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NAME: Kingdy Septembre Topic: Textbooks should be replaced by a tablet. General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates with three reasons why textbooks should be replaced by a tablet. Central Idea: Using tablet is health benefiting, cost-efficient, and benefits student learning. INTRODUCTION Imagine yourself, walking a football field with 3 gallons of water on your back.You would do this 7 times a day 5 days a week and 36 weeks a year.…

Week five was crazy, tired, and necessary for my academic development. This week, I observed Miss. Merrick’s class three times. On September, 22, I had a very reflective day. On my first period, we reviewed the unit assessment test with my Pre-AP students. Almost all the grades were favorable, and their opened responses amazed me. I was surprised when the students argued with Miss. Merrick about why they believed they answers were correct. The had great arguments; Miss Merrick with a kind…

At lunch it is like a stampede in Africa. All the kids running everywhere and if your not careful they will “take you down”. It is so loud with everybody running and yelling every inch of the gym. It is kinda nasty because we play basketball in there. The different grades don't talk to each other at lunch. This is just some of things the gym is like. There are the lunch ladies who are really sweet but, if you’re not in line they will yell at you. If Ms. lisa sees you out of line she will…

El Camino de Santiago has been, and remains, the oldest and most celebrated route of the old continent. The route crosses Europa to arrive to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. There are different variants of the Camino de Santiago, starting from different parts of Europe. Each of the routes has a different name and its corresponding stages. El Camino de Santiago is the route that the pilgrims take to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, in Santiago de Compostela. Since IX century, it was…

for a boy, ever be someone so great and so heroic when he can't even tell a man just a few months older than him with a better posture to back off. His clothes fit loosely around him as he walks down the chilling street with his DC Comics school backpack hanging off one shoulder. Pieces of useless paper fly out of the tiny hole created by the inhumane amount of books that were sloppily shoved into it this morning. A single apple is…

As a reply, I grunted and put a pillow over my head. Mom came 30 minutes later, warning me that I would be late for school. I took a glance at my clock on the wall and pushed myself out of bed. Half-asleep, I tripped over some of Caiden’s toys (my brother). I started laughing, because when he was born, our house was hazardous. There were toys EVERYWHERE! I had 15 minutes to do my hair, get dressed, put makeup on, wash my face, and then brush my teeth (not in that order, of course). To prevent…

There I stood, a short, awkward little girl with a boyish haircut that reached to just about my ears, replicating half of an upside down coconut. I carried a bright pink backpack with a matching lunchbox that looked massive next to my particularly small frame. My sneakers lit up with each hesitant step that took me closer and closer to my classroom. When I finally made it, rows of small chairs and a huge green chalkboard stood in front of me, and that was when I lost it. I cried so loud…

Should students be allowed to drive to school? Yes, of course they should, and for a multitude of reasons. Different students lead different lives with different activities. Some students work after school, some have trouble waking up in the morning, some live far away from bus stops, and some have after school activities. Many students work after school, for some they just want some extra money, for others they are feeding their siblings. If you were to bind these students to a bus schedule,…

there was a zero tolerance policy, and just like most, it was not always fair. My sophomore year, a classmate of mine was expelled for possessing marijuana and paraphernalia on campus during school. The school discovered this by searching through his backpack without any consent. Their excuse was that you aren't allowed to leave your stuff unattended while on campus. I believe that he was expelled not only for what he brought to school but also for his lack of interest to keep his grades and…

The four pillars of National Honors Society have greatly influenced my life in high school. It is something I will definitely carry over to my later life as a college student and as an adult. Becoming a part of The Youth Grantmaking Council has definitely made me a stronger leader and has impacted my community service involvement. The Youth Grantmaking Council (YGC) has stressed the need of philanthropy in our community. Being involved within the community is something that I think is very keen.…