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    High School Stereotypes

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    Besides memorizing denotations and learning formulas‚ I would like to think high school has a greater‚ more wholesome purpose; to promote independence and moral thinking. There seems to be a common stereotype that depicts high school students as vapid‚ immature individuals only concerned with trivialities surrounding them. I think‚ or at least like to think‚ that young adults especially recognize the importance of decency and moral correctness in order to develop as people and become capable adults

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    Moving To High School

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    I’ve mostly gotten used to students stressing over “maxing out” because the school and classes I’m in are so competitive‚ it’s difficult to maintain the mindset that education isn’t just about grades‚ rather the learning‚ when I seem to be the only one with that perspective. As a student in the rigorous IB program‚ I often feel inferior academically to those around me because my grades haven’t always been consistently high like my classmates. Despite being a very social and vocal person‚ whenever

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    Perkiomen High School

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    The tank tops worn by students at Upper Perkiomen High School should not completely eliminated without spoken reasoning. Listed as the seventh rule in the student handbook‚ it is stated‚ “Tank tops‚ tube tops‚ halter tops‚ muscle shirts‚ and garments with spaghetti straps are not permitted in school” (52). This rule states that students may not wear any top that does not cover their shoulders. My thought process‚ and many other students‚ believe this rule is absurd and has no true meaning. Students

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    Essay for high school

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    Becoming a Global Intern is a one life opportunity that can change your whole life to better. This will allow you to see new directions‚ new point views‚ new experiences. It’s a way for you to get to see the world‚ to explore it‚ to meet different cultures‚ which can help you build your own personality and even make you a better person. Since I was in Elementary School I wanted to go to the United States. Finally‚ in 2012‚ there I was‚ realizing my dream. After that‚ I realized that it wasn’t only

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    Going to university or working after high school graduation After graduating from high school‚ students have to decide whether to go for higher education in university or start working immediately. This decision will mark an important milestone in their life due to the distinctions between these two options. There are several differences that worth considering. Firstly‚ knowledge can be seen as an obvious one. Students only learn fundamental knowledge during high school while they can acquire further

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    Literature in high school

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    Literature in high school         Reading books have a big impact on the different culture and schools from around the world. Books that include “The Odyssey” may have an impact on people who believe in mythology and it may not. It just depends on the people who read them. But when it comes to schoolbooks‚ some people believe that all the books and texts should be the same so it will save money. But I believe that schools should have different books because we‚ as students‚ will be able to read

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    School Life

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    emotions‚ or even love sick‚ we all can find in our school time. That’s why school life is the best time in human life. It is different from university life and adult life‚ very different! During this time‚ we will develop many things like physical development‚ emotions‚ relationships‚ and especially knowledge. This time is precious because it only happens one time in life; you are never doing this again.It marks your whole life. In elementary school‚ where you learn your basics‚ you are carefree and

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    Sports Are an Important Part of High School Life"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves‚ some turn up their noses‚ and some don’t turn up at all." Sam Ewig explains the way many people react to hard work. These habits begin to appear in many of our lives when we are young and introduced to sports such as soccer and football which challenge our physical and mental abilities. Every teenager has a sport that fits him and his personality. For instance‚ if a teen were

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    The Sisters, Joyce

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    and moist lips and he dreams of Father Flynn smiling and confessing something to him. moving as if in confession. The following day‚ he goes to the house where he used to visit Father Flynn bringing him‚ on occasion‚ snuffing tobacco from his aunt‚ High Toast snuff‚ and Father Flynn would teach him things‚ such as Latin pronunciation and the parts of the Mass. Instead of knocking‚ he walks away and reminisces about the time he spent there. Remembering Old Cotter’s cryptic comments‚ the boy then tries

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    their uvulas. They started to run towards me screaming “Chi Vivian Chi Vivian”‚ (Chi in Vietnamese means older sister). First thought as they called my name‚ “Wow everyone got 2 inches taller and what they actually remember me?” Over the course of high school I have been volunteering at my church mainly as a youth leader for students my age. However‚ recently for the past year and a half I transitioned into teaching the younger level about the Vietnamese language and bible study and incorporating scout

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