Eighth Wonder of the World

bullied since the age of eight. Due to her being bullied her grades dropped and she turned passive, never speaking up for herself. When Julia moved in eighth grade she was determined to get great grades and to find her voice again one day. Now, Julia is sixteen and is a sophomore in high school. She is receiving all A’s in her classes since eighth grade and is in now in her first Advanced Placement class. She is still being bullied by both her peers and her teachers. She is still passive.…

Most people would kill to have my genes. My genes could have been considered the eighth wonder of the world. Everyone was amazed by the precision and beauty behind them. I was told that my genes were ridiculously perfect, but that was no coincidence. A significant amount of reasoning and effort was put into the specific placement and order of the four simple letters T, A, G, C that shaped not only my DNA but also my identity. I was selected to have a solid height of six feet, strong facial…

“One might wonder what John Cabot and Christopher Columbus have in common. Both were born in Liverpool, England. Cabot was born in 1405, but his birth certificate was lost at sea and no one knows for sure.” John Cabot was born Giovanni Caboto. He did not change his name. Giovanni Caboto is the Italian version of his name. John Cabot is the English version. He was born in Genoa, Italy around 1450. His father was a spice merchant. His fathers name was Giulio or Egidius Caboto. When Cabot was…

of frustrating events. The entire novel is not filled with disappointments though, as it firmly stands in the face of a society that, at the time, refused to properly respect women. For readers in 1899, the novel could be considered the Eighth Wonder of the World. The Awakening conveys a controversial, provocative message that both fails miserably and succeeds perfectly in its…

students are going through five different realms of development, physical, cognitive-intellectual, moral, psychological and social-emotional development. These are all important developments for middle school students to become successful in the real world. The first…

a ruler he raped whomever he pleased and used much slave labor to accomplish his projects. The gods above created a man whose name was Enkidu to keep Gilgamesh in line, but he is killed by an illness they inflict on him. Gilgamesh travels to the world 's end and learns about the god secrets recording them on a stone tablet. Throughout the story, Enkidu is represented as more of a hero than Gilgamesh;, to make his entrance, Enkidu stops Gilgamesh from assaulting a woman which earns his respect.…

Introduction Everyone remembers the massive amount of preparation that went into getting ready to take the SAT or ACT. The anxiety and the unbearable suspense while waiting to get your scores. Unfortunately, many remember the disappointment when they realized they could not get into the college of their dreams because their scores were not up to the college’s standards. Recently in the United States, the number of high stakes tests that a student must endure has increased, and, as hard as it…

your eyes and see reality. Rapper Kanye West once said "prejudice is as yet alive, they simply be hiding it" and these words are everything except for false. You should get some information about bigotry and it is how would you be able to ever cure a wonder such as this in individuals' brains? Individuals are allowed to think and accept what ever they…

their future employees. Anyone who makes the terrible mistake of pursuing a college education in this day and age will live to regret it.” Throughout this article he backs up his claims with arguments pertaining to not being prepared for the real world, student loans, a degree being obsolete upon graduating, and college simply being a waste of time. Instead, he lets his readers know that they can self-educate themselves, become an entrepreneur, or simply go to a vocational or trade…

Martin was born into the world as Trayvon Benjamin Martin in 1995 on February 5. His mother and father four years down the road would face a divorce. Martin was enrolled in the Miami Gardens public schooling system in Florida. He struggled with his discipline during high school…