Jonathan Matthews bowed and returned to his seat. As the applause died down I counted how many people before me had to go up in front of the class. Our less-than-ordinary Health teacher has decided that we should go in alphabetical order by first name. That means that next up is Kim Hunter‚ then Kristy Smith‚ Liam Johnson and finally me‚ Lisa Williams. Everyone around me was shuffling papers and looking over spreads of information on large rectangles of thick card. Those who left everything to the
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The painting‚ Boats Returning Home‚ depicts ships drifting at sea in the lull of the waves. Ritschel’s impressionistic style is shown through the vibrant waves of the sea. He uses brilliant shades of blue‚ green‚ and yellow in illustrating the waves. The painting was made in California at the onset of a new impressionist movement: which exemplifies the beauty of nature. Thus‚ it shows even the laboring fishing boats with a tranquil nature. It accentuates the union between man and the sea‚ and the
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The Reasons Who I am Today My mom always tells me “Let them talk‚ but work hard to succeed in life. Prove them wrong and always smile to the people and the world with your head held high‚ no matter what happens.” These words come to my mind to keep me motivated. It helps me try each day‚ with effort to be able to succeed and defeat those obstacles no matter how hard they get. Because of these words‚ courage‚ love and support I know I can and will accomplish each and every one of my goals. The top
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been holding on for a bit longer than I should—I guess you can say that I haven’t moved on‚ even though it has already half a year. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from my late mother‚ though‚ is to always hold my head up high. That is precisely the reason why I’ve landed myself a job as a teacher here in Wenchester High. I’ve decided to start completely afresh‚ so I left behind my old job and moved
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Why I Decided to Return to School The reason I am back at school is because I want to finish something I started over 20 years ago. I want a sense of accomplishment. Once I graduate‚ I hope to move forward in my current position as an accounts payable specialist. I want to work on more advanced accounting procedures such as financial analysis and cross training in the entire accounting department. I have been thinking about returning to school for many years but marriage‚ kids and work were
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Why you should not smoke cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes are bad for you so‚ smoke cigars. My name is ---------- and I am here to tell you why you should not smoke cigarettes. First of all I would like to tell you how unattractive it is to see a male or female smoking ESPECIALLY when they’re only 14-years-old. It is proven an addiction that is extremely hard to over come. If you think that when you smoke it only affects you‚ think again. When someone breathes in your smoke that you blow out it’s
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My leadership philosophy would have to be Building School Community inside school and outside the school as discussed by Sergiovanni (1994). My school has been working at becoming a Professional Learning Community (PLC)‚ but we found this summer in a training institute with the DuFours on PLC’s‚ we participated in‚ that we were not doing it correctly. My school has begun the PLC process this school year with a new focus on the true meaning of PLC‚ to form a community of teachers who focus on student
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doors of high school on the first day of school‚ I had little to no care about two things. I didn’t care about how weak my muscles were and I certainly didn’t care enough to do my homework right when I got home. It is December now and I care a whole lot more than I originally did. I took longer in the morning or I’d spend 15 minutes before I go to bed to pick to pick out my outfits‚ I’d cram before exams or quizzes‚ I’d pay attention more in class and procrastinate less after school for homework.
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was my own personal nightmare. High school. For some people the start of high school is an exciting new change in their life. This story was very different for me because I had a horrible start to my high school career. I was faced with a problem. I grew up in a small town‚ and I went to a very small middle school. Living in a small town meant that everybody knew everybody. There was not one person I didn’t know that went to my middle school. Even though growing up in a small school was a great
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WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM AND THE HOST COUNTRY YOU SELECTED? From the time my mother taught me to speak Spanish‚ to the time I first met my grandmother and still could not understand half the things she said‚ my life has been full of foreign people who left their native country for a better chance. They taught me many concepts that all seem from another world. They told me of things I had never seen and how societies were different from each
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