shootings in the primary and elementary schools in the United States‚ one is confronted with some brutal realities. Some of the examples include West Paducah (Kentucky) in December 1997‚ Jonesboro (Arkansas) in March 1998‚ Springfield (Oregon) in May 1998‚ and Littleton (Colorado) in April 1999. All these incidents have one thing in common. School aged children who were also avid video game players‚ were at the center of those incidents. More recent violent crime at school which we can link video games‚ includes
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when change wasn’t needed? It was time for a new school‚ new house‚ and worst of all‚ it was time to make new friends. As several years past by‚ I realized they made one of the best decisions ever because if I hadn’t moved‚ I would’ve have never found the hidden gem called St. Petersburg Collegiate High School. I still remember my freshman year at Pinellas Park High School like it was yesterday. I did not take my classes seriously and thought school was not important‚ it was just a place
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High school is stressful as it is and when we don’t get to sleep well at night it’s even more stressful. Then wake up early the next day it’s hard for someone to focus completely. Having hours of homework‚ doing chores‚ and just spending time with family after school can’t be done .When you have to go to bed early and wake up at six o’clock the next day. If students would be able to get at least one more hour of sleep it would decrease many health issues‚ attendances issues ‚accidents and maybe even
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High school students are notorious for having incredibly busy schedules‚ both in and out of school. Many students are involved in sports teams or have a job or an internship in addition to being expected to maintain an acceptable grade point average to graduate and move to higher education. This can cause high stress and may result in the lack of effort or a decrease in grades. Having one hour a day or a few times a week specifically for homework or asking a teacher for extra help may be just enough
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A problem I would like to solve is the corruption in high school athletics. Kids constantly go from school to school under the radar just to be on the best sports teams but is that really fair? Is it fair that 85% of high school athletes do drugs but don’t get tested and are treated like kings of the campus if they’re talented enough. This is what I want to personally fix‚ in my mind this would pay dividends in stopping kids from doing drugs in the first place. First off athletes are all about
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There is a lot of basics to survive your freshman year. You have to try to stay on the good said with the seniors. Occasionally‚ the upperclassman will pick on you because you are the youngest in the school. Also‚ try to do your work in the high school. This is not middle school anymore where the teachers just tell you the answers. Starting your freshman year‚ start looking at colleges and what you want to be when you graduate because colleges will look at that with your grades. Don’t think all the
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High school is the best time to me. High school helps students enrich knowlegde‚ make friends and participate in many school activitees. Although I enjoy going to school‚ there are three problems that my school should solve as soon as possible. First‚ the buildings in my school were under unacceptable condition for students to study. Despite the new shiny yellow paint‚ the leaky ceilings in the classroom of the fourth floor bothered everyone. When it rained‚ the water dropped through the leak
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defeats‚ learn to change and accept. Everyone has failures and part of life is getting over those failures and coming out stronger. Even I have experienced failures in the past that have significantly helped me out. Math has always been my weak point in school‚ I have known it since I entered Kindergarten. As years passed I began to struggle more‚ I required more attention than most student when it came to learning subjects such as basic algebra and geometry. By the time I reached my freshmen year I already
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My First Day of High School The beeping of my alarm clock sounded like a countdown. The first day of high school was only two hours away. I was excited‚ but a lot more nervous. I got out of bed‚ got ready‚ and then was on my way to the bus stop. All I could think of are the stories I heard about high school being so horrible with all the strict teachers‚ the really hard tests‚ and of course being a freshman doesn’t help either. The bus ride to the school was only ten minutes‚ but it seemed a lot
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and drug addicts among the teenagers. One third of 1560 secondary school in our country‚ Malaysia has high risk to being exposed with ‘underground society’ (Berita Harian‚ 1997). By this group of teenagers who break the norms are often being categorized as a deviant and delinquent. They are often involved in drug addicting‚ playing truants‚ raping‚ homosexual and lesbian. Surprisingly‚ the number of female students and primary school students are increasingly involved in gangsterisme nowadays. According
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