The Gift of Time “We make a living by what we do‚ but we make a life by what we give.” While brainstorming ideas for this essay I came across this quote by Winston Churchill. Even if you are making a good living for yourself‚ you should always take time out of your day to give back; you never know when you might need someone to help you out. Volunteering my time to my community has always been something I’ve made time for. Not only does volunteering help others‚ but it can affect your own character
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Did you know that students are now required to complete at least ten hours of community service in order to graduate? In order for students to have a more positive experience‚ school administrators should add more activities within the guidelines. Some activities that will give students a more positive experience are serving at food kitchens‚ disturbing gifts at salvation armies‚ and helping out at nursing homes. Community service should be a positive experience for all students. The first activity
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out of 10 gay children are harassed or bullied and are four times more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual children. In my high school‚ a dear friend of mine felled prey to cyber bullying. A group of classmates discovered a video online of a girl‚ who looked somewhat similar to my friend‚ in a sexual act. These classmates then went around the entire school‚ showed everyone the video‚ and attempted to convince students that the girl recorded was in fact my friend. However‚ the girl in the video
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Persuasive Essay: Facebook is currently a social network out of many on the internet. But Facebook is not like all the other social networks such as Twitter‚ MySpace‚ Tumblr etc. And there’s a couple of things about it that I personally don’t like. The social savvy network known as face book was originally made for students that went to college‚ and to get in touch with friends that were made during their college years. But it then gradually became bigger and more open than it ever was to all
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high school students spend the spring semester of their junior year stressing and studying for one of the most important tests that will get them into college‚ the SAT. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)‚ created in 1920‚ is used to select each year’s incoming freshman class.(source ) The “standardized test” is regarded as the test that will predict how students do in college. Therefore‚ colleges use students SAT score as the deciding factor on whether they are accepted into their dream school or denied
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English AP 11/21/2004 Four Years Is Not Enough Once again‚ after a successful season‚ Shadle Park was defeated by a Big 9 school in the first game of the regional tournament. This reoccurring event has led many to believe that the four year football program puts GSL students at a disadvantage compared to other districts. A junior high school football program would not only increase the competitiveness of the students but also have more important consequences. As far as football goes‚ the GSL
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For e.g. in my year group of friends: one is always really late to school and the other is in the lowest set for nearly all of her subjects. And all you have a problem with is “constant tardiness” but you need to know that if a child that doesn’t get to school on time is not your problem. Therefore you should not have the right to be frustrated with their‚ “constant tardiness as what they do doesn’t concern you
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Cited: Armistead‚ Rhonda B. "Zero Tolerance Policies Are Unfair." Violent Children. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2010. At Issue. Rpt. from "Zero Tolerance: The School Woodshed." Education Week 11 June 2008: 24-26. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. Hanson‚ Ruth. "Point: Bullies Should Be Rehabilitated‚ Not Punished." Canadian Points of View: Bullying (2014): 2. Canadian Points of View Reference
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Should Teachers Be Able to Bring Guns to School? Guns are powerful weaponry used mainly for protection. Misuse of this type of weapon is the cause of laws and regulations that are enforced today‚ for people can be greatly injured if not used for pragmatic reasons. Guns have literally been banned from many public places‚ such as schools‚ for this reason. Absolutely no one‚ aside from law-enforcement officials‚ are allowed to carry a gun on them in schools; however‚ teachers should be allowed to carry
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happy the affect they have on people not just americans is amazing . To be an actor‚ or a musician‚ or a athletes etc. takes hard work .Alot of people might not think so but you have to go to school to be an actor or a musician to perfect what you do.For an athelete however you dont have to go to school but you would want to for the publicity. I wouldnt want to be an athlete myself because not only do you have to be in shape and have plenty stamina theres always that chance that you get hurt doing
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