negatively affect performance‚ and at high schools stereotypes are found. This is critical in a place where performance matters most of all. Stereotype threats or self fulfilling stereotypes are a big issue and are important to address at campuses like ours with a high number of Latinos in our community. In the article‚ “How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance” Sociologist Min-Suing Huang finds in his research that African Americans and Latinos about their race or telling them that
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Taking a nap helps students focus more in class. Usually in schools‚ most students feel sleepy after lunch and it always happen every day I can say since I have been going to school for almost my entire life; that feeling of warm afternoon when the sun is at its highest peak – just the perfect time to sleep. The school‚ despite the fact that they do not promote sleeping in class‚ should allow students to take at least a nap. Studies show that napping boosts stamina‚ improve mood and overall brain
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Transvestism (also called transvestitism) is the practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. After all the changes that took place during the 1970s‚ a large group was left without a word to describe themselves: heterosexual males (that is‚ male-bodied‚ male-identified‚ gynephilic persons) who wear traditionally feminine clothing. This group was not particularly happy with the term "transvestism". Therefore‚ the term "cross-dresser" was coined
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“Window dressing” is a practice that has gone on inside companies for years. Due to the recent financial crisis however‚ more and more companies are making this practice a “norm” within their organizations. Although this is technically a legal process‚ it can mislead and deceive shareholders and potential investors of the company. Is this practice ethical? These companies seem to think it is ok to hide things for a short amount of time to make end of the year numbers look better‚ but what effect
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February 2013 High School A major event that has changed my life forever is high school. It has affected my life both negatively and positively. I never expected it to go the way it has gone. I can honestly say that if I could re-do high school all over again‚ I would. It has been a bumpy road and I wish I had done it completely different. The small events within it have made me realize who my true friends are‚ look forward the future‚ and make the best decisions for myself. High school started out
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always dreamed about. My current academic goals are to stay in school. Being in school is my main priority‚ and focusing on my schoolwork is important to me. I have the opportunity to be in school and receive financial help and I won’t let this opportunity pass by. I realize how hard things are getting in the real word. Careers are becoming harder to find and to keep‚ therefore I’m willing to get an education to get a good career. I never really had people to motivate me to stay in school until my senior
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Merryweather High School is a high school in Syracuse‚ New York‚ where Melinda Sordino goes to school in the book Speak. This high school is as stereotypical as it get it gets. this school has its typical teachers‚ jocks‚ nerds‚ etc. But people ask this question‚ is Merryweather High School realistic to schools today? The answer to that question is yes. Merryweather High School is realistic because its a “typical” high school‚ the students fit into their social groups similarly to most schools‚ and the
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My goal once I graduate is to become a licensed vocational nurse. I will need to complete my high school diploma first. When I am finished I can start taking CNA classes for a year or two. After working and saving some money‚ I will continue my education to become a LVN. I hope i can get alot of hands on training during the CNA program. I choose to finish my high school diploma because of my daughter. Back when I was younger I was not really interested in continuing my education. Now that I have
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A high school diploma is meaningless‚ they do not prove that the graduate has acquired the minimum expected knowledge or preparation. The education system fails in encouraging students to learn and not just obtain a passing grade. In high school‚ most of the students are more preoccupied on socializing than in acquiring an education and cheating is common among students. Cheating and plagiarism among students have increased during the years and a high percentage of people have admitted that they
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decade the concussion rate in high school football have skyrocketed. High school football has become a very dangerous game to play and concussions has been the main reason. Preventing concussions means trying to stop concussions as a whole but reducing concussions means finding ways to help high school players chances of getting a concussion lower but parents‚ scientist‚ and coaches work on both at the same time. How can we help prevent and reduce concussions in high school football though? Players‚
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