A Separate Peace Gene’s “war” is an internal conflict pitting his own academic goals and desires against his loyalty towards a one sided friendship with Finny. This struggle is played out in his daily life at Devin School‚ which finally comes to a bitter end with the death of his friend and the final release of Finny’s hold. “Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there.” (204) When Gene’s subconscious actions overcome
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Schools should start later Parents‚ students and teachers often argue‚ with little evidence‚ about whether U.S. high schools begin too early in the morning. In the past few years‚ however‚ scientific studies have piled up‚ and they all lead to the same conclusion: a later start time improves learning. And the later the start‚ the better. Biological research shows that circadian rhythms shift during the teen years‚ pushing boys and girls to stay up later at night and sleep later into the morning
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Imagine finding a book from one’s childhood‚ or a classic one read while in school that brings memories and nostalgia for the past‚ but this book is now banned in schools and libraries. Knowing of a book one loved as a child and knowing others could not learn to love the same book can make people upset. Censorship is affecting the world today as classics or books that could be important in one’s life are gone from the lives of others. These books or sources of information could be important to society
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School Should Not Start Early I don’t like to stay at school any longer than they have to. They don’t want to be there longer in the day either. That is why schools should not start earlier in the day. School should start at the same time as usual and end at the same time as usual. If we did start school later then students would have less time to get homework done‚ students who are involved in after school activities wouldn’t get home until a later time as well. Students with jobs would also have
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between their friends and enemies and are left feeling hurt when they are betrayed or perceive to be betrayed by them. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ Gene‚ a teenage boy who goes to boarding school during the start of World War II‚ struggles to truly identify his friends and enemies and what potential threats they are to him. He also has trouble finding his identity in a school where he is constantly being reminded of the war and the line between friends and enemies is blurred. Initially‚ Gene believed
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If a student is found smoking anywhere else‚ there should be some sort of penalty or punishment to them‚ including the understanding of how this is negatively affecting their lives. It should be something to scare the smoker‚ enough to shake that person a little bit. That person should have to do community service around campus by cleaning up cigarette butts to make the campus look cleaner. Also‚ a series of The Real Cost commercials can be shown. On the other hand‚ the approach can be taken of raising
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Both genders have it equally hard but 99% of the girls will agree that being a boy is much easier than being a girl. We are so fed up with how society has changed the way we look‚ we are expected to be in a certain standard to be accepted as pretty. Another reason is girl on girl hate‚ this is being mean to another girl without any valid reason and the urge to be skinny. Th fact that guy’s have less pressure on their appearance than girls in annoying. We spend heaps pf money buying fancy clothes
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On March 3rd‚ I went to a play called Boys Will Be Boys in UNI’s Interpreters Theatre. I initially went because a friend of mine was in it and they asked me to attend. I was excited because i’ve only seen plays done by Theatre UNI‚ so it would be a nice change to see a smaller scale production. The theatre is located in Lang Hall. It was a very intimate theatre with little to no staging. The actors had to rely solely on a few props and their ability to act. The play was written by a UNI grad student
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Why am I attending college? I enrolled in school for a few reasons. First off I was told that to get a Five Rating (the highest rating) on my next Enlisted Performance Report would have to have completed or be enrolled in college. So in order to keep myself on a strong footing for promotion I needed to head back to school. Second‚ I am looking to better myself not for a performance report but for myself. Completing college is something I’ve wanted to do for a while now. At my previous assignment
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Hazing: Boys Will Be Boys? To some people‚ hazing seems normal‚ as”boys will be boys”. Everyone knows hazing exists‚ but countless choose to ignore it. I know that hazing happened to people I know‚ and that they never told anyone. People tend to feel so embarrassed that they choose not to ask for help. No one should ever experience this type of pain‚ and I wanted to know if there prevailed any ways to stop it. Consequently‚ I wanted to know what exactly hazing consists of‚ and how frequently
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