A Good Year

Although Rufus is the white son of a slaveholder in the 1800’s, Dana’s initial plan for autonomy was to change and improve Rufus’s perception. Coming from 1976, she believes she can make headway towards racial equality because she lives in a time which it has become a reality. She figures if she is saving his life on multiple occasions, he might be willing to listen to her. Mitchell agrees with this theory as she points out “Rufus lives only because Dana saves his life again and again” (54).…

Don’t you just hate having those stubborn pimples that do not seem to go away? I had this problem my senior year of high school, when I began to get severe acne on my face. It was definitely a phase in my life that was overwhelming, because I had never felt more insecure. I purchased many different products that I thought would work, but none of them seemed to make it any better. Finally, I came across a mask that was well reviewed on Amazon; therefore I decided to give it a try. It is called…

Mrs.Michaud's Class with Aditi by my side that school year went so fast.She was one of my nicest teachers who has helped me in first grade so much. I had many friends.I loved the way…

Early years of reading instruction are crucial because success or failure during these years is a strong predictor of later success. For example, Cunningham and Stanovich (1997) examined reading skills of first graders, and ten years later, they reached half of the same students and administered their reading abilities. They discovered that first grade reading skill had significant influence on the 11th grade reading ability. Therefore, reading problems should be solved during the early years.…

Steve is currently a sophomore at Euclid High School who enrolled in Euclid City Schools August 14, 2015. Steve has earned 75% and above in all of his class this year except Geometry where he earned a 60% the first quarter. Steve improved his Geometry grade the second quarter earned a 79% (C+); however, his grade in Geometry dropped the third quarter to below a 60%. His current accumulative grade point average is a 2.59. He continues to earn above a 2.5 except for the third quarter where his GPA…

Plenty of fun activities are planned in downtown Seymour like the World's Largest Hamburger Parade, the Bun Run, the Kids' Run, music, games for kids, a Burger Eating Contest and a Giant Ketchup Slide. This year in the parade, Pulaski’s Red Raider Marching Band will join in and march, too. A car show, railroad depot and community museum are also open to see during the festival. In a separate section of the festival at Rock Ledge School and Park, there is a…

Dear [First Name], I’m going to tell you something you probably never expected to hear. For the first time in Iron Tribe’s seven year history, we’re introducing a brand new workout program. It’s called PUSH, and if you’d like to know what your fellow Tribe members think about it, then listen in… “…I’m burning more calories with the new PUSH program than I did in the regular glasses, and I’m enjoying the workouts a lot more, too…” “…I think the new PUSH workouts are fantastic, and my…

I walked up the steps, only to see several students scattered everywhere confused. It was loud, as I trudged through them to get to my locker. I had nothing organized and had no idea where any of my friends were. Standing there wishing summer wasn’t over. I didn’t know if I could handle the middle school. Slowly I turn myself around. There I was, a new sixth grader at Port Clinton Middle School terrified, yet hopeful. I was excited that I was finally in the middle school, but also extremely…

As I opened the book, a tiger attached to a boy with spiky blond hair bounced off the page, greeting me and the second grader sitting on the floor next to me. My finger touched the blank space right below the type, prompting Sawyer, my “Little Buddy,” to breathe the words on the page. He managed to choppily enunciate the words he saw, but the toothy smile he gave me when he was done reading the comic displayed a much deeper understanding than his initial speech had indicated. Quickly, I…

SOUTHERN TIER (WENY) Last year the Southern Tier received nearly $80.8 million dollars in funding through the New York State Regional Economic Development Council initiative. As we get closer to the end of the year, WENY wanted to know if that money has been used and how. As a way to boost economic growth throughout the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo created a funding program that would cover 20 percent of the cost of the project if you qualify. Last year the Southern Tier received nearly 81…