to the title’s name‚ most people would think that narrator’s about to list reasons of why he chose to go to college. The seven lines state that if he didn’t go to college‚ his father said he would break his son’s jaw. The audience is not expecting that the narrator’s only reason to go to college is because he doesn’t want his father to break his jaw. Most people usually have several reasons to go to college‚ whilst the narrator has only one which is a very different reason from others. The speaker’s
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It is probably true that students who go directly from high school to university or college do not get too many benefits. Consequently‚ some assert that students should take a job or go travelling before starting their university lives‚ which I fully agree with. First‚ those who go to university after one or two years work‚ get work experience and earn salaries. Consequently in some western countries‚ most undergraduate students pay their tuition fees by themselves. For example‚ for students who
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If my school considered making a change to the dress code the item I would choose is hats. Hats don’t distract people and they are very fun to wear. Most of the times people want to wear a hat we have to pay for that rule which is dumb. Another reason is because both sides want hair accessories like hat and bandanna. If my school considered making a change to the dress code the item I would choose is hats. Hats don’t distract people and they are very fun to wear. It’s not distracting cause people
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Should music be allowed in school? An Irrefutable study shows that listening to music when studying‚ helps teens get their work done faster with better grades. The only main problem is that the student handbook does not allow any type of audio player in school. On behalf of Dupree high school students‚ I say we promote this rule to be retracted from the handbook. Some of the reasons are that it will help us succeed in our education‚ boost our creativity levels‚ and ameliorate academic skills effectively
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hand has proposed Pakistan to support them in the war by taking part with their armed forces in order to end the conflict in Yemen; we see this proposal as an opportunity for Pakistan that should be exploited to the fullest as taking part in the war is only beneficial for Pakistan in many ways. If Pakistan does not go to war‚ it will face serious economic consequences‚ it will deter its relationship with Saudi Arabia‚ USA‚ GCC countries and it will also impact the social stigma in Pakistan. However‚
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Schools should start later Parents‚ students and teachers often argue‚ with little evidence‚ about whether U.S. high schools begin too early in the morning. In the past few years‚ however‚ scientific studies have piled up‚ and they all lead to the same conclusion: a later start time improves learning. And the later the start‚ the better. Biological research shows that circadian rhythms shift during the teen years‚ pushing boys and girls to stay up later at night and sleep later into the morning
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NINE The Separate but Equal was a doctrine that stated that services‚facilities‚and public places could be separated by race as long as other accommodations were equal. This doctrine soon became very controversial; many did not believe in the Separate but equal doctrine because it was not as equal as it portrayed itself to be‚ especially when it came to wanting to receive a quality education. Many fought to have schools desegregated so that African-Americans could attend school with whites. In
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between their friends and enemies and are left feeling hurt when they are betrayed or perceive to be betrayed by them. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ Gene‚ a teenage boy who goes to boarding school during the start of World War II‚ struggles to truly identify his friends and enemies and what potential threats they are to him. He also has trouble finding his identity in a school where he is constantly being reminded of the war and the line between friends and enemies is blurred. Initially‚ Gene believed
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A Separate Peace Summary Chapter 1: The narrator‚ Gene‚ returns to the Devon School in New Hampshire‚ where he was a student with his friend Phineas 15 years ago‚ just as World War II began. The narrative shifts back 15 years‚ to Gene’s days with Phineas. On their first attempt to jump off a huge tree into the river‚ Phineas‚ being the daredevil‚ goes firstand Gene is the only one who follows. Gene is normally a conservative‚ conformist type person‚ but around Phineas‚ he consents to break
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If a student is found smoking anywhere else‚ there should be some sort of penalty or punishment to them‚ including the understanding of how this is negatively affecting their lives. It should be something to scare the smoker‚ enough to shake that person a little bit. That person should have to do community service around campus by cleaning up cigarette butts to make the campus look cleaner. Also‚ a series of The Real Cost commercials can be shown. On the other hand‚ the approach can be taken of raising
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