During my sophomore year in high school‚ I decided to join the UIL Cross-Examination debate team. I honestly did not want to do it‚ but my friend was in desperate need of a partner‚ so I decided to help her out. I had no experience in public speaking‚ let alone debate. At our first competition‚ I was extremely nervous. We only practiced the day before‚ but my friend reassured me that it’s going to be okay‚ and I should just “dip my feet in the water” to get a feel for debate. So as I walk over to
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High school is a tough time for many students. Whether it’s drama between friends or getting decent grades‚ students undergo changes while in high school. The education affects everyone differently. Everyone has different experiences in their life which molds them as a person. Education has helped me to realize the person I’ve become today. It has not only helped me to learn‚ it has also aided in molding my personality. During my freshman year of high school‚ my freshman English class read the book
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I will never be able to watch High School Musical again. Not that I was an avid devotee of High School Musical before‚ in fact‚ I had only seen High School Musical once before I was cast in Danville Area High School’s version of “High School Musical On Stage!.” Being five years old when High School Musical aired on Disney Channel‚ I was a natural-born Gabriella Montez on the playgrounds of my elementary school. Of course‚ I was Gabriella because I best fit the physical description in our small class
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Our school didn’t have a GSA for about three years until now. When I was a ninth grader I was very sure of my sexuality. But the thing was that the school I went to wasn’t very friendly when it came to LGBTQ+ people. The administration were fine‚ the issues usually came from the student body. I was surrounded by homophobia‚ and I had not one safe place to allow myself to be me. I wasn’t allowed to be as open as I wanted to be but eventually I thickened my skin and came out. Looking back at that time
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my house asked do him you want so water “sure evan” I went in got to glasses of water and my basketball we played one on one until Todd and Josh showed up aka the bullies on the block. Josh grabbed the basketball out of Jordan hands and held it up high so we could not get it. Todd said “you want it play a game with us tomorrow at the park at 2:00 pm.” Then he walked a way with the ball I said “give it back punk.” He did not answer me and just kept walking.
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Imagine a realistic superhero. This person may not have super strength or super speed or have billions of dollars to buy fancy gadgets to be a hero. But imagine something far greater than that. This superhero is with you from the day you’re born. Here to take care of you and protect you for long as they live. An equipped with powers far greater than‚ any comic book hero. You’re probably wondering who is this person!? Well this superhero is called Minerva‚ but I call her mom. She is an amazing hero
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Senioritis Senioritis is commonly known around all high schools. According to the Merriam Webster‚ this term means an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness‚ absences‚ and lower grades. Senioritis is also considered a psychotic disorder. This word is not an actual sickness or disease in high school seniors‚ it’s just laziness because they’re getting close to the end. History According to the Senioritis blog‚ senioritis is mostly common in the western cultures
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for my mom being gone. I lived with my dad and my 7-year old brother in the suburbs. Life was hard sometimes‚ but I got through it. Eventually it came to the first day of school yet again. It was a typical first day of school. Rushing to get ready‚ finding the perfect outfit‚ cliche first-day-of-school pictures. When I got to school‚ everything was normal. Life was good. But‚ in a weird class I had called “Creative Learning”‚ we were given an assignment. It wasn’t a normal assignment. We had to
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Ada Vargas 9/12/12 ENGL 111-D40 Argumentative essay Sex education in high schools High schools should provide better sexual education. Prevention is better than cure. The federal government should provide more information in schools and required sex education in the first year of high school. This is important because there are a lot of sexually transmitted diseases‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and teen abortions. Boskey (2011) stated that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are “some of the most difficult
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Changing in High school is kind of tuff; especially when you are going to the best High school in the city. I had to mature and get on my “A game”‚ because there are other people trying to beat me. From football to scholar ships‚ I had to change really fast if I wanted to be on top. I had to bring my “A game” to football‚ because other kids‚ like me‚ wanted to take my spot as a receiver. I changed as the coach wanted us to change. I changed from staying quiet to speaking up to the coach. I had to
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