Dawson College

start Cegep at Dawson College, I am truly glad to be finishing here. Dawson College has changed my attitude towards school in so many ways. The rules at Dawson show how much they honestly care about their students. There are some incredible teachers at Dawson who want you to succeed. Some students’ attitudes have a great effect on others. Before attending Dawson College, I went to John Abbott for one year and a half. I found it hard to succeed at John Abbott. They made it very easy for me to take 5 classes instead of the 7 proposed to me. In order to drop a class, you just had to click a button. There was one semester where I took 4 classes just because it was so easy to. There was nobody pushing me to try my best. Dropping…

Since my first day at Dawson College, I have overcome many obstacles on the road to obtaining a Cegep degree. This journey has been one of the most important and valuable in my life. My time spent studying at Dawson College has been both a gratifying and an eye-opening experience. Over the course of my time at Dawson, I have gained knowledge as well as the skills necessary to become successful in my upcoming journey in university. I have not only grown as a person but I have also acquired the…

SUMMARY Season 1, Episode 1 – Pilot: Joey and Dawson, the two best friends, are beginning to see the effects of the emerging development. Joey makes states that they can no longer have their sleepovers, as to salvage their friendship. Throughout the episode, Dawson is seen working on an amateur movie with his two friends, Pacey and Jen. Despite his love form film making, Dawson’s mind is soon filled with thoughts of Jen: the new girl who just moved into town from New York. It is then that we…

The Piltdown hoax was an archaeological site in England in 1908 and 1912 human, ape and other mammal fossils were found together. In 1913 at a nearby site an ape's jaw with a canine tooth that was worn down like a human's. British paleontologist gad the idea that a creature that had a human cranium and an ape's jaw existed. In 1953 a Piltdown man was exposed as a forgery, the skull had in fact been modern and the teeth had been filed down. Charles Dawson was the archaeologist who brought in the…

The black bean episode, or the black bean lottery, was the result of the Mier expedition. Alexander Somervell had led his militia to raid border towns, such as Guerrero and Laredo, and decided to quit due to the fear of a deadly clash with Mexican troops. Only 189 troops listened to his orders and went on the long journey back home. Over three hundred troops continued on their journey with their new leader, William S. Fisher. The Texans decided to cross the Rio Grande River and enter the town…

town the social classes tend to mingle only with those of the same class, with the exception of Amanda and Dawson of course. This is a very small town and everyone knows who everyone is here. Meaning everyone knew that the Coles were bad news. This town sits along…

Raven-Symoné - Although she appeared on The Cosby Show, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, and a couple of movies throughout the 1990s, most people remember Raven-Symoné for her starring role in the Disney Channel classic That’s So Raven. While the show was mainly marketed towards young girls, boys were coaxed into watching it by Raven Baxter’s wit and sassy attitude, as well as her glamorous clothes and makeup, which set her aside from most other teen stars of the time. Raven-Symoné was so perfect in…

Dawson’s Creek is an American television series that first began in 1998, created by Kevin Williamson who loosely based the show off of different aspect of his own life. The show follows Dawson, the main character, who is an aspiring film maker, his close friends Joey, Pacey and Jen, as well as the additional friends that come and go along the way. It depicts the four friends, living in a small coastal town, as they help each other cope with the struggles of both adolescence and growing up. The…

Keep your hands up. 3 classes? 4? 5 or more AP classes? The fact of the matter is that, the number of AP classes that students are taking has shot up drastically over the course of a few years. The cause of this is that students are being pushed harder and harder in order to receive the top grades, in the top classes in their own individual pursuits of success. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that students should work hard to set a great foundation for their future by taking these AP courses, but…

Friday night, “Students are actually looking forward this year's game with Florida coming off their first SEC title since Tebow, plus, they don’t have to sit through a scorching noon game, and we get a first look at the new kicker.” Throughout spring practice Coach McElwain has kept the quarterback battle a secret, revealing little information, but we learned on Friday night there isn’t one. Redshirt Junior QB Luke Del Rio stole the show Friday night as he was able to display his skills under…