Mrs. Shafer IU English 19 December 2011 Community Service as a Graduation Requirement A wise person once said‚ “If you light a lamp for someone else‚ it will also brighten your path.” This particular quote has helped me realize that not enough teenagers are helping their community become a more desirable place to live. Implementing community service into the senior project outline as a requirement would ultimately benefit the students and the community. Not only will the students become more aware
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AP English 5th Hour 11-13-13 Community Service Albert Einstein‚ one of the smartest men to ever live‚ is quoted saying “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” This is achieved through striving to uplift those around you with volunteering. Anything from cleaning up garbage to offering companionship to elderly and disabled people is a way to change the world‚ bit by bit. However‚ no single person can change the world on his or her own. There must be a constant effort from all of
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Fluency in A Foreign Language Should Be Required For All Students Before Graduation From High School By Julia Delaney English 102‚ Section 12 Miss Alicia Howell December 4‚ 2012 Theme 6 – Simple - Climactic Word Count: 1‚799 Outline Thesis: Fluency in a foreign language should be required for all students before graduation from high school. Introduction: In a world of advancing technology and higher education‚ it is imperative that students take the time to develop unique talents
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Some people suggest that everyone between the ages of 18 and 21 should be required to perform one year of community or government service. Such service might include the Peace Corps‚ Environmental Conservancy Corps‚ a hospital‚ the military‚ a rural or inner-city school‚ or other community outreach projects. I believe forcing the service of any group of people is a bad idea. In this case‚ three reasons come to mind as to what makes this idea bad. First‚ I see this as a form of indentured servitude
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Essay 2 November 22‚ 2010 Why Should Attendance Be Required in College? Thesis; Attendance in college should be required because attendance is important. First‚ the president should require attendance in college classes because‚ people do not come to class and the people are receiving financial aid. Second‚ the president should require attendance in college classes because; the people will not know who is on campus. 3. Finally‚ the president should require attendance in college classes
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turnouts countries have started making voting mandatory while others have not. Should America enforce a compulsory‚ or mandatory‚ voting system? There are three reasons why Americans should not be required to vote: most countries don’t require citizens to vote‚ countries with compulsory voting systems have higher satisfaction rates‚ and uninformed voters can be dangerous. First of all‚ one reason why Americans should not be required to vote is most countries don’t require citizens to vote. Evidence to support
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Do you feel community service is important to a community? Why or why not? Explain your answer in two or three paragraphs. Community Service is important for many reasons. Taking part and volunteering teaches compassion and understanding. One of my favorite things about community service is that there are opportunities and choices everywhere! You can volunteer for something you really believe and have an interest in‚ and can volunteer as much or as little as you ’d like or have time for. Since
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Should Military Service Be Required or Not Few people know that according to the Center for Social Development‚ George Warren Brown School of Social Work and Washington University; Cyprus‚ Denmark‚ Finland‚ Germany‚ Jamaica‚ Kenya‚ Malaysia‚ Mexico‚ Nigeria‚ Norway‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Switzerland‚ and Taiwan (Republic of China) require youth national service. According to John Greenya‚ a freelance writer who has written for The Washington Post‚ New Republic‚ and other publications‚ writes there
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Subject Date Community Service as a Graduation Requirement While high schools should encourage students to participate in community service‚ it should not be made a graduation requirement. If students are forced to do community service they will develop a cynical attitude towards it. Requiring community service in high school will discourage future involvement. Cartoon number 11 points out that community service cannot make up for bad test scores and grades. If students were required to do community
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Without community service people would not know the meaning of charity and giving back. It creates a better society and helps improve one’s individuality. Community service carries a reward that is beyond the obvious and tangible. Volunteerism is no longer just a résumé padder for college applications; it has become a graduation requirement for high school students in hundreds of school districts across the nation. Some say that requiring students to volunteer as a part of the graduation requirement
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