Murrysville‚ Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville‚ Pennsylvania‚ early Wednesday‚ before being tackled by an assistant principal‚ authorities said. Twenty students and a security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High School were either stabbed or slashed in the attack‚ Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told reporters. The accused attacker was been identified as 16-year-old Alex Hribal‚ according
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countless times; ‘High school does not prepare you for college.’ To me‚ this is a very scary thought‚ but one that is so true. As much as I wish I could say it’s not true‚ high school really doesn’t prepare you for your future schooling‚ and that really needs to change. What I have noticed throughout my high school career‚ and even my older siblings high school careers‚ is that many teens are enthusiastic about college‚ but have no idea about how to get there. Most high schools don’t offer classes
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“Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography ART 101 “Reading” Art: Practicing Iconography The two works of art that I chose are: Prayer for Rain (1938) by James E. Allen and Battle between Hercules and Centaurs (1526-27) by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. In our text iconography is the practice of understanding symbolism in art and is one aspect of visual literacy. When one can understand visual literacy and the roles of the artist‚ then this will deepen their appreciation of art. Artists usually
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High School Dropouts and the Social Structure Thesis Statement: " I believe that dropping out of school is the direct result of strain caused by the economic/political institutions that are within the social structure". Introduction: The Social Structure is the housing for the social institutions: Politics‚ Economics‚ Mass Media‚ Groups/Organizations‚ Family‚ Education and Religion. What I plan to discuss in this research project is how economic and political institutions contribute
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Rates Are Increasing Many young adults view high school as a new territory with more advanced classes‚ more students‚ but other students only view the negative side of high school ‚ rather than the positive. What most young adults do not understand is that when they choose to dropout of their high school‚ it is only stealing valuable knowledge from them. It is obvious that the high school drop out rate is increasing rapidly. Why might the rate of high school students be increasing‚ and why do students
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Merryweather High School is a high school in Syracuse‚ New York‚ where Melinda Sordino goes to school in the book Speak. This high school is as stereotypical as it get it gets. this school has its typical teachers‚ jocks‚ nerds‚ etc. But people ask this question‚ is Merryweather High School realistic to schools today? The answer to that question is yes. Merryweather High School is realistic because its a “typical” high school‚ the students fit into their social groups similarly to most schools‚ and the
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How does working while in high school affect high school students? There are many differing opinions both positive and negative regarding the effects of working on academic success. Working while in high school is a necessity for some in order to pursue higher education. It teaches responsibility and budgeting. However‚ on the flip side‚ there are many who would debate that teenagers in America who work during high school experience negative effects on their high school success such as‚ no social
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Graduating high school is one of the best achievements in life. It gives you the chance to get into college and it also gives you the chance to work small jobs even without getting into college. To graduate high school‚ there are requirements to complete. Even if you wouldn’t enter college‚ these requirements are still required. These requirements include community service‚ in short‚ volunteering. Volunteering is very necessary and it affects our lives. It is especially required to graduate high school
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Columbine High School Massacre On Tuesday‚ April 20 1999‚ Columbine High School located in Columbine Colorado an unfortunate massacre happened and many teens lost their lives. The two students responsible for this incident were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. These two senior students were responsible for killing twelve students and one teacher; they were also responsible for injuring an additional twenty one students on their rampage. A few other students were injured while trying to escape
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met a 30-year-old man named Omar from New York; he was a high school dropout. He worked as a trash man trying to pay child support for his nine-year-old son. He told me his one regret was not finishing high school and getting his diploma and how his life would have been so much easier and how many more opportunities he would have had if he had done so. According to CNN‚ nearly 6.2 million students in the United States dropped out of high school between 2000 and 2007. To make matters worse‚ the U.S.
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