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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imagine myself being an administrator of a famous school waiting for my promotion as a division superintendent staying in my own beautiful mansion --- living in a comfortable life. As I traveled along the shores of the Philippines I couldn’t shut my ears off listening to a beautiful voice inside araneta coliseum--- oh! It is the nightingale of our school way back when I was in high school‚ Beverly Rose Mangubat. I couldn’t believe she is now one the most popular singers in the Philippines. Then when
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My Most Memorable Moment What is a memorable moment? It can be something that makes someone happy or sad. It is usually a big event that happens and you never forget it. My most memorable event was the time my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. This single event changed my life and how I feel about loved ones; it made me value the time I have with family. On December 10‚ 2003 my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. He came home from a trip to Santa Cruz with a really bad headache
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four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school). Two years were added to our basic education. The government implemented this because of poor quality of education in the Philippines. President Ninoy Aquino signed the Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013 last May 15‚2013. It is one way of addressing unemployment problems in our country because students can be easily employed after they graduate in senior high school. Unlike before even
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yesterday‚ but actually it had been about 15 or so years already since I first stepped into high school. Being in high school in the Philippines is different from other countries. Especially if you have only mediocre education system like what we have in the Philippines. But this is not about the education system in the Philippines but my life when I was in High School. I remember the first day of high-school‚ I was like a lost kid‚ I did not know what to do‚ the subjects were totally different‚ the
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know that at that time. I was a small kid at the time and I didn’t know what my mom was doing when I went into another class in the middle of the school year. I was excited‚ scared‚ and also sad that I was going to leave all of my friends. This event in my life did change my life forever because‚ I am able to go to college early and graduate high school early so that I have more time to figure out what I am going to do with my life. Also I am going to be able to start a career early‚ and start growing
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preference. When we’re in high school‚ we have to raise our hand and ask to use the restroom‚ go to the office to make any phone call no matter how important it may be and have ridiculous dress code rules. You are treated like a child from kindergarten all the way up to senior year and yet they expect you to make the most important decision of your life then. One thing that people do straight out of high school is go directly to the work field. Although its normally in most people’s best interest not
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There are a very high amount of cliques in high schools throughout the United States. Many teenagers believe the only way to be recognized is to be in with the popular crowd. How can cliques be regulated so that the people who do not fit in are not traumatized for the rest of their lives? There are many factors that bring out cliques in high schools‚ some are based on wealth‚ style‚ race‚ and interest. But in many cases there are cliques that are mixtures of these types. In my opinion‚ they all
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Memorable Person Everyone has someone in their life that they will remember for the rest of their life. A memorable person can be someone you look up to or someone that has had an influence in your life. That person could be a family member‚ a friend‚ a firefighter‚ cop or anyone that has influenced your life at all. My grandpa is a memorable person to me because he was a war hero‚ always there for me‚ and a hard worker. One reason Grandpa was a memorable person to me is because he was a war
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Coleman Weiss-Murphy Ms. Bross English 10‚ Hour 4 May 4‚ 2015 High School Football - Reduce the Risk and Reap the Rewards? September 13‚ 2013‚ was sixteen year old Damon Janes’ last football game. Why‚ because he was pronounced dead in a local Buffalo hospital three days after that game. His cause of death‚ brain damage. Janes took numerous hits to the head during a varsity football game. He seemed perfectly healthy‚ but in actuality‚ he suffered brain swelling‚ bleeding‚ and bruising all resulting
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