It's always said is good to make peace with your past. Well for me that's not the case. It's too hard to let go a painful past and all the things I went through. From the early 1930's through mid 1940's leaving in Germany were years that no one would ever forget. Through ...

High school is a boot camp I walked into his office. The look on his face was distasteful. He made me feel inferior to him. Not the way you should feel around your high school principal. I didn't feel welcome, or even accepted. His beady eyes burned holes in my skin. I sat. He gazed into my ...

I am on my way back to school from home. I enjoyed my weekend, but not the time at my house. I was able to see some of my close friends at home. The wedding that I went to was a blast. I also held true to my word of no drinking during this wedding. I saw a lot of people that I used to party wi...

On Monday night I was fortunate enough to evaluate my close friend and college roommate experience a stressful tirade stemmed from procrastinating. It was 12:30 am. and he was about to quite doing his art homework and watch TV and mess around on his computer when he realized had a paper due to...

Meet Jane Doe. Jane is sixteen years old and is "down" with all of the most popular trends. In the morning, Jane washes her hair with Fructose Fortifying shampoo and conditioner. Under her massage therapy showerhead, she rinses away the sweet smell of Plumeria from her Bath and Body Works body wa...

Preparing for class College is a major step in ones life. It means growing up and entering the real world. In college you must take responsibility in your own hands. College is the begging of ones life in deciding their carriers. Arriving to class on time is one responsibility also being prepared ...

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...

Freshman to Senior Becoming a freshman in high school seemed to be the best thing that happened to me throughout all of my school years. Becoming a freshman meant I got more privileges, freedom, and better options in classes. While this is all true, now that I am a senior I see things from a d...

Welcome Mr. Cole, the board of trustees, faculty and staff, parents and family members, current Westminster students, and members of the Class of 2004. It's hard to believe looking back on the three or four years that we've been here, that we'd ever actually make it to this place. Now that I stan...

I say a prayer. My fingers quickly find their place again and race to type my thoughts as they flood in. One sentence; two sentences; wait, no, not going to work. The passion of the idea seeps out of me as quickly as it arrived. Delete. "God, please help me out. What can I write about? What sh...

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, freedom is defined as the condition of being free of restraints; liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression; political independence; exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; exemption...

Parents want the very best for their kids, but sometimes this may turn into a tragedy. In the Chicago Tribune, "Pushy Parents Don't Always Get Fairy-Tale Ending" Dawn Turner Trice tells about the story of an eight-year-old Justin Chapman and his mom Elizabeth who claims that Justin w...

Watch I thought very hard about what would best represent me as a student. What object would show all the qualities and characteristics that I have. In order to figure this problem out I had to figure out what qualities and characteristics I have as a student. I decided I would make a list. I c...

A TEST BETWEEN MY BEST FRIEND AND ME ¡§Friendship¡ is the widest and simplest relationship between people and people, and there is no one can live without friends. Friends are the persons who always stay beside us whenever we feel sad or disappointed. Besides, they are also the people wh...

Nothing is harder in this world but then to wake me up. First it starts with a loud sound that just won't quit. It is still muffled just enough to hear another sound just beat out the rest of the noise. It is an annoying sound that just starts to blend into one ear piercing sound that just b...

I didn't want to go, but I knew I had to. I couldn't stay in the past and I knew I had to move on towards the future. As soon as I got there I wanted to leave. I didn't belong and there was nowhere for me to go. I had to move forward and there was no turning back. I slowly lifted...

I've come to realize that no student is perfect. Some students excel in English while others excel in science or even athletics. I've excelled in communication. As a freshman, I only dreamed of what it was like to be a leader. Never once did I believe that I could accomplish what I have at my scho...

As she ran to the door he knew right away something was wrong but what he couldn't understand. She ran down the stairs, flung her bag over her sholder, and slammed the door behind her. He chased her and called her name but all she could do was run. She wanted to stop, look back, and just as...

The whole course of the book takes place in a rest home in California. Holden, the narrator, is telling his doctor about what has happened to him during the last Christmas break. He is going to school at Pency Prep. He has been kicked out, along with many other schools. He is expected to leave...

The fiberglass was in the air. The haze of the steam and tiny particles floating through out the shop. The echoing of the machinery in one's ear. The awful stench nearly unbearable. The filth covered clothing. Coming from the city to a small country school was hard for me in my ...

RESPONSIBILITY Many people perhaps think they are very responsible, but do they really know the meaning of responsibility? Responsibility is the quality or state of being responsible that for which anyone is responsible, a duty, a charge or an obligation. Being responsible is ...

My favorite teacher's name is Miss Mullins. Miss Mullins taught me Algebra in the seventh and eighth grades. Miss Mullins was an open minded, caring person who seemed to love what she was doing. Miss Mullins was more than a teacher; she was a person you could go to with a problem and she woul...

January January is the month of new beginning's and celebration. It is the time to celebrate the coming of a New Year with friends and family. A New Year means more opportunities. More opportunities to start over and for fill new promises. During January we get together to party and have ...

Everybody has somebody that is important to them and that motivates them to do their best. The person that is important in my life is very special to me in every way possible. Every person has someone that stays in their heart and on their mind. The person that is ...

My sister is a very admirable person, and she proves it day by day. First of all, my sister is one of the best students in her class. For example, she is always bringing home pure A's, and she studies almost all day long. Also, her expressions when she speaks are very intellectual phrases, proving ...