High school dropouts -- a growing problem in our society‚ or is it? After hearing about dropouts heading back to school to receive a diploma on the local news‚ I often wonder what they were missing out on. I mean‚ does a dropout really need to head back only to solve a quadratic equation or to write an five paragraph essay on The American Revolution? I’m willing to bet that more than half of parents who’ve graduated from high school don’t even know how to solve a quadratic equation or how The American
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Leon Prikhodovskiy Professor Rhodes English 110 16 October 2012 Author Notes I think that my audience is generally for High school students‚ but also can be for eighth graders going into high school that doesn’t know what to expect. I think the purpose of my essay was to explain my experiences of my high school career and let the reader know that change is a big part in our lives. The message I think my paper is trying to get across is that as we get older not only do we change but also the things
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AN EXAMPLE OF A HIGH SCHOOL SALUTATORY ADDRESS Welcome all family members‚ faculty‚ staff‚ distinguished guests‚ and most importantly‚ my fellow graduates. When I was asked to write a graduation speech for an audience of over 5‚000 people‚ I immediately made up my mind not to do it. When tag-teamed by a collection of teachers and faculty members‚ I asked‚ seriously‚ "What happens if I just don’t do it?" Dropping out of school crossed my mind‚ as did asking all of my teachers to fail me. You see
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Coleman Weiss-Murphy Ms. Bross English 10‚ Hour 4 May 4‚ 2015 High School Football - Reduce the Risk and Reap the Rewards? September 13‚ 2013‚ was sixteen year old Damon Janes’ last football game. Why‚ because he was pronounced dead in a local Buffalo hospital three days after that game. His cause of death‚ brain damage. Janes took numerous hits to the head during a varsity football game. He seemed perfectly healthy‚ but in actuality‚ he suffered brain swelling‚ bleeding‚ and bruising all resulting
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at church‚ school‚& the Chicago Children’s Choir. At a young age I gained interest in dancing
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dangerous for high school students. Yet some young kids do get hurt while playing but that’s part of the game. In any kind of sport such as soccer‚ basketball‚ baseball and football there’s going to be a sport related injury. Football is a sport played worldwide that is played and watch. Football might be the leading cause of sports-related injuries but with a new approach of hitting and practicing could help prevent these injuries. How Dangerous Is High School Football?High school football is the
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High School Graduation Graduation is an exciting time in a person’s life‚ especially a high school graduation. For most people their graduation day is one of their best day of their lives. No more high school‚ and for some it means that they are able to move on with their life and live on their own as well as embark on the independent journey of college. In my case‚ when I think of family and friends gathering to celebrate a joyous occasion. I feel like I accomplished my strongest goal. It never
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My high school experience would not have been complete without swimming. I have been swimming since the age of 9‚ and I have learned many valuable lessons from this activity. I tried numerous sports from a young age‚ and found that swimming was the single sport that I excelled in‚ but not without hard work. As high school progressed‚ I continued to swim and to make important relationships with the swimmers on the team‚ and the coach. During my senior swim season‚ the team voted on a captain and I
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Throughout high school‚ I had many great memories. From sports to girls to all the partying‚ I just wanted to know what everything was like. I cannot believe that it has come this fast. From being an inexperienced sophomore to a somewhat mature senior‚ things have really changed for me. Some say that "high school was the best time of my life"‚ just like others say that high school was the worst time in their lives. I was just dying to experience all the new and exciting things that awaited me. I’ve
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10:00 A.M. High School and College Millions of students attend some level of higher education in the United States each year. The top two tiers of learning in the country are high schools and universities. Both college and high school are important to the development of our countries’ youth. The knowledge gained from these two educational systems will fuel our nations youth to provide them with a more prosperous future. The first of many differences students attending high school in the United
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