big poofy hair, his hearty, loud laugh could be heard bellowing down the hall. If he was having a good day, everyone could […]
Humanity, across the ages, has definitely seen progress in many different areas and in gargantuan amounts. The growth experienced, however, is not often referred to as progress due to the fact that it comes with immeasurable costs and the scale of what is old and what is new is constantly changing. The word progress, though, […]
Summer is the time where most students ditch their books and put their brains away, including me. The book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was assigned to all juniors in Edward R. Murrow High School. I read the book in pieces which made it hard for me to understand and appreciate its true literary […]
On the first day of school coming back from summer vacation, I am fully rested, my mental state is at an all time high, I am free of worries, and my dark, tan skin resembles long days at the beach. I probably feel confident about the upcoming year ahead, as I am excited for my […]
The other day I was in my 12th grade (senior) English class. I signed up for the class, even though I am a junior, because I wanted to be in a class with mature, intelligent students, that I could relate to. (I am a fast reader and an exceptional writer) But I was extremely shocked […]
Although free education is not to be taken for granted, I see many changes that my school needs. I am usually not the one to complain, but my school needs more teachers. Every year since I have been at my school the teacher’s population has been shrinking immensely. And less teachers means more overcrowded classes. […]
I can’t believe I got an 89! That’s one point away from that A- that I could’ve got… Sound familiar? Growing up as an Asian who, like almost every asian teenager out there, had a very strict mom, this thought has been through my brain more times than I can count. It’s true that we’ve […]
Schools should let kids choose and have approval of what to eat in the cafeteria. Doing this will help kids not go home starved. I don’t think parents want there kids coming home complaining there hungry and haven’t ate. If kids weren’t to eat at school they could get sick. When people don’t eat up […]
“I’m Not a Writer” Isn’t an Excuse Either I will more than happily be the first to admit that math is not my greatest subject, as will most average public school students. Every day the schools force them into a classroom to be bombarded with equations and functions until the next bell rings, and they […]
Homework, and more homework! If we didn’t have homework we would have more time to participate and enjoy sports, after school clubs, and our family. I have a pile of homework waiting for me. My dad works till four thirty , so I want to spend time with them, not do homework. Studies show that […]
High School Me, First off, it has not been that long since you graduated. But, there are so many things that change once you do. Here are just a few things I’ve learned in the short time its been. Popularity Doesn’t Matter This, of all things, is the biggest thing I have learned since graduating. […]
From the 1830’s to the 1870’s the writings during this time were classified as the Romantic Period. This was a time when writing was based upon imagination, nature, individuality, wisdom from the past, and the common man seen as our hero. In this period authors each spoke of death and life but each had their […]
March is the favorite month for most college basketball lovers. It is the time when the strong knock out the weak and the die-hard fans either scream or cry. It is March Madness. Every team prays to make it to the championships but one team always stands in the way. They are the one that […]
As the bell rang, the kids rumbled through the hallways trying to get to class. In class, the clock ticked slowly and, all the words the teacher spoke, they weren’t absorbed. Students clicked with boredom waiting for the other bell to ring, to be dismissed. Then the last bell rang, and the kids jumped up […]
I can’t help, but notice people and their inexplicable gestures. Being the one, who’s more interested in understanding little details about people rather than the little details of her course work. In the midst of observing, I learned that sometimes all that a person needs is kindness and forgiveness. I realized that every action is […]
I think that indoor recess is not a good thing for children because it does not help them develop physically and stay healthy. Is it the truth? Yes, because staying inside as opposed to running around outside in the fresh air does not give children the benefit of becoming healthier or developing physically. Is it […]
Testing is the worst. Especially on the last weeks of school you have billions of tests. You have: History, Math, Science, and Language finals. Your NWEA, and ECA, and ISTEP. It is all so overwhelming. Teachers need to plan it better so that we don’t have it all in the same week. It is too […]
Have you ever used your phone or watched TV while eating? For many of us, viewing some type of screen during a meal is routine. Besides the negative health implications that distracted eating can have (such as poor digestion, weight gain, and overall unhealthiness), it is also harmful in a different way. When we are […]
What you should know about bullying More than 3.2 million kids are being bullied each year. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, […]
Open book exams allow the examinees to carry books and other reference material related to the subject for the exam. It may sound easy, but the questions in these types of exams are actually harder than that of closed book exams. In my opinion I am against open book examinations. First of all, it affects […]
So I was going through my History Text book and soon found all kinds of biased views in it. It talks about how white people basically invaded villages in Africa and drug people out of their homes, in some cases yes this happened. But in most cases slaves were sold by other Africans, sometimes the […]
A child wakes up at 6 A.M. a normal December school day. He slinks out of bed to take a shower. Afterwards, he eats breakfast, and throws on a jacket. The child watches television to pass the time, and sees that his school is closed due to snow. He trudges off, back to bed, annoyed, […]
Every school has its variety of couples ranging from the quintessential quarterback and cheerleader to those that aren’t as common and some that are just plain weird. There is not just one set type of high school couple; every relationship is different and unique in its own way. To say that all couples can be […]
In our modern world of education, the average student ranging from all grades and ages go through a school day of seven to seven and a half hours. Although these hours are thought to be such a short period of time, they are the motive for high stress within teens, as well as the loss […]
“Dang it!”; “Ugh, why?!”; “More?” Those are just some of the phrases we say when we get assigned homework. I believe that homework should not exist at all. It is just one more thing to add to a student’s after school to-do list. It’s useless. Most people hate or strongly dislike homework. A lot of […]
A wise person once told me that working hard on assignment does not equal 90%. What happened to the days when working hard on something paid off with a great mark to show it? What happened to the days when a student could look at their work and say “wow, I did a great job.”? […]
What school doesn’t have cliques?Without cliques there would be no chicksThen no guys would come to schoolAll the other schools would make fun of them for being foolsEvery high school has cliquesWithout cliques there would be no schoolThere would be no expressionThere would be no personalityThere would be no differenceCliques is what makes a school […]
Almost every aspect human life has been rushed into the new Golden Age of technology.Along with these advancements comes the standardized Common Core test known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, for short. The PARCC test started with a hardy 23 states on board back in 2010, but […]
