maturity Lasting impact on world view Grow your global network of friends Prepares you to face challenges in the future Better understanding of your personal strengths & weaknesses Academic Commitment: Enhances interest in specific academic study Influences subsequent educational experiences Reinforces commitment to foreign language study Intercultural Development: Language and cultural immersion Helps you to better understand your own cultural views and biases Influences you to seek
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the morning of the first day of high school felt like butterflies took over my stomach. I had to put together an impressing outfit‚ fix my hair‚ and put on appealing makeup. Knowing that in about an hour I would be entering a totally different school environment than what I’m used to frightened me. Within every period of the school day‚ the butterflies started to flutter out of my stomach and into my new learning atmosphere. Although students tend to fear high school and think it is a nightmare to
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Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado is home to the deadliest high school shootings in United States history. On April 20‚ 1999‚ two Columbine High School students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ went on a shooting rampage at their high school (shooting teachers and students) killing fifteen‚ including themselves‚ and injuring twenty-four others. John Stone‚ the Jefferson County Sheriff‚ said “When we did make entry into the library‚ it was a pretty gruesome sight.” Stone also called the
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I am the one in the picture with the sloppy bun in my hair and the bright red cheeks. The one who can’t stop smiling. With all my friends surrounding me‚ it was one of the best days of my life. All fifteen of us look happy; it was a night for many smiles. Everyone is crowded around the table. There are a lot of red cheeks in the picture; the room was as hot as a sauna. There was a strong smell of barbeque sauce in the air as well. The picture was taken right after dinner. The table we are crowded
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longer because someone would relish the joy of pointing me out to you. Ah yes. Recess‚ the short time during which I could separate myself from the other children. This sweet breath of peace was enough to keep me relatively sane for most of the school day. I could piddle about by myself‚ swing on a swing‚ and just be a plain kid. Every now and then I would even hang out with my older brother if he was not too busy. Being two grades ahead of me‚ Colton and I shared the same lunch and recess. However
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For decades‚ the only things launching from Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville‚ Texas were ospreys and seagulls. Today‚ however‚ a new battle is brewing over this ground. The space company SpaceX has identified a remote spot on the southern tip of Texas as its finalist for construction of the worlds newest commercial orbital launch site. The company should only revoke its final jurisdiction on settling their company in this ill-fated town‚ and find a place more adept to the situations that will be placed
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When watching movies about high school‚ it soon becomes apparent that there are common character tropes within the genre. For instance‚ there is often a popular blonde with a dumb‚ jock boyfriend‚ and an average‚ but likable new student who challenges her authority. When asked why these types of characters are so plentiful‚ David Denby‚ writer of “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies‚” explains that these movies are the products of indignant screenwriters who both fantasize and scorn the
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So today you are with the Institute of Villainous Education aka I.V.E. You will be taking a tour of this school today and then be expected to attend your proper classes tomorrow. Is everything clear?” Everyone looked at one another‚ unsure‚ but still followed the man into the elevator. How 20-30 people fit into one elevator Lee could never know‚ but as the
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We Real Cool By: Gwendolyn Brooks The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel. We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. Shall I compare thee to a summers day? By: William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines
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after a soccer game I was diagnosed with having trauma to my head. Originally‚ I was told that I would only have to miss a few week of school and possibly a month of soccer. Although‚ those few weeks turned into four months‚ and that month turned into six months. At moments it felt as if I was robbed my life‚ I could not see my friends‚ play soccer‚ read‚ go to school‚ and even walk without becoming incredibly dizzy. The concussion later on led to me having mild depression. I refused to say I was
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