Cedar

How many people are tired of the strict den restrictions? As a student at Cedar Park High School, I am unable to move classrooms during den. If I need help from a teacher, I am not allowed to go that teacher even though den is supposed to be used for academic work. Students should be able to move to multiple different classrooms during den in order to succeed academically. The students at CPHS should be getting help during den, and if they need to go to another class, a special pass can be…

The American scholar Joseph Campbell explains that every hero on a quest goes through specific stages. “Ancient myths were designed to put the minds, mental system into accord with this body system….to harmonize” (Campbell). The mind can want things the body does not want. In accord with the way nature dicatates, Well, because that’s what’s worth writing about. I mean, even in popular novel writing, you see, these the main character is the hero or heroine, that is to say, someone who has found…

ferocity, the two battle for forty days until Gilgamesh proves himself to be the stronger of the two. Setting their differences aside, they become the best of friends. The two proceed to go on a journey to defeat the creature Humbaba, the guardian of the Cedar Forest. Though none who tried before…

This year in English 10H has allowed me to hone and improve my reading and writing skills. With this class, I have been able to be challenged far more than I would have had I not chosen to stick with an honors class. My writing has improved leaps and bounds over the course of the year due to the large amount of papers we wrote that covered vastly different subject matters. The first paper we wrote to start off the year was a thesis essay based on an independent novel that we read over the summer…

The beauty of the southwest knows no bound. The unique landscape is home to some of the most awe-inspiring mountains, cliffs, and valleys that I have seen in my life. My research and my adventures has a broad range that has a very subtle overlap. I will do the best to my ability to show you what I learned in my time in Utah and in the library. I decided to go to the Markgragunt gravity slide. Without knowledge of the exact whereabouts of the location and limited resources I saw this as an…

The native American flute, a wooden instrument of the Native American indigenous tribes has been around for hundreds of years. No one knows the exact time reference to when they were first made or began. Certain native tribes believed the woodpecker was the first to make a flute, they would drill holes in a hollow tree branch looking for insects, and when a wind blew over the branch, sound was made. The Lakota people made what is known as the “Love Flute.” Young men would stand by the river with…

customarily passed down from the parent to the child. If the parent has CMT, then their child will have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the disorder as well (Charcot-Marie-Tooth (cmt), 2015). The time of onset varies depending on the genes involved (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2013). Genetic testing is available for individuals with CMT. However, some types of CMT cannot be identified through genetic testing. Although not all forms of CMT can be identified it can be useful for family planning…

The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest tales, proves itself to be no exception to the hero’s journey. The story begins with a description of the city of Uruk, which is an ordinary world. The city is described in a fantastic manner, the beginning of Tablet 1 is almost completely dedicated to describing Uruk’s greatness. Despite the luxurious description, the city has nothing supernatural about it, so it is an ordinary place. Gilgamesh’s strength makes him be out of place in his society, which…

times and lived in six different houses. Next, I went to a college that most people didn’t know about. Then, something happened that changed my life. Keep reading to see my falls, speed bumps, and victories. I was born on February 28th, 2004 in Cedar Rapids, IA. My little brother was born two years after me, so I was the middle child. I had two older siblings, a mom, and a dad. I first walked when I was 11 months old. My first word was “mom”. When I was in 3rd grade when we moved to Ankeny,…

In the making of country music three young men, all of them twelve years of age, named Hank, Merle, and Johnny. Everyone said they were born crying loud, strong, and in a blues kind of tune. One day the boys met under a great big cedar tree. Ask Hank started moaning the blues Merle and Johnny chimed in singing in their smooth as molasses voices. As they got further into the song they saw the tree starting to twist and form into three weird shapes. The boys, scared to the point that their knees…