Today I’m here to inform you how to create the most basic form of a basketball shot.…
I attend the premier high school in the state of Illinois and I am constantly reminded about it. Even though this has become a running joke between the students, I am really glad that I have been able to attend my prestigious high school, because Edwardsville High School that has motivated me to be successful and given me amazing opportunities that I may not have had somewhere else.…
1) Who are the members of the group? How did they become members of the group? Where they live and what time period?…
Last fall our school board decided to make it mandatory for students to attend school year-round. There were many issues to look at before making this decision. I feel that year round school can both benefit and hurt children. There are many issues that people are for and against for year round schooling. What will happen to kids who have summer jobs or even part time jobs? Employers look for kids who are willing to work during the summer months when there are more activities going on in our community. During the school year students can only work part time and during the summer they are able to work more hours. When school is out during the winter months, things are slower, so business is slow. When this happens, it decreases will decrease…
The freshman 15 is a real thing and for adolescents heading off to college, they should make sure to be cautious of their eating habits. With 142 million Americans being obese, it has become more of a problem with people of all ages, but college freshman have a history of gaining weight when they arrive at school. People speculate that the behavioral, environmental, and occupational changes cause this, along with stress, exercise habits, and the fact that food is available at all times. No matter what the cause is, gaining weight in college is a real problem.…
Freshman fifteen is the NEW EPIDEMIC!!.. or not? Studies have uncovered that on average, college students (specifically freshmen) are gaining weight at an abnormal pace. Although, evidence does not support the statement of a fifteen pound increase. Weight gain is still a predominant issue that is affecting many undergraduates. The infamous term freshman fifteen stems from the notion that when a student transitions from high school to college this can be a drastic and impactful change. As their routines, diets, and moods are altered, this switch will then lead to weight gain; a rumored 15 pound increase in just their first year of attending college. This imbalance in a student's well being is due to the usage of food as a means of coping. In addition, stress and a lack of exercise also play a role in a student's weight gain.…
There is nothing particularly noteworthy about Robert Shawn Keever. He is loud, boisterous, sarcastic, and a man of total depravity. To date he has been in no clubs or sports. He has yet to hold a job, nor do I believe he has the capability to even hold such a responsibility. If it were a matter of GPA, he’d fall short there too as it is 2.3. As a student he has no ambition for higher education and would rather join the military. His relationship with his peers and family can be described as abusive and unruly. In the past he has skipped school and deliberately started fights. Also, he has no faith. This being a nation founded by Jesus would make him an enemy of America and its values. His only saving grace is a profound love for most social studies and a strong sense of loyalty to those who have managed to make friends with him. Thus far he has taken every social studies class Smyrna High School has to offer.…
All throughout our lives we have had to balance school with whatever important thing was going on at that time. In elementary school it was easy. We had to balance school and play time. In middle school it was a little more difficult because we had to balance school, our friends and the occasional relationship. High school was when it became a little tricky because it was when most of us got our first job. We then had to balance our job, friends, relationships, and school. We somehow managed to balance all of these things throughout our lives until college came along. College is a transition period for many students, most of which must learn to balance work, friends, serious relationships, and financial debt.…
Department of Communication and Mass Media University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming, USA Currently, limited research exists that explores the socially taboo topic of interracial dating between African Americans and European Americans. Historically, African Americans and European Americans have had a highly destructive relationship of enslavement and oppression, which has resulted in a history of mistrust, according to P. H. Collins (African American Feminist Thought : Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment, New York,Routledge, 1990). As a result, this relationship symbolizes the institutionalized oppression embedded in race relations despite the very intimate nature of this romantic relationship. Using the centrality of race within the context of romantic relationships, this study was designed to determine how race in uences the communicative process. Q-sort methodology was used, which required participants to determine what waiting, hinting, direct, and third-party intervention strategies they would use to initiate a date in both same-race and interracial contexts. Findings reveal that when comparing verbal strategies across both contexts and open-ended responses to likelihood or reality of dating interracially, participants were resistant to the idea of dating a person from another race. External factors such as family and society were cited as primary deterrents to involvement in an interracial romantic relationship. In general, participants in this study used more social distancing strategies for initiating interracial dating relationships than same-race dating relationships. KEYWO RDS interracial, romance, dating, race, date initiation, strategies, relationships, Q-sort methodology, interracial dating.…
Most students enjoy summer vacation, but some educators feel like the summer breaks are too long and students do not retain information as easily when they return in the fall. I believe that we should not have year round school because students and teachers have important responsibilities, personal time, and school and work obligations.…
Going back to my best year! Sophomore year was the year I had to get myself together and stop acting so amateur, it was the year I start acting like an adult. Therefore It was a great year for me. My sophomore year was not like other teenagers, I had many downfalls, but that didn't stop me from accomplishing my goals. Around this time I wanted to try a sport for the first time, so I tried out for the wrestling team, but they didn't work out so well. Sophomore year I didn't make any new friends, cause I don't like making new friends, it's just too much. My day one friends stayed the same, these are the people who have been through hell and back with me. I didn't learn how to drive my tenth grade year, because I was procrastinating. I was skipping school and getting into…
School year round. Almost every kid in America dreads those three words. As soon as someone says that, a kid automatically thinks, no breaks, no summer, no fun. I would too if I didn’t know anything about it. But since I do I don't really mind the idea. Sure, it would take away the meaning of summer and everything you are used too but…. Change is good, sometimes.…
Growing up as a child, Christianity was taught to be all the time even when I didn't want to hear it. I grew up in a Christian home, attended a Christian school, and attended church twice a week. My parents had lots of parties for our "church friends" and would always make me stop playing video games and come be social with people I saw a little too much of. I started to find my own faith in Jesus and not just believe in Him because my parents did. Like every other student at NCS I always found a reason to rebel and complain about the school. The only thing I liked about school was the football team. I started playing football in eighth grade and have loved every year. I started to notice myself interact with my teammates more and less with…
I would have to say that going back to school was a hard and challenging decision, but so far it has been a good decision on so many levels. When I was about 14 I had to drop out of school. But going back to has been great, not only by furthering my education, but because I have gained so much pride and confidence. It has been a long rode but I finally made it and now working toward my success.…
My name is Sarah and I am going to discuss the challenges of being a Christian teen in today’s school system and how I can overcome them. There are many challenges that I face being in a public high school system. I have been bullied before and wasn’t too sure how to solve the problem. I asked many friends and they were always like just smack the person. I don’t like to use violence in that situation because violence isn’t ever the solution to any problem. I pray to God when I have a problem in my life and he sometimes helps me with it. Another challenge that I also face in high school is getting peer pressured. Peer pressure is the worst thing that teens in high school face. You get pressured into drinking and smoking and much more stuff. I say no to anyone who asks me to anything like that, some of my friends at school drink and smoke and it’s very hard to get out of all of the pressure they put on me. They say when you smoke it makes you feel good and when you drink it’s a better way to party, but I SAY NO I would rather spend my Friday night at the Underground or with my family. When I invite people from my classes to the Underground they ask what we do and I tell them if you come you will figure out. Another problem that a lot of Christian teens have in high school is figuring out who they should hang out with. I have had that problem a couple of times but if something goes wrong then I figure that they aren’t the right group to be with. Being judged for who you are is the biggest problem that I think most teens challenge in high school. A little while ago my English teacher asked everyone in our English class to bring a favourite song that they enjoy listening to. So I brought in the song Awake and Alive By: skillet and a girl in the class is like we don’t need Sarah’s music because she is just going to bring in some Religious music that no one…