Internet Censorship What should public high school students be allowed to view when trying to obtain information from the Internet? This is a question that is being asked of everyone. What should be considered viewable material and who should make this choice? Based on protecting the children. I...

Growing up in the small town of Gordonsville, living a fairly isolated life. Going to the public schools with the same children, never getting the chance to meet new people. Attending elementary at Gordonbarbur Elementary School, then graduating and arriving at Prospect Middle School, and now ent...

School violence is not a new issue for the nineties. School violence has been around since the nineteen fifties, but was more an issue of juvenile delinquency. The difference between the 1950's and 1990's is that the student conflicts are more likely to be settled with the use of we...

A few days ago I was talking with one of the foreign students who attends the same college that I do. He described the discomfort he is feeling trying to adjust to his new environment. The foreign student told me that it is hard for him to get used to the way people treat him just because he canno...

The reason I chose Southern University at New Orleans is because my dream has always been to attend Southern University in Baton Rouge. The only thing that stopped me was family problems (and maybe the fact that I didn't get myself established yet). So I had to reroute my path and attend SUNO. Now ...

High school life for the first years is very tough, especially since there is a huge pile of homework waiting for you in your room, in your bag or in your assignment notebook. Because of this, you can barely get any sleep or eat due to the pressure. Fortunately, my teacher gave us a copy on how to ...

Music. How has music shaped my identity? To begin with, music plays an important role in shaping one's identity. Without it, one would not be a whole person. Music has helped several people shape their personality and has made them take control of the person they want to become. In the presen...

There are many things that I can discuss when thinking about comparison and contrast, but the one that stands out the most to me is the difference between high school and college. When I started college, I was scared and I didn't know what to think. How would it be? Would my teachers be anyth...

Education Manifesto What student hasn't felt taken advantage of during their school years? Probably none, if you think about it. In this day and age, corporate control over American public education has taken advantage of students by using them as obligatory consumers to sell their products...

On my first day in English class I came in right before the door shut. As I hurried to find a place to sit I noticed a free seat in front of the class. I took my seat and listened to the professor start class. The class started like any other class. The professor gave us a brief overview of the cla...

People seek escape through various means. Some find it in music, others through the filter of a cigarette. When I find myself weighed down by the pressure of daily life, I too have a means of relaxation. My solace is found in a rectangular enclosure between two spheres perched upon 10-foot poles dar...

After graduating from high school the next step in life for many students is to attend college. Being a freshmen in college this year I was told about many stereotypes and I was given false information about how college life really is. With the given information and stereotypes I received, I alre...

I am only fifteen. How can this be happening to me? Larry assured me everything would be all right. But now here I am, pregnant. I am just a baby myself. What can I do? There are several options that I can choose. Should I have an abortion? Should I give the baby up for adoption? Shou...

When we analyze questions like, "What would make a good high school curriculum?" we must first understand the underlying issues of the question. The easiest way to do this is to find out what makes a high school curriculum bad. I have found that an increasing number of students across ...

D.A.R.E. Effective or Not D.A.R.E. otherwise known as Drug Abuse Resistance Education the program started in 1983 by Darryl Gates who was the chief of police in Las Angeles to teach kids to say no to drugs is under scrutiny. The program that has been taught to kids for eighteen years is under ...

I am only fifteen. How can this be happening to me? Larry assured me everything would be all right. But now here I am, pregnant. I am just a baby myself. What can I do? There are several options that I can choose. Should I have an abortion? Should I give the baby up for adoption? Shoul...

Picture this, a nice quiet street lined with similar built houses, and a SUV or minivan parked in every driveway. All of the homes are well maintained and the occasional child on a bike rides by or a couple passes you walking their dog. Everyone you meet on the street is friendly and there isn&...

There are many different ways in today's society to describe a leap of faith. Whether we use the term to describe a turning point in our religious journeys or to describe an action or event, such as leaping across a ramp, leaps of faith can be viewed as an everyday occurrence, and a life- ch...