Hempstead High

In “The Allegory of the Cave,” Plato uses shadows as a metaphor to show deception and limited information. In Plato’s story, there are many prisoners in a cave. They are chained so they can’t move and all they can see are the shadows that are cast onto the wall in front of the prisoners by puppeteers. The shadows are not real objects, but the prisoners believe that they are because those shadows are all they know and see everyday. This metaphor that the shadows, illustrated by Plato, can still…

Many school in the United States have adopted a dress code for their students. Pro-Con.org states that as of 2008, 22 states in the U.S. had authorized school districts to institute dress codes and or uniform policies. Occupytheory.org gives a number of reasons why schools should not have a dress code, but there is always those against not having a dress code. Certain schools do have standards of what the students may wear. There is numerous parents and staff members against having a dress code.…

In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read”, Francine Prose argues the books required to be read and taught in American high schools fail to inspire an appreciation for literature when she states, “My own two sons… have read (in public and private schools) Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Melville. But they’ve also slugged through the manipulative melodramas of Alice Walker and…

anticipated. I had the impression college would be more social than what I was lead to believe, as well as the intense academic difference from high school. As I worked through my first semester, I became aware of how college is more academically challenging and not as fun and social as high school. Notably, I anticipated college would be as socially active as high school, if not more. During my last…

I’ve been writing forever. I did it all the time when I was a little kid (little, because I technically still am a “kid”); I began with animal-centric fables and eventually graduated to ten-pagers about kids with magical forests behind their houses. Even when I wasn’t writing, I was expressing in that same practiced way; I lectured imaginary audiences while making my bed and brushing my teeth every morning. The internal monologue never stopped, and neither did the laugh track; writing it down…

people I had met along the way. My dream high school was the very high school where my sister…

Education is something everyone goes through to some extent, no matter where you live or what you make, but further investing in it could be a challenge. From 2003-2013, college costs have skyrocketed by 79%, while inflation was up only 27%. However, since the start of our nation, education was thought to be a fundamental part of our society for the welfare and protection of the general public. The Land of Ordinances of 1785 was when Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct…

Throughout my educational career, I have overcame many obstacles. Overcoming certain obstacles needed a support system that could put the balance within my life. Relating to other students as well. I have learned that when a support system is failing, it greatly affects my educational career. Where even one of my greatest downfalls was flunking a grade. The biggest supports and obstacles are your family, your social life, and yourself as a person. Everyone does make mistakes, but it 's up to…

Looking back, I realized that high school wasn’t as bad as I thought. Sure I had really bad days, but all of the good ones made up for it. I did Polynesian Club for two years; my freshman year and my senior year. I regret not dancing throughout high school, but I’m glad I still got to do it my senior year. It was mostly because I was already involved with theatre. I had been participating in theatre my entire four years, and I loved it. I loved acting and building the sets for the plays. I had…

bully me. Being in a Catholic school and seeing that no one was really doing anything about this action, I automatically thought, God is never here for me. I eventually started to beat myself up with thoughts and I am not proud to say it. Going into high school, I hoped that I would be able to start a new beginning and be wise in choosing friends to be friends with. This…