Hundred Schools of Thought

to Kandahar, which had two hundred military and civilian personnel. Their job was to assist in reconstructing the war-torn province. A thirty two year veteran soldier had written in his letter, “I see people with jobs working hard for a living.”(torontosun n.p). He explains how happy the Afghans are because of what the Canadian soldiers have done. Canada was correct to send its military to help develop Afghanistan so they won’t be poor…

knew I was gay, I never thought it would have the impact on my life that it has. In this day and age, especially for my generation, sexual, romantic, and gender freedom are ubiquitous and gaining recognition quickly. I never thought I would turn out to be one of those people, different from a large majority of the population. A lot of people know who they like from early on in life; they remember liking other kids and having boyfriends or girlfriends in elementary school. Was I like that…

fueled my accidental competitiveness. My one reason for participating was because I thought it’d be a fun thing to experience. Not once did intend or even tease myself with the idea of winning. One of the greatest memories I have to date taught me to step out of my comfort zone and try new things because you lose 100% of the chances you fail to take. This story had its genesis my 10th grade year at Southside High School. As it was time to elect new student body officials I calmly made my way…

Racism, a major issue in society for hundreds of years, even after the abolition of slavery, still affects millions of people. African Americans today still sensitivities towards racism, and the reading of Huckleberry Finn demonstrates the pertinence of racism today similarly to two hundred years ago. When reading novels containing nineteenth century racism, African American readers are exposed to the torments their ancestors were put through, and the novel can have a positive or negative effect…

Standardized testing has been around for many years, as far back as the nineteenth century. Like standardized tests are today, they were mainly used to make decisions about college admissions and high school graduation. Now, standardized tests are used more for college admissions than high school graduation. After World War II, standardized tests were administrated more broadly. Many of the educators liked standardized tests because of the fact that they evaluate a student’s performance in a…

so proud of my work that I’ve achieved. Writing makes me feel proud because of the wonderful grades. And because of the daily use of it. For example social media but most of all because I enjoy it. Writing impacts your grades in the biggest way. In school Writing is required. You are required to write to get a good grade. Teachers have you write different pieces like persuasive essays, memoirs, and writing prompts. These writing prompts are a huge part of your grade. We use writing in math or…

and it would be my last year to compete in high school golf. Every day after school for months I had been hitting hundreds of balls on the driving range and sinking an innumerable amount of balls on the practice green. I was at the top of my game, and I knew it. I was in a group of four golfers that played the course together that day. All of them were just…

free schools for all youth which gave people the education necessary to be self-governed. Although, the ability to self-govern and the promotion of a strong state government were both feared at that time, which are why the Bill failed to advance the…

During my four years of high school, I want to accomplish my goals. I want to graduate from high school, find a interest, and stay in drumline for the four years. I made these goals in order to be motivated to finish high school. The reason why I need to finish High School is because in order to have a good job is to get a High School diploma. After High School, I want to go into to college, so I have to complete school guidelines. For my Freshman year, I have been keeping up my grades,…

The Atomic bombs and President Truman’s decision to use them will always be up for debate. From the political standpoint it was the right thing to do for the survival of America’s troops and America. Hindsight is 20/20 and looking back on what has happened in the past and deciding whether it was right or wrong is impossible. President Truman was faced with a tough decision, end the war quickly with less loss of American life or face an invasion of Japan that could have killed a million US…