High-rise

important years ago. Today, reading is becoming scarce. People in today’s society rely on the internet and cellphones to gain knowledge because it is quicker and does not require as much reading. As the popularity of social media, internet, and technology rises, the demand for books and writing is slowly disappearing. Even though reading and writing is becoming undesirable, it has always been an important aspect in my life. I grew up in a house that did not require reading, but encouraged it.…

In the spring of 2009, more than one million high school students took Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Since it began in the 1950s, the AP program has allowed numerous high school students across the United States to take many of their high school courses at a college level stature. At the end of each course, students then take comprehensive exams to test their knowledge in order to earn college credit. While there are those who contend that the AP program has some positive aspects, many people…

If everything in the world would be free, almost everything would loose it’s overall value. There would be such an abundance of that particular thing due to its accessibility. As a child we had no income, rather our guardian/parents did. When we wanted something from the store our parents would buy it for us, so to an extent it was free from the child 's perspective although in reality it was not free at all, someone else was paying for it. The same goes with the free community college concept.…

Every day there are new articles about all the struggles that millennials are facing as the enter the adult world. Many of them are faced with large amounts of debit that they had accumulated during their college years. They whiny that things are different than when their parents and grandparents went to college. What millennials need to realize is that, they are not working hard enough to afford college. When their parents where in college, they worked their summers away to pay for their…

would outweigh the risks. In the end, the Declaration became one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. The Crucible presents a similar situation. Arthur Miller’s modern tragedy, The Crucible, is an excellent play for high school juniors to read. Similar to the Declaration of Independence, The Crucible changed the way that people looked at an event in United States history. The complex characters…

and is one of the most important issues to me is world hunger. I have stood up for world hunger awareness by becoming involved in an organization called Hearts and Hands for Hunger and raising public awareness of the issue. I am making a stand to rise against starvation, which has killed many children and adults all over the world. I am involved in Hearts and Hands for Hunger that is held at Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois. This event hosts hundreds of volunteers that come to…

to elementary school recess, middle school basketball games to the high school video games, children grow in the mold of a specific educational system. According to the majority of U.S. students, the next stage in this traditional system is to pursue a college degree. For many students, having a college education is not a necessary way to acquire a good job anymore because of the cost of college and the rate of job losses on the rise. However, Rebecca Mead, the author of “Learning by Degrees,”…

continual success of our nation as a whole. Some officials suggest college admission should not be free for students. The primary reason being financial limitations. The cost of paying for a large number of students to attend college is exceptionally high and will continue to…

After high school, I plan to pursue a college degree at the University of Texas in Austin in order to double major in business and chemistry. The reason I wish to major in these two disciplines is because of my involvement in the technology startup industry and my work promoting STEM. Through my participation in an honors or research program, my goal is to conduct a research project analyzing the disparities that exist for minorities in the STEM industry, as well as noteworthy solutions…

that powerful human being. Personally, I noticed there was progress in my work, I was actually learning. I’ve never seen or heard of a school that can support, help, most of all motivate you to become that successful graduate. Yes! Sure that is what high schools are for right, but how many actually follow through? First week…