“One war was ended… and another silently began.” The novel‚ “The Seventh Tower” by Garth Nix‚ is a fantasy tale of two children from very different worlds‚ socially and geographically‚ who are forced by fate to work together towards a common goals. The world has been shrouded by a magical veil that blocks out the sun‚ and thus the only source of the natural light comes from objects that are grown above the Veil known as sunstones. These stones range in size and power and are grown at the top of the
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Seventh grade was a hard time for friends; although‚ I was sure I found the right ones. Having only two friends seems like it would be a horrible experience‚ but I was happy with my friends. Well‚ I thought I was. After a few weeks into the school year‚ I was flying high. I had great friends and I could not ask for more. Coming to school did not seem like a chore anymore‚ suddenly waking up at 6:30 did not matter. Smiles were always pasted on my face‚ especially while I was with my friends. Each
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Seventh grade‚ I was going into the year not so confident. New teachers‚ new hallways‚ and hopefully a lot of new friends. Through the years I have came across many people‚ some have influenced me in a very good way‚ and others have not. Because I do good in school‚ stay out of trouble‚ and have a positive attitude‚ one important friend has made a positive influence on me. To begin‚ I was right about making new friends in seventh grade‚ I had made a ton! One new very close friend had stood out
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I attended middle school at St.Mary’s in Middletown N.J.‚ and at Bayshore Middletown School in Leonardo‚ NJ. I had went to St Mary’s from kindergarten to the sixth grade‚ I had left and went to Bayshore seventh and eighth. I was extremely nervous when I saw how large Bayshore was for just a middle school was for three grades. Bayshore is on the popular/main road Leonardville Road and St. Mary’s was off of Leonardville Rd onto Church Street. Bayshore was right across from route 36. St. Mary’s is
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people take advantage of me. Looking back now‚ I realize that I was very naïve‚ especially in sixth grade‚ when I was desperate for friends and acceptance. I acted like other people and lost myself in the process just to fit in with the rest of the crowd. I still didn’t learn my lesson in the seventh grade and continued to accept way less than I deserved. I felt irrelevant‚ unimportant‚ small. Eighth grade was my last chance to redeem myself and my reputation so I began to stand up for myself and my beliefs
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“I’m sorry…” she wrote on a sticky note. The silence that surrounded her was interrupted by the loud sound of gunfire. That was the last of Claire Woods. Suicide is a very serious matter that has affected people of all backgrounds for a long period of time. In Webster’s dictionary‚ the proper definition of suicide is: “The act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind.” When victims reaches a breaking point
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I started my period sometime after Christmas on a Sunday morning when I was in seventh grade‚ (I only know it was after Christmas because I ruined the skirt we had bought me for my Christmas outfit from Limited Too‚ I was SO MAD). I remember being in the middle of my Sunday school class and thinking that I must have peed myself on accident‚ getting up after the class was over going to the bathroom and freaking out about blood being every where. I put a pad on that my mom encouraged me to carry in
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Grade Point Average (GPA) Grade point average (GPA) is the measure of how well you are doing in your academic studies. At Costaatt‚ the academic grading scale goes from A-F with matching points ranging from the highest 4.0 to the lowest 0.0. This is a mathematical calculation that indicates where an average of grade falls on the scale. When calculating your GPA firstly multiply the amount of grade points achieved‚ by the amount of credits for each subject‚ and then divides the total amount of grade
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My Challenge of Eighth Grade One of my challenges for my eighth grade year is to get A’s and B’s all four grading periods. I have never had trouble with grades but I have noticed that as I get older I have to work harder to maintain good grades. The assignments and test have become more challenging and harder to pass. Getting good grades is very important to me because it shows me that I can succeed in academics as well as physical and social activities. During the school year I will do
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Grades vs. Marks Which one is better? India ‚ has been using the mark system for years. It was just a few years back when the grade system was introduced . Since then‚ it has been debated that which system is better. Both have their own merits and demerits. Grade system follows the philosophy that all students of a grade are equally intelligent. In Mark System ‚ the philosophy followed is that the students who score more are superior or intelligent. The Mark system is a more competitive system
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