forgot dreams that I want to come true in my own life. Therefore‚ I was afraid of going back to a college and studying in English after deciding to be an occupational therapist. I remember the first day in Cypress College last year. The first class that I took was a math class. Since I had graduated the high school twenty years ago‚ I forgot many formulas and solving methods in math‚ so I suffered from a lack of confidence after enrolling the class. I was shaking with fear that the professor might ask
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I’m Samantha Lahey‚ and I’m sitting in my regular chair in the principal’s office. I always get out with an easy "yes" or "sorry Mr. Sharman I won’t do it again‚" but today’s a different story‚ and this time‚ I’ll probably be expelled. And by the way‚ I like to be called Sam. "Nice Picasso miss Lahey but it’s a highlighter‚ not a coloring book‚" Mr. Hood announced. I looked down at my paper‚ covered in orange squiggles. I looked up at him and shrugged‚ then he continued on. "I would like
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Broyles November 5‚ 2014 Why all Schools Should Have a Four Day School Week Changing the five day school week has been argued for and against due the controversy as to whether or not it would actually be beneficial to students and teachers. When approaching the idea‚ many people would like to believe that five day school weeks are the most efficient and productive way to educate our youth. What is often overlooked‚ however‚ is that it is causing students to dread school more than they already do‚ and
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As a result of these practices some schools became synonymous with death and disease. When a smallpox epidemic struck Blue Canyon Day School located in the Navajo Nation‚ agency officials feared the death of children‚ knowing that if a child died at the school‚ the Navahos would immediately declare the building shinkie‚ or devil haunted‚ and remove their children. A shortsighted and expedient policy of filling schools beyond their intended capacity or overworking the children in manual work programs
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there was a way for you to have four days of school every week‚ but still get in the state-required hours? The four-day school week plan is a plan that can satisfy your school’s needs. You might ask‚ “what is it‚ exactly?” The four-day school week plan is pretty self-explanatory‚ but it basically is a plan for a school district to only have school for four days a week‚ but with longer hours to compensate for the fifth day. Schools should use the four-day school week plan because it can lower outgoing
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The memoir “Glass Castle” covers a variety of serious concerns that affect any modern society. One of these concerns is child abuse. Child abuse is defined as any deliberate action taking against a child by an adult. These actions may be be physical violence‚ emotional or verbal abuse‚ refusal to meet a child’s basic needs and even sexual molestation. There is much debate as to what exactly could turn someone‚ particularly a parent‚ to cause harm to child. However‚ a general consensus is that a few
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deparately waiting for that last bell to ring‚ marking the end of a school day. Increasing hours and the days students have to attend will destroy students and cause problems for them. The result would be taxes increasing‚ extracurricular activities getting cut and an increase on stress for kids. Most teens do not come from a wealthy background. Therefore‚ they have to provide for themselves as well as save up for college. If schools were to be longer‚ many teens that need to work to help support
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In psychology‚ memories have three stages in which the brain can retain and recall past experiences and information; encoding‚ storage‚ and retrieval. Most memories from someone’s childhood are lost due to absentmindedness but in her memoirs‚ Virginia Woolf dwells upon treasured thoughts of a fishing trip in the company of her dad and brother. This remembrance does not transient or linger in the back of her mind‚ no. She vividly contemplates‚ remembering every word and detail of past events. Woolf
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another stressful‚ busy week. However‚ if a four day school week was implemented then Monday could be tagged on to the weekend and everyone would become “Tuesday-Haters”. Woodbury High School (WHS) would benefit from a switch to a four day school week because it would save District 833 money‚ increase student attendance‚ and decrease the amount of stress in students. On the other hand‚ Critics believe that students should be spending more days in school rather than fewer. In fact‚ in the United
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The school was named Greek High School. The name seemed a little generic since the island was off the coast of Greece. Justin had graduated two years ago and Jason graduated before that summer. So‚ I had to start school without having my brothers close if I needed them. This school operated differently than schools in America. They had sports that were more exciting like sword fighting‚ archery‚ horseback archery‚ martial arts‚ and horseback riding. Before the bell rang for the exciting first day
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