John Ehret High School

The notion of what a gap year involves is a tempting one, especially upon finishing secondary school; after over two thousand hours of class time, standardized testing, and extracurricular activities the prospect of beginning a lengthy rigorous university career can seem exhausting and leaving students feeling burnt-out. This is why U.S. students should adopt the custom of taking a gap or bridge year before college, involving six to twelve months of travel or experimental programs; research…

In my interview the subject I chose was my cousin, whose name shall remain anonymous. The subject, a 12 year old girl, currently attends a public junior high school and is in the seventh grade. It should also be noted that this is the subjects first year in junior high school. She does not suffer from personal issues that may produce bias and retains good grades. She also does not regard herself as part of “the popular crowd.” The interview with the subject lasted approximately 30 minutes, and…

Every high school student has pride, but I believe that they either have excessive pride, or no pride at all, there really is no in between, in most cases. Do not get me wrong, I think its great to have a lot of pride, but keeping your pride or any type of achievement/milestone in life should not have to be showed off. For most high school students I believe that there are three types of pride, the first type being social media pride, second academic pride, and sport pride which is the best and…

with current systems for education in the United States, it is impossible for the model to be implement on a large scale. While the school says that economic background is of no matter but rather merit is the determining factor for their students, with scholarships available to students, it does not take into account educational disparities that occur in public school systems. Factors such as lack of funding, large populations, standardized education requirements, and tracking make it nearly…

with my life, but I remind myself that I have this innate writing talent and as cliché as it sounds, it will get me through those rough patches. I graduated high school as the editor-in-chief of my school paper, which made me confident about continuing writing in college. But during my first year at Ramapo, I only wrote once for the school newspaper and that article concerned overcoming challenges of group work. I have not written a single piece for the paper this year because the proposed…

The world outside of northern Michigan is competitive, and I’m supposed to join it readily. By the end of high school I just want to still be a person that smiles at others in the hallway, and I want those smiles to be real. That’s really the only personal goal. Oh! I also want to give a commencement speech at graduation, I already have it half written. Next cross…

I am very thankful for taking this course as I feel I have vastly improved in multiple areas of my communication. I had never taken a course that involved writing a paper and then presenting a speech on it to the class. It was either one or the other, not both. That is what intrigued me to take this course before the semester started. For myself great strides were made in my ability to convince readers through the toulmin model, learned in this course. Help was received along the way…

to go to college, but I was to let him decide what he wanted me to major in. My first time at University of Mobile was when I went to the orientation. I left orientation in and I headed back home wondering if I had made a mistake in choosing this school. I was scared and overwhelmed by all of the different events and personalities I had encountered that…

c to a d range in my grades with homework and tests, and my teachers always told me I could do better. It was not till one day that was towards the last week of my senior year where I realized I should 've been giving a hundred percent towards my school work. My math teacher, Mrs. Richie, who had blonde hair with blues pulled me aside to her giant desk after class while no one was in the room to tell…

maintained a low B. For University 100 and Philosophy 112 I have kept a high A. For my Biology 160 class I have not worked on assignments, like homework. I usually work on that’s class homework last so by the time I start I am already tired. For the rest of this…