High jump

Final Essay “Democrats’ War on Youth” by W. James Antle III The Washington Examiner article about the War on Youth is an effective argument, but does seem to jump to conclusions making it feel as though today’s generation is doomed. The metaphor of “war” is heavily used in politics, as it isn’t a literal war, but has a similar devastating outcome. The author compares it to the war on women, something many people have head of. It begins talking about young people struggling in today’s current…

Laya, a 16 year old junior in high school, is offered a job babysitting her mothers friends children for 3 days. She took up the offer and go over to their house right away. When she arrives the mother of the children Tasha, greets her at the door. She tells her everything she needs to know about the kids. Bedtime, what they eat, Brenda’s soccer practice, etc. After they leave Brenda runs up to Laya and tells her she wants to play hide-and-seek. She agrees to play and Jacob her little brother,…

Also, during one of my workouts, I had almost fifteen minutes left to sprint. During my run, I did not feel any of my soreness and pain from the previous workout nor did I get sore and tired from the run. The experience I had is called “Runner’s High.” It was really weird and interesting to think back to it. My coach had mentioned to me previously that a few of her tennis students are practically addicted to running because of this feeling. I am very glad I chose to workout for my ten hours…

Come spring of senior year and many seniors are faced with a tough decision whether they should attend community college or a four year university. When choosing between colleges people should be looking at the colleges that suit them academically, personally, and financially. According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, with more than 2.1 million students on 113 campuses, the California Community College is the largest system of higher education and it’s growing more…

still has natural sun bleached highlights through it. All through the summer I grew in height and started to mature. My childish frame has started to become more willowy as I fill out. I also start to wear more makeup which makes me look more like a high schooler then an eighth grader. Instead of running to my classes like freshman year, I speed walk with a few of my friends. As the year goes on I get more and more comfortable with my new classes and finding rooms I’ve never been in before. I…

intense sport revolving around being flawless. Our coaches taught us to strive for and attain perfection, which in turn became a gift and a curse. This demand to be perfect was a gift in that it drove me, and continues to drive me, to achieve at a high level and pursue my goals. The downside, however, was that my self-confidence plummeted since gymnastics trained me to believe that even my best needed to be better leaving me anxiously trying to prove myself and my abilities. After countless…

According to her, the school has a reputation for gang violence, and indeed, the majority of students appeared to embrace the “hooligan” persona or the Cholo subculture. She would frequently observe truants jump over the fence to escape school during the day. Jaylane, on the other hand, was a member of her school’s Magnet program, where dedicated students could apply to access accelerated or Advanced Placement classes. Roughly twenty-five to thirty percent…

Violent Games By: Morgan H People in the United State argue about whether violent games are fine to play or if they are bad to play. We let kids play what they want to play, but some people don’t pay any attention to what they are watching on the screen or acting out, we don’t know what is happening. They may be playing a game where you have to kill people to win, but in these game people laugh and reward themselves after a kill, that is not something that we should be proud of. A life is…

Anyone can agree that higher education is the definite way to become successful in life. The most obvious fact is that the only jobs available without a college education don 't pay a wage enough to live. But, people still hold the stereotype of community college being the last option. I believe that going to community college outweighs attending a regular university. In the 50s and the 60s many Americans made going to college their dream. Soldiers coming back from the war were able to use…

we are late. Finally, our target shows his face. The target is Alex Washington, a fellow high school student. Like many of us at this point in the year he appears nervous and uneasy. He peeks out of his door before closing the door while still inside. After about five minutes the door opens again and his mother appears while he hides behind her as he travels to his car.…