Magnet

able to say that we were upperclassmen, and, together, we would all graduate the next year. I’d gotten a new haircut over the summer that boosted my confidence, and I was learning to love myself for me. I wasn’t as shy, and it was as if I’d become a magnet for positive energies and great friends. Not to mention that, for the first time, I met a boy that I sincerely took interest in, and he began to show me around the city that I had lived in for years, but never fully seen. My life, as a…

I am Gary Yanez Jr., a Hispanic-American college student born in Laredo, Texas. I come from a below average income family who is striving to get the best education out there possible. My family’s blood strives only for the best. In my time in high school, I was really devoted and involved in extracurricular activities. I was part of my high school’s football team for four years. I not only learned how to be physical on the field, but how the game of football teaches us lessons in life. I was…

Everyday common things such as objects, ideas, or even sight, often go unrecognized. However, this is seldom the case with similar objects and ideas that literary characters encounter. Many authors use elements to uniquely symbolize ideas and even concepts to help reveal the theme or meaning of their writing. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a group of boys are stranded unsupervised on an island and experience these element. In Lord of the Flies William Golding uses symbolism to explore…

Throughout my time in high school I have taken AP US History, AP Government, AP Lang and AP World. I definitely enjoyed AP Government and AP World the most out of those classes which I'm pretty sure have contributed to my interest in International relations. Learning about factors that contributed to major events in history like World War 1, World War 2, The Opium Wars, Spheres of influence through imperialism and colonization of land throughout the world have all been extremely interesting.…

many truck addicts. There are different brands of trucks but there are two that stand out. Fords and chevys have stood out forever. Both Ford and Chevy pickups are very popular, there are lots of alikes and differences between these two fine chick magnets. Both Fords and Chevys are similar in many ways. To start out Fords and Chevys are at the top of the line for Truck Brands. These two fine brands have the same safety ratings along with available V8 engines. Another similarity about these two…

the autumnal boughs of the sycamore tree. The trees aligned themselves in front of me and began to undress themselves as their leaves pirouetted gracefully towards the ground. The gentle wind fanned my skin as it rushed to hug my legs, acting like a magnet to the hairs of my face. The dewy smell of yesterday’s rain embraced the grass; the leaves kissed the soles of my feet as a warm welcome into the untouched Garden of Eden crafted by the benevolent hands of God. The tranquillity, the serenity,…

the people in Bantou, China by providing aid for Chinese citizens and making efforts to improve the environment. Bantou, China is home to 90% of a rare earth mineral - neodymium. Neodymium is a crucial mineral needed to make significantly strong magnets within wind turbines so that they can efficiently work. However, it is very difficult to extract this mineral, and the extraction process is substantially bad for the environment. Companies that sell this mineral will go through a large process…

however, I naively thought nothing was going to be different until maybe high school graduation. Me, my friends, and most of my classmates all planned and expected to go to one high school. If you wanted to go to that school without being in the magnet program, you had to be chosen through a lottery. We all understood that it was a lottery but remained optimistic. Up until all of us received our acceptance/rejection letters, all we heard was, “Did you get in?” Most of us, being in the gifted…

1...2...3… I open up my locker with a loud rattling clang. Heaving my heavy bag, I start unloading it into the cramped locker. I almost drop a fabric covered textbook because of its stretching material. I look at one of my witty chicken locker magnets and grin. I grab my large binders and multitude of thick tome-like textbooks. I clasp on to the metal doorknob of the library. As soon as I enter the smell of old books fills my nose. I drop a light novel into the large pile labeled RETURN.…

disorder influenced delinquent behavior and crime. Broken windows theory is based on the visual conditions of a neighborhood in regards to deviance. Broken windows theory recommends that crime is not an effect of a broken down neighborhood, but rather a magnet for crime and delinquency due to disorganization. Broken windows influenced a rise in police presence and transformed police work two decades. Law enforcement started to focus more on victimless crimes (drug use, prostitution and…