minutes’ drive from my aunt’s home. Nine years ago‚ two students in Columbine High School killed twelve students and a teacher before committing suicide there. Even today‚ many people regard it as a nightmare and don’t want to talk about it. Unfortunately‚ this tragedy is not alone‚ and during the last two decades‚ numerous school shootings have happened around the whole nation‚ and hundreds of people have died during the school massacres. Why do so many tragedies happen one after another? We couldn’t
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The First Day of High School Right when I got out of the car‚ I had no clue where to go‚ I’m accustomed to walking through the middle school doors and going to unite with all my friends after a thrilling summer‚ but today was different. It was my first day of high school and I was about to go on an adventure. I finally reached my destination‚ the freshman courtyard‚ and I walked into my first period class. I sat down‚ looked around and thought to myself‚ “I know absolutely no one!” Then
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championship game‚ or aren’t in the starting lineup‚ everyday has its highs and lows. Baseball and life go hand in hand together‚ when you’re in a hard place‚ you are still able to chase the times when you feel like you can fly. Whether it’s winning the state tournament‚ or getting a promotion‚ those big moments are right around the corner‚ never be afraid to take that extra step out of your comfort zone. AJ Pettersen‚ my high school baseball coach‚ has mentored me for the past two years‚ not only on
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Samquinten Lyons Ms. Wanning Eng 101 Compare/Contrast Essay 10 July 2013 High School vs. College After completing high school‚ some students believe that college is a place where one will be able to get some rest; take classes that interest them. Enjoy their freedom of becoming a young adult‚ only to find that college requires a lot of self-discipline. While as high school give us more direction and it more lianeant. College on the other hand requires us to do everything on our own and complete
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Compare and Contrast Essay High School vs College Having a good education is the key to becoming successful in life. It is a proven fact. This achievement requires not only graduating from high school‚ but also from college. Moving from high school to college may be an exciting transition‚ but it is also a very difficult one. It is a challenge that the student will struggle with and eventually adjust to over time. Although there are many differences between high school and college‚ one should
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compare essay October 28‚ 2008 High school vs. College A major part in someone’s life is going away to college and can be a frightening time for some people. Some say that college and high school are very common; I have found them to be very different in many ways. I enjoy college more than I did high school. I have more control over my education in college. I noticed that freedom‚ the amount of work‚ and responsibilities have changed since I’ve been in college. The freedom of a high school
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High school is an ever-changing process. As I think back to my last three years of High School things like clothes‚ language‚ and even hairstyles have transformed. If in three years so much can change imagine‚ how much things have changed since our parents were in school. From "bell-bottoms" to "baggy jeans"‚ from "groovy" to "slammin"‚ and from the infamous "pompadour" to the now popular "buzz cut". If these things are so different‚ I wonder how much other things have changed? One of the biggest
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Junior High School who had rich black hair and always boasted. Blackwood Junior High School was a huge second floored building. The building had bright red bricks that were very old and rusty. Still the school was very firmly in the ground which prevented the building from tipping over through bad weather. No one ever knew why someone would ever like her but Julian did. Julian was a boy from Jessica’s class who was cute and charming. It would be the dream of every girl in Blackwood Junior High School
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content standards. The objective is to monitor progress of students and hold schools accountable. A desire to increase performance standards and accountability have led to the widespread of standardized testing. The implementation of high stakes tests has impacted curriculum‚ pedagogy‚ and school culture. Studies have shown that high stakes tests may compromise student understanding (Amrein & Berliner‚ 2002; Berliner‚ 2011). High stakes test can dictate the practice of the teacher‚ because it is critical
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Memoir Coming into high school ready to have the time of my life was a little over rated. I was 14 turning 15 and was not interested in much and now needing to have an answer to those inevitable questions What college are you going too? or What career are you planning to pursue? All of these questions put an immense weight in my shoulders and the only thing on my mind back then was whether or not I will be able to afford the latest Call Of Duty title. Up to that point I had not thought of what I
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