Norris Pittman English 032 Dr. Miller 04/03/2011 Motivated to Graduate High School Growing up poor is one thing‚ but growing up poor without a father figure has to be one of the hardest obstacles in life. Well anything worth having in life is worth working for. That is why when I saw the opportunity to be the first male in my family to graduate high school‚ I ceased the moment. Failing at anything was not an option so I motivated myself a lot. My mom worked two jobs and I started to
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drug abuse was the only answer. In order for me to escape the pain of losing my friend‚ I had smoked that morning before school began‚ and I didn’t have a clear mindset. The result of an unclear mindset was unfortunate at the time. I had forgotten to close the container properly in order for nothing to be revealed. As I stepped into the principal’s office‚ I saw the school administration‚ a police officer‚ and my father. In this exact moment‚ I knew I was ruined. I knew this offense was going to
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Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Scope “Reasons of Students Tardiness” Introduction Tardiness can be broadly defined as missing time over the course of a school day. Many students becomes tardy because of their habits such us playing online games‚using cellphones‚ and other goes everywhere together with their friends‚ that’s why they lose their interest in coming to school. Others are tired of going in school because of financial and family problems‚ some of them are assigned to their younger
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As a child it was very hard for me to learn‚ I used to have a difficult time sitting down and paying attention for a long period of time. I wish that when I was in school‚ before college‚ my school would have tired to focus on each persons learning ability instead of the easiest one learning
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entered middle school that I realized how some classmates were not used to taking initiative. My classmates were reluctant to participate in our group projects‚ afraid of failure‚ and not willing to take risks. So I took control of group projects‚ always. I entered high school and my perception of leadership changed. Now‚ I was in control of not one but two clubs: French and Bible. Organizing fairs and service projects for both clubs for them to be ranked as high as possible on the school website was
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A Mislead Perception I was incredibly awkward in middle school: tall and uncoordinated‚ fitting the mold of a nerd with a high grade and science and a low one in self-esteem. Even though I had friends‚ I didn’t necessarily fit the seventh grade standard of being popular. I remember the day Austin came to our school. She was from Brooklyn‚ and she brought along her unbelievable stories of mischief making her instantly popular. She told us of how she had snuck out at night to meet older boys‚ and
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my high school education‚ I have been faced with multiple challenges. The most difficult of these took place early June 2014‚ just after the conclusion of my ninth grade scholastic year. My mother was offered an appointment at an international organization in Washington DC‚ USA‚ because of this‚ my brother and I had to move with her to settle there. The move took place within a very short notice and to me‚ it felt like an adventure to the unknown. It was not like moving from one school to another
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Banning students from driving to school because they live in a bus zone is ridiculous for a wide variety of reasons. Many students will want to be involved in afterschool activities.This banned driving would stop a lot of students from doing those activity.For an example Say this young student ride to school on the bus but he use to driving to school.Usually after school he would go to band practice but if he misses the bus back home then he would have to go through the trouble of getting back
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In Middle school‚ my classmates used to call me "The therapist" or the girl version of Dr.Phil. My reputation was the person everyone poured their hearts out to. Now it is a common perception that kids our age couldn’t possibly have problems. Now I can’t speak for all‚ but for us kids growing up in Randolph and living with parents that survive from pay check to pay check‚ we had real problems. That we probably shouldn’t have had at such a tender age. Helping people always brought out a certain burst
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passion and love for music is the reason I work so hard and show as much dedication as I do. That is the reason I continue to do solo ensemble‚ and when I don’t get a score I’m happy with I learn another piece while learning West Side Story. I think that one of my biggest weaknesses contributes to my strength of being passionate. I oftentimes expect too much of myself and push myself a little too hard‚ but I see that as ambitious and committed. Throughout high school I have dedicated all of my time
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