The Senior Seminar Presentations started with a quote that caught my attention it was‚ "The media don’t tell us what to think‚ they tell us what to think about." This allowed me to be engaged right from the start‚ allowing for me to have an experiences where I gain knowledge on a lot of new topics. I have never stayed in connection with all of the community and world things that are going on around me and sometimes this is not a positive. However‚ by not staying up to date‚ I thought the information
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states allow students to finish high school based on mastering proficiency standards in state tests rather than satisfying course credit requirements or years spent in school" (Toppo). From this quotation by usa today’s website‚ Alfred presents the number of states that allow students to skip their senior year of high school. There is no pin-point evidence in today’s generation that forgoing senior year is forbidden. What are the pros and cons of a high school student forgoing their senior year? There
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The senior capstone project was an eye-opening experience for me. I have been through some ups and downs as I was working on my project. The last couple of months has been an exceptional experience for me as it taught me some real-life lessons that I could use in my future. I have working on to develop a business plan for myself that I could turn into reality in near future. For my project‚ I was shadowing a local business owner. He taught me how to provide the ideal customer service‚ all the requirements
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of junior high school and two years of senior high school). Two years were added to our basic education. The government implemented this because of poor quality of education in the Philippines. President Ninoy Aquino signed the Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013 last May 15‚2013. It is one way of addressing unemployment problems in our country because students can be easily employed after they graduate in senior high school. Unlike before even if they
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Katarina Saetern Posh English 12 26 September 2014 Homeless Youth “Nearly 6.5 million young Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are not in school or the work force.” (Emmons) Sadly every year there are millions of children experiencing homelessness‚ these children are living in cars‚ shelters‚ and abandoned buildings. (Doorways for Women…) Being homeless causes these children to relocate constantly‚ which results in being pulled out of school and away from their peers. Children are more
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Literary Autobiography As a young adult‚ I struggled to believe that reading could be enjoyable. My reading levels were behind my classmates and I needed extra help‚ I was ashamed and loathed reading. My intense desire to have the passion to pick up a book and comprehend its story was fueled by my mom. My mom could not fall asleep without a book in her hands‚ and most mornings I would hear her complaining about how tired she was from her late night reading. I strove to be a “good” reader‚ to be
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wealthiest men in history. In this autobiography Andrew Carnegie explains the story of being an immigrant who goes through numerous obstacles and struggles‚ however‚ rises to the top. Carnegie’s autobiography is moving and extremely powerful for being one of the first of its kind in the 1900s. He starts as a telegrapher and with hard work and complete devotion to being the best‚ becomes the captain of industry and steel magnate. In addition to this‚ The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay
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The Man with a Hoe by Edwin Markham‚ and L’homme à la houe by Jean-François Millet In 1899 an American schoolteacher‚ Charles Edward Anson Markham (1852-1940)‚ who used the penname Edwin Markham‚ was inspired by an 1863 painting to write a poem. The painting was "L’homme à la houe" by the French artist‚ Jean-François Millet (1814-1875); the poem was "The Man with a Hoe". The poem quickly became as famous as the painting. Both continue to be moving testimonies to what the too prevalent inhumanity
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Cultural Beliefs Autobiography The first thought that comes to my head when I hear cultural beliefs I think of the things that make a person who they are. Things that people will fight for and stand up for no matter what anyone says or thinks. I‚ myself am not much about being outspoken‚ but when it comes to what I believe in and what I value‚ I will fight for my beliefs and values. According to our text culture is “the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institutions
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Senior Troubles Since I have been a senior‚ I have been through a lot of troubles through out my year so far. I am constantly doing work to make sure I pass senior year‚ I’m trying to set myself up for college‚ and I’m most of all worried what I want to do with my future. There is a saying‚ “your senior year will be the easiest year you will have in high school”. It’s really not; it is the hardest year you will have in my opinion. I am trying to pass my senior year and to do that I need to make
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