English 121N4 February 22‚ 2011 Unit 1 Paper “What High School Is‚” is a chapter from a book called Horace’s Compromise: The Dilemma of American High School‚ and was written by Theodore R. Sizer in 1984. Mr. Sizer starts the chapter out with a story of a typical boy named mark who is in the eleventh grade. In this story the author describes in detail how Mark spends one of his time blocked days in high school. Mr. Sizer feels it is important to analyze how Mark spends his time because
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English 101 January 16‚ 2012 Argumentative Essay “Condoms in High Schools” Condoms should be handed out to high school students. There are situations in which many people have different opinions‚ however it is my belief that condom distribution in high schools allows children to open up and ask questions regarding sex‚ it accounts for a tremendous decrease in teen pregnancies‚ abortions and diseases‚ as well as a decrease in the amount of money spent on supporting unwanted teen pregnancies
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For years‚ people debated on what math classes are required for a high school diploma. Each state has its own rules for what is required for a diploma. The four math classes in discussion are Algebra 1‚ Geometry‚ Algebra 2‚ and Trigonometry. Trigonometry is usually the last class that could be required. Although Trigonometry contains useful information‚ it shouldn’t be required for a diploma because of economic‚ scientific‚ and personal reasons. The main reason for teaching math is to apply in the
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A common disease which plagues high schools across the world‚ senioritis. Senioritis is characterized by student’s plummeting grades‚ lack of motivation‚ and overall careless behavior. Senioritis affects many high school students differently while varying in intensity. This disease is a serious issue‚ seeming to affect nearly all high school students at one point or another during their career. Senioritis is not just a made up word by high school teachers to satirize seniors and their failure
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High School Conformism Throughout majority of my high school life‚ I always questioned why things operated the way they did. Being forced to go to a place‚ or my parents could possibly go to jail. To be honest it sort of felt like a indoctrination. Going there I noticed everything was controlled and different social groups where created based on different peoples personalities. The irony of it all is that from a young age school seemed to indorse individuality‚ yet hypocritical policies such
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stereotypical American schooling pyramid. I was the kid who had a few friends from a certain group that I would hang out with and a few others from another group. I would constantly be trying to find friends to be with in elementary school all the way up to high school. It took me all 12 years of my schooling to realize that everywhere you go some factor of you will ostracized by someone else. People would always make excuses as to why our friendships didn’t work out ‚ either it be I was too small
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A motto repeated here at John F. Kennedy High School is‚ “Respect is the key to success.” This idea shapes the lives of students and staff every school year. I strongly believe that respect is the key to life. If you cannot respect who you are‚ how can you possibly get others to respect you as well? A well-developed life can never be established if you are constantly disrespected and push around. What happens when people don’t respect others? In school‚ disrespecting your peers creates an uncomfortable
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lost respect from the teachers and the staff at her high school. They know that she is a bully. She decided to run for Student Body President but lost by a landslide due to her poor character. Story Relevance: 1. Parker is one of the main characters and shows people that you can’t be a bully and a nice person. 2. Parker should realize that she should be comfortable in her own skin and that everyone is different. 3. After losing in the school election‚ Parker decides to renovate her character
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I plan to accomplish my goals and will be successful in high school. To do this I will need goals to accomplish. My main goals will help with my succeed because I laid out them all out for high school. My essay will be about my own goals and goals my group and I came up with. My group’s goal are about school and what we are doing and what we sill need to do. If I want to be successful‚ I need to do well in high school and my goals will help me. The goals are to ask questions‚ start to using quizlet
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Early College High School vs. College An Early College High School allows students to receive their high school diploma and associates degree. I myself attends an Early College High School. I think this is a great program because it offers me a better advantage to have when I go off to college. College is place where people go for years to further their education. An Early College High School shares quite a few similarities with a college‚ but there are some differences as well. One of the first
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