Classmates

“The only thing to fear is fear itself.” This statement was said by Franklin D Roosevelt on his first inaugural presidential speech. As my story unfurls in the following essay, one will see why I chose to start by mentioning this quote. Fear plays a role in each of our lives, mine being no exception. It is so common that it is not reflected on or given due credit in our day to day lives. I choose to reflect on the role fear has played in my life and draw a connection between it and the five…

The video “To this day” by Shane Koyczan, based on the poem by the same name, reveals that the permanence of the emotional damage bullying damage causes the victims. Shane, like many others is a victim of bullying along with 2 of his classmates. All of them, bullied because of their looks, names and their problems. The result in all this bullying is a scar left on them for their whole life. This essay will explain all of this and how it goes! First, Shane Koyczan’s animated video “To this day”…

I write this letter in the hopes to convey a few words of sentiment in regards to a fellow classmate and a newly acquainted friend, Sarah Britton. This letter will detail the various ways in which Ms. Britton’s interests, many of which lie beyond the realm of academia, and the way in which she approaches the literary arts. Her commendable work ethic and desire to succeed through high academic achievement will allow her to input positive contributions in both group discussions and individual…

would only burden families financially. Uniforms provide students a sense of equality. A great advantage for all students is the ability to attend schools without being labeled based on their clothing. I have observed students labeling their classmates based on the style of clothing they wear. A student who wears boots and a…

In the first chapter Van starts off by telling a story from when he was in college with three of his classmates. Terry and the three classmates decided to go on a “big” scientific expedition. They argued among one another on what they believed their scientific expedition would be like and the things they have heard about the land. When they began the expedition they saw the red and blue river and knew that the Ladyland had to be true. The first stop on their voyage was to fly across the…

I attended Pi Beta Phi Elementary School from kindergarten through eighth grade. Through my time there, I learned many things which still influence my life today. My experiences during my nine years as a mountaineer influenced my knowledge, gratitude for my surroundings, and my appreciating for the people in my life. As a kindergartener, Mrs. Kathy taught me how to read, and as a sixth grader, I took AR tests in Mrs. Smith’s class over the entire Harry Potter series. The foundation and…

What is it like to be legally blind? Can it lower confidence? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul, the main characters feels different than everyone else because of his vision troubles. Paul changes during the novel; when Paul first moves to Tangerine, he has low-self esteem, but as his confidence builds, he learns that he is strong and can stand up for himself. “I’m sorry, but there’s no way we can justify putting a handicapped student in the goal, of all places, where he could get…

among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” Everyone commits sins and we exercise that capacity routinely, but what matters most is how a person redresses it. Students in my classes commit these sins daily. Sloth is the sin I see in most of my classmates, as many do not take school seriously; they arrive tardy, leave early, and spend most of their time on cell phones. Avarice, lust, and envy are also commonly committed in class.…

I was called an “Oreo” (Black on the outside, White on the inside) or kids would say things such as “Oh, Savannah? She’s not really Black”. The thing that shocked me the most about these comments is that they were coming primarily from my White classmates. In Maintaining Inequalities, Tracy Ore writes that “the media engage in practices of media framing—the process by which information and entertainment are put together by the media in order to convey a particular message to an audience” (Ore…

this paper is to inform my classmates on the growing virus, “The Zika Virus.” According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the virus was first discovered in 1947, but the first human case was in 1952 and since then there has been many outbreaks of The Zika Virus. The symptoms will be discussed and along with the locations infected, mode of transmission, complications, the prevention, and the treatment. The writing of this paper was to inform my classmates on the Zika Virus,…