Daehee (David) Lee December 10th‚ 2012 Argumentative Essay draft 2 Should Students Take a “Gap Year” Between High School and College? In “Gap Years: What Is A Gap Year Before College (And Should You Take One)?” Tricia Taormina states that taking a “gap year” helps students plan more specific academic goals‚ stimulate their passion for learning‚ and aid them to get a better ideas about what they want to study. According to the article‚ a gap year means‚ “a year or semester students
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In Seven Ways High School Prepares You for Failure‚ Kelsey Diaz explains why high school English is a “lie.” She had to learn a different way of writing‚ because the structure taught‚ 5- paragraph essay‚ was not very helpful when writing in college. Diaz blames the “standardized test” system for the way teachers teach and what materials need to be covered. There are a lot of “rules” college students will break when writing in college. It all goes back to writers being unique and having different
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heading to school. However‚ during 1st period‚ Joan is asleep. She is too tired to pay attention to anything that the teacher is saying. For many high schoolers‚ this is their daily routine. Statistics show that 60% of children say that they are always tired and 80% of high school students say that they have fallen asleep during class. Psychologists recommend that high schoolers sleep 8.5-9.5 hours per day. Most high school students sleep only 5.5- 7.5 hours of. High school students should not go to
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Think back to your time in school and recall the best and most memorable moments. Perhaps acing an incredibly difficult test comes to mind‚ or starring in the lead role of your school play‚ meeting up with your friends at lunch‚ and maybe even scoring the winning goal at a soccer game. School‚ by definition‚ means “an institution for educating children.” An undisputed fact in life is that you are meant to learn in school. This does not mean that there is no room for clubs or sports. Sports are an
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The Importance of High School High school is the final experience for students during their K-12 years. While many go on to college or technical school‚ high school represents the end of formal education for many students. High school also is a kind of “launching pad” into adult life. Students mature a great deal during these later teenage years‚ developing important work habits and attitudes as they become more independent. However‚ while many high schools give a good education‚ some things
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We as Americans should make a rule to serve at least two or three years in the US military to show our love‚ dedication‚ and trust to the land and soil we live on. I believe that we are all equal‚ and we should all have the same rights but at the same time I believe that everybody that lives on US soil should all serve a couple years to all be equal and have the same rights. If every person served in the US Military we would not be having some of the problems that the news is putting out today
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in combat. Women should be allowed in combat because men and women are equal as is everyone else‚ they have the right to serve and protect our nation just as much as men do‚ and any woman is capable to do so. Women are just as equal as men as is everyone else. Women shouldn’t be called out just because they’re not strong‚ or don’t have as much mentality as men. Women should have the right to serve in combat. Only women with really good training and strength would be allowed in war. The leaders
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States federal law signed on January 8‚ 2002 by George Bush‚ that reauthorizes a number of federal programs that aim to improve the performance of primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for state‚ school districts and schools‚ as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools their children will attend. NCLB is built on four principles: accountability for results‚ more choices for parents‚ greater local control and flexibility‚ and an emphasis
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being professional is your style of dressing. In high school you do not want to make yourself seem unsuccessful. You should wear clothes that are modest‚ so people will not say anything. You do not want to get in trouble for wearing inappropriate clothes. If you wear clothes that make you look professional and aren’t sloppy‚ you will have better confidence in yourself. People tend to treat you different if you dress poorly. Dress codes in high school allow for professionalism‚ confidence‚ and modesty
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children and once Curtis and Catherine asked for help from their father and his girlfriend‚ they ignored and did not do anything about it. So the kids plotted a plan to kill the girlfriend. Today‚ children are receiving much harsher punishments than they should be. This is a major problem because once they are sent to prison they become victimized‚ are mentally unfit‚ and shouldn’t live in that poor of environment. Children who are placed in adult prisons and jails are more likely to become
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