~*~*~OK TO HAVE A DREAM~*~*~ Is dreaming damaging to your mind? Some say yes, however I say vehemently NO! Henry David Thoreau says and I quote, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." If you don't have room to dream, and to go in...

Who am I you ask? I am an individual who speaks his own mind and lives his own life. People in this world take things for granted. Using resources that should be untouched, taking over land thats beauty should be described in books, and bringing social justice to people who need no liberation. When ...

England has one of the finest educational system in the world. All English children between ages 5-16 must attend school. About 90 percent of the students go to schools supported entirely or partly by public funds. The rest of the students attend private schools. The Department of Education and Sc...

Moving from high school to college is not just a transition, but it is a lesson in life. No one can prepare for college life, even if an older sibling and/or college friends go through it before it is impossible to learn from them, you have to experience it yourself. This social life is just the s...

What my High School was like If I had to explain what High School was like for me I would just have to say that it was the most fun that I have ever had. To me High School was my first step toward growing up it's where I was actually faced with adult like decisions. However it was also the t...

Another Face of Discrimination Some people argue that discrimination in schools and the work place are very much a thing of the past. This is not true. They say we are all on a level playing field and are judged by our merits only. Again, I don't think they have looked at the facts. Racial...

Losing someone who can not be replaced by anyone else is harder than anything else. I was affected by this, learning to overcome all of the emotional disturbances that I had to face. When you lose a friend the only people that can really help you through it is your other friends, because your paren...

I did not know how hard it was to find a good scholarship until I tried to find one myself. Scholarships are not meant for just anyone they are meant for those who do the best in school and leave out the ones who just do OK in school. That brings me to why I am researching this topic. Scholarships ...

Middle School Band This past weekend I went home to visit my parents. They live about twenty miles away from Chicago in Northwest Indiana. Well it turns out that when I went home Friday night my old middle school was having their winter concert. I arrived to the gym around 7:00p.m., and sat d...

There has been many people in life that has help me get where I am today. Whether it was when my brother talked me into playing three sports in high school. My teacher always sticking by me in school so I can graduate. And my parents by being strict and not letting me get into any trouble. All o...

Cutting Up Morals Dissection should not be introduced in the lower education levels. It can damage personal morals of young developing minds, isn't good for the creatures involved, and is senseless since there are now several alternatives just as educational. It is also something that can affe...

Should there be Student drug testing? This is a question that we have lately been asking ourselves quite a bit. And in answer to that I would have to say that the majority of the parents are in favor, yet the students seem to not be. As I think about it I would actually have to disagree with the ...

Growing Up in Public School The people of the United States decided a couple of hundred years ago that we would different from the rest of the world. The government decided citizens should have certain rights that allow them to be free from most of the world's problems. One particular right...

I could tell you a heartfelt, sentimental, poignant story about first seeing a Wagner College refrigerator magnet (my mom got it at a reunion, I think) and feeling first deep emotions stirring somewhere inside my spleen. Or I could meticulously paraphrase the numerous brochures and articles abou...

Many people have busy lives, especially someone who has to juggle more than one task per day. The people in particular that I am talking about are college students. How some of us have jobs and need jobs that help keep us in school. The tough part is that we have to spend most of our time o...

The World The world is a messed up place and we are all stuck here until our lives are through, or until we choose to leave. It's strange that I go along with everything everyone tells me, such as that I should ware certain cloths or listen to certain songs. I often wonder why I do th...

Two students walked into Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, armed with shotguns and explosives. The incident ended with tragic results. 15 families lost a brother, a sister, a child, a niece, or a nephew. From this incident many questions were left unanswered. How did the children get the guns...

Good Morning. My name is Erin and today I would like to share with you some information that I have obtained in an interview with Roger McCoin. First, let me begin by previewing what I am going to say. I will start by giving you some background information on my interviewee, Roger. Then, I w...

Many schools have had the problem of athletes getting special treatment. Most schools though are ok with favoring athletes over any other student. This story is a perfect example of what athletes really do and what coaches tend not to do. Coach Slaughter, in my opinion, did the right thing. Yes I t...

Final draft Were friends since I was eight and he was six he moved from Pawtucket into the house next door to me after he had a fire at the house he lived in before. His name was Patrick Oni I dint know at that time that the friendship that started that day would make such a big imp...

Have you ever given someone a gift? And made him/her feel happy or surprise well i have. One morning when i was in Wal-Greens I was in the jewerly aile. I was looking for the perfect gift for my best friend Christan Rosa. Christan has been a good and honest friend and she desires a good gift. I spot...

Another Mother's Child: A letter to a Murdered Son by Norma Molen It is a good story. For a moment it makes me flight and takes me back around 20 years ago. It reminds me when I came for the first time to this country from Ecuador to Brooklyn, New York in 1979. I started school in Jun...

If you were to know the consequences, advantages, or general facts of drugs, sex, and alcohol before it was presented to you would it affect how you would make your decision? I believe that if today's youth knew more about sex, drugs, and alcohol we could prevent teenage pregnancies, the sprea...

When you think of a typical high school jock you imagine a dumb kid, but that is not always the case. In my paper I will elaborate more on this finding. I will classify them into three categories: 1) Smart Jocks, 2) Dumb jocks and 3) the ones that are not good but their parents make them do it an...

The Last Dance. It was late November and this was the time of year where everyone in little town West Bend where enjoying the beautiful season of fall. This was one of the most beautiful time of the year, all the leaves on the trees would turn into the most wonderful assorted colors a...