For generations‚ parents have pushed children to get good grades. Many of my classmates are given cash‚ iPods‚ and even cars as rewards for good grades. This obsession with grades comes from the belief that school success means more opportunities for higher paying jobs and a better life. Since grades are indicators of school success‚ good grades are seen as essential. But can grades in high school predict future success? While good grades may indicate the mastery of content‚ what they really demonstrate
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In Maya Angelou’ article “Graduation‚” she explained that a gap of education between black people and white people because a few of black people could had opportunities to go to college. Firstly‚ she talked people of Stamps felt excited and proud‚ and they did a lot of preparation and tradition activities about the graduation of the eighth grade before the graduation came in Stamps. For example‚ Angelou got a lot of gift and some money from her family and friends because people gave a gift to their
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Critical Analysis of "graduation" Summary: "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in nature‚ this particular excerpt is much discussed amongst literary circles because of Angelou’s use of both objective and subjective narration. [pic] "Graduation" is an excerpt of the autobiographical book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by Maya Angelou. While the book is autobiographical in
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Republic of the Philippines National Police Commission Philippine National Police AKLAN POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE Camp Pastor Martelino Kalibo‚ Aklan MEMORANDUM: FOR : PDG NICANOR A BARTOLOME‚ CSEE Chief‚ Philippine National Police Camp Crame‚ Quezon City THRU : REGIONAL DIRECTOR Camp Martin Delgado‚ Iloilo City (Attn:AC‚ RID/FESAGS) SUBJECT : Threat Assessment Report for Hon. Pedro M.
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FlORIDA BEACH The trip to Florida was hard‚ it took one and a half days to get there. We drove 15 hours to get to Florida‚ but it was worth it. As soon as we got there we went into the cabin‚we got our suitcases out‚ put them inside and went right to the beach. The sand felt so good and squishy on My feet‚ the water felt nice cold But the thing I was worried about were the sharks‚ the good news was that they weren’t even close to the shore. A day later we had fun on the beach with my brother
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Exposition: Taking responsibility for one’s actions‚ is the cornerstone (a step forward) to becoming an adult. It is a really upsetting thing‚ when an adult (let alone a president) doesn’t take responsibility for their actions. At a kid’s point of view (or a point of view of any)‚ that is hypocrisy‚ hypocritical and makes a kid think. Those kids are thinking‚ ’Why do I have to take responsibility for my actions if they don’t?". "Can I say something to someone and do the opposite?" (Which is the definition
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Being an American‚ I am a true believer that our flag should not be desecrated in anyway‚ especially by our own citizens. When thinking of the American flag it is more than just a flag to many Americans‚ it is a symbol of those who have fought for us to have the rights and freedoms we have today‚ represents those who have died in battle‚ and the pride we have in our country. When and if someone desecrates our flag I believe they should be punished. The flag represents our military and stands as
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One key figure of speech that runs through the discourse of Bush’s rhetoric throughout his presidential career is that of metaphors of friendship. The term friend(s) is used very liberally in Bush’s speeches‚ sometimes alone‚ sometimes along with the term allies as the examples below show: “I recognize that not all of our friends agreed with our decision to enforce the Security Council before committing troops to Iraq” “We will hunt them by day and by night in every corner of the world until
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My task was to produce a grade book for primary school teachers; the aim of this spreadsheet was to allow teachers to input scores and record student progress. In this report I will attempt to explain the processes I went through to produce the grade book. Step 1 In order to create a professional‚ user friendly grade book‚ I firstly wrote a list of the items I wanted to include in my spreadsheet using Microsoft Word‚ before I started creating it. I did this so that I could make sure I had
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Now that i have finished the 1st quarter of my 8th grade year‚ I can say i really enjoy it. It may be different but it’s really enjoyable. Classes‚ life‚ lunch‚ grades all differ from my past middle school years‚ Some good‚ Some bad. One big difference I have noticed is my classes. I have 2 new teachers since last year. And so far i like them. In math‚ I am now in advanced math. Although we’re still learning about equations‚ expressions‚ etc. Advanced math is way harder and faster. But i think it
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