Being

I believe my participation grade should be an A, or somewhere in the 90’s range. When I filled out the rubric for myself I circled the exemplary box for five out of six of the categories. I circled the exemplary box for these categories because I strongly feel that I am a respectful and engaged student much more often than not. Obviously I am not perfect and I do not always display perfect behavior but I believe I display good behavior almost always. The only category I circled proficient for…

plays an important role in both books. One more thing that we will get into later is Loyalty, but that one characteristic is probably the main one in both stories. Now, in the research that I conducted I had come across six different elements into being an epic. I also have to add in that these elements…

days of being in captivity, it shows Ivan is very observant. By observing others, he was able to learn the English…

People are able to take a fact about themselves, like Vincent being a faith birth, and turn it around into a different meaning or justification to their actions or lack of actions. Vincent viewed himself as Jerome entirely differently that Eugene does. Vincent is afraid that someone will notice that he is not Jerome…

National Junior Honors Society is a society for kids who exceed in the four categories: leadership, service, character, and citizenship. Being in NJHS would be an amazing opportunity that I hope I can be a part of. I believe that I excell in all of the four categories in many different ways and I am definitely someone that you should consider for the part. One of the categories is leadership and I feel that I am a very good leader that would be great for NJHS. For example, I play competitive…

literacy studies and continues to be an influence to these disciplines. A main part of johns Paul sarte was his novels on his work of the conflict between oppressive, spiritually destructive conformity (which he describes as bad faith) and the general being and authentic way a person should live. This became the dominant theme of sarte early work…

When a soldier goes off to war, they are told to follow orders first and foremost. Often soldiers fight for causes deemed just by their governments, meaning the individual soldier 's opinion on the validity of the war is not considered. In a country with a draft or some other form of mandatory military service, soldiers might be forced to fight a war they do not believe in. These circumstances might lead one to believe that soldiers are not morally responsible for acts committed in war. I will…

Have you ever been bullied for being different? Well I sure have! And man does it suck.. Bullying is a huge thing in schools and in the online community in today's society, Like if you’re even the slightest bit different in any way shape or form, be it your sexuality to even something as trivial as your hair, You will be ostracised and ridiculed for being different, people are literally being made physical and emotional punching bags to people who have nothing but hate in their heart. More…

The Perks of Being a Wallflower… A Challenged Book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a challenged book about a teenage boy named Charlie who overcomes his struggles to survive throughout High School. Charlie is not like other boys and girls. He talks to people, listens to music and studies for school like no other ordinary teenager would ever do. He comes across making new friends and tells his story of all the chaos and unusual things happening during his young life. While…

these three poems I have chosen from packet, has practical purpose only because I feel a connection with my own life compared to the poem. In this poem, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid it shows all the positive traits and qualities a female should have. Being called out of your name, and getting the negative perspective of others is something women hate. A mother should raise you to your full potential and teach you how to be a woman. Care for your own and act like a lady. Like for example in the…