College Essays
Every day hundreds of students are suspended from school for petty misdemeanors and insignificant offenses. Although suspension was once considered a positive practice that promoted good behavior, this punishment is often exercised unjustly, reinforcing discrimination against minorities and students with disabilities. A study by the New York Civil Liberties Union showed that about 450,000 suspensions […]
Grading papers Should student grade papers? No they should not. It is not fair for kids doing teachers work. We already have 4 hours of homework we already go to school for 6 hours a day. Why do we have to do teachers work? One supporting evidence is that “Harvey Erikson” says no why? Because […]
Every school has a dress code, some dress codes require all students to wear a school uniform. Others do not. Unfortunately,my school does not have a dress code that requires all students to wear a uniform. Honestly, students will get higher grades on their exams and, there will be less bullying. Most students are bullied […]
I regard my elementary school days fondly—playing on the swings at recess, dressing up for holiday parties, field days, and playing upbeat games in gym class rather than physical exertion. Those were the days when the only pain I felt was tripping on the sidewalk and scraping my knee, and the only decision I had […]
Terrorism, misogyny, and narcotics. The prior words listed are just a few terms that Tupac Amaru Shakur symbolized. Tupac Shakur was an African American artist, best known for his very controversial rap and hip hop work. His family had connections with the Black Panthers (which means that he had ties with a terrorist group), his […]
A writer is? How can a writer be just one thing? A writer can be thought of as a warrior. His pen his shield that is used to protect from harm while his words are his sword that is used to cut down his foes. His words can lead to the start of something such […]
She doubts herself quite often she always hopes for the best balance is a term she hasn’t gotten used to quite yet. This sentence is the closest I can get to explaining myself. This sentence is a reflection of my academic progress and social life. This sentence is mine. I doubt my abilities and skills […]
In school, everyone strives to be popular. to be liked by everyone. but why? So you can be involved; in all the drama of being popular. So you can have amazing friends; the fake kind. So you can go to sick parties; where you drink and get high. So you have someone to tell your […]
There is this boy in my class, let’s call him, Beaver, and everyday a small group of guys finds a way to put him down. I don’t know if they do it meanly or without much purpose but it always makes me wonder; what kind of world do I live in? This poor kid is […]
There are many difficulties in going to school. Buying the right supplies, getting up early, and let’s not mention all of the work you have to keep up with. The last thing that some child needs is to be teased about what they are wearing. I strongly believe that school uniforms should be enforced in […]
In 1865 Mark Twain wrote what would become one of the most controversial books in America, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The reasons for the controversy can be summed up shortly, the use of racial slurs and issue of slavery create tension in our society. However, it was written by one of the most prominent […]
Gifted. It’s not a word you’ll hear me use often in reference to myself, at least not in front of other people. Neither is smart or talented. It’s not that I see these words as meaning bad things, but society, especially those near my age, has brought with them connotations such as ‘arrogant,’ ‘genius,’ and […]
Synopsis Sharks always give people nightmares. They imagine themselves swimming in the blue sea, not noticing a dark shape zooming up from below and then in a flash, they find themselves inside the shark’s jaws. In real life, most commonly-seen sharks do not pack much muscle and their jaws are too small to gulp somebody […]
Think about drawing a line and that line is your future so to be able to move that line you have to move it yourself by moving it you need to grow and make your path to your own future you want to want a future you have to dream about what you want but […]
When I was in kindergarten through 3rd grade, I would eat school lunch almost every day. There was no reason not to. It was good and really inexpensive. Only a buck fifty, plus twenty five cents for milk. There were great foods like sloppy joes and meatball subs. The only thing I didn’t like was […]
Revolutions, it happens all the time. Revolutions are changes that happen in the world mostly used politically, but in this case it is used to describe a man.Tupac Shakur. His work is revolutionary. Why? He changed the world of hip-hop and affecting hip-hop changed the black culture. I believe he is worth studying because of […]
When was the last time you acted like someone else, someone different so that you wouldn’t be disliked? I have an inclination that the answer to that is in the “sooner than I thought” category, and I don’t like it. Like most of you, I used to think that it was okay to change who […]
As everyone knows, it is very important for students to be well rounded. They must advance to the highest level of study in all academic subjects, no matter how trivial these classes may be. Their class schedule must contain higher-level lessons in all subjects in order for them to be permitted to graduate. It is […]
Having school year-round is an up and coming topic of discussion for many people. Some people think it would be a good idea to have school in session for the entire year. There would be no more summer vacation but rather many more small breaks. Personally, I think this is an awful idea; and I […]
It was near the end of my freshman year at the Freshman building. As always all the students had to pick out what classes they want to take come forth sophomore year. On the recommendation paper, there at the bottom right in the last row read”Child Dev”. I was thrilled when I signed up to […]
How much money for college sports really goes to the athletes? Athletes spend so much of their own time training, and working like pro athletes. They act like they are pro and are even portrayed as professionals. College athletes should be paid. Springer said “there professionals without pay. “(Springer, 2015) Dennis Dodd said, “Remember the […]
Is there any better feeling when you wake up in the middle of the night and you look at the time and know you have about 3 hours more of sleep? For many teenagers, including myself, this is the case. Teenagers are stuck all afternoon in academic clubs, afterschool activities and/or doing homework. When we […]
Leadership in today’s daily life is very important and needed. We just need more people to take initiative and begin leading when a circumstance calls for it. Without leaders we wouldn’thave control and order in life leadership is just necessary, we just need more people to take action. And young adults could be the best […]
Who is tupac? Tupac was born in New York then moved to Baltimore went to school for professional arts then he started to rap in the studio making his first album Thug Life.tupac was on top of the charts,having a rapping life he was a person that didn’t care about things.Tupac is worth learning about […]
Leggings come in all different styles and sizes. Anyone can wear leggings and you can wear them anywhere, until now because schools want to ban leggings, yoga pants, and skinny jeans. I don’t think schools have the right to ban leggings. Some of us have worn leggings are whole life so why should it change? […]
When work time is handed to us, most of us don’t know what to do with it. Some of us get right on with our tasks as our keyboards click away, paragraphs after paragraphs, but for others, it’s difficult to figure out where to even start. For some of us, all we need is that […]
Should students have money given to them to go to school? According to Time Magazine, a school in France is doing just that. The article states, “If the students maintain good attendance records and reach performance targets agreed upon with their teachers, reward payments will be added to their class accounts.” Students should not be […]
Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in their work a week ahead of time, stapled neatly and perhaps even enclosed in a shiny new plastic folder adorned with the title and date of the assignment in is-that-handwritten-it’s-so-neat-it-looks-like-it-was-typed handwriting. The teacher accepts the assignment with either an “Of course you did it early, I would […]
Reset the alarm clocks, it is a late start day! Classes won’t start at 7:45, but 9:00 am everyone! Yes, that is right! We get an extra hour and fifteen minutes. Everyone loves the few times a month when they get to set their alarm clocks for a little later than usual. Not only is […]
Have you ever been tired between one o’clock and three? That is because over the course of human existence we have had the urge to take a midday nap. But over the last few centuries, we have deprived ourselves of this nicety. I think it is time to go back to our roots and nap! […]
